Evening star., 1896-10-31
! N THE CHI URCHES S

This eveEing a parochial retreat and day
of devotion is to begin at st. Paurs Epis-
copal Church. 23d street near Washing
ton Circle, and of which the Rev. AZ
fred Harding Is rector. 1t is to be con-
Quoted by the Rev. Father c. N. Field,
s. s. ]. E., a member of an order of
the Protestant Episcopal Church. The re-
treat will continue through tomorrow, Sun
day. and on Monday and Tuesday.
The handsome marble altars for ST.
Peters Catholic Church have arrived in
this city and are now being placed in po-
sition. They will probably be formally
consecrated in December
Last week the American Missionary So
ciety Association of Congregational Church
es celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of Its
organization in Boston. Among those who
went from Washington were Mr. Justice
Brewer and Mrs. H. E. Warner of the
First Congregational Church and Rev. Nj.
the Mount Pleasant CONGREGATIONAL
Church. Among the speakers at the jubi-
lee meeting was Mr.. Justice Brewer.
The Woman's Band of the Central Union
Mission has reelected the following Off
GERS: President, Mrs. f. D. Bailey; secre-
tary. Miss Hattie Craft, and treasurer,
Mrs. W. c. McMichael. Mrs. Macfarland,
who has teen vice president. declined re-
left vacant. The first meeting of the band
will be held next Tuesday evening, at
which time the work will be reorganized
and plans for enlargement and increased
usefulness will be presented.
Rev. Stowell L. Bryant pastor of St
Paufs Methodist Church, Dupont Circle
northwest. Is preaching a special series
OF Sunday evening sermons.
Douglass Memorial NJ E. Church re-
Gently disposed of lot purchased several
years ago and located Upon the corner
of 18th and H streets northeast. 1t was
originally intended to build a church upon
tins lot but The money derived from the
sale will be added to the building fund
for new house of worship. The pastor
of the church, Rev. John l.. Walsh, is
conducting protracted meetings. One even
ing recently the church gave a concert
for the benefit of its Badensburg Road
Mission Sunday school,
A forty hours devotion began last Sun
day morning with high mass at St
Joseph's Church. rumber of visiting
priests assisted in the exercises which
ended ON last Tuesday A special musi-
cal program was rendered by the choir
under the direction of Miss Mary Joyce.
Miss Matte Allen has been elected presi-
dent of the Christian Endeavor Society of
the Ninth Street Christian Church, to sue
ceed James Adkins, who resigned on ac-
count of i'll health The official board
of the church has appointed the follow
ing bapttsmal committees. For gentlemen
w. 5. NcCurdy, chairman; l.. H. En-
mons and W. r. Hopkins For ladies'
Mrs. s c. Ellis. chairman. and Mrs. Eff
fie Davies and Mrs. Mary Delaney.
number of presents have been made
to the Southwest Christian Church, among
them being a handsome communion outfit,
a number of hymEals and four dozen rev
folding chairs. Sunday school has also
been orgariZed in connection with the
church
new assistant minister of ST. Andre VS.
Protestant Episcopal Church, Rev. Frank
~ Gibson. is to assist In the services at
MS new charge for the first time tomor-
row. Rev. Mr. Gibson is an examining
chaplain of the diocese of Washington.
He is the son of the Rev. Dr. Alexander
p. Gibson, a former pastor of Waugh
Methodist Church of this CITY and was
educated at Dickinson College Carlisle,
Pa. He practiced law for a time and then
entered the ministry, receiving soon after
the degree of doctor of philosophy from
st. Johns College. Annapolis
The Fourth Presbyterian Church has
completed the furnishing of room in
the Central Union Mission building for a
guest chamber. Two or three of these
rooms have been furnished by different
churches and organizations.
Special revival services are to begin at
Rylard NJ. Il. Church tomorrow and con-
tirue through the next two weeks The fol-
lowing ministers will assist the pastor, Rev.
). VI. Hartsock, in conducting them: Reys
II. X. Naylor, Hugh Johnston, John L.
Walsh, 5. Shannon, 8. l.. Bryant l.. b.
Wilson, w. ". Van Arsdale and G. L. Pate
Inc young people of ST Marks Church
are busy rehearsirg the cantata, ..The
Harvest Home" to be rendered during
THANKSGIVING week. The cantata is under
the entire direction of Prof. Charles Haydn
Chase. and is TO be accompanied by an or
chestra and chorus. Prof Chase has been
elected precenter of the Sabbath school
ard will begin his new duties the first
Sunday in November.
Rev. Richard Lewis Howell, rector of ST.
Nargarets p. E Church. has returned
home, after rest CT about four months
While away Mr.. Howell spent q good por-
ton of his time at his summer place in the
Adiron1acks. The services at ST. Mar
garets during the absence of the regular
rector have been conducted by the Rev
Mr.. Laird, son of the Rev. William H.