Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-20
EVENING STAR SATURDAY, co. 1ss5-rwENTY PAGES
IN THE CHURCHES

The trustees Of the Mt. Pleasant Congre-
gational Church have had turned over to
them the deeds for a lot for the new build
ing on Columbia road, seventy feet from
14th street. The lot has an area Of $500
square feet and plans for the new structure
are now under consideration.
Rev. Father John Gloyd. the pastor Of st.
Patrick's Church. entertained the sane
tuary boys Of the church Wednesday even
ing week In Carroll Institute Hall. The fol-
lowing evening the members Of the choir
were entertained In the same place.
Rev. F. D. Power, D. D., paid visit to
Harpers Ferry this week and then went to
Hagerstown, where he will preach. ex-
changing pulpits with tho Rev. P. A. Cave.
Rev. DIR. Hugh Johnston Of the Metro
politan Church has been granted the month
Of August and the first half Of September
as vacation. He has not yet decided
where he will spend his leave, but the
probability Is that he will not take all Of
1t In such place that he may not be able to
oficiate one or two Sundays at the church.
Rev. DR.. ]. H Mccarthy and the Rev. ].
r. Wood of Baltimore will fill the pulpit
during the doctors absence, and regular
services are to be maintained throughout
the summer.
The hours Of the Sabbath school Of the
United Brethren Memorial Church. at the
corner of North Capitol and r streets, have
been changed from o'clock in the after
noon to $50 in the morning. The school,
Of which Mr.. Washington Topham Is the
superintendent. Is growing rapidly, now
having more than three hundred scholars on
the rolls, necessitating change of time
that would suit the majority.
Thursday morning the family Of Rev. ].
Russell Verbrycke, pastor Of the Gurley
Memorial Presbyterian Church, left for
their summer outing, which will be taken
In the neighborhood of Round Hill. Va.
Rev. Mr.. Verbrycke will not himself leave
until the first part Of August, and will
then only spend two or three weeks away
from his charge. reserving some time for
December. when he will make a cunning
trip in southwestern Virginia.
1t has been decided that the committee on
plans and buildings Of the American Uni
Of next month. This meeting is called to
take place in New York in order that the
majority of Its members may be accommo
dated. The committee Is composed Of Bish-
Andrus Of New York and Anderson Fow-
Ter, and Messrs. Matthew g. Emery. An
drew B. Duvall, John e. Herrell and 8. L.
Beiler Of this city. At this meeting the
stone to be used in the buildings, Of which
many samples are still being sent in, will
be decided upon, and an architect will be
selected.
Rev. Dhomas s. Chflds, archdeacon of
the convocation Of Washington. departs
next Tuesday for an extensive trip. accom-
panied by his wife and three daughters.
He will first visit the Yellowstone Park,
then go to points on the Pacific coast, and
finally embark at Tacoma for Alaska. Re-
turning by the same way the party will
visit the Canyon Of the Colorado and spend
some time among the southern Ute Indians,
with whom the doctor Is very familiar.
having been once member of a govern
ment commission to see about their re-
moyal to another reservation. The party
expects to arrive home the first part of
October
Margaret's is well under way, but the prob
ability Is that the corner stone Of the
structure will not be laid with formal ex-
ercises. As 1t will, however. be finished in
ers have returned from their summer resi-
dc noes. formal dedication Is to take place.
In the meantime the services which have
been held In the house of Mr. Lawrence
Sands have been discontinued.
The boys of st. Paups Catholic Church
have organized themselves into a drum
corps and have already had several drills
on the lawn Of the parochial school, under
pany numbers about forty boys. all of
whom are tb be uniformed in short while
and provided with military equipments.
The LIST Of August they will leave for the
where they are to go into camp for about
two weeks.
Rev. Jonn O. Knott, pastor of Epwor.h
NJ +. Church South. has gone to Boston by
church the congregation is worshiping in
the chapel belonging to the Metropolitan
Baptist Church, at the corner Of 9Th and
A streets northeast.
Last Sunday at the early morning mass
the Holy Name Society Of St. Dominlce
Church received communion in a body. 1t
Is customary to hold meeting of the So
ciety on the evening of the same day that
thn t.
the meeting was dispensed with en- account
of the hot weather.
Rev. DR.. Bittinger and wife left this week
for Observation-Disclosures to be gone
about six weeks. In his absence the Sun
day morning services of Westminster Pres
byterian Church will he continued as usual
with different ministers supplying the pull
pit.
Rev Andrew J. Graham, rector of St.
Marks Protestant Episcopal Church. has
gone away for vacation, to be absent
until about the middle Of August. He is
at summer resort on the coast of Maine.
The church services will be continued.
Bicycles are becoming quite the thing
among the ecclesiastical portion of Wash
fngton, Rev. George N. Luccock and A.
M. Hilliker being among the latest addi-
tons. Other ministers who possess wheels
are Revs. Edward B. Bagby, S. L. Beiler,
Snyder, Wood. Sterett and Verbrycke. It
will be remembered that some time ago
Rev. Mr.. Bagby attempted to organize
coed. Now that the number Of those who
own bikes are increasing an effort will
be made to attempt the same thing as
soon as cooler weather sets in and the
preachers have returned from their va
cations.
Rev. DR.. Mackay-Smith and Mrs. Mack
ay-Smith are now travelling in Europe and
will be for some time The services will be
continued, as both the assistants, Revs.
Robert s. w. Wood and Bigelow are in the
city.
On the evenings Of July and 5 picnic
and lawn party was given on the grounds
of the pastoral residence of st. Augustlne's
Church, and 1t Is announced that the at
fair was q success, more than five hun
bred dollars being realized. Some time
ago Cardinal Gibbons offered to render ma
terial financial assistance to the parish
provided the congregation also raised a
certain sum, and now the parishioners
are trying to be in a position to accept
his offer
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Ross Fishburn have de-
cided to spend the first portion Of their va
cation at the home of Mr.. Fishburn's par
ents. in Harrisburg, Pa, and from there
they will go to the Allegheny mountains.
returning thence to Washington.
Rev. w. E. Parson, D. D., Of the Church
Of the Reformation has gone to the coast
of Maine rot to return until late in Sep
TENDER. Those members of his family that
he did not take with him are at Eagles
Mere. Pa. The Sunday services of the
church are hatne continued nv the Rev