Evening star., 1897-02-20

| f'iedSaHt WIN this purpose IN view.
| unique entertainment took place last even
frS at the residence of Mrs. Mitchell, on K
street. The ladies present brought boxes OF
refreshments. and then these boxes were
aCctloned on to the gentlemen bidders. who
| enjoyed their contents in company with the
ladies who furnished them. The affair was
| termed 3 box party
| The Maryland Avenue Baptist Church,
| located in Northeast Washington. is to
have special services next week. in observ-
ance OF week of prayer for missions. The
| exercises are to be conducted by the pastor
| of the church, Rev. N. C. Naylor, assisted
| by several other ministers.
| The story Of Jonah, as viewed by the
swedenborgians, is to be treated Of in
| sermon tomorrow evening at the New
| Church by the pastor, Rev. Frank Sewall.
| Tie convention series of lectures was
closed last Sunday evening by lecture by
| Rev. William Worcester of Massachusetts.
| The third anniversary of the reorganiza-
| ton and rebuilding of Miles Memorial NJ.
| E. Church is to be celebrated Friday.
| March 5. and to last five days. The pro-
gram for the five days is as follows: Fri
day evening. dinner rendered the minis
| ters of Washington, and given in honor of
Bishop Cottreil of Holly Springs, Miss, and
! Rev. {. H. Phillips, editor of The Christian
| Index of Jackson, Tenn: Sunday, an1iver-
sary sermon in the morning by the bishop,
AMI addresses in the afternoon and even
| ing by Rev. J. c. Martin, ex-pastor of the
church, and by Rev. DR.. Phillips; Monday
| night. the pastor of Israel Methodist
Church, Rev. r. E. Hart, and his congre-
cation will have charge of the services:
Tuesday evening, Rev. E. P. Moon of
| Lanes Chapel is to be in charge, and on
| Wednesday, the last evening of the ceie-
Dration, the exercises are to be conducted
| by Baptists. Rev. j. W. Harris has lately
| cen appointed as pastor of the church, in
place of Rev. J. c. Martin, who was trans
ferred to Columbia, S. C. The following
have been selected stewards and trus-
| tees of the church: Messrs. W. H. Smith,
| w. NJ. Gardner. J. E. Fletcher, c. L. Mar
! shall, Euston Scott, Samuel Craig and 9TH
ers.
The ''Y' work of the District Women's
| Christian Temperance Union has been
placed in charge of Miss Blanche A. Tom
iinson, in place of Miss Ida E. Miner re-
| signed Miss Tomlinson is a member of
| McKendree Church.
| meeting of the Glorious, the organiza-
| ton of Protestant Episcopal clergy of this
| diocese, was held one day this week at the
| residence of Bishop Satterlee, Massa-
| chusetts avenue. DIR. Satterlee entertained
| the Glorious at luncheon, and afterward
| read paper.
Rev. Charles E. Buck, rector of ST. Johns
| P. e. Church, West Washington has re-
turned from Old Point Comfort, where he
| went to recuperate from late illness.
| For the furtherance of parish work
| Young Ladies Guild was formed on Mon
| day evening at ST. Thomas Episcopal
| Church. The object of the guild was first
explained, and then officers elected as fol-
| lows: President, Miss Adams: secretary
| Miss Catlin. and treasurer, Miss Heath
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| stopped, but it is expected that at Easter
| a sufficient sum will be raised to permit
| the contractor to resume again.
Changes have been made in the pastor
| ates of two coored Methodist churches of
| Washington, Israel Church and Lanes
| Chapel. At the former Rev. r. E. Hart OF
Columbia. SC, has succeeded Rev. S. H.
| Doyle, who has gone to Alabama, and at
| the latter. Rev. L. p. Moon, formerly of
Georgia. but who has teen a member of
the Virginia conference for one year. has
taken the place Of Rev. E. Washington.
Tomorrow evening the annual anniver-
| sary of the McKendree Sunday School Mis-
| sionary Society is to be addressed by Con-
| gresham w. e. Andrews of Nebraska and
| by Mrs. Jane Bancroft Robinson. Special
| mrsic has been prepared for the occasion
| Rev. w. j. Brown of Wesley Chapel,
| City Road London. talked to the Metho-
| dist Ministers Association on Monday. A
| large part of the session was taken up by
| Rev. Mr.. Brown explaining the organiza-
ton and workings of English Methodsm.
The Maryland conference of New Church
| ministers was held last week in Baltimore
in the Calvert Street Church. Papers were
read by the general pastor, Rev. Mr.. ALL
| butt of Baltimore and Rev. Mr.. Cabell of
| Wilmington. The general pastor is the
Rev. Frank Sewall of this city, and his
I subject was Church Membership
| The Third Christian Church. lately Or
| gaHized. has moved into new quarters at
| the corner OF NJ and Az streets southwest
| A stairway has been added to one side of
| the building, new doors have been made
and put in place new glass put in the win
| oows, the wood work of the exterior paint
ed and the interior freshened up. The hall
| was occupied by the congregation for the
| hrst time last Sunday week, and during
the course OF the morning and afternoon
! dollars was raised. The pastor of the
church is Rev. w. ]. Wright.
| Miss Addie Melchoir has been made or
ganist OF the Ninth Street Christian
| Church.
1t Is expected that the pulpit of the Mt.
Pleasant Congregational Church tomorrow
Will be occupied by Rev. ]. Fishburn of
| Harrisburg, Pa, father Of the pastor Rev.
| Mr: F1shburn is on visit to his son.
| The Washington Congregational churches
nave formally received the University Park
temple, Rev: Sterling N. Brown, pastor,
| INTO Fellowship with the denomination
| Rev. F. d. Power of the Vermont Avenue
| Church has been quite sick for several
weeks with laryngitis. not being able to
occupy his pulpit, but is now very much
| better.
mass meeting is to be held in the Conere-
| gatlonal Church in the interest of the At
| ianta University. Addresses are expected
| from Mr. Justice Brewer and Others The
| Atlanta University is one of the foremost
Institutions of learning for colored fellow
| citizens in the south.
| 1t was founded in 1869. It's property and
| management are in the hands of self
perpetuating board of trustees among
| whom are Ex-Governor Bullock of Georgia
Rev. Drs: Cuthbert Hall of Brooklyn, Slim
| son OF New York city, Bradford of Mon
| clair, N. j., and Twichell of Hartford Conn
| Its graduates numbering several hundred
| are scattered all through the southern
| states, and many of them hold positions in
| other institutions of learning for their peo-
| pie. 1t mas had two presidents. The first
| was the late Edmund A. Ware The pres
ent president is Rev. H. Bumstead, D. D.,
| OF Boston, who, like many other college
| presidents of this day. is compelled to de-
| vote most of his time to raising funds for
| the support of the Institution.
The official board of ST. PauPs M. E.
Church, OF which the Rev. Stowell L. Bry-
ant is pastor, has decided to change the
hour of the second service from 7:3O pm.
| to pm.
A Point In His Favor.