Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-18
IN THE cHURcHEs

Sunday. lii IS
Several of the Methodist ministers. of
this city were present this fweek at the
exercises at Patapsco NJ. E. Church, near
Baltimore, in observance of the 18th ami
-versary of the introduction Of Afethodism
into Patapsco Neck ard the eighty-ninth
of the building of the first Methodist
Church there.
The pulpit at the Church of the Epiph-
any tomorrow is to be filled by the Rev.
Otis A. Glazebrook, DID. rector Of st.
Johns parish, Eliz loeth, N. j.
The Brotherhood of st. Andrew of the
diocese of Washington is 20 nave gen.
eral meeting next week at Beltsville, Md.
The Washington members are TO 20 in a
per by the Beltsville chapter preceding the
meeting
The Maryland Association of the New
Church holds its meeting this fall IN Rich
mond, Va.
The rector of the Church of the Incar-
nation. Rev. William Tayloe Snyder, and
his family are spending the month of Sep
TENDER at Atlantic City.
The Epworth League of North Capitol
NJ. E. Church commenced it's fall campaign
last Sunday night.
The Christian Brothers in this city have
received word of the death of Brother
institution in this city.
A mems league of the Sacred Heart is to
be organized at st. Aloysius Church by
the Rev. William O'Brien Pardow, S. j.,
the former provincial.
The executive committee of the Brother
hood of st. Andrew in the diocese of Wash
ington have filled the vacancy IN the. COM
mittee caused by the resignation Of Mr..
W. T. Dent of St. Paurs Chapter by the
cleo ton of Mr.. William Mason Brown vice
director of Trinity Chapter.
The ladies of Trinity NJ. E. Church gave
an entertainment on Wednesday evening,
entitled "A Mite Society of Fifty Years
Ago"
A series of revivals began the first part
of this week in the tent occupied by the
Ninth Street Christian congregation pend
ing the completion of the new church. 1t
was started by the pastor, Rev. Edward f.
Bagby, who is now assisted by Rev. w. H.
Book, an evangelist OF Clifton Forge, Va
Work Is progressing slowly on the Chapel
of st. Anthony of Padua. connected with
St. Matthews Church. The immense pill
lars at the entrance have been placed in
position and boarded up temporarily. while
the side walls are nearly up to their full
height.
At the southwest mission of Trinity Pro-
testant Episcopal Church, in charge of Rev.
II. Fields Saumenig, it is proposed to have
meetings for men every Thursday evening"
and to provide those in attendance with
magazines, periodicals and similar litera-
ture and with games.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Ninth
Street Christian Church has raised $500 and
presented 1T to the congregation for the
building fund. u
A conference of workers among the COL
ored people in the Protestant EPISCOPAL
Church is to meet at ST. Mary's Chapel
Baltimore. next Tuesday, September p
and continue in session four days. The
conference is to be attended by workers.
States.
The new pastor of the Walker Memorial
Baptist Church, Rev. Mr.. Gordon, is pre-
pairing for his examination. preliminary to
MT hn Iipic iaI
when he passes this examination will be
ordained and installed in his charge
Rev j. Anderson Taylor of Shiloh Church
is arranging to hold a rally the last week
OF this month at his church..
1t is announced that Rev. Charles Gore
y. D.. canon of Westminster Abbey the
distinguished Oxford professor, is to be in
this city. the first week in October and
Sunday in October.
The services at the Chapel of the Good
Shepherd are being rendered more attrac-
tive by the presence of volunteer choir
accompanied by an organ, of which Miss
Agnes BoggS is organist.
The Washington district conference of
the Southern Methodist Church at its re-
cent meeting elected My. w. w MILAN of
Mt. Vernon Church, this city, one of its
lay delegates to the annual conference.
which will meet next spring at Hinton, W.
Va.
The preachers meeting is to open its
sessions for the year next Monday at Foun-
dry Church. The president, Rev ], B.
Slit. will preside.
The pastor Of the Church of the Reforma-
ton, Rev. w. F.. Pa~son DID, returned
to Washington this week from Brookline
Me-, where he has been spending his vaca-
ton, and is expected to occupy his pulpit
tomorrow. The Lutheran synod of Mary
land is to be held in DIR. Parsons church.
and he has shortened his vacation in order
that he may attend to important duties in
connection with the meeting Of the synod.
Rev. Albert IiomTighaus has returned
from q six weeks trip spent in the noun
tains of western Maryland.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union of the
District of Columbia recently held Chat
tanooga echo meeting in Montgomery
county. Ii is expected that another gen
eral meeting will be held in one of the city
churches some time during the latter part
of this month.
Rev. E. Olin Ellridge of Waugh NJ. E.
Church has resumed preaching at his
church.
Rev. J. G. Butler will begin the fall work
of his parish tomorrow, when he intends to
issue a pastoral to his congregation To-
morrow's services are also to be marked by
a rally.
During the summer months twelve of the
Women members of st. Luke's Protestant
Eptscopp Church banded themselves into q
club, called The Stay-at-Homes," and
each one of the twelve assumed the name
CT Il nota ole woman of the New Testament
They then proceeded to earn money in Va
rious ways. and also laid tribute en- those
members of the congregation who were
enjoying vacation, the whole scheme
being carried out with such success that
they have raised several hundred dollars
for the benefit of the church during the
worst part of the year for such purposes
Their work is to be brought to an issue
on the Goth of this MONTH when a cubic
meeting is to be held at the hail. during the
course of which the money viii be turned
over TO the church.
A large number of the colored Baptist
churches will listen to other ministers than
their own tomorrow, as about twenty-five
ministers. larger number than was ex-
pected, left Tuesday for the national con-
vention, now being held at Boston,
Mt. Vernon Chapter of the Southern
Methodist Brotherhood has challenged Mar
vim Chapter of the same organization to q
JOINT debate, but the details have NOT been
arranged. q. I-ia
Rev. Dr. Alexander Crummell. formerly
rector OF st. Luke's P. Z. Church, Who is
now IN Europe, expects to reach this city
about November I. co 81
The presbytery of the Chesapeake of the
southern general assembly has elected the
Rev. A. w. Pitzer, d. D., tpastor Of Cen
tral Church of this city, moderator FOR the
ensuing six months, and Elder JamesBV. A.
shields OF the same church temporary sec
rotary. The presbytery Is to hold its next
meeting at WarrentOn. Va