Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-02
IN THE CHURC H E S

Church, embracing Maryland virginia ana
| the District of Columbia, held its annual
meeting last week at Richmond. Va.
Rev. NJ. Ross Fishbrrn. who. with his
family, has been spending the past month
| at Rockland, Md. has returned to the city
ard will occupy his pulpit in the Mt. Pleas
ant Congregational Church tomorrow.
By request Rev. Charles b. Ramsdell
addressed the Central Union Mission last
Monday evening.
Officers have been elected by the Young
Peoples Society OF Christian Endeavor of
the Central Presbyterian Church, as fol-
lows: President, Thomas Barr; vice presi-
dent, Miss Mary Whitwell; secretary, Ed
ward Russell, and delegate to the District
Endcavor Union. J. III. Mohler.
Mi IS Bowie was recently elected super
intendent of the Sunday school of st. Au-
gust ines Church in place of Miss Saun-
ders, resigned.
Tine presbytery of Washington city met in
st; ted session on Tuesday evening at Ger
n antown, Nd. and continued their ses-
sion through the following day. Very
little business of any Importance WAS
transacted, except the discussion of the
relation between the churches at Boyd's
| and Gaithersburg. The Presbyterian
Ministers Association is to resume its reg
ular weekly meetings next Monday.
The missionary societies of the Methodist
Protestant churches of this city and AL
eXa ndria are to hold their annual meeting
next Monday afternoon at the First NJ. p.
Church.
Nest Reverend Archbishop Keane will
preach at st. Patrick's Church tomorrow.
Rev. DIR. Stafford will preach on the 10th
at St. patrick's at the II o'clock mass.
A meeting of the Methodist Union has
been called for Monday evening at Wes
ley Chm IN, and besides the regular men,
bers of the union efforts are being made
to gather together at the meeting all who
are in any way connected with the Metho-
Isot .-l.
held here in November.
The congregation of Christ Evangelic al
Lutheran Church has fitted up its paro-
chial residence for the pastor Rev. Carl c.
Morhart, who was recently married.
The Junior Christian Endeavor Society o.
the Grace Baptist Church has elected the
following officers to serve during the ensI-
ing six months: Superintendent. Mr.. James
w. Berans; president, Miss Annie Baden;
vice president, Miss Jessie Brashears; Sec
rotary, Welby FUR; treasurer, Miss Irene
Pyles. and organist, Miss Bessie Boron.
The fathers connected with St DOM
inic's Church went into their annual re-
treat last Sunday. under the direction OF
| the pastor of the church. Rev. Father Kent,
and are to close their devotions tomorrow.
Mr.. Rola p. Currie has been elected Sec
rotary of Ascension Chapter of the Broth
erhood of st. Andrew, in place of DR.. John
London, resigned, and has also been elect
ed one of the chapter delegates to the an
nual convention of the brotherhood.
Rev. DIR. Alfred Harding returned from
Orkney Springs, Va, last week, but was
taken sick shortly after his arrival. While
not able to preach last Sunday, he is some
what better now.
The Sunday school of st. Peters Church
is to resume its sessions tomorrow.
The Thursday evening meetings for men
at the Southwest Mission of Trinity Prct-
estant Episcopal Church were started this
week. when a committee from Trinity
Chapter, composed of Messrs. w. NJ.
Brown, Ralph Moses and w. l.. Browning,
nj art N ha ms re H.
ments, music. games and periodicals.
Rev. Albert NJ. Hilliker returned We'd
nesday from six weeks vacation, en-
bracing Mackinac Island and Warren Pa.
The general conference of the Christian
Church is to occur this month at lndanap-
oils. Revs. T. d. Power and e. b. Bagby
of this city will attend, and the former has
been invited to address the conference.
The mass meeting of the District Baptist
Young Peoples Union, which was to nave
been held yesterday evening. has been
postponed until some time in October.
The pastor of the North Carolina Avenue
Methodist Protestant Church, Rev. Louis
Randall, is to leave next Monday for
Westminster, Carroll county, Md, for
two weeks vacation. During his absence
the pulpit is to be supplied by Rev. W. A.
Clark.
The Church Extension Union of the
Methodist Protestant Churches of WASH
irgton has been reorgariZed. and the fol-
Lowing are the officers: President. Rev. w.
s. Hammond, and secretary, Rev. Louis
Randall The annual meeting OF the or
ganiZation is to be held next Monday even
ing at Central Church.
AT a conference of the pastors of the
Methodist Episcopal churches 1t was de-
cided to arrange plan by which the bur-
den Of making up the missionary debt of
Washington district will be distributed
equally among the various charges in pro-
portion to their membership.
Father MCGEE, who has been appointed
pastor Of the proposed new church of the
Sacred Heart, is pushing the collection of
funds and expects to nearly complete the
amount desired by large fair which will
be held in November.
Rev. DR.. Parson, president of the L,th-
eran Home for the Aged, has collected all
the money necessary for the extensions to
the home, mention of which was made in
The Star several months ago.
Rev. Alexander Bielasai of Union NJ E.
Church, who has spent the month CT Sep
TENDER with his family in the mountains
OF West Virginia, returned home this week
and will occupy his pulpit tomorrow.
The evangelist who is conducting revival
services at Trinity NJ. Z. Church is TO re-
main another week.
The Band of Hope, temperance organi-
ration of the District, will hold its annual
meeting next Friday evening at Wesley
NJ. E. Church.
Rev. DR.. John II. Elliott has returned
from his vacation, which he spent, for the
most part, in western Maryland.
Arrangements are being made Icy which
a large party of the local members of the
DdptlSt 1OunS feOpie 8 Union VIII so 10
Baltimore next Thursday evening TO attend
the Chattanooga ecno rally of the Mary
land members Of the Baptist Young Peo-
pies Union.
A concert for the benefit CT the Fifth
Baptist Church was given yesterday even
ing in the church auditorium, under the
direction Of a committee headed by w. s.
Olive as chairman.
The rector of Trinity p. E. Church. Rev
Richard p Willis ms, will give the series
of illustrated lectures on English church
history, compiled by clergymen of the
Church of England. They will be given
under the auspices of the church society of
the parish during October and November
in the parish hail.
Rev. w. A. Credit. A. NJ, pastor of
Berean Baptist Church, has received call
to the Cherry Street Baptist Church of
Philadelphia.
The United Veteran Christian missionary
convention met in annual session this week
in the auditorium of the colored Young
Mems Christian Association. Rev. Robert
johnson, N. D., of the Metropolitan Bap-
fist Church, delivered an address Before
the convention Thursday afternoon.
The theological department of Howard
University opened Wednesday. the formal
address at the opening exercises being de-
1ivered by the Rev. Charles IL Butler.
The Potomac synod OF the Reformed