Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-06
IN THE CHI U RCH.E S,

lance tax in the matter of the bequest of
the late Mr.. Sampson. The amount re-
turned Is only a few dollars less than
hundred and fifty dollars.
Father Mackin of ST. Pauls Church had
as guests at the rectory last week the
Right Rev: Bishop Haid of North Caro-
lima and Rev. F. Price. Rev. Father Bros
seux of Portland. Oregon. and Revs. Thos.
J. Broydrick and G. II. Fragesser of Bal
timore.
Last Sunday the mission in the south
west conducted by the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church celebrated its third an
niversary in Potomac Hall. Addresses
were made by the superintendent, Frank
Sunny, Prof. J. Fraze Richards, Rev. DR..
F. d. Power and Rev. Edward b. Bagby.
The ultimate object of this mission is TO
establish a new church, and the project
appears to be rapidly approaching consum-
nation.
Rev. Bishop Hurst left the latter part of
last month for his vacation, accompanied
by Mrs Hurst. The bishop will spend the
larger portion of his time at Marion, Mass,
and will not return until October. In Che
meantime the work of the American Uni
versity Is to be conducted from the office
in this city usual either Vice Chancellor
Beiler or Registrar Osborn being in
charge.
The congregation of st. Cyprian's Church
ceeDrateQs the FOurtn OF July by giving
a picnic at East Washington Park, in
which the following societies took part
knights of st. Augustine, knights of st.
Vincent st. Benedlct's Society, Knights of
st. Cyprian. st. Vincents, st. Johns, St
Joseph's societies and the Knights of st.
Cyprian and of st. Thomas and st. Cy-
prian's Beneficial Society.
Mr.. Irving V. Cobleigh. for number OF
years member of the local Young Men
Christian Association. who went to the
Springfield Training School two years ago,
has lust accepted the general secretary
ship of the Y. NJ. c. A. at Norwich, Conn,
new building and $4,000 endowment Mr..
Cobleigh is a young man of promise and
is well known in this city.
The total membership Of the three schools
of Epiphany Church and chapel Is So4
scholars and SO officers and teachers.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Ninth
Street Christian Church have finished and
presented a beautiful silk quilt to Miss
Bessie Farrar of Virginia, who starts for
India in September. Miss Farrar is sent
out as a missionary of the Christian ChurC h
by the Women's Board of Missions
Rev. Edward b. Bagby, pre- sident Of the
District OF Columbia Junior Christian Er:-
deavor Union, VIII leave next week for the
convention at Boston, and on Sunday after
his ieturn he will leave on his summer va
cation. accompanied by his wife and child.
His outing he Will spend along the Rap
pahannock river. in Virginia, and during
his absence from the church while at the
to conduct the services and after that sup
ply will take charge.
Grace Baptist Church is preparing a pc
ttion to be presented to the Commissioners
to secure the paving of one of the streets
on which It faces
. Dr. George o. Little Is another of the To-
cal pastors who Will accompany the Chris
tian Endea vorers to Boston. He will how
ever. conduct the services at Assembly the
Sunday following the convention, and will
then leave for Kennebunk Beach, Me, where
he Is ID remain the rest of the month of
July and nearly all of August. During his
absence the services are to be conducted by
the Revs E. d. Bailey and w. J. Nc
knight.
The Rev. Father John Gloyd. rector of st.
Patrick's Church. has returned from eX-
tended visit to New Mexico.
} The Rev Alexander NJ. Rich, the new as
Sstant rector of Trinity Protestant Epis-
sopal Church, has arrived at his new field
of labor. A pleasant room in the tower of
the parish building has been fitted up for
his use.
Monday evening the steamer Harry RAN
dali carried down to Indian Head and back
a number of excursiouists. who took this
means of contributing something toward
helping to support the Salt Air Home for
Children at Colonial Beach.
Rev. George n. Luccock, D. D., of the
Metropolitan Presbyterian Church. leaves
next week for his vacation. to be away six
weeks He will spend the first few weeks
in Salt Lake City and the rest of the time
ton and Rev. L. d. Bailey will alternate In
the pulpit. and in August Rev. W. G.. Ban
ker of Kansas is to conduct the services.
The badge that the local Epworth Leag
uers wore at the recent international con-
vention at Chattanooga attracted as much
attention as the ore worn at Philadelphia.
The Lexington Presbyterian Sunday
school has organized Christian Endeavor
Society from among its scholars, with d
membership of twenty. The officers elect
ed were as follows: President. Irwin b.
Linton; vice president, Miss Mamie E. Ed
son; recording and corresponding secre-
tary. Mrs. Eliza Makinson. and treasurer,
Edward T.. Deerdoff. AS soon the Off
GERS of the local Endeavor Union return
nom Boston the new society Will be for
n.ally received into membership.
The Sunday school of St. IAuGustne's
Church recently held It's annual COM
mencement. After musical program wes
rendered. gold mec ais were awarded to
James Coats and Mary Lacey. FRIES for
essays were presented to Miss Lila Tudy
and Miss Bertie Young.
The Washington district of the Ladies'
Foreign Missionary Gociety. Methodist
Episcopal Church South, will hold its an
nual meeting the 10Th of this Tonth at AL
exandria, Va. The sessions will last three
days more.
The last of old Epworth Church was torn
down the latter part of last week, and now
nothing remains but few boards. The
eXcavatio? necessary for the foundation
has been finished. and in short space the
WaiiS Will nave Deen SulHClentIy advanced
to lay the corner stone.
First Vice President ]. S. Barker of the
Washington District Epworth League Is
arranging to have all the chapter leaders
for each successive Sunday evening meet
him during the week previous for the dis
cussion of the topics selected. This will
Secure q uniformity in all the churches and
viii enable the various speakers to become
Thoroughly acquainted with their topics.
The family of the Rev. Oliver A. Brown,
D. D., pastor of Foundry Church. are now
located for the summer at their cottage al
Atlantic Highlands. n. J. The doctor has
paid them several visits between Sundays,
but will not take his vacation until some
weeks later. When he does, however, the
services will be conducted, as usual, and
Nj not suffer from interruption.
The Sisters of st. Cecilias Academy have
f4sented the Rev. Father James NJ
O'Brten, rector of ST. Peters Church, with
gold pix and oil stocks Last Sunday
Father O'Brien celebrated the twenty-ffth
anniversary of his ordination to the minis
try by solemn high mass in the morning
and reception in the evening.
The pastor of Grace Baptist Church. Rev.
A. F. Anderson, will leave the city the lat
ter part of this month for his vacation,
and during his absence his brother, Mr. j.
T. Anderson OF Bucknell College, Pa, will
oflic!ate at the services of the church.
Rev Thomas G.. Addison, u. D., rector of