Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06
IN THE CHUR H ES

At a recent meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Young Peoples Lutheran
Union 1t was decided to hold another mass
meeting the latter part of June. 1t Is de-
sired to work up enthusiasm for the Luther
an rally Thursday afternoon and missionary
rally sunday afternoon during the C. E.
convention.
The Epworth Guards of Fifteenth Street
Methodist Episcopal Church gave large
entertainment yesterday evening The ex-
ercIses began with an exhibition drill by
the cadets and ended with refreshments.
The whole affair was gotten up and man.
aged by the boys, and with the proceeds
they will purchase uniforms. This is the
first company of Epworth Guards to be
organized in Washington. The captain Is
/. Q. H. Award.
Sunday week will be the twenty-ffth an
Eiversary of the Sabbath school of the
Taste Presbyterian Church. The school
has 200 members. Among the features of
the pro gram will be music, exercises by the
children. addresses by all the living eX-
superintendent, a history of the school,
a prophecy, and an original poem. The
present superintendent is c. R. Mcbride.
Two weeks from today the Montgomery
County Sunday School Union is to have an
institute at Takoma Park. The program in
cIudes a number of addresses by members
OF the District of Columbia Union, with
which the Montgomery County Union is
allied
The Rev. Father Dougherty, pastor of
st. Stephens Catholic Church, who has
been at Old Point since his recent severe
Illness. has considerably improved in health
returning home this week. The children of
the Slnday school gave an entertainment
In the basement of the church Wednesday.
An entertaining program was rendered.
Rev. DR.. ]. @. Butler pastor of the
Luthe- Memorial Church, paid visit this
week to Marion in southwest Virginia.
where he delivered the annual address to
the graduates of Marion Female Seminary.
Arrangements are being made for the
annual session of the Sunday school con-
Eention of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South, Baltimore conference, which meets
this year at Rockville. The opening ser
mon VII! be preached on Tuesday evening"
July Il. and the exercises of the convention
Will occupy the three days
~. recent meeting of the Ninth Street
CHRISTIAN congregation II was decided that
building committee be appointed TO take
charge of the matter OF a new church
building, and that the committee be au-
thortzed to expend $1,000 in the cree
tlon of the new building. The committee
IS composed as follows: +. NJ. Bradley,
Frank Morrison, George W. Pratt James
II. Tibbltts and ]. A. Scott
AT special meeting of the Methodist
protestant Ministers Association it has
been decided that at the morning services
SUNDAY. July ;. of all the churches of the
denomination, the pulpts shall be filled by
ministers from other denominations, but
that at the afternoon and evening services
the feature shall be denoninat ionaI raj
lies.
Superintendent Pierson H. Bristow of
Calvary Baptist Sunday school is making
extensive preparations for ChiIdren's day,
to be heiG Sunday, June II. Bible day will
be merged with Chidren's day.
AT JOINT meeting Of the official board of
DumhGrIol Methodist Church Tuesday
evening Plan OF action in regard to the
enterprise CT remOdelinS the church was
uhanimousl: agreed upon. 1t is expected
tEit possibly by next Christmas the prac-
tcaIiy new church will be ready for wor-
ship.
Rev. DR.. G. 3. Patch and Mrs. Patch
are now down at Atlantic City. and from a
letter received this week it appears the
doctor Is now enjoying very good health.
Rev. G. H. Elliott of Auburn Theological
Seminary has been engaged to supply the
pulpit OF the GUnton Temple Memorial
Church.
The Washington conference of Congre-
gltiOnal churches Is TO meet at Herndon
Va, on Tue sday next
Last Mo1Gay evening the committee on
intervisitat.on Of the Brotherhood of St.
Andrew visited st. Matthew's Chapter, at
the corner of Half and NJ streets south
west The executive committee of the
brOtherht Cd is to have q meeting next
We-k 70 determine On arrangements for
the July mass meeting of the orsan!za ton.
EpwOrth LeasUers of the District are pre-
pairing for mass meeting. which VIII he
held in the Foundry Church Friday even
L4S- 80 Tar as arranged the program is as
follows: Scripture lesson, by Oliver A.
Brown. ID; invocation. Rev. George V.
Ieech-D.n-; singing, by the Douglas la
dies Quartet. composed of Misses Emma
H'uchen, Anna Branson, Mabel Wheat and
Ella LaWrensOn: roll call Of chapter. by
George S. Gibson. District corresponding
secretary. responses with Scripture quo
tatiODs by the secretaries of local chap
trrs; address. The Twentieth Century
Christian" by Rev Samuel L. Beiler. Pm
d. vice chancellor American University
The july mass meeting will be omitted
because of the Christian Endeavor conven-
tinn. in " hiCh the members of the Epworth
League in this city are deeply interes ted.
large number of the members are anx-
iCuS to attend the fourth general confer
tnce district convention az Harrisburg. Pa
and a meeting will he held in Foundry
Church the nth instant, to discuss plans
and select the route, &c.