Evening star., 1896-08-08
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ter from his son, Hedding B. Leech. who
Is now pastor OF st. James Church, New
ark N. j., stating that his Sunday school,
since taking charge OF the church, has in
creased over thirty scholars. and that In
other departments Of the church he Is also
meeting with success.
Mr.. w. w. Engheh has been elected a
vestryman OF Trinity Protestant Episcopal
Church, In the place Of the late Olinus
Smith.
During the absence Of the quartet choir
at the First Presbyterian Church the
church services until the regular members
return will be supplied by a chorus of the
members Of the Young Peoples Society
OF Christian Endeayor, under the direction
of Miss Florence Muliican.
e Street Baptist Church has been prac-
tically closed during the last two weeks
Workmen have been engaged in thorough
ly cleaning the church, preparatory to
vigorous fall campaign. The only services
which are now being held in the church
are those on Sunday, consisting of Sunday
school morning sermon and evening meet
ing OF the Christian Endeavor. Word has
been received in this city that the pastor of
the church. Rev. DR.. j. j. Muir, has ar
rived safely in Europe.
Rev. w. w. Van Arsdale Of Fifteenth
Street Methodist Church, together with his
family, has been spending the last two or
three weeks near Frostburg, in the noun
tains OF Maryland. His pulpit has been
nlled by the Revs. ]. r. Schultz and J. NJ.
McGuffey. 1t is thought likely that DIR.
Van Arsdale will occupy his pulpit tomor-
row.
Rev. Albert Zimmerman, S. j., who was
recently appointed to succeed Rev. Father
Roccofort as assistant OF Holy Trinity
church. has been transferred to Germany,
his native country. The provincial has ap-
pointed in his place Rev. F. 7. Mccarthy,
present rector Of Holy Trinity Church is
the Rev. w. ]. Scanlon, s. j.
Rev. B. D. Power of the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church left this week for Vir-
with the Rev. B. A. Abbott Of Baltimore.
and then he will take a trip through the
west. In the course of his vacation Dr.
Power Is to deliver addresses at the Mays
vile ChautauQua, Missouri, and also at the
ministerial meeting at Warren, Ohio.
Rev. Edward Marshall Mott, rector of the
Protestant Episcopal Church of the Advent,
LIE Droit Park. spent this week at st.
Georges Island, on the lower Potomac.
The Epworth League Of Waugh Church
has decided not to abandon its work entire
ly during the summer season. one evening
recently they gave a social. which was we'll
attended.
The presiding elder, DR.. Luther B. VIII
son, and family are row out at Washington
Grove. DR.. Wilson comes in the city quite
frequently, but it Is not expected that his
tember.
Rev. E. A. johnson. who was until re-
Gently pastor Of the Lincoln Memorial Con-
gregational Church, Is now engaged In
work under the American Missionary As
sociation among the Indians of New York
state. His place at the Lincoln Memorial
Church has been taken by Rev. Mr. Nixon.
who recently graduated and was ordained In
this city.
ST. Paurs Methodist Church has closed
its services during August and will not be
reopened until about the middle of Septem-
Der. The pastor OF the church, Rev. Stowell
Il. Bryant, has been sick the last few
months at his home in Ohio, but Is now at
Manchest r-by-the-Sea, on the Massachu-
sets coast Rev. Mr.. Bryant writes that he
is much improved in health. and that he
expects to be fully able to take charge of
the church when it Is reopened.
The executive committee of the Southern
Methodist Brotherhood met Tuesday even
ing of this week at Mount Vernon Church.
Of the large numbers of the brotherhood
being out Of the city it was inexpedient to
mold the annual meeting now. They de-
cided to adjourn to the third Tuesday in
September, at which time the first annual
meeting will be held at Mount Vernon
Church. program Is to be prepared for
this meeting, and among those who will
deliver addresses are the Revs. w. S. Ham
inond. l. w. Canter, DID, w. F. Locke and
John o. Knott.
The pastor of Keller Memorial Lutheran
Church, Rev. Charles H. Butler. returned
Tuesday from a wheeling trip which lasted
eleven days and which covered $50 miles
He went from here to New York and from
there to Scranton. Pa from Scranton %
Harrisburg by train and from New Oxford.
Pa by way of Gettysburg, on his wheel
back to this city. Rev. Mr.. Butler expects
to leave later in the month for another
short trip.
The sisters Of the Academy of the Sacred
Heart connected with ST. Domtnfc's
ha1
on Thursday of this week. Tomorrow the
feast of ST. Dominic, the patron saint of
this church and which occurred last Tues
day. will be celebrated by elaborate ex-
erc,ses at the church.
Revs. Paul Rennolds of ST. Matthew's
Church and F. X. Bischoff of ST. Angus
tines Church have been spending their
vacation at Old Point Comfort.
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings of this
week a lawn fete was held in the grounds
the United Brethren Me-
mortal Church. at the corner OF R and
North Capitol streets The entertainment
was given under the auspices of the pr-
mary department of the Sunday school
and the Junior Christian Endeavor Society
OF the church, and was for the benefit Of
the chair fund Of the congregation. New
chairs were recently placed in the audi
tcrum Of the church.
Rev. DR.. and Mrs. J. g. Butler left the
Park. to be gone three weeks. The pull
pit at the Lutheran Memorial Church ia
to be filled by the Rev. Mr. Maurer, pastor
of a Lutheran church in western Mary
land. DIR. Domer Of st. Paul's Church
and his family spent this week at Luray,
Va.
The pastor and officers of Trinity Metho-
dist Church will meet in a few days to
make arrangements for laying the corner
stone of the new edifice, which Is now in
course of erection. This being the oldest
Methodist church in Washington the cere-
mony is expected to be an elaborate one
and therefore 1t will probably not take
place until the middle Of September, when
nearly everybody has returned from their
vacations. The foundations Of the new
church have been excavated and the con-
tractor is now engaged in laying the
foundation stone work.
The death Of the sister Of Rev James F.
Mackin. pastor of st. Paurs Catholic
Church, happened a few days ago at Keo-
kuk. Iowa. Father Mackin had been on a
visit to his sister only a few weeks since
Rev. Father Foley. the assistant pastor
of the church, returned from his vacation
in New England and took charge of the
services of the church during the absence
of the pastor.
Rev. Harry johnson. son of Mr.. Jerome
F. Johnson of this city, and who was or
dained some weeks ago at the First Con-
gregational Church. is now supplying q