Evening star., 1896-09-19
THE CHURCHES


Methodist Episcopal Church South was re-
Gently held at Remington, Fauquier county.
Va. The presiding elder of the district,
Rev. Rumsey Smithson, DID,, presided.
Among those who were present from this
city were the Revs. 1. w. Canter, J. o.
Knott, w. F. Locke and j. w. Beall The
conference licensed to preach Mr.. Edwin
Joseph Hopkins of this city. 1t also recon-
mended At candidates to enter the an
nGal conference next March Messrs. Hop
kins and Harry NJ. Canter. The latter is
a son of Rev. DIR. Canter, and is now COM
pleting a theological course at Vanderbilt
University, Tennessee. Four lay delegates
were selected to represent the Washington
district at the annual conference, among
them being Mr.. A. L. johnson of this city.
The National Gospel Mission Union held
meeting last week in this city at the
Central Union Mission building. The union
decided to hold its annual convention in
the latter part Of next month at Chicago
Representatives from Chicago were present
and offered financial and other inducements
| to hold it there. The meetings of the con-
vcntion will probably be held in the First
Congrega tional Church Of that city. 1t IS
expected that a large representation will
| be present from here.
DR.. William H. Dobson, a member Of the
| Eastern Presbyterian Church, and Of the
Volunteer Union. has received a call to
| serve at a mission station in Africa, but
has not yet determined to accept.
| The pastor Of the Metropolitan NJ. E.
| turned from his vacation Thursday even
! ing, together with Mrs. Johnston and the
| children. Dr. Johnston was away about
] six weeks. and spent all Of his time at his
/ summer home, near Niagara Falls. The
| doctor is to resume his course of lectures
| on the Life of Christ
The two side altars which were ordered
for st. Peters Catholic Church have ar
| rived in this city, and will soon be erected.
| They were made in Italy, and are COM
| panion pieces to a large main altar which
| is to be erected by the 1st of December.
The diamond jubilee of the parish occurs
| this year. The parochial school connected
with the church has opened for the year.
| Rev. Mr.. Snyder rector Of the Church of
| the Incarnation, has secured director for
the vested choir in the person of Prof.
| James Cau'field. Prof Caulfield has in the
| choir about twenty members.
| Rev. Alexander Bielaski, together with
| his family, left Washington Monday for a
| vacation to last O month. He Will spend
his time principally in the mountains of
| West Virginia. visiting, among other places.
| Piedmont and keyser. His pulpit is to be
filled by the following pastors in the order
| named: Revs. c. L. Pate. j. r. Schultz. w.
| W. Van Arsdale, E. Olin Eldridge and a
band Of workers from the Central Union
| Mission.
| The Junior Womans Missionary Society
of the Southern Methodist Church are to
ttve its annual meeting this year at
| Stephens City. Va. on the 7th Of October
| The meeting is for churches in the Balti-
| more conference. Miss Julia Canter has
been elected as a delegate from Mount Yer
| non Place Church of this city.
| The American University has received a
subscription for the Asbury Memorial Hall
| fund Of 500 from the Kentucky confer
ence. Both Bishop Hurst and DIR. Befier
| are visiting those conferences which hold
| sessions in the fall, and II Is expected that
| as result Of their tour there will be more
! subscriptions forthcoming from conference
| meetings.
Presbyterian Church held its first meet
| ing for the fall on Wednesday evening In
the lecture room Of the church. The first
portion of the evening was devoted to a
program of music and recitations, after
which refreshments were served. The
club. whose object is to draw young men
of Assembly Church closer together. ex-
poets soon to formally organize.
| A call has been issued for the autumn
meeting of the Washington city presbytery,
to take place the 9Th of October in the
| Presbyterian Church at Manassas, Va, OF
/ which the Rev. James Nourse is pastor.
| The sessions will begin In the evening with
| religious service, during the course OF
| whcn a sermon will be delivered by the
| retiring mt derator. The following day vii
be devoted to business, during which II Is
expected a young clergyman will be ad
mitted to the ranks of the Washington
| pastors. A successor is also to be elected
to Rev. George N. Luccock. who is the
/, /
is building a parsonage for its pastor, Rev
Mr.. Nouns
Cardinal Gibbons has appointed Rev. Jos
, S. Gallen, assistant of Mcnsignor McColga!
| In Baltimore. to create new Catholic
church and parisl, in that city. Rev. Father
| Gallen is known here. as he served at the
, Immaculate Church in this city and n:
. pastor of ST. Mary's Church. Rockville.
chapter of the Epworth League ha:
been organized at Cheltenham, in Prince
a Georges county, Md. and admitted t
!, membership in the Washington Distric
League. There are about twenty-five name
+ en- the chapters roll. and the newly elected
officers are as follows President. Mrs
G. Samson of Rosaryville; first vice presi
= president, Miss Ethel Duley; third vic
q president, Arthur Duley; fourth vice presi
al dent Miss Susie Duley: secretary, DR.. w
H. Gibbons. and treasurer, Mrs. ]. H
!. Pyles.
q The Brotherhood Of Andrew and Phil
: Of the Western Presbyterian Church he'll
+ | a recent meeting. at which they decided t
. have course of lectures and talks to b
g given before the chapter during the wlnte,
o | 1t was also decided to have meetings twic
f month instead of four times.
e Improvements are being made to Nc
= | Kendree Methodist Church preparatory to
ward beginning the fall work. The lectur
I rccm has been frescoed and is to be re
s csrpeted. A new wainscoting has ais
n been placed in the Sunday school room an
In the vestibule in the front portion of tn
:. | church. New singing books are also to b
j secured. The pastor of McKendree. DR.. H
+ r. Naylor. Is expected to move in the cit
: the 1st of the month from Kensingtor
r where he has lecn spending the summer.
v DR.. A. w. Pitzer. the president of tn
e Washington City Bible Society. made a
: interesting statement the other day in re
2 gard to a recent report of the America
. Bible Society. 1t is that the Bible is no,
d printed In 3S1 languages and dialects reI
!. resenting gain of nearly fifty new one
4 over that of last year.
. A surprise was occasioned lately by til
= resignation of Rev. ]. ]. Dougherty, tn
- pastor of st. Stephens Catholic Churcl
corner of 25th and Pennsylvania avenu
e northwest Father Dougherty has bee
q sick on and on during the past year, an
e therefore has been compelled to resign @
a account Of ill-health. During his pastora,
4 he has built up the parish, made q numbe
o. OF improvements to the church and wi
r leave with the regret of all the member
= of his congregation.
=, The cardinal has appointed Rev. W.
II Caughy TO succeed him in the pastorat
,r Father Caughy has been pastor of s
!: Mary's Church, Laurel, and is we'll know
- here His successor is Rev. Father Macl
,e all. Both appointees have undertaken the
If new duties.