Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21

cons. The young people of the church held
popcorn social last evening.
Rev. c. B.. Ramsdell, d. ID, pastor of
the North Presbyterian Church. is deliver
ing a series Of Sunday evening discourses
on Old Testament prophets.
Special revival services are now being
held for the third week at Hamline NJ. +.
Church, Rev. w r.. Stricken, ID. D., pas
tor. They have been largely attended, and
a number of perstns have united with the
church. The Epworth League of the
church has as on" of its departments a
Chautauqua oircle. which is aoyH eng:,Sed
in studying the French revolution.
ST. Peters t:ranch; Catholic knights Of
America. celebrated the sixteenth ami
versary of the organization last Sunday
evening The branch is connected with
St. Peters Church, corner of. N and c
streets southeast.
The Methodist Church. through its per-
manent committee on temper ince and pro-
hbition, has appointed number of dele
gates to the convention of the American
Anti-Saloon League. which is to be held in
Washington from the Sth to the 10th of
next month. Those who will represent the
local MethodistS are Bishop John +. Hurst,
Rev. L. b. Wilson. D. D., and Hiram
Frice. Rev. l.. T. Wedman of Annapolis,
Md. we'll known in this city as the former
pastor of McKendree Church, is also del
egate.
Rev. Gustav Facics. pastor of Trinity Re-
formed Church. corner Of 9th and streets
northwest. has been sick for several weeks.
and has not as yet shown much improve
ment in his condition. The services during
the absence of the pastor have been con-
Quoted by DIR. Max Wiehle. of the
elders Of the church, and also by Rev. A.
Thomas G. Apple of Grace Reformed
Church.
The Walther Society at Trinity German
Lutheran Church. corner of 4th and e
streets northwest, which was mentioned in
this column of The Star two weeks ago as
having been formed. has elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, the pastor of the
church, Rev. George koeniS; vice president,
Mr.. F. Rupprecht; secretary, Miss Ella En-
hermann; treasurer, MI Charles Reisinger
and librarian, Mss Schmidtmann. num-
Der of committees have also been appointed
and the society has decided to hold regular
meetings every other Thursday.
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev.
Gustavus w. Hobbs. pastor, has ordered
large pipe organ for the new church The
new house Of worship is now being rooted,
and If nothing interferes it will be ready
for occupancy next March. 1t Is the in
tention of the congregation to remain in
their present church building until the new
edifice is completed Efforts are now being
made to sell the old church property, and
two or three congregations OF other de-
nominations are negotiating for its pur-
chase.
The bishop of Washington. DR.. Satterlee.
has appointed new committee OF examn-
ing chaplains for the diocese of Washing
ton. They are: Revs. Devries. Rhine
lander and Hayes. The former members of
the committee are Revs John RI. Elliott,
rector OF the Church of the Ascension, and
Rev. Frank NJ Gibson. assistant a st. An
drew's Church. The committee will soon
have to examine two candidates for priests
orders. They are Revs. Alex M Ricn, min
lister in charge of Trinity Church. and the
Rev. John T. Grove rector OF the Cnurch
of Our Savior, Brookland
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week fair was held in the lecture room or
the Western Presbyterian Church. for the
wis c;n cd ut
the corner Of ga and Virginia avenue
northwest. The Fair was in charge of Mr..
William I. Simpson. the superintendent of
the mission. Among the ladies' or the
Wilbur Ennis, PAPER table: Miss Jeanette
tionery table: siIs Barclay; fruit and Mrs.
W. H. H. Smith, fancy table.
In a recent letter to friends of this city
Rev Heddingif Eeech, pastor of ST James
NJ E. Church.. Newark. N. j.. states that
he has succeeded excellently in his new
ance is nearlI 3OH Mr.. Leech is a son of
Rev George 7. Iseech of this city, and was
formerly an attiye worker in local Epworth
League circles, .,
At meeting the Methodist ps1 Ministers samn
L. Bryant pastor of ST. PauPs Church,
read a paper on 1.-The New Order of Ser
vice. W =
The Christian, Endeavor Society of the
North Presbyterian Church recently held a
social al the residence of the Misses Henry,
on New Jersey avenue northwest. The
main feature Of the evening was game
called progressive liberty" The commit
tee in charge of the affair consisted of Miss
Florence Kidwell and Misses Effie Henry
and Katie Hendricks.
Rev. w. H. Gottwald. Phi. D., has returned
to Washington from lengthy trip through
Pennsylvania. DR.. Gottwald is the former
pastor of one of the local Lutheran
churches and is also a chaplain in the
G. A. r.
Work was begun this week remodeling
the front of Grace NJ. E. Church. The win
dows are to be filed with cathedral glass
and finished with galvanized iron tracery
1t is expected that the work will be finished
in about two weeks. The ladies of the
church gave a lunch and dinner on Tues
day and Wednesday last at Masonic Tenn