Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-19
IN THE URCHES

occasion with autumnal flowers and vines
and fruits. The fruit. which was con-
tributed by the members and Sunday school
children. was sent to the Children's Home.
At the close of an appropriate sermon by
the pastor, a special harvest offering was
made, which was one of the largest in the
history of the church.
Rev. DR.. Thomas S. Childs, archdeacon of
the Protestant Episcopal convocation Of
Washington, and family have just returned
from a three months trip to Alaska. DR..
Childs went by way of the Yellowstone
Park and came back through Colorado.
While visiting the latter state he made an
interesting collection of relics of the cliff
jewellers in connection with a private ex-
plorfng party.
The new Second Baptist Church is now in
such state of completeness that it will
probably be ready for occupancy by Christ
mas. The stained glass windows in the
iron, front OF the edifice are all in place. and
work mas commenced on the plastering
At a special meeting of the Presbyterian
Ministers Association Rev. Drs. George o.
Little and B. F. Bittinger were selected to
NAL celebration at the First Presbyterian
Church, and both will speak on the subject
OF Presbyterianism in the District of CO.
lumbia."
Rev. Rumsey Smithson, D. D.. presiding
elder OF this district Of the NJ. E. Church
South. has been i'll for the past two or three
weeks. but Is now able to be out
AT the request of the Washington District
Epworth League pastors of local Methodist
Cnurches have promised to preach a special
sermon on Sunday, the 10th of November,
on the "Epworth League"
Rev Howard Wilbur Ennis of the Western
presbyterian Church expects to have the
Tree dispeEsary and Brotherhood Of Andrew
and Phillip reading room opened next week.
IN addition to arranging quarters in the
church building for these organizat tons IL e
ha
newly pair ted. "A new carpet for the audi
torlum has been pun chased.
Inc Presbyterian Christian Endeavor AL
lance hes decided upon the work 1t will do
this winter. Rev. Charles Eckels Is to he
supported as a missionary in Siam, and the
Farmwell school for mountain whites in
North Carolina is to be assisted. The Ju-
NOR Endeavorers of the alliance will raise
money to place an Indian boy at the Tue
son, Ariz-. Indian school. and also to help
the japanese home in San Francisco.
The Metropolitan Baptist Church has de-
cided upon some Improvements to be made
to the chapel adjoining the church. An en-
tire new front and an addition coming out
nearly ne to the building line is to be erected.
This addition will be divided into two
rooms. one for the Bible class and the
other for the library.
At recent meeting of the Home Mis-
sionary Society of the Metropolitan M. E.
Church the following officers were elected
to serve during the ensuing twelve months:
President. Mrs. Mcdowell; recording secre-
tary, Miss Gray; corresponding secretary,
Mrs; Fred. p. Iasker; treasurer, Miss Mar
ION foWler; first vice president, Mrs. Lynch;
second vice president, Mrs. A. T. Stuart:
third vice president Miss Rector The fol-
lowing committees were also appointed:
Committee on mite boxes Misses Fowler,
Gle. Mrs. Miley, Mrs. Church, Mrs. Rohrer
and Mrs. Kennedy. agent for women's
home missions, Mrs Ford: agent for
heather women's fund. Mrs. Holmes.
ho
synod of Virginia, in which this city is To-
Gated, will hold its annual meeting at
charleston. kanawha county, w. Va. The
principal subject under discussion will be
the removal of the Union Theological Sem
mary from Hampton Sydney to some other
place. 1t Is probable that one or more
members of the Central Presbyterian
Church of this city will attend the gather
ing.
=. Rev. DR.. Hugh Johnston Of the Metropol-
itan Church Is preparing to give impress
sions of his recent tour in Europe through
the medium of three lectures to be deliy-
cred in the church. one each on England
and the English. Scotland and the Scotch.
and Ireland and the Irish.
The following are the members of the
quartet of St. Augustine's Church, which
has as its director Prof. Anton Gloetzner;
Mrs. Martina Irving, soprano; Mrs. Lavinfa
Lotion, alto: Ignatius Jackson, tenor and
w. T. Benjamin. basso.
The Paulist Fathers are soon to conduct
a mission at st. Augustine.
1t has been decided to hold the next
mass meeting of the local council. Brother
hood of st. Andrew. at Epiphany Chapel.
In Southwest Washington. The general
topic under discussion is to be: How to
Bring Men to Church. There will be no
regular speakers appointed. but each
means by which they attain this end
w orkmen began this week on a number
OF repairs to Union NJ. E. Church. About
500 will be expended in new carpets, new
moi In inv
of the money has been raised by the Sun
day school, of which E. S. Westcott is
superintendent.
The Hyattsville Presbyterian Christian
Endeavor Society has started a library
No works of fiction are allowed. and all
books before being placed in the library
have to be passed upon by a committee.
A number of pastors of local churches of
various denominations have been discuss
ing the marriage laws in the District of
Columbia for some time past. The min
listers say that questions in regard to a
couples age color, state of birth, ETC.,
should be asked by the clerk who issues
the license, thereby making the minister
only responsible for marrying the people
and sending notifications of marriages to
the proper authorities. Most states, in
Guiding Maryland, have adopted improved
marriage license laws. AS a result of
these discussions local Methodists have ap-
tiers of other denominations. The commit
tee is composed Of the following: Revs. L.
b. Wilson, L. T. Waterman. E. S. Todd. A.
A. Brown. J. B. Stitt, Hugh Johnston and
Alexander Bielaski.
st. Pauls Church has organized a Sun
day school board. composed of Messrs.
Duvall. Tasker, Richardson, Birch, Ander-
sen and the officers of the Sunday school
eX-officio. Prof. Sites, the superintendent,
has appointed as his assistant Mrs. F. L.
Beiler and Prof. True.
The good literature committee Of the Gun
ton Temple Memorial Christian Endeavor
Society has introduced a series of readings
as a part of the business meetings Of the
organization. These readings are OH the
lives and works of great men.
The Epworth League Chapter of the Met
ropoiitan NJ. E. Church elected the follow
ing officers at their annual business meet
ing Monday evening: President, Mr.. Ed
ward La Fetra; first vice president, Mr.
Dewhurst; second vice president, Miss Cut
tie; third vice president, Miss Juliet NJ
Duvall; fourth vice president. Miss Mckee;
secretary. Miss Milligan, and treasurer
Mrs. Armstrong. Miss Kennedy was Sc
lected superintendent of the Junior
League. After the reports of the retiring
officers had been read Pastor Johnston in
stalled the newly elected officers
The mission which was given by fathers
of the Redemptorists last autumn In St
Mary's Church will be renewed next week
closing on Sunday, the 9th. The work of
adding a third story to the pastoral resi-
dence is very nearly completed.