Evening star., 1896-10-03
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Wednesday cvenih9b Of this week in Co..
lumbia Baptist Chafch at Falls Church.
Va. the Rev. JohntW. Kineheloe wasror-'
datnedA to the Baptist ministry. j Rev. c. G.
Meador. pastor of therFifth Church Of this
city. presided. The program of exercises
was as follows: Ordination sermon. Rev.
DR.. Lake of Virginia; prayer Of ordination.
Rev. r. r. West Of Brookland Church,.
charge to the candidate Rev. E. Hez
Sven of Second Church: charge to the
church. Rev. w. S. 20. Thomas, pastor Of
Gay Street Church. West Washington. and
presentation Of Bible to the yosng min
lister. Rev. DE-. Butler of ALEXANDRIA,, Rev.
Mr.. kincheloe Is Virginian by birth. but
has resided in this city for the past two or
three years. He has been until recently
member of the Second Church of this city.
Rev.'M! Ross Fishburn Of the Mount
Pleasant Corgrega tional Church occupied
his pulpit last Sunday after an absence of
1--we weeks. All his vacation, was spent in
PENNSYLVANIA, and included a stay in the
Blue mountains and visits to his own and
MS wlfes former home. Mr.. and Mrs. Fish
burn also made several extended. bicycle
tours, riding from Chambersburg to Gettys-
burg and from Lancaster to Philadelphia.
While at his old home Mr. Fishburn part c.
lpated in a jubilee service which marked
the hftieth anniversary Of his fathers Or
dinatiOn to the ministry
Rev. Father Mackin, pastor Of ST. Pauls
Catholic Church, is now able, to be out
after his recent severe illness with typhoid
1eVer. He has not however, regaired suffi-
cient strength to take full charge of the
parish.
Last Monday evening the Methodist
Union of the District held a meeting for
the nrst time In several months The ques-
ton OF the debt on North Capitol Methodist
Episcopal Church came up for discuss. on.
The union has assumed a portion of the
iS M
mehts IL regard to its payment.
ihe pastor Of the Second Baptist Church,
Rev. E. Hez Sven, expects soon to hold
series OF special meetings in his church.
Cardinal Gibbons has appointed Rev j.
Dousherty. who resigned the pastorate of
ST. Stephens Church on account of i'll
health. as pastor emeritus of the parish.
tather Dougherty, since being relieved from
his active work at the church, is steadily
Improving in health. and it is hoped that
he may ultimately be able to take up the
duties again.
Twelfth Street Methodist Church has
opened mission for colored people on 10th
street southeast. The mission was formally
ted Sunday evening week at 3 O clock
py I. the w pastor a. Of Twelfth Street Church,
Rev. W. G~Cassard. who was assisted by
Revs. l. L. Thomas, w. H. Brooks. c. A
Leftwitch and NJ. w. Clare. "A Sunday
school has been established IN connection
with the mission. with the following offi-
GERS: SUPERINTENDENT. James II. Allen !;
treasurer. Mrs. c. A. Williams; assistant
superintendent, John F. May, and secre-
tary, Mrs Byrd Bobb. The mission is To-
and z streets. r.. . ''sr @..l.- -
MIR. w. H. H. Smith has resumed charge
9th, o, the Bible class at the Young Mems
Hnrls,ian Associat5pnG 1t meets every Sat-
urday evening. and during the absence of
Mr Smith was taught by General Score
tary W. N. Multer. T.
The Brotherhood OF ST. Andrew of the
District has decided tT take up work among
-ohApf6rR- ord nf
there are several IN this city A committee
mas been appointed by President Rarnab bus
Bryan. as follows: Messrs. Rolia P. Currie,
s. X. Burche Camp W. B. Dent and p. n
Brooks 7. q. N H.
Rev. John H: Elliott. STD. rector of the
Shurch OF the Ascension, has returned
nome from Europe. He did not enjoy the
of.cers have been e4ected by the sunoa y
| Schooi OF ST. Paul'S Church, corner of ID. y
end streets northwest, as follows: Pres
| gent, @ cha a lies; A ptlnn: vice president.
Andrew Sheridan. secrelar. Hiss Louise
| Dyer; treasurer Frank Heron ani Hbrar
an. Miss iIary ODriscolI., o. The SUNDAY
| school begins its Sail session ;omorrow
| Last evening the choir OF the church was
!eorganzed and several voices added. Prof
John Iraynor was appointed director. and
| MISS Mary Byrne orsanist. Archb;shor
Gross of Oregon arrived in Washington
| .nls week on a visit to his brother, Rev
| Mark 5 Gross, who is assistant minister
| at ST. Paurs.
!" The eastern conference of the Maryland
synod of Lutheran churches, to which
| churches or that denomination Of this city
| belong will hold its annual fall meeting
I Tuesday. October p, at Ellicott City, How.
| ard county. Md. program has been pre.
| pared. as follows: Devotional exercises
conducted by the president. Rev. /. C.
| Burke: business of the conference comes
| next. and then The Pastors Relation;'
| ts) as to his membership in the congrepn.
| ton, Rev l.. NJ. Kuhns. DID, of Washing
ton; (bl as minister and not pastor. Rev. G.
| II. Slabaugh. II an. The Sabbath ard
the Bicycle" Rev. Charles H. Butler OF
| Washington and Rev. l. c. Burke ann
Our Duty Toward Present Reform Effort,
| hev Stanley Billhefmer of West Washing.
| ton and G. w. Miller of Baltimore: and a,
| 3:3O p.m How to Stimulate Greater Be.
| nevolence Among People," by Revs Sanue
Domer. DID,. of Washington, and A. H
Studebaker. DID. of Baltimore
| Last Tuesday evening the Young People's
| Society Of Christian Endeavor Of Guntor
| Temple Memorial Presbyterian Church CAV,
| an enjoyable trolley ride in a special ca,
to kensington. At the conclusion of tht
| ride there were a taffy pull and other socia
| features.
Rev. D. W. Skellenger Of the Sixth Pres
| byterian Church has returned to his work
here after rest of two months. Mrs Ske
| lenger was, however, detained by illness a.
her fathers home in Scranton, Pa. The
fever from which she was suffering il
| troken and she is now on the road to re-
| cOVery.
New furnaces are being placed in Noun
Vernon Methodist Episcopal Church South
The basement Of the church is being car
| reted and otherwise improved.
Arrangements have been made to hold s
| rally day tomorrow at Calvary Baptis
Sunday school. Superintendent Piersor Ii
Bristow has in his school over 1850 schol
srs. representing six different departments
Each department is to have exercises o
its own and then all will join in listenins
10 an address by the pastor of the church
Rev. S H Greene, ID.
| The Methodist Minister'S Association heIt
a meeting Monday morning, at Foundr,
Church when Rev. Egerton Ryerson oun:
CT Toronto, Canada, lectured on "A Call t.
| Indian Mission Work" DR.. Young is par
ticularly skilled in the use of the Gre,
syllabic, which is Used as means of com
munication amongst all he northwest In
dians. He gave a number of interest tlEs
illustrations. showing how missonaric!
teach the Bible tp IHd ans.
There is to he ameeaag of the Washing
ton city presbytery Eext Monday in tn,
Presbyterian Church DIT Manassas, Va. Th,
sermon will be preached on the openin,
Fight, Monday, by thel retiring moderator
Rev. W. J. Mcknight. land on the follow!n,
day the business Of the preshytery will b,
transacted. 1t is probable that at this ses