Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-23
IN THE CHI URIC H E S

Interest among local Epworth Leaguers
in regard to the coming convention Of the
fourth general district at Philadelphia Is
on the increase and the local transporta-
ton committee. headed by Chairman F. 5.
Gibson, are doing their utmost to swell the
attendance.
very interesting program has been pre-
pared and includes among the social fea-
lures a picnic in Paramount Park and
banquet at the Academy Of Fine Arts on
the last day, May 20.
The membership of st. Marks Episcopal
Church numbers 800. an increase OF more
than 100 over last years roll. A large
brass aims basin and htany desk nave
been added to the interior furnishings OF
the edifice, and in a short time a hano-
some Bible will be placed on the lecturn as
a memorial to the late Rev. A. tlorlduS
Steele.
Rev. Dr. S. NJ. Newman has just COM
pleted ten years of service as pastor OF
the First Congregational Church He cele-
brated the occasion last Sunday by giving
a sketch of what had been accomplished III
the decade. During his charge 69o names
have been added to the membership rotls,
making it number over thousand. Dr
Newmau's first passionate was in MasSa-
chusetts his second in Wisconsin and ms
third here, total of twenty-fCur years
spent in the ministry.
Bishop Andrews Of the Nj. Il. Church' De
fore going to the Baltimore conference, OF
W hich he is to be the presiding ofhcer, VIII
spend q few days in this city, and on Sun
day, the sd of March, Will denver seihAon
at Foundry Church.
Officers of the Holy Name Society of st.
Dominic's Church have been selected as
follows: Messrs. Harris, Murphy, Coilns
and ID. V. Murphy, consultors; Francis ii.
Huneke, master OF the noVlceS, anu 1. y.
Gallagher, sacriStan.
fine new bell costing about hundred
and seventy dollars was put in place thls
week in the tower of Emmanuel Churcn,
Anacostia. Rev. w. G. Davenport Will
celebrate the event by special Sermon
with BELLS" as his subject
Two new subscriptions to the hall OF
history fund have been received at the
American Univ office, making total
aggregate of nearly ninety thousand dol
lars pledged. The two mentioned are one
for five thousand dollars from New York
city and the other of ten thousand from
lady in Pennsylvania. These, together
with the ten thousand from eN-GoVernor
Julian Carr of North Carolina make
sum of ~, 900 only recently received. The
trustees are confident CT getting the ehtire
fund by the stated time-May 10.
Rev Joseph Z. Kelly of the Fourth Pres
byterian Church returned from Maine
Wednesday, where he was called 10 the
bedside of his brother-in-law, who is crit
ically i'll. Rev. DIR. W. j. Mcknight hiied
the pulpit in his abserce.
An important result of the visit or Kew
DR.. Lunn to this city is the prospective
q
posed of all the Protestant pastors In
Washington. Such an organization was IN
existence Il year or so ago, but having only
been called to act in an emergency, as soon
as the object was accomplished the ofSaii-
zation was not kept up. a committee, com
posed of the officers of the various preach.
ers' associations and headed by Rev Joel
Brown, pastor of Union Church. as chair
man, has the matter in charge, with in
structions to arrange for a meeting at least
once every three months.
News has reached this country of the re-
cent convention of the Brotherhood of ST.
Andrew in Australia. The sessions were
held in St. Peters Church, sydney, and the
opening address was delivered by the Most
Rev. w. $. Smith, prmate of Australia.
X. E. Barnett was elected general secre-
tary.
The outlook committee of the District
Eudeav orers. headed by its chairman, Miles
NJ. Shaw, is acting on the suggestion con-
tanned in this column last Saturday and
has begun operations looking to the forIna-
ton of c. E. society in at least one Epis-
copal church.
Active work on the grinding of the great
telescope lens for the American University,
to be the largest In the United States, be-
gan the first of this year. Ground was
purchased in Greenville, Pa, the home of
the maker, Or. John Peate. and a building
has been erected. The trustees thought ii
advisable 20 buy a lot and build, thereby
having Il place in which to store the lens
in case an observatory is not erected in
time here. and so the university Is a land
owner in Pennsylvania.
on the 18th Of March Grace NJ. E. Church
Will he formally reopened. Extensive re
pairs have been going on since last Deem
Der, both on the exterior and interior of
the edifice.
An aims basin of carved and polished
mahogany has been given TO the Mission
of the Good Shepherd on III street north
east as memorial of the late Rev. \.
Floridus Steele. a silver plate on the
basin bears token of the esteem in which
Mr.. Steele was held He founded the mis-
sion.
Memorial Church has just returned from
Dayton. Ohio. where he delivered the ser
mon at the dedication of the new Second
Lutheran Church in that city. In his alb
of the New York Evangelist. filed the pull
pit in the morning and Mrs. Helen NJ.
Barker. national treasurer of the W. C.
T. l., in the evening.
The following have been elected trustees
of the new VI. +. Church South at Del
nay: Messrs. Y. J. Petty, T. NJ. Blakemore,
!. y. Arnold. ". C. Weadon and c. 2.
Price. The congregation is increasing
notice ably. and a regular pastor is one of
the prospects of the near future.
Wednesday evening Rev. T. W. Cantcr
pastor OF the Methodist Episcopal Church
South. began series of eVangeiStic meet
ngs. j. u. Simpson OF Tuscaloosa. Ala
is to assist the pastor in conducting the
services.
The first Sunday in March Rev. Joseph
T. Kelly Will preach the first of a series
of Sunday evening addresses on Jonah"
They will be similar to the ones on the
life Of Elijah. which he completed in Jan
uary.
The next mass meeting of the Brother
hood oc st. Andrew will he held the lat
ter part of March. and the subject under
discussion is to be '->O.-Church-S going
Workngmen." Edward 2. LOCKER is to
answer the question Why Doesn't He
Co.
The Baltimore conference of the MetEo-
dist Episcopal Church South. will hold its
annual conference at the Mt. Vernon
Church, in this city. on the 9th of March,
and continue about week. Bishop John
G. Cranberry of virginia will preside.
There will be in attendance 30 clerical
and lay members. which, with the esh-
teen or twenty official visitors. will make
the conference number about two hun
dred and fifty. An appointment will be
made to fill the vacant editorship of the
Baltimore Christian Advocate.
A committee is assisting the pastor. Rev.
Mr. Canter. in making arrangements, ara
is as follows: Messrs. A. l.. Johnson, Cial-