Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-28
! N T HE CHI URCHE S

| Lutheran Church has called Rev. Mr.
Schlerf Of Milwaukee to the pastorate of
| the church. He Is recommended by the
| presiding officer Of the synod. Rev. VIM.
y. n. Luebkert, the present pastor, is to
| preach his farewell sermon tomorrow
| 1t was mentioned two or three weeks ago
in The Star that Rev. w. H. Gotwald d.
| D., pastor of st. Marks Lutheran Church
| had resigned his position, and the resigna-
| ton had been accepted by the church
| council. Since then the council itself has
| resigned for the most part and the con-
| gregation. as whole, have refused to ac-
| cept DIR. Gotwald's resignation. 1t seems
! very likely now that the doctor will be pre-
vailed upon to remain in Washington.
| thursday of last week the members of
| the Marist College at Brookland including
| priests and students, celebrated the golden
| jubilee of the entry into the order of their
| superior general. Rev. Father A. Martin
native of France.
Assembly Presbyterian Church is to cele-
brate the week of prayer by services. Be-
| ginning with the evening of January g.
| there are to be meetings every, evening
W yiat,h viii be conducted by Rev. c. H.
| Little D. D., of Logansville, Ind, brother
| 10 Rev. DR.. Little, pastor of Assembly.
| yesterday evening the Sunday school of
Assembly held their annual Christmas en-
! tertainment, which included a program of
| music and other exercises, concluded by
distribution of boxes Of candy. The col
! lection which was taken up is to be given
| to the Central Union Mission and to the
| George Maulsby Home for Newsboys
Monday evening the Young Mems Chris
| tan Association held the closing exercises
| OF the first term Of its educational depart
| ment President l.. Cabell Williamson de-
| livered an address, during the course of
| which he talked about "Punctuality and
Earnestness' as valuable traits of charac-
| Yer IN young men. Frank S. Brown gave
| hEe or six Rotations, both humorous and
otherwise, and Chas Hayden Chase played
ana sang. Brief addresses were also made
by Mr. Hanna, shorthand teacher; W. C.
Henry, arithmetic and bookkeeping teach
| er; j. w. Crawford, typewriting teacher
ana Harry O. Hine. in charge of the Eng
hsh department. Mr.. Hanna was present
| ed with handsome rocking chair by the
| members OF his class. and at the close of
the entertainment candy was distributed
There were in all about seventy-five of the
students present, and during the year the
membership in this branch of the Y NJ G.
| A. reached above 30
Inc next meeting of the District Epworth
League, not counting the installation of
ofhcers meeting. is to be held in the early
part or February, under the charge of the
| spiritual department. Rev. F. }. Clark. first
| Vice president-elect. in charge. The officers
held meeting last week, informally but
Ine new board of control is not to get to-
sether until next week. When this takes
| place. President Mathews will be presiding
| over nearly entirely new board as recent
chapter elections have changed the repre-
/ y
succeed r. l.. Bains as president of
Foundry Chapter: C. E. Roberts succeed
Robert l. Carr at Douglas Memorial; r.
u. M'duleton. vice F. L. Israel. at McKen-
| uTee: j. F1nney Engle. vice Jas. A Edgar
at waugh; j. w. Lynn, vice George S. Glib
| son, at Grace, Edward W. Williams, vice
M. A; watson, at Hamline: J. S. Barker,
wee w. II. Main, at Wesley
Services are now being held in the lecture
room or the new Second Baptist Church
eoloreu; ana work is soon to begin again on
me me tlfiishing OF the main auditorium. A
Iair mas been held in the lecture room for
the past month. and is now about closing.
Inc proceeds from this will be devoted to
! the work of completion
Inc Young Mems Christian Associate
mas issued cards of invitation for a recep-
llon for young men on New Year day, from
. 10 . o CLOCK, at the First Congregational
Shurch. This reception is to be held Joint
| ~ with one which Rev. DR.. S. NJ Newman
and wife are accustomed to hold annually.
On the part of the association, Mrs. l..
Sabeil Williamson, the wife of the presi-
| dent, VIII head the receiving party
A collection of fossil fish. which 10 re-
ported to be worth $1,000 and of great
| value IN studying prehistoric fish, has been
| received at the American University,
| through the medium of the North Ohio CON,
terence. The donor Is Mr. William Kepp-
| .er, and in the collection are a great variety
| OF specimens, most of which are or rather
| ghanies.
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
| Endeavor Of Ryland NJ. E. Church have
elected as president B. F. Gilmore, and
Clyde Todd as secretary
| AS result of the fall conferences in tho
| west of the Methodist EPISCOPAL Church
| there has been nearly $4,000 subscribed to
| the Asbury Memorial Hall of the American
| University. The amounts and the confer
| ences which subscribed are, in detail. as
| follows Detroit conference SOP: the
Michigan conference, s4.O16 the North Ohio
! ference, $3.50.
John d. Flint of Fall River. Mass. has
| maze large donation to the American
| University, reference to which has been
| made in The Star. A present of a complete
| set of twenty-three volumes of the Pioneer
| Collections of Michigan has also been re-
ceived from the Secretary of State for that
| state WASHINGTON Gardner. Six books
| nave been received from F. K Smart of
| Detroit.
iectern, In the form Of an open leaf of
DraSs' mas been set up in st. Margaret's p
| h. church, and all the other chancel furni-
| ture including altar rail. pulpit and com
| munion set, and within The past two weeks
| the handsome pews made in New York ar
rived and are now in their places. Profess
| sor John Porter Lawrence mas organized a
| choir, which has rendered the music on
several occasions. The personnel of the
choir Is as follows: Organist and director.
| John Porter Lawrence; precentor Edwin
| Tracy; sopranos and altos, Charley Beard.
| Preston Cullum, Howard Bayley, Christie
pher Cox, Robert Corby. Thomas Dorsey,
Sohiau DoSie, IraItOn rage, VIII Smith,
Frank Wallace, Clark Wells. Dudley Ton
cray, st. John Hartsock and Frank Wal
| lace; tenor, c. E. Latiner. and bassos. DR..
A. B: Mitchell and A. L. Barrtt
1t is probable that this year there will he
no joint celebration Of the week of Drawer
which begins Sunday week except in cases
when three or four churches unite Nearly
all the churches, however. will observe the
season, and in the case Of those churches
in the neishborhood of the Luther Mem oriaI
and Vermont Avenue Churches there is to he
a. joint series of meetings at the former
| church. The Presbyterian churches. of
which there are in The neighborhooi of
eighteen In the city, are to hold Joint meet
ings at the New York Avenue PRESBYTERIAN
Church, and a celebration of the communion
at the Church of the Covenant
Inc First Baptist Church Is to hold
christmas services tomorrow. The music al
the church recently has been sung by the
congregation without the aid of a choir. but
tomorrow there is TO be a quartet, assisted
by practiced chorus of ,wenty-Gye voices
The quartet is as follows: Mrs Gardner
soprano; Mrs. G. B. Rhean alto: Melville
| Hensey. tenor; Professor N Dushane Glow
ard, bass, and Percy S. Foster, nrgan!st and
director.
Yesterday evening the Sunday school of
North Capitol NJ. e. Church held its annual
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