Evening star., 1897-02-20
IN THE C,H URCHES


The new rector of Trinity Protestant ..p,s-
copal Church. Rev. Richard p. Williams of
Montgomery, Ala. will arrive in Washing
ton next week, with his family, consisting
Of wife and several children The rec
tory Of the parish, adjoining the church,
on the east side of O,street, is being put
into thorough repair. The wood of the in
terror has been painted, the walls papered,
the plumbing overhauled. and the exterior
is now being touchedi up. Rev. Mr.. Will
liams is to preach his first sermon as rector
of Trinity Church February 2S There Is
some talk among members of the vestry
of having Rev. Mr.. Williams formally in
stituted. but this will not be decided upon
until he is consulted in the matter and his
wishes made known. Somewhat later a re-
ception is to be rendered the rector and his
family.
The twenty-ninth meeting of the Wash
ington conference of Congregational
churches. embracing the churches of
that denomination in this city, Mary
land and portions Of Pennsylvania Vir-
ginia and Delaware. was held Tuesday
last in the Second Congregational Church
OF Baltimore, Rev. c. ii. Crawford, pastor.
The officers of the conference were: Mod
crater. Rev. B. ". Seymour of the Fifth
Church, Washington: scribe, Mr.. John B.
Sleman. jr, Mount Pleasant Church and
treasurer; Mr.. Ernest L. Howard Herndon
va. Those present representing congrega-
tons of this city were as follows: Rev s
NJ. Newman, DID,, First Church: Rev. A.
T. Miller, Rev. s. n. Brown Rev M r
Fishburn, Mount Pleasant Church and
Rev. J. H. Daily of the Peoples Church.
besides Rev. Mr.. Jenkins of Falls Church
A number of the local pastors took mart in
the discussions and delivered reports of the
work done during the past three months
by their respective congregations The
m antc
met last fall in this city.
AN organization having for its object the
paying of the interest on the church debt
mas been formed among the members of St.
Paufs Catholic Church. and has been cali
ed the st. Pauls Union" The first hoard
OF officers consists of the following: Pres
ident, Captain O'FarrelI: first vice presi-
dent, Senator William M. Roach; second
vice president, Senator Thomas H. Carter:
third vice president, John H. Green: fourtr,
vice president, Thomas Sheridan: fifth vice
president Mrs. Jirdnston secretary. VIM.
n. Hungerford; financial secretary, John
-. Coughlan: treasurer, w. j. Zeh and di-
rectors, George E. Hamilton, John D. Leon
ard, Antony Connolly, William F. Cough
Ian. Miss Katharine Roach and Miss Annie
oBrien. The union has decided to give
course of lectures, the first one to be de-
livered next Monday by Mr.. Justice W White
of the Supreme Court.
A number of the Washington pastors are
taking part in the annual course of lee
University. Rev. Frank SewaIl of the New
Church talked this week on .Idealsm in
Literature" and last evening on "Idealism
In Science, while next Tuesday evening
the topic Of Rev. Richard Lewis Howell
rector of ST. Margarets P. E. Church, is
to be THE Logical Future of Canada
The West Washington Mission of Mt
Vernon Nj. E. Church South gave a con-
cert on Thursday evening of this week
The mission is in charge of Rev ]. w.
Beall, assistant minister of Mt. Vernon
Church, and is now occupying a suite of
rooms in a building. 1t has shown such
rapid and steady growth, however that it
is proposed to move it into a larger and
more suitable building, and the concert
was Civ IN for this purpose.
Mr. Charles E. Foster of the patent firm
of Foster & Freeman has been added to
the new list of directors of the Young
Mems Christian Association, as published
in The Star of Monday. 1.
The bishop of Washington, DR.. Satterlee
has received and accepted an invitation to
act as chaplain at the twenty-first annual
service in commemoration of the founding
of Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore,
which will be held next Monday in that
city. Hopkins was founded on Washing
tons birthday. The, RECTOR of :he Pro-
Cathedral, Rev. William Levering Devr;es,
is also to be present at the service.
The Sunday school of, Union Methodist
Church has elected the following officers:
Superintendent. f. s. Wescott: assistants,
Miss Emma E. Hunter and +. c. Linger;
secretary, Anson S. Taylor; treasurer. A.
M. Gangewer: Librarian. NJ Fernandez;
pianist, Miss Elsie Reach, and chorister,
DR.. c. J. Ladson..- The pastor of the church
is Rev. Alexander Bielash.
The pastor of ST. Pauls Church, 18th and
streets northwest, Rev. Father James F.
time today, and If he arrives he Is to preach
in the church tomorrow. Father Mackin
accompanied Bishop Keane to Rome. and
during his absence the affairs of the parish
hoy, hanp arrin1 h1y frcfo tot
Rev. Father Foley.
A library for the Sunday school Of ST.
Peters Church has been started with a
good-sized nucleus. One of the teachers of
class in church history.
Last Sunday was missionary day at
Union NJ. r. Church. Addresses were de-
livered in the morning by Rev. George H.
Corey, D.. D., and at night by Jonathan
S. Willis, representative from Delaware.
The collection for missions this year by
the church is very large one. amount
ing to more than $310. The Sunday School
Missionary Society elected the following
officers: President, Miss Emma Hunter;
secretary, Miss Bessie Taylor, and treas
urer Clinton Smith.
The Rev. Angus Crawford. ID. pro-
fessor in the Virginia Theological Semi
nary, is in the city with his family for the
winter Last Sunday he preached at st.
tor of the church. Rev. John A. Aspinwan.
who has been and still is sick with the
grip.
A Presbyterian mission for colored peo-
pie has been started in building at the
corner Of Q and 1st streets northwest. 1t is
in charge of Rev. Albert Barnes who has
succeeded in organizing a Sabbath school
and also holds regular church services on
Sundays. The mission is being supported
by contributions.
The committee of the Columbia Associa-
tion Of Baptist Churches on young peoples
work, headed by Rev. A. F. Anderson as
chairman. has arranged for mass meeting
to be held at the First Church, Rev.
day evening, February 26 The young peo-
pies societies of the District are to take
part and the meeting is to be addressed by
Rev. Wayland Hoyt. D. D., of Philadelphia.
The program Is to contain several other
numbers besides the address of DR.. Hoyt.
These meetings are held quarterly.
Rev. ]. Lewis Hartsock, who has been
visiting his father. Rev S. N. Hartsock.