Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-09

jr., of this city. There are two vacancies
among the officers to he filled caused nv
the deaths of Rev. Dr. Morris and Michael
ID. Har;er.
On Tuesday evening a number Of the
members of the congregation OF Union NJ
T.. Church met at the church to express
Their appreciation of the services Of DR. c.
}. Ladson, who is about to remove from
The city. DIR. Ladson has been pastor Of
the Sabbath school for quite long time
A company of Epworth Guards has been
organized from among the youths Of the
Fifteenth Street Methodist Church l. O.
tain.
! The Lutheran Young Peoples Union has
arranged to hold a mass meeting on The
evening of Tuesday, the 18th instant at
! 81. PauIs Church. Mr.. L. d. Alden. the
executive, is TO preside. ana Rev. d. i.
garland Of Baltimore will deliver the Drin-
| clpal address. Mr.. Garland has been desjC-
mated TO preside at the Lutheran rally 10
ge heId IN The Memorial Church during the
Ende9Vor convention.
Revival meetings have been in progress
az me Fifteenth Street NJ. Z. Church dur
ing the past two weeks, and are still in
progress. Miss Ruth Chambers has heen
| appointed Superintendent of the Junior En-
worth League of the church
Inc sunday school library of the Metro
poltan NJ T. Church is being thoroughly
oEerhaulei and considerably enlarged
Many books have been discarded and their
places flled with new ones The librarian
oil the Sunday school is Walter T. Wrfph;
leElnE n
course of eXpository sermons on the Lords
PRAYER tomorrow, his subject being ''Pater
NoSter.'
Rev. Or. A. H. Ames. superintendent Of
the Slbley Memorial Hospital, is gathering
FUNDS Tor the working expenses of the hos
pltal among the local Methodist churches
Inc trustees of the North Capitol Metho-
DIST Church are making arra1gements TO
provide for the debt on the church by Is
suing bonds of small denomination 10 RIM
Tor nNe years. The bonds will lie diffa~ent
from the usual class of church bonds. in
that they will be in AMOUNTS up to one
hundred dollars, but will bear a low rate Of
interest to the holder
Next Sunday week the Epworth Tearue
Chapter OF Douglas Memorial Church is 10
hoid Its anniversary services There is 10
be sermon in the morning by the pastor,
ana IN the evening another service of adj
dresses and special singing
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Fifth Con,
EDUCATIONAL Church, at a recent mao.fn.r
elected the following officers for the en-
| SUNG year: President, Mrs 5 s r,nplisb.
wee president, Miss Carrie Cole: secretary
H. Smith. 'i' = w
On Monday evening there was a special
meeting at ST. Marks Lutheran Church,
the object of which was to receive ,bo
special amount of money earned by eacb
person toward the debt on the church.
Each one detailed the account of The man
ner IN winch he raised the money and
, some OF the experiences were very lIdI
crous The meeting was opened by Gevo
uonal exercises by Rev DR. Gotwald ana
among the other numbers on the program
We're rotations and music.
Inc Sunday teachers class of the Youny
men christian Association, which has
oeeh meeting on Saturday evenings al
go O'Clock, has discontinued lis meetings
curing the months of May, June and Ink
| put VIII resume again under the leadership
| OF MIR. w. II. III. Smith in August or Sen
TENDER. The time of holding Sunday after
! noon Gospel meetings has been changed
to 40 o'clock, and that of the Young
mems Bible Class, which is taught by Col
| Chas. Bird, to 3:30 pm
| esley Church is considering the adj
| visibility Of conducting its Gospel push
| cart Tor another season. If suitable per
| sons can be found services will soon he
! held again in judiciary Square.
through the will Of the late Rev Jonas
| Hurd OF New York state, TWENTY-FIVE val
| liable books of his library have been re-
celNed by the American University
Wednesday of this week the Women.s
Home and Foreign Missionary Societies of
| Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church held
! an all-day meeting at the church.
Inc new NILSSON connected with Douglas
| Memorial Church is meeting with success
! there being over a hundred people now
connected with It,
Tine Kings Daughters Of the Fifth Con-
gregational Church held missy tea at
| the home of Mrs. Seymour this week