Evening star., 1896-08-15
IN THE CHURCHES

St. Marks Lutheran Church. on D street
southwest between 18th and 18th, the pas
torate Of which has until lately been filled
by the Rev. DR.. w. H. Gotwald Rev. Mr..
Bowers Is said to be a very promising
young minister. and is a recent graduate
of the Gettysburg Theological Seminary
He Is holding the matter under advise
ment, but expects to come down to Wash
ington in two or three weeks and look over
the field. after which he will announce his
decision.
The Bugln and Drum Corps Of the Con-
zaga College Cadets went this week to St.
Inigoes, st. Mary's county, Nd, at the in
vltation Of Rev. Father lyman, S. j.. pas
tor Of the Catholic Church at that place,
which is at present holding a lawn party.
The Washington party was accompanied
by Rev. Cornelius Gillespie, s. j.. and a
number of the scholars and members of St.
Aloysius Church. They. returned the last
part of this week.
Mr.. C. c. Slocum, until recently one of
the assistant secretaries of the Young
Mems Christian Association. has been
spending the last two weeks in this city.
Mr.. Slocum Is now in charge of the ath-
letic department of the Ohio State Uni
verSity. Columbus, Ohio, and will enter the
academic department Of the university this
fall. Mr.. Slocum conducted the Tuesday
evening meeting this week at the Young
Mems Christian Association. and had for
his topic. The Right Kind OF Help"
ten days meeting of the National As
sociation of Local Preachers of the Balti-
more conference of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church has just closed at Leslie, Cecil
county, Md. Among those who were pres
ent were the president of the association,
John r. Wright. D. D., of Washington, D.
c.. his wife and their nephew. John r.
Wright, jr. Among others who took prom
inent parts at the camp meeting was A. G.
Harrison of this city. The guest Of honor
was Prof. T. c. Reade, president of Taylor
University. Upland, Ind. which university
recently conferred the degree on Rev. w.
R. Stricken Of Hamline Church of this
city.
Monday evening Of this week Command
cry No. of the Knights of St. Augustine
connected with Holy Trinity Catholic
The arrangements for the gathering were
In charge of the following: Chairman. J. j.
Smith; secretary. r.. ]. Carter: treasurer,
Charles Thomas, and Messrs. William But
Ter. M. W. Wise, Francis Brown. Joseph
Dade. William O'Neill. Charley Gates and
Arthur .Sewall.
The Christian Endeavor Society Of Cen
trail Methodist Protestant Church has sus
pended operations until the last Sunday of
this month. The family of the pastor Of
the church, Rev. Samuel ]. Smith. are en-
5oying the summer at a distance from
Washington. Rev. DR.. Smith will not take
an extended vacation this year. though he
has taken several short side trips.
Yesterday evening large party Of local
Lutherans went down to Marshall Hall and
1ncian Head on a moonlight excursion
The affair was under the auspices of the
eight Lutheran Young Peoples Societies of
Christian Endeavor of Washington.
The music at the E Street Baptist
Church has been discontinued this month
The craanst of the. church, Mrs. Grace
Dufour Brown. left this week for Chau-
tauqua. N. Y, where she will remain until
the first of October pursuing course in
the higher branches of music. Robert J.
Smith Is to take the place OF Mrs. Brown
during the month Of September. Mrs. p
n. Gunnell the director of the quartet
choir OF the church. is also at Chautauqua
studying music.
The first meating of the committee on
examination Of chaplains Of the diocese of
Washington was recently held in the par
1sh Gsl1 nall OF 1 Trinity Protestant Episcopal
Church The committee is composed Of
Hev Frank H. Gibson. Phi. D.. and Rev.
John II. Elliott. ST. D. The first person
examined was Rev. Alexander NJ Rich,
!, n, n,inister IN charge Of Trinity Church. and
he was followed by Rev. J. T. Grove, as
sistant minister of Rock Creek parish and
IN charge of the Church of Our Savior at
Brookland. Both passed their canonical
examinations successfully. Mr.. Grove will
soon take another examination and be or
dafned to the priesthood of the Protestant
Episcopal Church.
The question Of who is to be called as
rector of ST. Michaers and All Angels
Protestant Episcopal Church Is yet an un-
solved problem and likely to remain so for
some time. The church Is closed for sery-
Ice during this month. 1t is thought by
many that the difficulties which exist in
the present deed of the church are such
that 1t will eventually go back to ST.
joan Church. of which 1t was formerly
mission.
country attended a retreat at ST Francis
Academy this week, and which closed to-
day, the Feast of the Assumption Six of
lne sisters who are attached to st. Cyp-
nj h tc ,it
order OF Oblates was founded to work among
the coIored people of the United States
e,. KEY. u Wesley Skellenger. pastor of the
elAth Presbyterian Church. on 9Th street
southwest. accompanied by Mrs. SkelIeneer
IS spending this month at Spring Lake N +
services at the church, however are being
continued without interruption. Rev. p n
baIiey having preached there last Sunday.
ne new organ of Fifteenth Street Metho-
dlst episcopal Church Is now in place II
mas been privately tested by several lovers
OF music, and is declared by them to he ono
.,,t y, .ne nnest organs in the city. 1t will be
PupLciy tested at an organ recital to he
given In September. The organist of tbe
church Is Prof. Albert Shade. e
rev. j. T. McCarty, assista Mt ma stor of tho
etroPontan ~ ta do1aa Methodist Episcopal Church
10 70 aenVer, beginning tomorrow evening
special series of Sunday evening serrnnns
on The Panorama of Life"
Inc vested choir of ST. Pauls Protestant
episcopal Church from the 1st to the 10tt
ho
Tesldence OF DR.. Blackstone, near Colton,s
folnt' Mo. There were twenty-five or thirty
OF the choristers in the party, In charge ~
the director OF the choir, Mr. D. B. Macf .eod
II was announced in The Star some rnonths
ago that Rev. Israel W. Townsend 81 No
rector OF the Church of the Incarnat;,,'
was contemplating resigning his charoa'
". townsend formally severed his conneo
Iion with Incarnation Church the 1st Of The
mcnth' and Rev. William Tavloe Snydar
VINO was co-rector of the church with Nv
1c"nsend was appointed as sole rector
t,r nr: Saniei watkins has been elected a YES
1rsman OF the church, in place Of s w
Townsend, resigned ~ w.
Rev w. II. Richardson of Gorsuch a1a+ha
uist Episcopal Church left "Wednesday of
thls week for Ocean Grove N j.. to he pona
Two or three weeks. Services are now 70 he
discontinued at Gorsuch Church FOR 800 oe
time pending improvements
Through the medium of their no,tb,,
paper, the local Y. NJ. c. A. is discussing y
very interesting phase of the question nf
new building. In each issue for tho 1ast
.h .haee or four months they have given
thorough descriptions illustrated viii
sketches OF various of the larger associa-
,ion buildings throughout the country. Mr.
Multer feels that this is a good wav to bonr,
tne new building project, and he is nnGfng
that quite number are taking an interest,"
In the subject. Some have exnressed
preference for the Cleveland association
building. Tomorrow afternoon the yolunteer
movement for missions uilJ la