Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-18
IN THE CHURCHES

Waugh NJ. E. Church and parsonage have
been repainted and the wall in the rear of
the pulpit Is being torn down and brick
extension Is being built to accommodate a
new pipe organ. The cost of the improve
ments Is expected to be over $1,000, and will
include, in addition to those just mention
ed, some minor repairs.
Officers of the Knights of St. Augustine,
an organization connected with st. Angus
tines parish, have been elected, as follows:
Robert E. Goats, commander; VIM. S. Lof-
ten, first deputy commander; Frank Brown,
second deputy commander; recording sec
rotary, Jas. NJ. Brown; financial secretary,
Willis ]. Smith; assistant, Benz. Wade:
captain-general, Richard ]. Wells; board of
directors, ]. H Benter, Jas. Dent, NJ. But
Ter. D. Clark, Thos. H. Smith and Dyer, and
Rev. Father Griffith, spiritual director.
At the semi-annual business meeting Of
the Vermont Avenue Christian Church
three additional elders making board of
ten. were elected as follows: Messrs. W. H.
Schell, Andrew Wilson and Robert Balder-
son. The church has a membership of GA;
the Sunday school, 317, and the Christian
Endeavor Society, los. During the last six
months the church debt of over 81 ,OoO has
been paid. In a week or so board of ten
deaconesses will be selected.
Last Wednesday evening the Epworth
League was rendered a social at Trinity
that church. A number of visitors were
present from other chapters. and an en-
Joyable evening was spent.
Next week the bi-monthy mass meeting
of the Brotherhood of st. Andrew will
take place at st. Johns Church. George
town. A successor Is to be selected to cor
responding secretary, Henry c. Parkman.
The July meeting Is announced to be held
in Trinity Parish Hall, Sd and Indiana
avenue.
Friday evening a week age an entertain
ment was given at Ryland NJ. E. Church
for the benefit of the missionary fund. The
principal feature of the program was a
musical number. entitled Mortgage the
Farm" in which Mr.. John Hartsock took
the part of the farmer and Miss Nelly
Donaldson the farmers wife.
Rev. F. ID. Power, D. D., has accepted an
Invitation to deliver the principal address
before the Kansas Chris tian Endeavor con-
venuon next week at Wichita, Kan. In
his absence from the Vermont Avenue
Church Sunday week, Bishop John F.
Hurst is to deliver the sermon, at which
time the Department of the Potomac, G. A.
r., Is to attend in a body.
Last week the congregation of ST Marks
Lutheran Church held its annual business
meeting and elected F. w Leonhardt elder
and Cornelius Eckhardt and Austin Cooper
deacons. The remaining members of the
board of officers are Messrs. F. W. Larner,
E C. Bernheim and A. W. Noack
The report of the general secretary of the
Lutheran Woman's Home and Foreign Mis-
statistics in regard to mission work In
all the world there are forty Lutheran for
eign missionary societies, that employ LOCO
missionaries and 400 native assistants at
700 stations. The converted membership
numbers 10000. There are G0,4oO pupils
In 1850 schools. The yearly outlay for all
missions is about s11OO,OOO.
Officers of the Calvary Christian En-
deavor Society have been elected as fol-
lows: President. Miss Anna j. Bell; vice
president, Miles NJ. Shand; recording secre-
tary, Miss Eta l.: Hoslsins. and treasurer,
w. w. Everett. The membership of the
society has reached a total of 163. while
the report of the treasurer showed that
$40 has been expended during the past
winter and spring by the society along
the different lines Of its work.
The trustees of the Mount Pleasant Con-
Sregational Church have signed an agree
ment by which in few days site for a
new church will become theirs. The lot
is on Columbia road, 30 feet from 14th
street, and is 81 feet wide by 10 deep AT
n meeting of the church society for the
purpose of considering the project almost
every one present contributed something
the individual amounts ranging from $500
to s.. About $1,000 in all was the total
amount subscribed for the work.
A Junior Epworth League has been or
ganized at the Metropolitan NJ. E. Church
with Miss Frances L. Taylor as superin-
tendent The organization has been COM
pletcd by the adoption of a cons titution,
and the election of the following officers:
President, Edward Johnston; first vice
president, May Canalier; second vice pres
ident. Watson Mo!fatt; third vice president,
John DeAlain; fourth vice president, Bert
ram Armstrong; recording secretary, Nellie
Brown; corresponding secretary, Frances
Mindmarsh; constitutional secretary, Maud
Wasstaff. and treasurer, Florence Boiler.
Epworth NJ. E. Church South is soon to
begin the building of Il new church edfice,
and by next winter the congregation expect
to occupy 1t. Some seven or eight thou
sand dollars will be needed to defray the
1tver aro1 ~ tic mt
over half has been raised. with good pros
poets of getting the remainder in a short
time. A plan for the cdifice has been
selected. and in a week or so the committee