Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-30
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| able to fill his pulpit.
| The Christian Endeavor Society of the
| Keller Memorial Lutheran Church has just
| held its semi-annual meeting, and officers
| were elected for the ensuing year. as fol-
| lows: President, Adolf Bowdler; vice presi-
| dent Joseph Bose; recording secretary IRE
| elected, Miss Clara Suter: corresponding
| secretary, Miss Aida Sickel; treasurer,
| Miss Anna Bowdler; orga mist, Mss Chase;
assistant organist. Miss Edith Keck; CHOIR
| lister, Miss Lille Bowdler, and cornetIst,
| w. L. Bowdler. AT a dime festival given
| at the church recently the members of the
| Ladies Aid Society contributed four hun
| dred dimes. which, together with sum OF
money from the proceeds of the enter
| tatnment the sum total contributed was
| sixty dollars. The money was applied to-
ward the church extension Indebtedness,
which is low but one hundred dollars.
| The Sunday evening services at the
| Church OF the Reformation are now in
| charge of the Christian Endeayorers. Rev.
| Dr.W E. Parson, the pastor of the church,
liz to conduct during the month Of June
| services at st. Elizabeth's.
Beginning with the LIST of June, Mr..
| Chauncey X. Botsford, q member of st.
| Marks Lutheran Church, and at present
student at Susquehsnna University, Sell
| ings Grove, Pa, will be in charge of st.
| Marks during the summer months. This
| arrangement was made by the church
council at the suggestion of DIR. GotwaId.
| Rev. F. d. Power, d. D., pastor of the
| NeTUlOTl aver ue christian CnurCh, has
| turned from Ohio, where he delivered an
| address before the students of Hiram Col
| lege.
The Jurior League of North Capitol NJ
| E. Church recently gave a May festival,
| the proceeds OF which are to go toward
| endowing a bed in the Sibley Hospital.
| Mrs. L. S. LowdeImilk the Superintendent
| of the leag que, had charge of the festival
| Miss J. fife Wade had the fancy table Miss
II Maggie Platt the confectionery table and
Mrs. McCoach and Misses Olive Greene and
| Reba Fisher the lemonade we'll
Last SGEday was observed as chIldren's
day at Metropolitan Methodist Church.
| Following the opening exercises the pas
| tor, Rev. DR.. Hugh Johnston, baptized a
| number of children
| Last Sunday a new Congregat ional
| church was dedicated at Tuxedo. The
building ic handsome structure OF wood.
| The work of starting a mission was begun
at tuxedo about year ago. and already
| a fcurishing congregation has been built
| up. The pastor of the church is Rev b.
n. Seymour, who was formerly pastor Of
the Fifth Congregational Church.
| The Heidelberg League of Grace Re-
| formed Church recently held its annual
meeting, at which the following officers
were elected: President, H. w NJ. Shook
| secretary, Miss Mamie Helf The conEre-
| CATION has started a building fund, looking
| toward the erection Of a new church and
| rars image.
The rev ministers OF the Methodist Prot
| estant Church assigned to this city have
| all arrived at their stations They are:
| Congress Street Church, Rev. DR. w. s.
| Hammond; North Carolina, Rev. Bartlett
B. James. and Mount Tabor. Rev. H. E.
| Nelson. The new ministers, together with
| those who were not changed. united in the
| annual election of officers Of the Methodist
| Protestant Ministers Association this
| week. The officers elected were: President
| Te-elected), Rev. DR.. David Wilson; secre-
tary, Rev. H. f. Nelson. The meetings
| are to be held semi-nonthly at Congress
| Street Church.
he
| Fifth -gregational Church this week
sent to a missioEar. family in Indiana 4
| barrel OF clothing. etc.
| Church improvemer is are going forward
al Mount Vernon NJ. E. Church South. The
! lecture room on the first floor Of the
| church ard the smaller rooms have been
recarpeted and reprinted. Cathedral glass
| replaces The glazed glass formerly In use
| IN the lecture room. Tomorrow at 10 a. m.
! the lecture room is to be formally re-
! opened, with a special program of music
| and short addresses. inducing talk by
| the pastor, Rev. DIR. C6nter. Very soon
| improvements on the main auditorium Will
| be begun.
The annual election of officers of the
Metropolitan Presbyterian Sunday school,
held a few days ago. resulted follows:
| Superintendent. Robert l.. Ewing; assist
ant superintendent, J. w. Ferris; secre-
| tary, Miss Simpson: treasurer Mr.. Faw-
cett and librarian, II. Thurman Bright.
| Rev. Prof Homer II. Sherman of Ran
| dolph-Macon College, who was appointed
! by Bishop HargrCYe to assist Rev. DR..
Canter at Mount Vernon Church, will make
| his appearance at Mount Vernon Sunday
| after next. His especial work Will he to
take charge Of the mission of the church
| in Georgetown, at which hereafter there
will be a regular Sunday preaching service.
| Larger quarters are being talked about.
The Women's Foreign Missionary Society
| of the Central Methodist Protestant Church
| has elected officers as follows: President,
! Mrs. O. NJ. Ong, who succeeds Miss Lips
| comb, the latter having served for many
| years, and treasurer, Mrs. Perkins. f c.
| Reed has been chosen as the fifth member
! OF the board of trustees of the church.
The Ladies' Mite Society of the Metro
| politan Presbyterian Church held their an
nual election of officers Tuesday which re-
| suited as follows: President, Mrs. Clarke;
| vice presidents, Mesdames Miller and
Bohrer, and secretary and treasurer, Mrs.
| Bradley.
Mr.. Theodore NJ. Nixon. a graduate of
! the theological department, Howard Uni
| versity, in this years class, and member
! of the Lincoln Memorial Church of this
| city, is to be examined by church council
| with reference to ordination to the minis
try Tuesday afternoon. and, If accepted,
is to be ordained at service in the above
| church Tuesday evening. Both exercises
are to occur at the Lincoln Memorial
| Church.
The Junior Epworth Leagues of the city
| are to have rally tomorrow afternoon at
| Mckendree Church. There are in the
| Washington District League nearly two
| Miss Estelle Crump of Gorsuch Church.
! The different ladies societies of the Fiji
| teenth Street Methodist Church held an
| all-day session at the church this week for
| the first time in the history of the church.
| At a recent meeting Of the executive COM
| mittee Of the Young Peoples Lutheran
| Union it was decided to hold another mass
| meeting the latter part Of June. 1t is de-
| sired TO work up enthusiasm for the Luth-
| eran rally Thursday afternoon, and the
| missionary rally Sunday afternoon during
| the Christian Endeavor convention.
| The first year book of the Washington
| Sunday School Union has just been issued.
| 1t contains full reports of the last conven-
| ton, and was published under the direction
| of a committee, headed by DIR. ID. Percy
| Hickling chairmen.
| Rev. Hugh Johnston, ID, pastor of
| Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church,
| has received and accepted an invitation TO
| preach the annual sermon to the students
| Of Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa.
Acts Approved.
| The President has signed the following
| acts: The legislative, executive and ju-