Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-29
IN THE CHURCHES.

The Sunday school Of the Twelfth Street
M. E. Church. 18th ard e streets southeast,
observed Children's day yesterday by APP
propriate exercises The church was dec
GRATED handsomely and the different fea-
lures were interesting. Miss Emma Allen
delivered the Introductory address and
Misses Edna and Mamie Robb, Lena Dis
ney. May Oxley, Annie Stoy, Cora Belts
and Messrs. William Ryan. David Hardesty
and Alfred Roderick took part in the pro-
gram which followed. Excellent music was
rendered by the church choir, and Rev. w.
G. Casserd, the pastor Of the church, de-
nvered an address.
The regular Gospel meeting Of the Y. M.
c. A. for men was held at the Foundry M.
being Staff Captain Blanche Cox of the
Salvation Army Mr.. H. c. Metcalf, assist
ant secretary of the association, conducted
the meeting in the. absence Of General Sec
vania, and CAPT. Hills of the Salvation
Army gave a solo during the regular OPEN
Ing exercises.
The meetings of the Theosophists will be
held at the rooms of the W9modaughsis
during the summer season, and. IN accord
ance with this program, Mr.. X. l.. Lercn
addressed a good-sized audience at that
building last evening. taking for his sub
ject 1.-The Signs Of the Times"
The second illustrated sermon IN the
series of twelve on The Life of Christ be-
ing delivered Sunday evenings at the Metro
politan M. E. Church by Rev. DR.. Hugh
Johnston was given last evening" the leo
ture dealing with the sermon on the mount.
together with the Lords Prayer. Beautiful
scenes were used to represent the different
lessons to be drawn from the talk, while
Lot the least interesting features were the
portraits Of the apostles.
The Rev. Richard Lewis Howell. rector
of st. Margarets Protestant Episcopal
Church, has left for his summer home in
It'll rofrrr
the early part of October. During the in
term the services at St. Margarets will
be conducted by the Rev. Mr.. Laird. son of
Rev. DR.. w. H. Laird, who Is acting as
lay reader.
Cardinal Gibbons has appointed as an
assistant pastor to Rev. Father George
Glaab, rector Of st. Mary's Catholic
Church, the Rev. Father Henry S. Nagen-
CAST. Rev. Father Nagengast was ordained
to the priesthood recently at the cathedral
in Baltimore by Cardinal Gibbons, and on
the following Sunday celebrated his first
mass at st. 1gnatius' Church of that city.
He will enter on his work at St Mary's in
few days. Rev. Father Glaab has now
two young priests recently ordained as his
assistants. namely. Rev. Francis A. Win
nenherk and Rev. Father Nagengast.
A number of improvements have recently
been made to the lecture room of st. Paurs
English Lutheran Church, of which Rev.
DR.. Samuel Domer is pastor. New window
shutters have been put on, and repairs
made to the woodwork of the room.
Rev. John H. Elliott. DID,, rector Of AS
cension P. E. Church. through the kind
urgency Of a parishioner, backed by sub
stantial consideration, will spend his vaca-
ton on an extended visit to England. The
doctor will sail the LIST Of August, and will
be gone about two months His family will
not accompany him. but will spend their
vacation in the United States. The SER
vices at Ascension during the doctors alb
sence will be in charge Of the newly cleo ted
assistant minister, Rev. Thomas Worthing
ton Cooke. The vested choir of the church
will take it's vacation during August.
The Brotherhood of Andrew and Philip
of this city will probably be augmented in
few weeks by the addition of one or two
new chapters. A number Of young men in
Anacostia belonging to several churches
are shortly expected to apply for charter.
The other chapters of the brotherhood are
making preparations to take advantage Of
the presence Of the Christian Endeavor
convention in this city. On Friday after
noon. July 10. there will be rally of the
brotherhood of Andrew and Philip at the
Western Presbyterian Church, at which all
brotherhood men then in the city are ex-
pected to participate. Rev. Rufus w. Mil
Ter OF Reading, Pa, a prominent brother
hood man. will preside, and will respond to
the address of welcome, which will be de-
nvered by the Rev. Howard Wilbur Ennis
There will be also address by local
Episcopal clergyman, whose name has not
as yet, been selected, representing the
brotherhood of st. Andrew. These ad-
a
service. conducted by the Rev. Wilbur
Chapman Of Philadelphia. The rally will
close with an open congress on brotherhood
topics. 1t Is expected that the male choir
of the convention, which will be heard only
once at the convention proper, will also
sing at this rally.
Mrs. NJ. d. Wightman widow of Bishop
Mightman of the Methodist Episcopal
Church south, has presented to the Ameri-
can University. through Bishop Hurst, one
OF the autograph letters of John Wesley.
IT was written at Macclesfield on the 31st Of
March, 1880. one year before his death, and
was addressed to William Hammett of
Charleston. S. c. The letter is in an excel
lent state Of preservation.
A Junior chapter of the Brotherhood of
st. Andrew has been formed at St. Paurs
episcopal Church, with membership of
about fifteen. The boys meet every Mon
day evening in the parish hall, one evening
being devoted to a Bible class, one to a re-
nsious meeting, another being literary
gathering. and the last given up to social
features. The director is Mr.. o. w. Hyde.
Rev. A. F. Anderson and wife are to sail
on the City of Rome for Glasgow next Sat
urday. Mr.. Anderson will visit Great
Britain, Belgium, France. SwitzerIa nd
Germany and Italy. and will be gone sixty
Tour days His pulpit at Grace Baptist
Church will be filled by his brother, Rev. J.
I. Anderson Of Pennsylvania
The inter-visitation committee of the
brotherhood OF St. Andrew visited st. An
dIew's Chapter, 14th and Corcoran streets.
w ednesday OF last week. The COMMITTEES
has. so far. visited about four chapters.
and has found them all in a fourishinc
condition, while about the same number
Still remain to be visited
The Rev. Father D. C. keenan,, assistant
pastor of st. Cyprian's Church, has gone
on two weeks vacation.
At the meeting of the Baptist Ministers
Association Monday morning at Calvary
Baptist Church Rev. DIR. Stakely delivered
the sermon on the Theology of Jesus"
which created such an impression at the
recent meeting Of the southern Baptist
convention.
The pastor of St. AIMS Church. Rev. T
c. Mallon, has gone to Johnstown, Pa, ac-
companying young friend Of his who has
Just been ordained a priest. The young
priest Is to celebrate mis- first mass there
Children's day at Gorsuch NJ E. Sun
day school was celebrated in good style
the church being packed with the parents
and friends of the children. The program
was one of the finest ever given by the
school. The children rendered their part
with great deal of credit to themselves
and to the committees who had charge of
the program. The ship of faith" a large
boat with its sails all flying, was brought
on the platform by the sailor BOYS. and
with the girls rendered their parts in
such manner as to receive praise from all
parts Of the large congregation. The COL
lection was the largest ever taken in this
school. ~