Evening star., 1896-03-07
IN THE cHURc.HEs S

ID. Percy Hickling; assistant superfntend-
ent, William P. Foley: secretary and treas
urer. DR.. H. A. Foster; librarian, c. 3.
Whitmore; assistant librarian, A. For
| rester; precentor. H. NJ. Randolph. and or
ganist. Miss Mamie English. The superin-
| tendent of the afternoon school is Fred A.
Anderson.
Cardinal Gibbons has announced that he
will confirm at St. Augustine's Church on
the 22d Of this month, and consequently
two classes are being prepared to be re-
ceived into the church. one for adults and
the other for children.
Rev. DR.. Geo. o. Little, pastor Of the
Assembly's Presbyterian Church, left this
week on d visit to relatives in Illinois. He
will be gone two weeks, and during his
absence the pulpit is to be filled by his
brother-in-la,w, Rev. DIR. Henry Higley.
Bethany Chapel, corner of Ohio avenue
ana 18th street, Is active in evangelistic
work. A special series Of Gospel meetings
| is to begin tomorrow evening nd continue
each evening during the week. They will
be conducted by the pastor, Rev. Edward
Warren.
Rev. Fral.k Sewall has had 81 CHI success
with his lectures on the Problems OF the
Future Life that he has decided to con-
tinue them until Easter.
Union M; E. Church held its fourth quar-
terly conference last Saturday evening,
which was presided over by the presiding
elder OF Washington district, Rev. DIR. l..
b. Wilson. In the reports mention was
MADE OF the improvements made last fall
In the Sunday school room and the hope
was expressed that needed improvements
would soon be made in the church audi
torium. The following officers were elected
Tor another year: Trustees, Alexander Ash
ley. Arson s. Taylor. E. s. Westcott, b. f.
Mofsett. p. L. Brooke, F. c. Linger, A. w.
Fairfax. John Daniel and E. Hodge; stew
ards. Alexander Ashley. A. s. Taylor, A. NJ.
| (HanOaWQr Tadc
John Meany. Mrs. E. S. Westcott and Miss
Emma Hunter: recording steward Alex
ander Ashley; district steward, A. S. Tay-
lor. Mr.. Ashley was selected delegate to
tne lay electoral conference, with E. s.
Westcott as the alternate.
Rev. r. O!in Eldridge. pastor of Waugh
NJ. f. Church, is still seriously ill with ma
larial fever. Within the past week there
has been slight Improvement but il is
not expected that he will be able to leave
ms bed for some time to come His pulpit
Is being filled by various members of the
local Methodist ministry.
The broom factory of the Central Union
Mission gives promise of being quite a sue
cess. Another set of the broom making
machines has been purchased. making four
altogether. This will provide room for more
men to work. but the force is not to he in
creased materially. Some of the product
OF the industry has been sold and a number
OF private parties have sent in orders un-
soicited. but the mission is not making any
great effort to make s2les until the arrival
OF the new tables ordered, which have been
somewhat delayed.
1t has been finally decided to place a win
dow in the rear wall of the new edifice of
the Fifteenth Street NJ. E. Church At
present there is no window there, owing to
.he iact that the church abuts on the
bulidlng line of another piece of property
A space has been cut in the wall directly
over the pulpit in the main auditorium and
ihls VIII allow of window eight feet wide
by twelve feet high The subject of tho
which will -
Iransflgurat:on, and is the gift of the build
er OF the church, Mr.. w. A. Kimmel Elec-
tric nights will be placed in a space between
the pane of glass, which will he ON the in
side edge Of the sash and the outer edge
ana when an abutting wall is built the
WINDOW can be lighted artificially The
work or piastering the interior of the edifice
Is nearly finished, and the gallery i'm the
rear OF the auditorium has been buiIt so
that 1t is expected that it will not require
more than month from now to comnlete
the structure.
The Epworth League of North c.n..o, \,
+. Church gave a concert Wednesday, eyan
ing at the church, with eighteen numbers
on tne program. A feature of the enter
g., ,,e, was very tasteful program got
Saxton. i""ro
Duling this month specimens of student
Molh IN ali branches of the educational de-
~ pai ~.nieht o. the Young Mems Christian As
sociaion are being prepared, and will he
paced on exhibition in the associa tion
looms. saturday and Monday April 4 and
q. The educational class enrollment for the
hve months ending the last day of Februar,
has been 30 VI eoi udrS
The reading room announced as in con-
telnpia.lon by the Young Mems Society of
Epworth Methodist Church South has Ieen
opened ard officers of the society have been
elected as follows: President, l.. Pierce
Boteier, and secretary, Harry Donnailv
i ne soclely meets twice month, on Tues
uay evenings, in the pastors study and the
membership is between thirty and thirty
five young men.
Officers of the Sunday School Missionary
society OF North Capitol NJ. e. Church have
Deen elected as follows: President s s Sy
mons; secretary, Miss Julia Carr and treas
urer. ). ID. Steele. Last Sunday evening the
annual missionary anniversary of the soci-
ETY. was held. at which Representative j. A.
Picker delivered an address on missions
At the Methodist Ministers Assocja tion
Monday morning Rev. Hugh Johnston read
paper which had for it's subject the pro-
posed changes in pcl!ty in the church.
Next Tue Sday evening a noyena in rneu
ory of St. Joseph is to be opened in ST. An
gushne'S Church, and will continue each
evening until the 18th of this MONTH Next
Wednesday evening Rev. Father NJ J.
Riordan of Barnesville is to preach in the
church.
Glass No. IL of Calvary Baptist Sunday
school, which is managed by Mr. E. w
Vaughn and taught by President B. L.
Whitman of Columbian Cniyersit gave q
room of the Sunday school house. the
menu included a number of good things
which We're served in courses. The supper
was in the nature of a reception to Presi-
dent Whitman, and among the speakers
were DIR. S. H. Greene DR.. Whitman and
President p. II. Bristow of the District
Sunday School Union. This Glass; which is
composed of young men, has a membership
of hundred and twenty-five and an aver
age attendance of about i hundred.
Sir ce the recent banquet of the District
Sunday School Union, Mr.. William Rey-
mods. who was present on that occasion as
one of the guests, has spent some days n
the city collecting money. He has been re-
markably successful, having secured very
nearly a thousand dollars in subscriptions,
which is to be divided between the Inter
national and local Sunday School unions.
Mr.. Reynolds is the field worker of the for
mer organization.
The annual meeting of the Congregational
Club is 20 be held next Monday evening in
the parlors of the First Congregational
Church. The election of officers is first to
take place. and then the usual collation. is
to be served. The feature Of the evening.
however. is to be an address from Rev
George d. Heron, d. D., of Iowa upon
'''The Social Nature of the Religion of
Jesus" DIR. Heron is the guest of Dr.
Newman, and is expected to preach at the
Congregational Church tomorrow
At the regular session of the leaders and
stewards meeting of Grace NJ E. Church
hold Monday or