Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-02
IN THE CHuR H E S

The Eastern Presbyterian Church re-
Gently was embarrassed by the fact that
while it had a considerable sum on hand,
| and more pledged toward the payment of
| It's floating debt, it could not properly divert
| these funds to paying the interest on Its
| funded debt. In this emergency the pas
tors and members of the other Presby terrain
congregations held meeting, Gen. John
! w. Foster presiding. "A committee was ap-
| pointed. consisting of Messrs. Ramsdel
| Radcliffe and Warner, to raise the $500
needed. The whole was subscribed
and Tuesday of this week was paid. The
contributing congregations We're as follows:
Gurley Memorial, SO; Western, $40; Metro
| politan, $SS; First Church, S120; Church of
| the Covenant, $500, and New York Avenue
| $40. The Washington Loan and Trust
| Company, which held the trust in view of
| the circumstances, RENTED 500 of the
amount due
Seventy-fve years ago St. Peters parish
was formally organized. Last Sunday the
congregation took steps to celebrate this
| diamond jubilee Of the parish in a lasting,
| but at the same time fitting, manner. 1t
| has been decided to erect new main altar
which shall be the equal of anything in
| this city. Accordingly subscription blanks
were passed around to the parishioners last
Sunday, and tomorrow they will be re-
| turned. In addition, new altar has also
| been contracted for, to be placed in one of
| the side chapels. If the main altar. is
erected within the year it is probable that
| a formal ceremony will mark it's first use
and also that of the anniversary of the
parish.
1t has been decided to hold the joint
| meeting of representatives of the general
| synod, general council and united synod,
which are organizations Of Lutherans, on
the 10th, and very probably in one of the
Philadelphia Lutheran churches. One rea-
son for holding it on this date is the fact
| that it is the anniversary Of Martin Luz
theirs birthday, and, therefore, a day emil
| nently fitting on which to make the first
steps looking to a union of the three most
| important branches of Lutheranism in the
United States. 1t Is expected that the first
| fruits of the conference will be that the
three bodies will work together in lines Of
| missionary work and more particularly
| that of church extension.
A vested choir Of boys and men has been
| organized at st. Patricks Church, not to
| take the place of the regular choir, but to
| render the music at vespers. 1t is contem-
| plated to have the choir service at some of
| the masses also The choir numbers about
| thirty voices and Is under the direction of
Rev. Father ]. F. MCGEE.
The Washington delegates to the Metho-
| dist general conference, Rev. DrS. Luther
b. Wilson and Henry r. Naylor, and the
! lay delegates, Messrs. Alexander Ashley
| and G. W. F. Swartzell, left this week for
Cleveland. DR.. Naylor does not, however,
expect to stay during the entire session Of
the conference, and neither does DR.. Will
| son.
Rev: Dr.. Oliver A. Brown. pastor Of
Foundry Church, went to New York this
| week and also to Atlantic Highlands, where
his summer home is located and which he
Is getting ready for occupancy.
The spring meeting Of the Columbian
| baptist Association is to be held from the
4th to the 9th of May, Inclusive in Grace
| church, 9th street near Pennsylvania ave-
| nue. southeast. One session is to be de-
voted to the discussion of local missionary
| work and another to educational work
| While still another will be given up to gen
| eral missionary work.
The young ladies Of ST. Stephens Catho-
| lie Church have organized st. Stephen
| Reading Circle, with the following officers
Miss May O'Neal secretary. Miss Mary