Evening star., 1896-01-11
IN THE URCHE S

At tho Louisville convention the dates
| and places of meetings Of both the 1896
convention ana the international were left
to be decided at the discretion of the gen.
eral council of the Brotherhood of st. An
drew. At recent meeting held in Phila-
delphia the council decided to call the con-
vention of 1896 at Pittsburg, from October
! IA to IS, inclusive. The international con-
| vention will be held some time during the
year 1897, instead of 1896, suggested by
| the Louisville convention, and at Buffalo.
| This will be the first international conven-
| ton of the brotherhood, though England,
| Scotland and Wales have been represented
| a number of times, and at it an organiZa-
| ton embracing all the chapters in the
| world, including those in the orient South
! Africa and Australia, is to be perfected.
President Houghteling has appointed four
| members OF the American brotherhood to
| act with similar committee from Canada
| to make arrangements for Buffalo. A
| number of gentlemen nigh in the councils
| of the order have offered to defray the eX-
perses of travelling secretaries, to be sent
| abroad, and wherever their assistance may
| be needed, in starting new chapters, and
| it is probable that these offers will be ac-
cepted, and one or more men sent out:
The Ladies' Benevolent Society of the
| First Presbyterian Church has elected off1-
| GERS for the ensuing year as follows: Pres
| ident, Mrs. L. G. Hine; vice president, Mrs.
| Ordway; treasurer, Mrs. Mann; secretary,
| MIS-. j. X. NeVltt, ana QlfectreSSeS,
Wilson, honorary; Mrs. Adolos Allen, Mrs.
| Dalrymple, Mrs. Patterson and Mrs. Toll
| man.
Father George A. Dougherty. one of the
assistant pastors of st. Augustihe's Catho-
| lie Church, was recently presented with a
| fine gold watch by the League of the Sa-
cred Heart, of which he is the spiritual di-
| rector.
| Tuesday at noon the Ladies' Foreign Mis-
| sionary Society of the First Congregational
Church gave a lunch in the parlors of the
| church in aid of their funds. They sent
away some boxes Of clothing and other
| necessaries to missionary in the west at
| Christmas time. and are now preparing to
make a similar gift in another direction.
| Arrangements are nearly completed for
| the annual convention of the Young Mems
Christian Associations of Maryland, West
| Virginia, Delaware and the District of Co.
| lumbia, to be held 0t HagerStown, begin
ming Friday afternoon, the oath of this
month, and continuing over until Sunday.
| number OF delegates are to represent the
local association, and Percy S. Foster Is to
lead the music. The convention will open
| with a devotional meeting at half-past
Friday afternoon, led by F. L. Middleton
of Washington. Among the well-known
are Rev. DIR. StLdebaker of Baltimore c.
K. O.. Ober Of Chicago, H. N. Multer of
Philadelphia and H. B. Anderson Of Ashe-
The pupils of the Holy Name Sunday
school, of which the Rev. T. J. Kervick is
pastor Sunday week presented their pas
| tor with a ciborium.
At the December meeting Of the local Ju-
nior Christian Endeavor Union a number
Of the societies told of the work which
they are doing this winter. The juniors of
the Fifth Congregational Church presented
scrap books to the hospitals and dolls to
the poor chil1ren at Christmas. A commit
tee of the Gunton Temple organization
helps to furnish the pulpit of the church
with flowers Zach Sunday, and also sends
flowers to hospital The juniors at one
church have already bought convention
bond, and are casting about for means to
buy another while those of the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church have
added about seventy-five dollars to the
church building fund.
st. Marks P. E. Church has evolved a
plan by which to pay the floating debt on
the church. The plan is follows: Small
bodies called tens have been formed, each
numbering that many people, and the tens
| assume a certain portion of the debt, the
| individual members contributing a certain
amount monthly for two years to make up
the quota of his or her particular ten.
About ten of these organizations have al
ready been formed, and more are in pro-
cess of formation, the entire scheme being
under the direction of committee, fol-
lows; Rev. A. j. Graham, MesSrs. H p
Goodwin, r. J. Earnshaw, II. p. Blair, j. B.
Bennett, ]. Walker Cooksey and Mesdames
Wallace, Howe and Birmingham.
installations of the chapter officers of the
| Epworth League are now being held. In
most cases the District officers conduct the
| services. and last evening they otficiated
|
evening the officers of Gathersburg Chapter
are to be inducted into Office, and Monday
evening those of the Twelfth Street Church.
Last week the Christian Endeavor Society
of the First Presbyterian Church gave a
Mother Goose Market The first part of the
. | program consisted Of musical numbers of
nursery songs and jingles, in which men,
1 bers of the junior society took part, and at
its close the market proper opened, when
several personageS of the story book Of
, fered their wares for sale. Among the char
: acters represented. all Of whom were in cos
tune, were the Queen of Hearts, Little Jack
. Horner, Jack and Jill, the Old Woman Who
Lived in the Shoe and Contrary Mary.
Next Thursday evening. January 16, the
Union of the Brotherhood of Andrew and
Philip, composed of chapters in Washington
and Baltimoi- to the number of about ten,
: are to hold joint mass meeting in the lat
ter city in the Third Reformed Church cor
ner of Paca and Saratoga streets. Rev. N. C.
Lockwood of the Associate Reformed
Church is to deliver an address upon 1.-The
Evolution of the Boy" and reports will be
submitted from the various chapters The
chapters in this city are those of the First
Congregational and Western, Eastern, Sixth
and Faith Presbyterian churches, all OF
which are expected to be represented at the
gathering by members.
Special services incident to the week OF
| prayer are being held at the Assembly
Church and will continue all of next week
| except Saturday. Rev. Chas Little of Con.
| rorsville, Ind. brother of the pastor Of the
church, Rev. G. o. Little, is conducting the
| services
Interest is increasing among the Metho
| dists as to the prospective vacancies among
| the pastorates. Presiding Elder Luther B
Wilson, DID,, has received formal calls fol
the retention of the present pastors from
Waugh Ryland, North Capitol and Ana
| costa churches.
t, Last Sunday the feast Of st. Stephen wa:
n celebrated at ST. Stephens Church by
. | solemn high mass The church was decor
ated for the occasion. Rev. John T Whelar
y of Baltimore delivered the sermon.
e The place for holding the leaders meetins
IS of the District Epworth League. conducted
h by Rev. DR.. Wilson, has been changed t.
Foundry Church from Metropolitan. Th
/ motto of the present year has also been de
e cided upon. 1t is Loyalty to Christi tn,
e one last year being 1885 for Christ"
II The Good Shepherd CHAPTER of the Broth
!, erhood OF St Andrew has been chartered a
a separate chapter and has elected officer
i as follows: Director, Robert z. Sims, am
. secretary S. s. Parkman. The chapter ha
% established reading rooms in the lower foo
~ ~ Of the mission building of st. Marks parish
y which are open three nights each week. /
-, is also assisting in the services of the mis-
sion.