Evening star., 1896-11-28
N THE CHURCHES S

A special series of Sunday evening re-
vival services is in progress at the Metro
politan NJ. E. Church. under the direction of
the Epworth League chapter Of that
church. Tomorrow evening the service is
to be addressed by Staff Captain Blanche
Cox Of the Salvation Army. Captain Cox
and her secretary, Capt Hill, are now on
farewell orders to leave this jurisdiction
for other fields.
Last Wednesday was donation day at the
Epiphany Church Home, 1919 II street
Packages of provisions and clothing were
received from a number of persons by the
lady managers. A lunch was served from
II until 0 and fancy articles were on sale,
the proceeds of which will go to the home
A special course OF sermons will be
preached at ST. Thomas p F. Church,
Dupont Circle, 18th street, corner of Madi-
son, during the Sunday evenings in Advent
November %. Rev. Chas. f. Buck of
Georgetown; December 6, Rev. c. G. Cur
rie, ID. D., Christ Church. Baltimore: De-
cember IL. Rev. II. Y. Satterlee, ID. D.,
bishop of Washington; December 20, Rev.
Mackay Smith, d. D., st. Johns, Wash
iugton.
Rev. Frank sewall, pastor of the New
Church, is preaching series of Sunday
evening lectures on the law of Correspond
ences, or the Divine Symbolism in Nature
and in Revelation
The Mems Band of the Central Union
Mission has elected the following officers:
President A. G. Harrison; vice president.
Charles w. Proctor. secretary, A. W. c.
Nowlin; treasurer. John Z. Henyon. The
band has commenced its winters work by
conducting a series of special services at
the northeast branch. The southeast
branch of the mission will be visited next
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
n EfrCf Nnv,n Hon, oil, 4
a thank-offering meeting en- Tuesday last
Reports We're read from the meeting of the
American board and Philadelphia branch.
The Mission Circle held a meeting on the
delegates to the meeting of the Philadel-
phia branch gave an interesting talk.
At the semi-annual election of the Kellar
Memorial Christian Endeavor Society, held
last week, the following board of officers
was chosen: President Adolph Bowdler:
vice president, Joseph Boss; recording sec
retary, DIR. O. A. T. Swain; corresponding
secretary, Mrs L.. A. Kalbach; treasurer
Miss Annie Bowdler; organst, Miss Chase;
assistant crganist, Miss Edith Keck, and
choriSter, DIR. Swain.
The building committee Of the Ninth
Street Christian Church has arranged to
have dozen or more sketch plans of the
proposed new church submitted The COM
mfttee hopes to be able to make a report to
the church early in January. 1t is pro-
posed to erect two-story brick church
and d streets Sortheast the cost not to
exceed $4,000.
Tomorrow has been designated by the
general conference of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church as temperance Sunday Nearly
all the Methodist churches will have a
special program for the occasion. At Union
Church there is to be a temperance mass
meeting. which will be addressed by Mrs.
Anna r. Bailer, superintendent of the de-
partment of good citizenship for the
Worlds w. c. T. u, Jesse T. Suter. w.
H. Bunnell and others, to be followed by a
temperance love feast.
AT recent meeting Of the Chi Iypsilors
an. organization of young men of She Sixth
presbyterian Church, there was a debate
on the following question: Resolved That
the use of tobacco is greater evil to man.
KIND Kind than liquor. morally and physically"
The debaters were Robert Dows asirma-
tive, and ]. c. Englehardt, negative Af-
ter their remarks the subject vas dis
cussed by the members.
A singing class was organized at the
Mount Pleasant Congregational Church
last Wednesday evening. 1t is to lie in
charge of A. e. Hosmer. Yesterday even
Ing the Young Peoples Society of Chris
tian Endeavor of the church gave a social
at the residence of the pastor. Rev. Ross
Fishburn.
Rev. Cornelius Gillespie, s. J., pastor of
st. Aoysius Church. is Speeding his annual
eight days retreat at Woodstock College.
Howard county, Md.
The Central Union Mission Quartet and
Orchestra recently went 20 Baltimore to
assist in rally of railroad men at the
Baltimore B. and o. Y.MC.A The 14th
street branch Of the mission held 4 meet
ing Wednesday evening, which was ad-
dressed py Rev. George F, Dudley, rector
Of st. Stephens Episcopal Church.
At recent meeting of the Endeavorers
Of the Ninth Street Christian Church there
were addresses by General Secretary Null
ter of the Y.MC.A., Edward Webster and
paper by Mrs. Henry Tyler. This meet
ing was preceded by 4 short business ses-
sion, in the course of which John More;and
was elected vice president.
The West End Auxiliary Of the Y. W. c.
T. U. held a meeting Monday evening last
at the residence Of Miss Vaux, on 22d
street, under the auspices of the purity de-
partment of the W.C.T.U. Mrs. Belle s.
Luckett and others gave short talks. The
superintendent of the department is Miss
Catchings.
The Junior Endeavorers Of Metropolitan
Presbyterian Church gave a social yester-
day evening. Following the program re.
freshments were served. Officers were
elected for the ensuing year.
The laGies of the Home Missionary So
ciety of Union M. E. Church met in the
lecture room of the church on Tuesday
afternoon week, and organized a reading
circle, with Mrs. Wescott as president
One hour q day twice each month Will be
devoted to the required reading. Helen
Josiah Strong's "Our Country and Mrs.
which have been selected.
At the meeting Monday morning of the
Presbyterian Ministerial Association at the