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cial program has been prepared, in which
there will be addresses by the pastor of
the church, Rev. w. Bishop Johnson, and
others. The president of the union is Mr..
J. A. Hamilton.
The National Gospel Mission Union, with
headquarters in this city, has decided to
held it's second annual convention the 18th,
18th and 10Th of November in Chicago. The
meeting will probably take place in one Of
the Chicago churches, and is expected to
5e a great deal larger than the convention
held here. Among the local delegates who
will attend will be Messrs E. D. Bailey. w.
Livingston Bruen and W. E. Hilton, and
Rev. DR.. j. f. Gilbert, the latter repre-
senting the American Society of Religious
Education
Yesterday evening quilting bee" was
given by the ladies' of the Missionary So
ciety of Ryland NJ. E. Church. The bee
followed by a New England supper,
both of which were largely attended AS a
result Of the bee a handsome Guilt was
made. which Is to be sent 10 a foreign mis-
sionary.
The Sunday school of the Second Baptist
Church. colored, has organized lyceum
from among its members. set OF officers
have been elected. with Mr.. Jesse Lawson
as president The lyceum was formally
opened by Superintendent Of Public Schools
Powell
The Vermont Avenue Christian Church
one evening recently held Rockville con-
venton echo rally. The next convention
Of the Maryland Association will meet in
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tor of the Southwest Church, is conduct
ing protracted meetings at Rockville.
The ladies of Epiphany Episcopal Chapel
rendered the parish a sociable on Monday
evening. Tuesday evening following the
mems club also met for social time.
Five of the local colored Baptist churches
are without pastors. Rev. Mr.. Wilbanks,
pastor of Mount Zion Church, has accept
ed a call to the Virginia Avenue Church
The pastors of the other four churches
Israel, Rev. w. H. Johnson Mt. Olive, Rev.
j. w. Brown; First, Rev. Z. G. Jones, and
Mt Enon Rev. Daniel Tucker, have all re-
signed their pastorates, and are now with
out charges In i short time it Is expected
that the vacant pulpits will he filled.
a mission festival was recently held on
the Burker Hill road at the mission Of
Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, of
which the Rev. c. c. Morhardt is pastor.
Services were conducted in the morning by
the Rev. Mr.. Keyser of Baltimore, and in
the evening by the Rev. Mr. Eberlein of
Alexandria. The mission has elected two
deacons to take charge of the work. They
are Messrs. Charles Heitmuller and J. NJ.
Pnueger.
At a meeting of the Methodist Minister'S
Association Monday morning there was an
address by the Rev. L. T. Widerman of
the First Church of Annapolis on THE
Action Of the General Conference ON the
Annuity Plan" Nearly all the ministers
present seemed to think that the present
system, which provides for retired min
listers, can easily be adopted by the gen.
eral conference. Revivals are going on in
number of the Methodist churches, and
at this meeting the Rev. C. w. Hobbs Of
Trinity Church reported seventeen con-
versions. and the Rev. c. L. Pate ei<ht
conversions.
The ST. Luke Club of Union NJ. E. Church
gave a social and entertainment Wednes-
day evening in the lecture room of the
church. Each member of the club agrees
to write SO many lines from the Gospel of
Luke every day for six months after which
another book of the Bible will be taken up
At the meeting this week the results Of
this study Of St. Luke were presented in
the form Of number Of papers, followed
by discussion. The Junior Christian En-
deavor Society of the church expects to
tender its friends an entertainment next
Friday evening
The auditorium OF Central M. f. Church,
colored, was recently considerably improv-
ed by the addition of new paper to the
wall. attractive window shades and new
pews. Last Sunday the church was re-
opened by the pastor, Rev J. F. Chestnut
assisted by the Revs Peck and w. M
Moorman of Marlborough, Md.
Monday evening the first entertainment
of the season of Trinity p E. Church was
given in the parish hall. Among those who
participated in the program were: Mr.. Ar
thur D. Mayo, Mrs. Ella Olney, Mrs. Nan
ME H. McRoberts and the Dixie Quartet
lhere were about six hundred people pres
ent, and as a result a large sum was net
ted Tor the benefit of the parish.
st. Marks Lutheran Sunday school has
been reorganiZed, with the following off,
GERS: Daniel klapp, superintendent; j. E.
Han, secretary; George StnZing treasurer
John johnson, librarian: William Golden,
assistant librarian: Miss Ellie Akerman
organist. and Mss Mamie Stinzing, SUPER
lntendent of the primary department. The
primary department has been somewhat in
creased of late and now numbers about
1orty scholars. The room occupied by the
primary school is being papered and paint
ed Wnlie new shades are being added to
the windows and new carpet to the floor
men the room is fully completed ii is ex-
pected to have the formal reopenine
The representatives of the American So
clety of Religious Education the National
Gospei Mission Union and the Central In
ion Mission met this week and formula ted
plan for Bible lay training school. The
movement is under interdenomnational an
spices and the school is to be instituted
ana Incorporated in this city. The curricu-
lum will provide for two courses ono for
training Christian lay workers in evanrel-
!stic services, and the other for the train
ing OF new converts in the truths and eY-
Feriehces of religious life. The graduates
are 10 receive diplomas. The school will he
governed by board of fifteen directors
lVe from each of the three societies. and
the board will choose from it's membership
president. vice president secretary and
treasurer. There is also to be an advisory
committee of local pastors. Each society
Will nave Its distinct work. that of the
american Society of Religious Education
TO nave charge Of the instruction. the
iosPel Mission to provide work for the
STUDENTS after they have graduated, and
me oehtrai Union Mission probably. to fur
nlsh the place in which the school will he
located. 1t Is expected that the institution
Will be opened within the next month mr.
two. "