Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-14
N THE CHURCHES


guest of Rev. DR.. I. w. Canter. the pastor Of
the Mount Vernon Place Church. The bishop
ts expected to preach at Mt. Vernon Church
next Wednesday evening, and his wife, Mrs.
Eiargrove, Is to lead a meeting Of Washing
ton ladies Tuesday evening at the same
church, in the interest of the mission cause.
Bishop Hargrove will be the presiding off,
Ger of the Baltimore conference. which
meets the latter part Of this month in an
nual session at Roanoke. Va.
There was a meeting of the Presbyterian
Minister'S Ass 3cia ton Monday morning at
the Church of the Covenant, and Rev. Parke
P. Flournoy delivered a lecture on IA Saint 5
Searchlight in Rome" The paper was de-
voted to the books mentioned on the back Of
a statue Of st. Hippolytus. discovered not
long ago. and dealt principally with the
state of the Roman civilization OF the sec
ond century.
The second of the bi-monthly mass meet
ings of the local council, Brotherhood OF
st. Andrew, will be held this month at St
PauPs p. T.. Church. Rev. Alfred Harding
rector A program has been prepared, en-
bracing the following topics and speakers:
Shall the Brotherhood of St. Andrew,
Through Its Local Council. Open Reading
Rooms Establish Brotherhood House,"
discussion opened by Rev. Gilbert F. Will
liams rector Of Christ Church, East Wash
ineton; Our Brotherhood Rooms in Alex
andria," by Mr. William w. Parker, presi-
dent Of the local council of Alexandra, Va
The local brotherhood has just gotten out
its first directory. which was prepared by
the secretary, Rolla P. Currie, and which
shows that the membership of the organiza-
ton is over four hundred. and the number
of chapters more than twenty-five.
On the eve of the feast of st. Joseph, next
week, novenas in his honor will close in
Holy Trinity Church, West Washington.
and st. Cyprians Church, East Washing
ton, where special services have been held.
A bugle corps is being formed in connec-
ton with the Boys Brigade of the Young
Mems Christian Association, with Mr.. Chas
Lamb as instructor. 1t Is limited to boys
under sixteen, and a number have already
been enrolled. 1t is expected that in short
time quite a number of the corps will be In
uniform.
The fourth quarterly conference of
Douglass Memorial Church was recently
held. and the following officers elected for
the new church year: Trustees, B. l.. Nevus,
jr., Samuel Cowsill, w. w. Biggs. ]. A.
Meyer, c. F. Hathaway, r. S. Trimble, c. T.
krauss; II. H. Flather and E. n. Wheaton;
stewards, A. X. Lind, B. F. Fuller ]. c.
Yost, D. D. Thompson. d. Olin Leech. Chas.
A. Pike, Charles E. Roberts. Z. H. Tompkns
and b. F. Snyder. The class leaders are the
pastor. Rev John L. Walsh. B. F. Fuller
and Joseph Wesley. During the past year
the station has received and disbursed over
1000; the current expenses have been pro-
vided for and the pastors salary paid in full
Sixty persons have Joined the church during
the year, making the present membership
about AS
Word has been received this week that
the congregation of the church in New
YORK OF which Rev L. Koenig is pastor has
consented to allow him to accept the call to
trinity German Lutheran Church Of this
city. He Is expected to be formally installed
the second Sunday after Easter and the
presiding officer at the service will probably
be Rev. DR.. L. Brandt, president of the Mis-
souri, synod. Mr.. Koenig makes the fourth
pastor the church called to fill the pulpit,
the congregations Of the other three min
rkf cir1C han,
is expected that the new Sunday school
room will be ready for occupancy soon after
$1,000.
Tuesday evening a large number of the
members of the First Congregational
Church gathered in the church parlor to or
ganize church temperance society
Commute on organization was appointed
with Rev. DIR. Newman as chairman, to
claw up a constitution.
The Chr stan Endeavor Society of Ken
dali Baptist Church recently held what they
call light house irspeotion.'' Some time
ago a number of paper light houses were
distributed to the members, to be filled with
money for the missionary cause The con-
tents were found to amount to $50 The
program, consisting largely of missionary
consisting Of the following: Mrs. Theron
Outwater, Miss Irene 2. King Mrs Emma
c. Vernon and J. w. Talbot.
The board of trustees of the First Pres
O.ScOn-
tinue the publication of their church paper,
the First Presbyterian. 1t has run up to
ten volumes, with total number of edi-
tons OF ore hundred and twenty.
"A iuhd IS beiLg raised from among the
memters of the First Congregations
Church with which to furnish a room at the
Florence Crittel don Home
The intermediate Christian Endeayor So
eiety OF Calvary Baptist Church gave an
lat home this week at the residence of
Mrs. Vaughn. A supper was served during
the latter portion Of the evening The So
ciety IS one of the largest Of the kind in the
city, and is composed Of young people in
the neighborhood of sixteen The president
is Miss Lula Ballinger
The congregation of ST. Pauls NJ E.
-Church, at Dupont circle, are now casting
ABOUT for aSpermanent home. This matter
has been deferred until the meeting of the
conference. The probability is that q lot
Will be secured as near the present locality
as possible.
Rev. S. NJ. Newman, pastor of the First
Congregational Church, has accented an in
vitation to be present at the annual meet
ing or the Congregational Club of New
YORK city, Monday evening, and talk on
The Congregational Idea in Work"
The Judd Smith class of the Calvary Ban
fist Sunday school gave an "at home, and
supper this week at the residence of w. {.
Morrison.
The Luther League of ST. Marks Luther
an Church has changed its organiza ton
into Christian Endeavor Society. and has
applied for admission into the local En-
deavor Union. Officers have been elected
as follows: President, Warren H. Gotwald;
vice president, Miss Ida Sweeney; secre-
tary, Miss Ella Alderman, and treasurer.
John w. Johnson.
Rev. DR.. Thomas c. Easton pastor Of the
Eastern Presbyterian Church, was called
to Brooklyn, n. Y, the latter part of last
week by the death of his mother Mrs.
Easton was in her eightieth year.
Kendall Baptist Sabbath school is prepar-
ing for an annual roll call the last Sunday
in this month. The roll will show a large
increase since the occupying of the new
quarters, little over year ago; the total
membership being over three hundred, and
the average attendance being nearly two
hundred and fifty.
Rev. Albert NJ. Hilliker, assistant rector
of Epiphany Church, in charge of EpipE-
any Chapel, is delivering illustrated lee
lures every Thursday evening in the mis-
sion house, adjoining the chapel, on 'The
Life of Christ
The c. E. Society of the Ninth Street
Christian Church gave book social Thurs
day evening, the admission being a copy of
the C. e. Hymn Book. Refreshments were
served, and program Of Rotations and
songs was rendered. q; .-
The Baptist Minister'S held a, meeting
Monday morning at Calvary Baptist
Church. After the TRANSACTION Of routine
business the ministers Present listened to
an able address on "The,, Ethical Side of