Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-28
AFFAIRS IN tGEORGETOWN
Work of the Church.. and Temperance
Organisations
Notes of Important Events From
Across Rock G,reek-PersOna1
and General Items.

After arousing and sustaining the great
est interest for two weeks. the Rev: Faith
ers O'kane, Himmen and Campbell, the
missionaries. closed their services last night
at Trinity. There was an immense crowd
present The sermons that have been the
| features of all the mission services were
powerfully delivered, the subjects being the
most effective ones. It is stated that seven
thousand were brought to the communion
rail during the past two weeks. Many had
not been there for a term of years. There
| were a number of conversions, too. The
missionaries attracted not only Catholics
to the church by the report of their elo-
| queEce and power but every denomination
| IN town has been largely represented there
nightly. In order to even up the crowd, it
was thought wise to have special services
Tor men and special ones for women. At
o'clock yesterday was held the last wo-
| mans service. The big house of prayer
was packed to the doors.
Tonight his eminence, Cardinal Gibbons,
will arrive at the church and confirm a
| large number of Trinity's congregation.
After taking weeks rest the missionaries
will begin a series of sermons at st. Alloy
sius Church, Washington. Father O'kane
will spend his holiday at the Georgetown
College On the conclusion of the st. Alloy
sius mission Fathers O'Kane, Himmell and
Campbell will go to Africa in the cause OF
Christianity.
Temperance Meeting.
At the public temperance meeting of
Faith Tent, No. 81, Female Branch of the
I. o. of Rechabites. yesterday at Odd Eel
lows Hall, there was good-sized crowd
in attendance. Mr.. r. w. Johnson presid-
ed, and a stirring address was delivered
by Mr.. ]. J. Blck. Five persons signed
the pledge. The ladies of this tent have
decided to hold public meetings every Sun
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock, TO which the
public is cordially invited.
Many Cummunions.
At the Baptist Church here during the
present series Of revivals there have been
fifty-seven conversions and fifteen bap-
tisms. A large number have joined the
church.
Yesterday the revivalist, Mr.. Esom, con-
sders the most important day he has had
here. In the afternoon there was a large
attendance of men only, and in the even
ing people We're turned away from the
church after the galleries and aisles Lad
been packed.
The sermon was on Sudden Destruc-
ton He that being often reproved hard
eneth his neck shall suddenly be destroy
ed, and that without remedy.
Mr.. Elsom read various letters from
cities in which he had conducted revivais,
in which were cited modern instances Of
sudden destruction, even among those he
had personally known, and who had re-
fused to accept the word.
Grace Church RectOry.
The pastor and vestrymen of Grace
Church are maturing their plans for the
erection of rectory. In all probability
the house will be erected on part of the
present church property, between 31st, Sd,
h and NJ streets. The trustees have 5000
cash on hand for the purpose. Two-tiirds
of this amount was given the church
through the will of the late Miss Cough,
and the balance is what has been saved
by the congregation, added to the gifts Of
Messrs. John Marbury, Geo. Il. Dunlop and
others, amounting to something over $500.
The church managers are also consider
ing the improvement of the church proper.
The proposed rectory' will not be an elab-
crate building. but one designed principally
to accommodate.
Grace Church is doing a good work
among the surrounding poor. 1t is in the
midst of of the poorest sections of
Georgetown, and in touch with the most
deserving.
Notes.
There is a general belief that Valley
street; Georgetown, contains the smallpox
case reported to the health department
recently. The citizens here. however, who
have been informed to the contrary, are
anxious to correctly inform the public
Agents report that house renting on Val
ley street has been injured. The afflicted
street is in Washington.
At the Methodist Church yesterday morn
ing Rev. DR.. Stitt preached, and in the
evening Rev. DIR. Church of the Southern
England province spoke. The evening SER
mon was on "a Pearl of Great Price.
There We're nine conversions during the
day.
Who is Responsible: