Evening star., 1895-07-13
IN THE CHURCHES

Rev. F. D. Power, D. d.; John NJ. Gregory
| and Rev. DR.. J. E. Gilbert of this city are
on the program as teachers or lecturers.
Mr.. Harry Wheaton Howard, organist
Of Calvary Baptist Church. has resigned
| his position and has gone abroad for three
years to study music under some Of the
| best teachers in Europe.
Rev. Alexander Kent, D. D., pastor of
the Peoples Church, has just returned from
| a two weeks visit to Chicago. This will
constitute all of the doctors vacation this
summer.
The evening Of the Fourth Of July DR..
Hodgkins of Falls Church invited the chill
| dren Of the Junior Endeavor Country Home
to eat ice cream and bananas on his lawn.
| Many such kindnesses are being shown
to the children during their visit, and the
home is fully equaling the expectations of
| Its founders.
| Rev. e. s. Todd, D. D., of Hamline
Church Is living near the city and will
continue to do SO during the months Of July
and August He WILL however take a va
cation later on.
Thursday morning last the congregation
| of st. Stephens Catholic Church went
down. to Marshall Hail. Tuesday evening
OF the week before the pupils Of the Sum
day school assembled in the lower chapel
awarded were distributed among the win
neIs. -
The Church Of All Souls, at the corner of
l4th and streets. will close for the sum-
| mer tomorrow. Rev. Rush Rhees Shippen,
the pastor, will spend his vacation at ia
maica Plain, in the vicinity of Boston.
In the autumn he resumes his work here
uatiI the cie Sc OF the national conference
OF Unitar1ans. the last of October. Rev.
Angelo Hall. son of Asaph Hall. the as
tronomer. Is n Nv in the city and will oc-
cupy the pulpit
Rev. Chas. b. Ramsdell, D. D., pastor of
| the North Presbyterian Church, leaves
Wednesday next for the Blue mountains.
| The church will be opened for the morning
| services. which will be conducted by the
Rev. DR.. Gregg Of Baltimore.
The choir of Trinity Protestant Episcopal
Church has disbanded for the summer, not
to recommence singing as a body until
next September. In the meantime the
rendered by sextet. under the direction
Of Precentor D. w. Middleton, and COM
posed as follows: Miss Haley first so.
Wheeler and Washington, second sopranos
Mr. Lane, tenor, and ]. Strother Miller
jr., bass.
The different societies of the Baptist
noung Peoples Union in this city are look
Ing forward with great interest to the in
ternational convention which takes place
next week in Baltimore. The latter city
being SO near 1t is expected that the Wash
In one or two instances nearly entire socie-
ties are counting on going over in body
to attend one or more of the services.
The convention is composed of delegates
from young peoples societies of every name
and character in Baptist churches. 1t is
International in its character. The great
work carried on by this organization is the
training Of young Christians in Christisp
culture. The several Christian culture
courses are conducted by leading educators
and ministers of the denomination.
The work of the winter and spring of the
Metropolitan A. NJ. E. Church closed with
special services last Sunday. though the
morning and evening services are to be
continued. as usual The occasion was
"Old Peoples day." and there were five
services during the day, at one of which
the Lords supper was served to more than
fifty persons who are verging on the al
lotted span Of life.
Wednesday next Rev. W. c. Alexander,
d. D., pastor of the West Street Presby-
terian Church, will leave with his family
for Aurora, w. Va, where he expects to
spend his vacation. The church will be
open every Sunday morning, and the ser
B. Pratt.
Next week the local council of the Broth
eihood of Andrew and Philip will hold its
midsummer mass meeting in the parish
hall of Trinity Church, at the corner of Sd
street and Indiana avenue northwest. The
subjects for discussion are as follows: ''The
brotherhood in the Country Parish" open
GU Dy MI w. Iyl6r rage OIL ST. George g
Chapter, Baltimore; and .'The Chapter
Meeting-How to Secure Good Attend
ance." opened by Mr.. H S. Childs of st.
Andrews Chapter. Washington. Each sub
3ec1 VIII be followed by general discussion
in five-minute addresses.
Rev. Watson Case Of Grace M. E. Church
has decided not to leaye on an extended
vacation this year, but will take short
trips from time to time.
A source of much qualification to the
members of the Fifth Congregational
Church, located in the northeast section of
the city, Is that the church is represented
at the Christian Endeavor convention in
Boston by six delegates, notwithstanding
the fact that Fifth Church is the smallest
Congregational Church in the city, and one
CT the smallest of any denomination here.
The members of the sodahty of st. Au-
gustine's parish received holy communion
in a body at the early morning, mass last
Sunday.
At recent election of the Young Peo-
pies Society of Christian Endeavor of the
West Street Presbyterian Church, Mr.. .Chas
J. Hepburn was elected president, and Miss
Jennie MCGOWAN, secretary.
Preparations are considerably advanced
for the national conference of Unitarian
churches, which will meet in this city from
the 2lst Of next October until the oath
The opening sermon will be delivered at
Metzerott Music Hall by Rev. Minot J.
Savage, D. ID. The conference will also
listen to essays by John F'iske, Rev. Ed
ward Everett Hale, Prof. Charles Carroll
Everett and other well-known writer's
Rev. Mr.. Turner. one of the assistants to
Dr. McKim of Epiphany Church, is now
taking his vacation at mountain resort
in Massachusetts. DR.. McKim has not yet
left, but will do so later. The services at
this church are to be continued all through
the summer.
The steamer Arrowsmith will this evening
convey to River Spring. the place of DR..
Blackstone. rear Blackstone Island, the
choir boys of the vested choir of Grace
Protestant Episcopal Church. In the party
We're E. H. Daniel, e. Maury Posey, Robert
hewitt, Edward Whitaker. Charles Price,
Charles Carter, Carl Daniel Edward Potts,
Charley Dyer, Slater and Edward Miller.
The party Will be away for ten days or two
weeks.
Yesterday evening the Chapter of the
Brotherhood Of Andrew and Philip con-
nected with the Eastern Presbyterian
Church held the first of a series of meetings
for the purpose Of Bible training. The
Plan is to have systematic instruction in
the application of Gods word to personal
work among the unsaved Mr. William
Dobson had charge Of the class last even
ing.
Rev. James McLaren. pastor of the Ana
costa Methodist Church. has been granted
a leave Of absence by his congregation. He
left this week for Mountain Lake Park.
Rev. Father ]. ]. Dillon, assistant rector
at st. Josephs Church, left last week for
Frostburg, where he will assist the Rev.
Father Clarke of St Mfchael's Church