Evening star., 1896-12-05

rowing officers: Director. H. D. Blackstone:
secretary R. l.. Whitcombe, and treasurer
L. E. Duval: two delegates were also elect
ed to the local council. The rector of the
church is the Rev. Thomas o. Tongue.
AT the Southeast Branch of the Central
Union Mission, 9th and X streets south
cast. class for the study of the Interna-
tionaI Sunday School Lesson was started
last Saturday evening. The class is under
the direction of Judge l. c. KimbaN
A meeting of the Ladies' Home Mission
ary Society of the Metropolitan Presbyter-
ian Church was held In the church parlor
this week The subject The Mexi-
cans At the conclusion of the meeting
members of the foreign society gave some
Items of interest from Syria. In the even
ing the Rev. Varnum D. Collins gave an
interesting talk on Underground Jerusa-
lem"
Last Sunday evening Rev. Howard Will
bur Ennis, pastor of the Western Presby-
terian Church, delivered his last lecture in
a series uoon The Parable of the Prodi-
gal Son
A life-size painting of himself has been
presented TO the Rev. F. p. Mccarthy, S.J.,
assistant pastor Of Holy Trinity Catholic
Church. The Society of St. Vincent de
Paul OF the church has arranged to give
a Christmas dinner TO the poor under Its
charge.
new chapter has been admitted to
membership in the Washington District Ep-
worth League 1t is located in Barnesvil,e,
and has the following officers: President,
F. Robertson. second vice president, Miss
Sarah T.. Brown; third vice president. Miss
E. Jennie Hodges: fourth vice president,
Miss Jennie Linthicum; recording secre-
tary, W. w. Hedges, and treasurer, Miss
Mary G.. Larman. The District league is
now composed of thirtyseven chapters.
AT recent meeting of the Mems CLUB of
Epiphany Chapel Mr.. Allen D. Albert. jr-,
of the Washington staff of the Kansas
City Times talked Diploma cy. Mr..
Allen illustrated his lecture by numerous
ref reEces to the Hawaiian. Cuban and
Venezuelan matters.
,.raf A.erefoe principal of the Washing
ton College OF Young Ladies. talked to the
Bart:st Ministers Association Monday
moriiii.5 Il 1 heaters and Kindred Amuse-
ert>--Tncir Effect the Young.
Tie officers and teachers OF ST.. Marks
Lutheran SABBATH scnool met at the resi-
denct- Jt the superintendent, Mr. ID. n.
KIapQ. :: Is week to arrange for the Christ
mas festival Yesterday evening a young
peoples soc,ety was organized from the
members Of tie congregation.
a choral society has been organized by
the Choir of 81. PiulS Catholic Church.
1stn and streets northwest, and is to be
con,;u.tei by tho director of the choir,
Prot JoEH TIeGLOr.
one evening recently, at the home of
Gen joan E.ton, the project of organiZ-
ing a 'Chili's Culture Club in the Gun
ton Temple Memorial Presbyterian Church
was discussed. on Tues lay evening of
this week there was larger attendance
and tentative constitute on was submitted
for coEsideration- AT another meeting it
Is hoped to effect the complete organiza ton
of the club by the election of officers and
the adoption of constitution. This club
Is being organized under the auspices of
the American Society of Religious Educa-
ton
The annual business meeting of the Ken
dali Baptist Church was held last week ii
being the eighth anniversary of the organi--
Zaton OF the church. Eight years ago the
mem Jership was twenty-five, and now it
hot
Ken lall had raised during the past year
total of S2.tlS.41. The following officers
were elected: Deacons for two years, Glenn
L. Jones AMI Charles A. Mudiiman deacon
for one year. R. T Cation: Clerk Theoph:Ius
Bray; treasurer A. p. Riler and two mem
bers of the executive committee, James H.
Grant, ST., ard Glenn T. Jones.
The annual oyster supper of the Sixth
fresDyterlan Church took place in the
lecture room Tuesday evening, and netted
considerable sum of money. This oyster
supper Is one of the features of the year at
the church. and was consequently largely
attended.
The sabbath school of the Ninth Street
Christian Church has decided to make a
special feature of its Christmas festival
A cantata Will be the principal number on
the program The Christmas festivities are
in the hands of the following committee:
Rev E. b. Bagby, Edgar Kitchen and
Misses Tilla Wilson, Addie Melchoir and
Sadie Gmmons
complimentary lecture under the au-
Firs; Congregational Church Monday even
ins- 1t was given to ladies exclusively, and
was delivered by DR.. Sofie A. Nordhoff-
jung: highly educated German female
physician The Ladies' Home Missionary
Society of the church held basket lunch
con and neishborhood home missionary
rally on Tuesday afternoon, which was ad-
dressed by Miss Moffatt of the American
Congregational Home Missionary Society.
A bazaar was held at sos H street
northeast this week by the Fifth Congre-
gaIonal Church for the benefit of the
building furd. The ladies' of the church
have been at work since last spring pre-
pairing fo- the bazaar. 1t has been enliven-
ed during the week by the presence of an
orchestra and il closed today.
Rev. D. E. Wiseman. pastor of the Luth-
e1an church of Our Redeemer, pre-
sented with a big box Thanksgiving day
ol an estimated value of about 500. The
box was gift of the Missionary Society of
the Luther Memorial Church.
The recent Feast of Days has netted
the Keller Memorial Church, Rev. c. H.
Butler. pastor, about S12o.
The Epworth. League chapter of Dum-
barton NJ. E. Church has elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year: Pres
ident. Robert E. Layton: first vice presi-
dent. Prof. Edgar Fristy; second vice pres
ident, Mrs. Susan BuZzee: third vice pres
ident, Rev. DR.. j. b. Stitt: fourth vice
president. Miss Gertie Stewart: secretary,
Hiss Clara F. Bremern.an: treasurer Miss
Net-ie Taylor; superintendent of the Junior
League. Miss Helen Smith: assistant. super
Ttenoenr, Miss Laura Artz. Tuesday
evening the league gave a literary reading.
during which the authors of the eighth
century B. c.. and the fourteenth century
A D.. were discussed. This was followed
by q social.
The Young Peoples Home Missionary
Society of Mckendree NJ. E. Church have
been holding bazaar at S02 K street this
week. 1t was in charge of committee of
ladies and was for the benefit OF the mis-
s:onary fund revival is to begin at the
church tomorrow evening, and will be con-
Quoted by the pastor. Rev. Henry r. Nall
or. DID,, assisted by number Of the local
pastors.
Revivals are in progress at the Fifth
Baptist Church, Rev. G. c. Meador pas
tor. and are being conducted by the Rev
DR.. Hatcher of Richmond, Va.
The Ministerial Association of local Luth-
efan pastors has resumed it's sessions. The
meetings are being held at ST. Paurs
Church, and each week a business session
is held, followed by the reading of a paper
and discussion. The president of the
association Is Rev. DR.. w. E. Parson, and
the secretary and treasurer Rev. Charles
H. Butler.
The CirIs' Pelfef Cociaty oF tho Vorp,ont