Evening star., 1896-12-07
OCEAN TRAVEL.
CHURCH NOTES,

The Friends have arranged for special
services to be conducted each evening of
this week at 22lO 18th street. Miss Minnie
Eassett. an evangelist, of Cleveland, Ohio,
is 10 be present
Prof. Gilbert A. Clark has been appointed
director of music of the Church of the
Reformation. Rev. w. f. Parson, ID. d..
pastor He has organized a choir and here
after the music will be by chorus instead
of quartet, as formerly
The Jewish feast of Light and Dedication
closed last evening with a Sabbath school
celebration, during which each child lighted
taper of the many arranged around the
altar The feast was in commemoration of
the Syrian. and was also observed in much
the same manner in the home circles
Messrs. Harry II. Schultz and VIM A.
Bahr of this city were invested with the
habit of the Xaverian Brothers last Thurs
day at the Nav-rian Novitiate situated
near Baltimore. They entered the novitiate
last August. Thursday was the feast of ST
Francis Xavier, the patron saint of the
order.
a New England dinner was given last
Wednesday in the lecture room of the
Church Of the Reformation. 1t was gotten
Up by the ladies of the Aid Society.
As result of the parochial mission held
several weeks ago at ST. Pauls p. +.
Church. children's service of the cate
chism has been inaugurated and is held
every Sunday afternoon, with the rector.
Rev. Alfred Harding, i'm charge. A member
of the parish has presented the church with
a handsome pulpit reflector.
AT St. Mary's Chapel, 23d street between
G and III northwest, an interesting course
Of Advent addresses is going on. The time
is 1: 30 Sunday afternoon, and the speakers
are Rev. DR.. Alex Crummell. Rev. DIR. r.
Epiphany; Rev. DIR. Perry, rector of ST.
Andrews Church: Rev. DIR. Ware of St.
Thomas Church and the Rev. DIR. Tunnel.
Yesterday afternoon Rev. DIR. McKim de.
livered an address on Advent Lessons -
An Interesting feature about these serv-
ices is the music rendered by about twenty
five or thirty colored boys. The little fell
lows show the result of careful training
and excellent discipline, and perhaps form
the best choir of colored boys in the Epis-
copal connection.
The usual midweek service i'm the Pres
byterian churches of the city will not be
held this week, in order to allow the men,
bers Of the congregations to attend & meet
ing to he held under the auspices os the
Presbyterian Alliance. at the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church. Thursd ly
evening. when an address will he deliver cd
by Rev. Charles A. Dickey, DID,, of Phila-
delphia.
On Christmas day. at Holy Trinity
Church. Georgetown, Cardinal Martinelli
will celebrate pontifical high mass at lO:N
o'clock. Besides the regular priests of the
church, many more from Georgetown Uni
versity and Woodstock College Will be In
attendance. The music will also be a fea-
ture of the service. as a large extra choir,
vocal and instrumental. will be secured.
Local chapter. No. IL. brotherhood of
Andrew and Philip of the Western Pres oy-
terian Church, held business meeting Fri
day night. at which the following officers
were elected for the er-suing year: F. W.
Whitehead, president: w. W.Matson, vice pres.
iGent. Henry Stringer, secretary; EFF Cook
treasurer: J. b. Lackey, corresponding Sec
1etary. Delegates were appointed to the
Anti-Saloon League convention and also
to the Presbyterian Council, which meets
in Newark. N. j.. in January.
The feast of the Immaculate Conception
occurs tomorrow and will be celebrated
at the church of that name by masses at
6. and o'clock a. .m.: the prayers CT the
Novena at 6:a0 am, and vespers ard a
sermon at 1:15 pm. At offertory in the
evening Miss Cecilia Sullivan will sing the
Gouncd-Bach Ave Maria" with violin
ohligato by Miss Bertha Lucas and Mr..
A. d. Mayo, organ.