Evening star., 1895-05-27
ACROSS EASTERN BRANCH
Anacostia Notes of Interest to All Resi-
dents.
Troubles In HiIlsdnle Church Mt al
End-G. A. n. Men Attended
Services Yesterday.


Hillsdale A. NJ. E. Church for several weeks
past have been settled. apparently, to the
satisfaction Of all concerned. Bishop Wes-
ley J. Gaines. who presided over the re-
cent conference and made the appointment
Of Rev. w. c. Gowens to the pastorate Of
the Hillsdale church, yesterday morning
visited the church and adjusted the entire
difficulty. Before proceeding to do this he
preached an exceedingly able sermon. the
object of which seemed to be to prepare
his hearers to believe that they ought to
obey the suggestions Of the Holy Spirit in
church matters rather than their own wills.
Following the sermon and benediction
business meeting. lasting about an hour,
was held. The financial and some orher
of the most important affairs of the church
We're reviewed and at the close Bishop
Gaines told the members that he would
remove Mr.. Gowens at once, but they must
on their part agree to accept any minister
that he Che bishop saw proper to send
them, and to this they consented. The
bishop then assigned Rev. +. NJ. Oveiton
to preach a sermon in the church last night,
which the latter did, and, after shaking
hands with nearly every one present, the
former started for Washington, Mr.. Cow
eps accompanying him. In conversation
Bishop Gaines said he would find work for
Mr.. Gowens to do, but he did not intimate
what he would do with Mr.. Ovelton. The
latter has frequently admitted since the
adjournment of the conference that during
d
which was shown to the bishop, in which
Mr.. Ovelton said a high officials of the
church was guilty of telling & falsehood,
and, although the preacher afterward re-
tracted the use of the Objectionable Ian
guage, the bishop Is understood 70 have
regarded, and has openly said that, the
offenSe was. of serious nature as to
call for the offenders removal from the
pastorate held by him last year, and where
his return was desired. and his transfer to
less important station. 1t Is thought,
however. that Bishop Gaines will not leave
Mr. Oveton out in the cold entirely, but
Will transfer him to another conference if
the latter will accept. 1t is afso expected
that the preacher who Is to preside over the
destinies of the Hillsdale church during
the ensuing year will be selected during the
present week. so that he can be inaugural
ed Sunday next.
In accordance with long-estabIished
custom of many active sympathizers with
the G. A. r., services, such as are held in
numerous places the Sunday previous to
Memorial day, were held last night at
Garden Memorial Church, Anacostia. An
terror of the edifice was beautifully fes-
tooned with United States flags and deco
rated with palms and other tropical plants
The Tn sermon was by Rev. J.: B: North. and
the text was, AS Good Soldier of Jesus
Christ. The address was interspersed
with the relation of war incidents, and the
preacher commanded the uninterrupted at
tention of all present from the beginning to
mencement of the exercises the members
of the Woman's Relief Corps assembled at
the house on Minnesota avenue, and pro-
ceeded in body to the church. while
those or John A. Logan Post, G. A. R.,
and the Sons of Veterans met at Masonic
Hall and marched to the church. So great
was the attendance that many persons were
unable to gain admittance to the building.
Mr- FRANKLIN Clough, a well-known at
tendant at st. EhZabeth's Asylum, where
he had been employed for the past nine
years, died at late hour Saturday night
at his home on Monroe street Anacostia
after an illness of ten days, with typhoid
FEVER. Mr.. Clough was forty-one years of
age, and leaves widow and one child. He
came to Anacostia from Erie, Pa, about
ten years ago. . He was a. member of st.
Teresa's Catholic Church and ST. Teresa's
branch of the Catholic knights Of Ameri-
ca His funeral will take place Tuesday
morning, and services will be conducted by
Rev Father 7. B. Hughes. The interment
Will be In Congressional cemetery.
The conservation prayer meeting last
evening of the Christian Endeavor Society
or the Minnesota Avenue Presbyterian
Church was led by the president of the
society, Mr.. Carlton E. SMELL The topic
was "Chrfst's Cross My Cross" taken from
Mark g. 34-3S. The music was in charge of
Miss Eliza Anderson, organist.
Rev. James McLaren, pastor of Anacos-
TIA Methodist Episcopal Church, yesterday
morning preached a sermon to the chill
dren OF the Sunday school on '.Snake
those
OF intemperance and other sins. The music,
which was decided feature was under the
direction of Miss Emma Bowen, organist
and leader
The police authorities of Anacostia are.
investigating the reported robbery of the
cigar store of w. H. Truslow, on Monroe
street, early Saturday morning. It Is al
legged that thieves entered by back door
and stole some clothing, candy, cigars etc,
valued In all at about $50. There is no
crew 10 the perpetrators.
Mrs. NJ. M. North of Anacostia, DEPART
ment chaplain of the Woman's Relief
Corps, Army Of the Potomac, will have
charge of the decoration of the isolated
graves of deceased soldiers at Dranesyille
and otner places in Fairfax county Va
on Memorial day. Mrs. North, who has
had charge Of a vast amount of the de-
tails of the preparations for the proper OBJ
servance of the day at st. Elizabeth's
Asylum and other places in the vicinity
of Washington, has completed her labors
and today will go to her country seat in
Loudoun county, Va, where she will spend
the greater part of the summer, but, oc-
casionally. will visit her home in Ana
costa.
The Union Sunday school, which was re-
Gently organized at Silver Hill, Prince
Georges county. Md, by Mr.. r. H. Jor-
dan of Anacostia, has been successful be-
yond all expectations. Not only have near
lyall the children of the neghborhood united
with the society, but many adults are reg
ular attendants and they evince the great
est interest in the success of the under
taking.
large audience attended services at
Emanuel Baptist Church, Garfield City,
last night to witness the termination of
the eight years pastorate of Rev. j. A.
Taylor, who preached an interesting and
logical sermon from the subject, Chris
tian Activity Insures Rich Rewards"
after which papers were read by Madame
Jane Chase and Miss Martha Fields, which
raid glowing tributes to the pastors ability
and worth. Mr.. j. N. WaHZer acted as
master of ceremonies.
Under Edmunds Law.