Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15
IN THE CHURCH, S

! will close with high mass. Last week
| the mission was for women. but this week
Tor men, and both have been Well attend
ed. The band Of the Faulists in charge
are as follows: Revs. NJ. p. Smith, L. H.
Youman and Peter J. O'Callaghan.
MIR. Thomas c. Pole, director Of the vest
ed choir of the Church of the Incarnation.
Protestant Episcopal has resigned. and the
organist Of the church, Mr.. Watts, has been
appointed to the vacancy.
The Sunday school of Union NJ. e.
Church has elected the following officers:
E. SWescott, superintendent for the eighth
year: Arson S. Taylor, secretary; +. C.
..inger, assistant superintendent; A. NJ.
GanaeweT, treasurer; n. Fernandez, librar-
ian; John Meany. assistant Librarian; DR..
{. j. LaGson. chorister; Miss Elsie Roach.
| organist, and Miss Grace Cobaugh. assist
! ant organ;st. Mr.. Taylor IS now entering
upon his twenty-sixth year in tic service
of Zion Church as the secretary OF its Sab
bath school, ard consequently a committee
has been appointed to secure and present
to him some suitable token.
1t is thought that Cardinal Gibbons will
appoint Rev. Father Martin P. Sullivan,
assistant pastor Of St Peters Church, to
the place mlde vacant ty the resignation
of Rev. T. b. Hughes of st. Teresa's
CHurch, who las accepted the position of
professor at st. Johns Seminary, Bos-
ton. Father Hughes has been in his pres
ent charge thirteen years.
The Methodist Ministers Association
Monday held a meeting, at which they dis
cuSSed the Bacon resolutions Rev. DR..
Martin T. b. Rice opened the discussion.
Others who took part in the debate were
Rev. George B. Leech of Baltimore and
Rev. Drs. J. e. Stitt and A. Il. Ames.
Judging from the opinions expressed at this
meeting, the Washington district, represent
ed by its pastors, VIII be recorded at the
coming conference as being heartily in
favor Of the resolutions. An indication of
the interest taken in the cUcst.ocs Of
church polity embedded IN these resolutions
is found in the fact that beginning with
last Monday every session of the associa-
ton WI be devoted to debates on the same
question. At this weeks meeting it
voted that laynen be not accorded the
privilege of being present.
There vas a meeting this week of pas
tors and laymen of the local Lutheran
churches in utilization with the general
, synod to take action looking toward ex
| tending some help from Washington to the
Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettys-
| burg. The seminary recently completed ad-
| dit;ors and improvements to its plant cost
| ing upward of eighty thousand dollars,
and they propose TO Gquidatc a greater
portion Of this debt by contributions from
the churches. 1t was resolved that the
| local churches lie canvassel for several
! thousand dollars, If possible, and for this
purpose committee to look after the mat
| ter was appointed, as follows: Albert +.
! Fox, DR.. F. Butler and Allen D. Albert.
The congregat ton of Mt. Sinai Baptist
| = Il I'd G streets, has gore into its
| ediice. The upper floor, however is the
only part occupied regularly, rs the ground
| floor is rot yet fully completed.
Last Sunday Wesley NJ. T.. Church held
| its annual missionary anniversary. The
presiding elder, Dr. Wilson, preached
neon and evening Mrs. l.. g. Baldwin, now
OF New York, but formerly missionary
TO China. addressed the CONGREGATION.
The tei'th anniversary of the Sunday
! 9. %
r. Church was held last Sunday evening
in the lecture room CT the church. The
president, Mrs. L. J. Harper, presided. Pre-
sc1tat:on Of gifts for collecting the largest
amount of missionary money made TO
Harley Hoan, Misses Laura i. Shlpe ari
Ella Lamb, ard Mr.. B. +. Fuller. Officers
We're elected follows: President, Mrs. L.
J. Harper; vice president, Miss Ida Gilbert;
secretary, Mss Anna Z. Ncvius md treas
ursr Miss May r. Branson. Tho Sunday
School Temperance Society also held an
dent, b. II. Burrell. ard secretary and
treasurer. +. NJ. Wheat. The officers OF
the school Itself for the following year are
as follows: Superb tcndent Robert S. Trim
bic; first assistant, Charles /. Roberts; sec
nd assistant, Amy l. May; secretary,
! IRA X De Groot: assistant secretary, Avon
| MENUS: treasurer, w W. Biggs; librarian,
c. NJ. Bilingsley; ass slant Librarian. How
ard Eost; pianist, Miss sara Carr, and or
sanist Miss Emma Miller.
Rev. Frank Sewal!. pastor of the New
q course Of lectures on Problems CT the
Future Life"
The committee appointed by tie Young
Mems Chr stia7 Societies OF lit. Vernon ard
Marvin Churches to draw up q constitution
for the proposed Methodist Brotherhood
has finished its labors and submitted the
results to the societ es for ratification. BY
the constitution, as reported, the organiza-
ton will be known as the Southern Meth
Cd st brotherhood" end it will be governed
BY a council composed of members Of the
several chapters. Temporary officers are
soon 10 tie selected, and ceXt AUGUST the
first annual meeting of The brotherhood is
to be held. The committee who have had
charge of the matter are as follows: W. w.
n Ian, chairman: II. Z. l.. Smith and j.
Evert Baird OF Mt. Vernon; Robert s.
Valley, d. L. B!akemore and Emory S
Tucker Of Marvin, together with the pas
tors of the churches in advisory capaci-
ty. Since the project was first preached
two more societies have been organized in
the Southern Methodist Church, and the
Brotherhood viii start out with q member
ship of about two hundred.
There Will occuN in the middle of Nav of
this year the quadrennial conference of the
Methodist Protestant Church of the United
States which will be held at Kansas City
and it is very likely that WASHINGTON viii
he represented by the delegates from the
Maryland conference. in which this city is
located, and which is entitled to minis
teria1 and a lay delegate for every 2,Ca0
members.
The Woman's Home Missionary Society of
the Baltimore NJ. T. conference has set
apart Thursday as a day of humiliation and
prayer. 1t Will be observed in this city hv
a meeting of the Washington district mem
bers at Foundry Church, at which services
are to be held, in which prominent members
of the organizes ton are expected to take
part.
Thursday evening at Trinity p e Church
Hall, st. Marks Friendly League gave an
entertainment for the benefit of their treas
ury. The first portion of the program con-
sisted of selections by eight OF the Peek sis
tiers, and one lone brother. Then followed
a burnt cork affair by Messrs. G.. s. Meloy
and r. w. Test. which received an encore
The evening was closed by experiments in
mcsmerism, conducted by Mr.. Thad. K.
Sailor.
Ryland NJ. E. Sunday School Missionary
Society has elected officers, as follows:
President. Mrs. Annie V. Cawson; secretary,
Worth Harper; John w. Mitchell, treasurer.
The last Sunday of the month the annual
anniversary of the school will he held
There is to be meeting of Baptist yourg
people of the city on the evening of Feb
ruary 2S at Grace Baptist Church. DR. A.
P. Montague of Columbian University is to
deliver the address on the topic of the even
ing, "Baptists in Education" This is to is
fnl1nyed hy oDon