Evening star., 1895-06-08
IN THE CHI URCHES

The committee on selection of officers of
the Junior Christian Endeavor Union
which is composed of Misses Thurston and
Wilson and Mr.. Cockrell, has nominated
the following for the five Offices viz: For
president, Rev. Edward B. Bagby; for vice
president, Mrs. NJ. Ross Fshburn; for re-
cording secretary. Miss NJ. ". Fenwick;
corresponding secretary, Miss Adelia Ran
dolph, and for treasurer John B. Sleman,
ST. These nominations will be acted on at
a special meeting some time this mont n,
and the officers then elected will take their
places in September.
Last Sunday the congregation of the
Central Presbyterian Church listened to an
address from Rev. J. NJ. Yonan. Persian
Christian. from Oroomiah, Persia, who
talked about 1.-THE Power of Mohammedan-
ism In Persia and In Arabia"
At meeting of the Presbyterian Chris
tian Endeavor Missionary Alliance last
Saturday 1t was decided that the juniors
should establish a scholarship at the Tue
son, Arizona, Indian school. Raising the
money necessary for this purpose will be
the work Of the juniors during the summer
and fall.
Sunday morning at the early mass over
nifty Of the children Of st. Patrick's parish
received their first communion. They re-
newed their baptismh vows at the evening
service and were presented with the
rosary.
Mrs NJ Ross Fishburn has been ap-
d.
signed. chairman of the Childrens
Country Home committee of the Junior
Endeavorers.
At the last mass meeting of the Brother
hood of st. Andrew there were present
more than one hundred and fifty men, in
response to the notices sent out asking
for a better attendance.
Tuesday evening, June 1S, Rev. Wallace
Radcliffe. D. D., pastor-eleet of the New
York Avenue Church, will be installed. the
ceremony to commence at s o'clock. Presi-
dent Francis l.. Patton of Princeton Is to
deliver the sermon, and by request he will
repeat his address delivered before the last
general assembly on THE Fundamentals
of the Presbyterian Faith" The charge
to the pastor will be delivered by the Rev.
DR.. John Chester, and the charge to the
people by the Rev. Dr. Teunis s. Hamlin
The Missionary Society Of the Central
Presbyterian Church. in connection with
tie Loudour Stre& Church of Winchester
Va, are trying to establish a mission sta
tion In the province of Honan. China. The
Central Church has missionary already
in China. in the person of Rev. Hugh W.
White, and If the new mission is establish
ed Rev. Mr.. White will be in charge as
sisted by native helper, whose support is
to be provided for by a member of the
Christian Endeavor Society of the Central
Church.
Nearly 225 candidates were recently re-
cetved in the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin
of ST. Cyprians Church. OF this number
more than 200 were children, and the total
membership of the sodality Is now about
coo.
Something new in the shape of open air
work was commenced by workers of the
Endeavor Society, and the Brotherhood of
Andrew and Philip, connected with the
Western Presbyterian Church. last sunday
afternoon. when religious services were held
in tent at the corner of Virginia avenue
and 2ith street. The services consisted of
music by the church and by a boy choir,
and addresses from the pastor, Rev. How
ard Wilbur Ennis. and Messrs. William
shardavoSne and w. H. H. Smith. 1t is
sion school In the fall, to which will be at
tached free dispensary, all under the d.
rection of William I. Simpson the super
intendent in charge.
During the past two and half months
more than 81, 400 has been paid toward the
building debt of the Central Union Mission,
and Of this amount over $1,000 came from
Rev. Howard Wilbur Ennis of the West
ern Presbyterian Church has been invited
to deliver the bslccalaureate sermon at the
graduating exercises of the Bloomrburg
State Normal School Pennsylvania) oil the
23d of this month.
Rev. A. w. Pitzer, D. D., is to spend a
portion of next month in Yonkers, n. Y,
where he has accepted an invitation to
preach.
The Gospel push cart services of Wesley
NJ. E. Church are so successful that now
on every Sunday afternoon they are held
farther away from base than ever, namely,
at the corner Of 7th and X streets. - ir1
William B. Jackson of this city has lately
can University.
The report of the recording secretary of
the Junior Christian Endeavor Union just
made public contains some statistics that
show an increase in the membership of
nearly forty per cent over last year. The
membership roll is about as follows: Pres
byterian, 10 societies and 762 active men,
bers; Baptist, and 329; MethodIsts, IL and
307; Congregational 5 and 157; Lutheran,
3 and lob; Christian, and 106, and Union,
2 and 135.
: handsome oak frame about three feet
by four is now hanging in the office of the
Young Mems Christian Association build
Ing, on New York avenue, and contains the
emblems of the success of that organization
at the recent Springfield convention. Five
diplomas certify that the Washington as
sociation received five first awards, namely,
in algebra, geometry, arithmetic, physics
and special prize for preparation, mount
Ing and packing the exhibit.
Rev. DIR. s. NJ Newman leaves week after
next for the White mountains, where he
hopes to recruit for the coming season.
Prof. Isaac Clark of Howard University Is
to supply the pulpit during his absence.
Junior Christian Endeavor Society was
recently organized at Emory Chapel, Bright
wood, and has been admitted to the local
Junior union. Miss Belle Brown is the
superintendent.
Workmen have just finished putting the
Central Presbyterian Church in complete
order for the summer. The repairs con-
sisted of several coats of paint on the
brickwork and the doors and window
frames and new panes of ornamental glass
in some of the windows.
The family of Rev. DIR. Hugh Johnston of
the Metropolitan NJ E. Church have left
the city for their summer cottage on the
banks of the Niagara river near the falls.
The doctor will not leave on his vacation
for some time yet.
Monday, week ago, Mrs. Foster of New
York talked to the Methodist Ministers AS
sociation on her favorite subject of kinder
gartens and last Monday morning Gis-
cussion on the same subject was engaged
in by Drs. Wilson, Todd. Baldwin and 9TH
erS.
He IndulSed.
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