Evening star., 1896-12-26

1 Baltimore. Father Ryan's departure is
much regretted by the members of the par
| ish. Rev. Father Beavan was ordained to
| the ministry lest Saturday at the cathe-
| dral. At the same time and place Cardi-
hal Gibbons ordained to the priesthood six
| ty students Of ST. .Mary's Seminary. Two
of them are from this city, Rev. Gilbert
| Macdonald and Rev. Thomas Albert. The
! former has been assigned to st. Martins
Church, Baltimore, as successor to Father
Hannah, who has been transferred to ST.
Paurs Church, Washington, and the latter
Father Albert, to st. Paul's Church. Balti-
| more.
| The fourth quarterly conference of Ry-
| land Methodist Church was held this week,
! and at the meeting it was voted unani-
| mously to ask for the return of the present
pastor. Rev. s. NJ. Hartsock. The follow
| ing officers were elected for the ensuing
year: Recording steward, N. c. Martin;
| district steward, H. L. Strang; stewards, l..
c. White, H. L. Strang, j. H. Mitchell d.
J. Harper. E. NJ. Hills. Nixon Brewer. G.
e. Barber. William Worrell, F. B. Gilmore,
| N c. Martin, j. A. B. Espey. Fred. s. Cav
son; trustees l.. c. White, H. L. Strang,
Jacob Been, w. 7. Walker, T. E. P. Steph-
enson, Emory Yount, Jesse Lescellett and
J. w. Galliher. The membership of the
church is now about four hundred. DIR. l..
b. Wilson, the presiding elder of the Dis
trict, occupied the char at the meeting.
Rev. w. s. Edwards, DID,, presiding elder
OF East Baltimore district of the Methodist
Church, was in Washington on Tuesday
visiting several of his ministerial ac-
" duutdlCeS LIZ. EOWdrQS name mas Deen
mentioned in connection with a local pulpit
which will be vacant next March.
The Brotherhood Of Andrew and Phillip
Chapter of the Western Presbyterian
Church has selected the following men,
bers as officers to serve during the ensuing
year: President, Fred. J. Whitehead; vice
president, Walter T. Matson; recording Sec
retary, Henry e. Stringer; corresponding
Edward F. Cook. Six Few members were
elected. The Presbyterian brotherhood con-
vent1on is to be held in Newark, N. j. on
the 18th. SOth and 31st of January. F. ].
Wnitehead has been elected delegate, with
j. w. Matso2 as alternate. The pastor
Rev. Howard Wilbur Ennis, who is a mem
Der of the Presbyterian Council of the
Brotherhood of Andrew and PhilIip ia to
tion.
The Girls Relief Band Of the Vermont
Avenue Church recently gave an enter
tainment The program consisted of scotch
songs by Mrs. Power Miss Nina Wilkinson
and Mr.. Fontaine; instrumental music bv
Misses Jordan, Linn, Abbie Power and
Maud Stalnaker 7
The Sabbath school of the Mount Pleas
ant Congregational Church has elected the
Iolowlng officers: Superintendent, Sanford
ncr' W. nnien' assistant superintendent w. j.
Sowman; superintendent of the primary
department, Miss Fannie Appleby; secre-
tary, MISS 1mogene lexis; assistant secre
ia sary, LeRoy w. Heron; treasurer John B.
ant librarians, Rufus Darby ard Alvin
Qulnter; chorister, Clarence Exley. and
pianist Miss Clara Young The pastor of
tne church. Rev. NJ. Ross Fishburn, is visit
Pa WEN "' 1arrlspurg'
me new officers Of Hamline Epwortb
Lesgu Chapter are: President, M. A. Wat
sonona son, arst wee president. J. L. Underwood;
SECOND wee president, e. P. Hamlin: third
vice president, Mrs H. B. Motion; fourth
wee president, NJ. A. Wertz: secretarv Dr
:; p. raes spencer , ,Hough; treasurer. Miss irene
league, Mrs. Lula Rifrel '-'i
me various ministerial associations or
washington have appointed Committees to
consider the subject of Sunday newspapers
The joint committee met recently and dc.
cfded to place the matter in the hands of q
committee consisting of the following min
listers: Rev. Howard Wilbur Ennis nastor
OF the Western Presbyterian Church: Rev
John H. Elliott of the Church of tho A.
cension. Rev. j. G. Butler Of the Imthsr
Memorial Church and Rev c. W. Baldwin
OF Wesley NJ e. Church. This COMMITTEES
IS 10 confer with the District Commission
ers and will report the results tn tho ioin+
committee Of the ministerial associaftons
Assistant Secretary H. c. Metcalf of the
Iouns Mems Christian Association who
mas been Ill for several days past, is out
again and attending to his duties
The young men of Kendall Raptist Cburcb
nave organized band especially for young
men The organization is called the Young
mems Society of Christian Workers, and
Its object is stated to be Growth in grace
and Christian fellowship" The officers
are James II. Grant, president; Charles H.
BAKER, secretary, and Harry Corder, treas
urer.
January the Washington District wo-
mems Home and Foreign Missionary So
cietles of the Methodist Church are to
hold an all-day meeting at Dumbarton
church. In the morning there is to be an
ADDRESS to the foreign society by Mrs E.
X nf Po1f
noon several of the deaconesses of the R,ble
Training School are to talk on home mis-
sionary work. At noon there Is to he
lunch served.
placed in st. Cyprian Catholic Church
To instruct the children Of Ryland M. f.
Church In the doctrines Of Methodism a
Susannah Wesley Band has been or
gan1zed, which meets in the church every
Sunday afternoon. 1t is in charge of Mrs
Hartsock. the wife of the pastor Last
Sunday Bishop Hurst preached at Ryland
The Christian Endeavor Society OF the
church has elected E. NJ Hall president
and Clyde Todd secretary.
The Methodist Church at Clarksburg be-
longing to this district, has been reopened
after extensive repairs. Rev. Dr. l.. B.
Wilson preached one of the sermons on
the occasion
At the last meeting of the board of man
ayers of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation resolutions We're passed upon the
- oIAS
of its earliest members, and also one of its
presidents. Tomorrow afternoon the mems
gospel meeting at the Y. M. c. A. is to be
addressed by Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson, pas
tor Of the Anacostia Baptist Church
The Guild of st. Barnabas for Nurses ia
to hold a special service in st. Paups p. E.
Church next Wednesday evening. 1t is ex-
pected that Bishop Satterlee will make
the address. The guild is composed of
persons interested in the work of trained
nurses.
DIR. s. NJ. Newman of the First Con-
gregatfonal Church and Mrs. Newman, to-
gether with the wives and daughters of
the officers Of the church, will constitute
the receiving part at New Year re-
ception to be given at the church next
Friday afternoon and evening, under the
auspices of the Ladies' Aid Society
The Anacostia Chapter Of the Epworth
League has elected the following officers:
President, A. Suit; first vice president,
Charles Linger; second vice president, Rus
sell Bowen; third vice president, Miss Cora
Mclean; fourth vice president. John Forte,
and secretary. George King, jr.
st. Paurs branch of the womens auxil-
iaIV Of the diocese of Washington has pre-
p1 ID and forwarded a box to assist a
missionary Of the diocese. The Children's
Guild Of the church also sent a box this
week to a mission at Wadesboro', N. c., as
q Christmas gift, containing clothing toys