Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-03
IN THE CHI uRCHES

When the parishioners of st. Paul's Prot
estant Episcopal Church, Washington
Circle. return from their summer vacation
they will notice a decided change in the
appearance Of the interior of the edifice
The entire flooring is being replaced with
one of oak. and there will also be a new
ceiling of the same material The casing
of the organ Is to be stained and grained
to match the rest of the woodwork. The
old pews are to be removed entirely, and
oak pews made for their places.
1t is expected that the work will occupy
Yearly two months, and that the congrega-
ton will not be able TN get into the edifice
until some time in September. The church
services are being held i'll the parish hall.
Fourth Presbyterian Church. has left for
his vacation, accompanied by his family
and by his father-in-law. Mr.. Bailey. Mr.
Kelly will spend his time in Maine, and Is
not expected back much tefore the 1st or
September The regular services of the
church are being continued, as is also the
Sabbath school
Rev. Edward B. Bagby of the Ninth
Street Christian Church left the first part
of this week, accompanied by his wife and
child, for the Rappahannock river, V1r-
GINA. AS Mr.. Bagby spent portion OF his
vacation in attending the Christian En-
be very long away from his charge. Such
Sundays as he Is not in the city, however,
the services of the church will be continued,
as will also the Sabbath school.
The fountain for the Central Union Mis-
sion, for which the Rev. DR.. Alexander
Mackay- Smith furnished the money, Is at
last fully completed and ready for busi-
ness. The main portion Of the fountain
consists of concave recess of FURNISHED
copper, and this recess is surrounded on
the sides by rcck-work, in which creepers
are to be planted. An inscription on the
inside of the recess invites the wayfarer
to partake of the water, and also attend
the services of the Central Union Mission.
and while engaged in the former opera
ton fmbihers are protected from the sun
by an awning. The design Of the fountain
Is the work Of Mr.. Ernst schmid OF the
War Department.
Rev. Alfred Harding. D. D., and family
are spending the summer in Page county.
Virginia. He will be back the LIST Of Sep
TENDER, and in his absence his assistant,
Rev. Frank M. Gibson, PHI. D., is In charge
of the parish, the work of the Sunday
school being suspended. The choir has
been disbanded during the month of Au-
gust, and the Chapter of Praise. one of the
parochial organizations, Is supplying its
place.
A Commandery of the Knights of st.
John has been organized from among the
parishioners of ST. Aloysius Church. The
charter members number nearly three hun
dred officers have been elected as fol-
lows: Spiritual director. Rev. Father c.
Gillespie, s. j.; president, J. A. Gallagher;
vice president, David Thomas; recording
secretary, w. ]. O'Connor; financial secre-
tary, Jas. M. Hanlon, and treasurer, ].
Burnes.
Rev. w. H. Gotwald, Ph.D.. DID,, pastor
OF st. Marks Lutheran Church. did not
accept the invitation to take charge Of
months. He left this week on his vaca-
ton for Johnsonburg, Pa. During the first
part of August a divinity student from
Baltimore will have charge of the services.
,. vv,s1l h. rrytn
also the Sabbath school. DIR. Gotwald ex-
poets to return in the early part of Sep
TENDER.
Rev. John o. Knott has returned from
trip by sea to Boston and neighbOring
points. He has resumed charge Of the
services in the chapel Of Metropolitan
Church, and Is also giving close attention
to the new building Of Epworth Church.
tower OF the edifice. but as this portion
will not he completed sufficiently for some
time 1t Is not expected that the ceremony
will take place until some time in October.
of the Ascension, will leave Monday or
Tuesday Of next week for his vacation.
DR.. Elliot will be gone about month from
and then, after an interval
of two Sundays here. will go to Mime.
apolis to attend the general convention Of
the Episcopal church. In the rector's
absence the duties of the parish will be
to by the assistant, Rev. William
Tayloe Snyder. The Sunday school is on
holiday until September, but the services
at the church on Sunday will be continued
as usual. 'u,,Hi
Workmen are placing the foundations for
a magnificent reredos in the new church
ediffce of ST Andrews Protestant Episco-
pal parish. The heavier portions Of the
reredos will be composed Of Partisan mar
BILE. while the pillars and finer work are
to be of onyx. The onyx will be the very
finest quality and of two shades, sapphire
and yellow, the colors of ST. Andrew. The
rel edos will be about twelve feet in height
and broad in proportion, and Will be d.
vided from right to left into three panels
and from top to bottom in half: The
panels of the upper portion will be sur
by pinnacles deliberately carved.
the onc in the center being the tallest OF
the three. The space on the right will
contain a cross decorated with passion
flowers, that in the center the usual brass
cross and that on the left a crown sur
rounded by Easter lilies. OF the three
panels in the lower half the one in the
center will be typical of the Paschal lamb.
the one on the right will contain the sign
Of alpha and that on the left omega. In
addition to this reredos an altar also Of
Partisan marble will be placed in the
sanctuary 1t was not expected when st.
Andrews Church was in its early stage
Of construction that anything like as hand
scme as the rel edos just described would
be obtained, but owing to the generosity of
Mrs. George Barrie, who presented the
CATION will have the fittings of the chancel
on the same handsome scale as the rest of
the church.
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
Peck Memorial Church gave an excur-
sion to Marshall Hall on Tuesday. which
was largely attended by members of the
as well as by the Endeavor-
ers themselves.
Rev. Theron Outwater. pastor Of Ken
dali Baptist Church, will spend his vaca-
ton at his old home in northern New York,
leaving the city next week. He expects to
return to his charge in September. In the
meantime religious exercises will be held
as usual at Kendall, in charge of Rev.
Wallace T. Newman of Virginia.
Rev. Frank Sewall pastor of the Sweden
borgian Church, has left the city on his
vacation and will be gone until the lat
ter part of September. The new edif1ce Of
the congregation now being erected at the
corner of Corcoran and 18th streets is
making rapid progress toward completion
The roof is being put on, the front en-
trance of stone is atcut completed, and,
in fact, nearly all the stone work to be
done on the building is about completed.
Rev. w. S. Hammond, pastor Of Marvin
NJ. E. Church South. will leave Washing
ton next week to attend the camp meeting
at Wesley Grove. None of the services at
Marvin have been suspended this sum-
mer, and neither has the Sunday school
Rev. F. D. Power, D. D., pastor of the
Vermont Avenue Christian Church. return
ed this week from Harper's Ferry and
points. After spending few