Evening star., 1896-12-12
| N THE CHI URCHE S

Rev. ]. E. Gilbert. the secretary of the
American Society of Religious Education,
which has it's headquarters in this city.
last week talked to the Ministerial Union
of Baltimore. 1t was decided to hold a con-
gress in Baltimore next April. A commit
tee, some of whose members are former
pastors of local churches, was appointed to
make arrangements follows: Chairman,
Rev. DR.. Julius E. Grammer; Bishop J.. A.
Latane and Revs. J. A. Vance, ]. f. Ock-
erman, Conrad Clever and Curtis Lee Laws.
The society now holds annual assemblies at
Asheville, N. c.; Ocean City, N. j.; Noun
tain Lake Park, Nd, and Jackson, Tenn.
Bishop Satterlee is to visit the Church of
the Advent, corner Z and ID streets LIE
Droit Park. tomorrow at the morning serv
ice and administer the rite of confirma-
ton to a class of adults. The class has
been prepared by the rector of the church.
Rev. Edward Marshall Mott.
Rev. Henry Baker of the Baltimore Meth
oGist Episcopal conference has located i1
this city, having purchased home at the
corner of r and 18th streets northwest. DR..
Baker and his wife recently returned from
their second journey around the world.
Their last visit, which lasted nine months,
mainly given up to India and Egypt.
Mrs. Baker is expects to give an address
before some of the missionary societies of
this city at an early date.
Last Sunday new Methodist church was
y,
Md. Bishop John F. Hurst oficiated and
also preached the sermon. The church is
on the site of the famous Cokesbury Col
lege, the earliest of Methodist educa tional
Institutions.
Washington members of the Brotherhood
of ST. Andrew taking a great deal of
interest in the preparations for the first
international convention of the order, which
will be held at Buffalo next fall. 1t is ex-
pected that a delegation from this city
will attend three or four times larger than
the ones which have gone to other converi-
tions. Among those who have announced
their intentions of representing England are
the Earl of Nelson and Lord Hugh Cecil,
youngest son of the Marquis of Salisbury
There is some talk Of holding the conven-
iion in October. but several of the local
nembers are interesting themselves to have
1t held in the early part of September
A reception Is to be rendered Monday
evening to Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Hugh john
ston in their new parsonage on & street
This parsonage Is the gift of Matthew G.
Emery to Metropolitan Methodist Church
1t Is valued at about $12, 900. The ladies Of
the congregation have had the furniture
of the old parsonage thoroughly renovated
besides adding new pieces, and have also
put in an entirely new set of carpets and
curtains. The reception is to be rendered
the pastor by the ladies. and program
has been prepared for the occasion.
Officers have been elected by the Metro
politan Presbyterian Church as follows:
Elders: Messrs. s. d. Luckett. J. c. Bax-
ter, William Du Bots and e. A. Eakle;
deacons, DR.. Frank Davidson and Messrs
w. S. Moore, w. K. Ferris and w. S. Van
Fleet.
The Ladies' Missionary Society of the
Metropolitan Presbyterian Church has
sent box to home missionary in Min
nesota. The box was valued at about s1OO
A baby organ was in the box
friend, hose name has not been made
pubic, has erected handsome granite
cross in Oak Hill cemetery over the grave
OF the late Rev. Thomas Grafton Addison
ID, late rector Of Trinity Protestant
episcopal Church: The cross is of the
Latin style and the only inscription Is DR.
Addison's name ard the dates and places
OF his birth and death.
Special week day lectures are being held
during the Advent season at the Churcb or
the Epiphany. Thursdays Rev. DR. Ran
dolph H. Mckim breaches on the "IJoiy
Communion" while Tuesday afternoons
an Hev: nv. w. r.. X. Turner is delivering course
Christ The music during the Advent
services is being rendered by a voluntary
choir of young ladies'.
The christian Church which was nv
ganized some weeks ago In Southwest
Washington. with the Rev w. J. Wriebt
as pastor, Is to be known as the, Third
CHRISTIAN Church of Washington. Mr.
winch to erect church ediflce
Inc Washington Congregational CIup has
decided to celebrate Forefathers day on The
evening of Tuesday. December %, in the
iooh Nol the flFSt C0ngregationaI
Church The Ladies' Aid Society OF the
FIRST Church Is to furnish the dinner.
program has been arranged containtng
the names of a number of prominent speak
ers. SP@oN
The Young Peoples Society of CbrIstia,
Endeavor Of the Western Presbyterian
Church has elected new officers for the
ensuing year as follows: President. e. v.
Crittenden; vice president. Miss Mamie Ro.
dier; corresponding secretary. Miss May r.
Smith; treasurer. w. Spencer Armstrong.
superintendent Of the Junior Endeayorers
Mrs Howard Wilbur Ennis; assistant
junior superintendent, Miss Mabel E Raw
lings. and Christian Endeavor Union dele
gate, John w. Matson
gcod-sized package has been sent bv
the Christian Endeavorers of the Gunton
Temple Memorial Presbyterian Church to
the Assembly Presbyterian Church from
where boxes are to go to the AsheytlIe
Farm School and Tucson Indian School.
A young mems Bible class has been or
ganized in connection with the Sunday
school OF Epiphany Episcopal Church. It
Is under the leadership Of Mr.. Alexander
Marye.
Mr.. Henry English. vestryman Of Trim