Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-07

ihaugurated the proposed scheme of a
training class for leaders of the SUNDAY
evening meetings. 1t is given every Satur.
gay eSeEine at Wesley Church, and is con-
quoted by the presiding elder Rev DR..
Luther b. Wilson. The text for the meet
ings on the following Sunday evenings are
discussed, and the various leaders are thus
prepared to talk the more intelligentfy.
The Young Ladies Society of the school
connected with the Immaculate Concep-
ZION Church has organized from among its
ranks a sewing society for the purpose of
MAKING up garments for the poor The
officers are as follows: President. Miss Nc.
Kenny; secretary, Miss Williams and treas
urer, Miss Matte Fitzpatrick
Hereafter all socials given at the YER
mont Avenue Church will be conducted and
e e,o, Up IN accordance with novel plan
eNolved by tie pastor of the church. Rev
Ut. r ID. Power The entire membership
or the church Is divided into hundreds
making about half a dozen centuries, as
tney are called and each hundred will have
charge of a social with an officer called the
centurion at the head assisted by a COM
mittee, and arrangements, including re-
Iresnmerts and program, must be borne by
TIE separate hundreds. In this way II is
expected that the same persons will NOT he
called upon to contribute at every social
ana the congregation will turn out in
greater force They are to be called the
be given next month.
large Chautauqua Circle meets at Ham,
me Church under the direction of Miss
Annie f. Wing.
The Young Mems Christian Association
Is making preparation to hold its annual
Christmas service this year in its rooms in
the Lehman building at $50 in the morn
ing. President L. Cabell Williamson Ia to
De IN charge and Messrs. Charles H Chase
ard Charles F. Burt are to conduct the
music On New Year day it has been the
annual custom to hold a reception and this
year the pastor and people OF the Ffrs:
Conversational Church have placed the
church parlors. which were recently reno
waited. at the disposal Of the association.
DIR. Newman also holds a reception there
on New Year day.
The Epdeavor Society connected with
Howard University is raising money to sun
port preacher and teacher In Africa He
will be selected from among native educat-
ed Christians, and will be stationed at a
mission in west Africa.
Chaplain Charles c. McCabe spoke to the
topic OF the mission cause. Last year the
contribution from this district of the Metho-
dist Church footed up s9.371, but this year
he urged them to make 1t an even $4,000.
The warden OF the Jail has granted per-
mission to Wesley Church to conduct serv-
ices at the jail, which were formerly in
charge CT the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation. The active work is to be done by
the Epxcrth League Chapter of the church
Officers have been elected by Trinity
Chapter of the Brotherhood Of st. Andrew
as follows: Director, Mr. William NJ Stu
art: vice director. Mr.. Theodore o. Ebaugh:
secretary. Robert Amos. and treasurer,
George Watts.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Ninth
Street Christian Church has organized for
the year with new officers and the first
meeting was held yesterday evening. Two
committees have been appointed as fol-
lows: Visiting ard sick committee Mes
DANES $. c. Ellis, Parker. T.bbitts, Bagby,
Hopkins Tyler, Bowen, Reynolds. Van
Week. Runyan. Tucker, Spire and Morri-
son; relief committee. Mesdanes c. L. Rey-
nolds. G. w. Pratt, r. A. King, H. N.
Steele. A. w. Bowen. Dalrymple, NJ. G.
Chase. W. Bierly. Ferneyhcugh. Stephen
son. Emmons. Van Week. Polglase and
Bridges.
The Women's Foreign Missionary Society
of Wesley Church gave a social reunion
yesterday evening at the residence of the
pastor. Rev. Charles w. Baldwin, on Sd
street.
During Advent series of Sunday evening
sermons appropriate to the season are
being delivered In ST. Aloysius Church
The president OF Gonzaga College Rev c.
Gillespie. s. j., delivered the first one last
Sunday evening, and he will be followed in
succession by Rev. NJ. C. Dolan, s. j. Rev
p. ]. OConneli. s. j.. and Rev. John NJ
Conway, s. ]. The latter has been appoint
cd assistant director Of the Young Mems
Catholic Club.
During the Advent season a special
course of four sermons will be preached in
the congregation is now occupying, pend
ing the building of the parish church. The
series commenced on the evening of Sun
day last with discourse by the Rev. W.
G: Ware. That of tomorrow will be preach
ed by the Rev. Alex. Mackay-Smith, d. D.,
of ST. Johns Church in this city: that on
the 18th by the Rev. c. G. Currfe d. D., of
Baltimore. and that on the 22d by the Rev.