Evening star., 1897-06-12
| N THE URCHES

| SJ1.
A novel social evening was spent yester
day evening by the members of Trinity
P. e. Church, when a number Of the mem
bers Of the Columbia Athletic Club were
present in athletic costume and wen
| through number of exercises in the parish
| hall.
The officers of the Diocesan Council OF
the Girls Friendly Society of the Wash
ington diocese are as follows: President
| Mrs. &. c. Bolton; vice president, Miss
Constance Satterlee; secretary and treas
| urer. Miss Lockwood. and branch secre-
taries. Mrs. E. P. Halstead, st. Johns
GeorgetoWn' s sS and Miss Lily Barber. Laurel
plymouth Congregational Church. 18th and
streets northwest, gave a concert last
| evening.
The closing meeting for the summer OF
the Young Women's Christian Temperance
Union of Metropolitan M. E. Church took
place Monday at the residence of Mrs. Der
| rick In Southwest Washington.
1t has been decided to keep the morning
Sabbath school of Epiphany p e. Church
| open during this summer The Guild of the
Holy Cross of the church has presented
nfty prayer books to the Chapel of the
| Good Shepherd.
A sociable and supper was given BY the
| Holy Name Society Of st. Peters Church
at the National Rifles Armory Monday
| evening.
Bishop Satterlee. accompanied by Bishop
| Paret Of Maryland, sailed today for Eu-
| rope. where they so to take part in the
Lambeth conference of the bishops Of the
| Anglican communion.
The Ladies' Guild of st. Paul's p E.
Church gave lawn party Wednesday and
| Thursday evenings.
The graduates this year of the local COL
ored Episcopal Theological Seminary. King
| Hall. ore as follows: Messrs. B. w. W.
Paxtcn, Franklin I. A. Bennett A. E.
| Jensen and George r. Jackson.
| At the suggestion of the Brooklyn Bap-
l nj hA cfv4o 80
Columbia Union has established "wel-
come committee" the duties of which win
DC to look after new arrivals of the order
IN this city. and to see that members de-
| parting for other portions of the country
are similarly cared for by other commit
tees President r. A. Ford has appointed
| the committee.
1t Is expected that the Kensngton M. E.
Church viii be COMPLETED and ready for
| the formal dedication exercises the latter
part of this month.
Rev. Dr. Hugh Johnston delivered an
address Wednesday before the Williams
port (Pa) District Epworth League con-
vention, and Thursday delivered the an
nonei1, auaa sermon, IN the morning before the
Rev. Wallace Radcliffe of the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church and Mrs.
Hacch1e entertained the pastors of the
wives Tue sday evening, the closing gath
ering of the ministers until next October.
At the meeting of the Womans Baptist
Missionary Society of the District of CO.
| lumbba Monday evening at the Metropoli
tan Baptist Church, Mrs. J. D. Smith of
Gsy Street Church resigned as president.
anc Mrs. E. D. Bliss of Calvary was elects
ed to the vacancy.
Sunday school officers for the United
Brethren Memorial Church. Rev. John E.
fout, pastor, have been elected as fol-
lows: Snpe erinttndent Of the school. Wash
!nston Torham; assistant superintendent,
f.o"arc Spies; secretary, Howard L. Nor
rlson; treasurer Augustus Herring: or
ganlst. Miss Lewis, and librarian, William
The Washington District Epworth League
Is to have rally of the delegates to the
toronto convention on the evening of June
81, at wesley M. e. Church. Among the
pastors of the local churches who are to
take part In the program of the Toronto
convention are Rev. Bishop John f, Hurst
and Rev w. F.. Strickland.
The deb! on the Fifteenth Street Presby-
terlan Cnurch is being cared for by nine
committees. each of which is headed by an
of1icial member of the congregation That
OF which Warner Hurley is chairman gave
an "Old Folks" concert on Monday the
performers being in costume and rendering
number of old favo-ites, which were SO
n uch enjoyed by those present that a re-
quest has been made to have it repeated.
At a meeting of the Baptist Ministers AZ.
sociatior on Monday morning nearly ali Of
the local Baptist churches made reports of
the work which they have accomplished
uuIiIiS Inc month OF Nav,
Rev. DR.. Alexander Mack:,y-Smith roc4or
Of st. Johns P. e. Church, sails next week
to Join his family in Europe, and will not
be back In this city until some time in Oc-
toDer. Ihe church services during the sum-
fner months are to be In charge Of the as
ststant minister, Rev. Robert s. w. WOOD
Rev. Joseph T. Foley of St Paul's Church
mas returned from Charleston, s. C.. where
ne spent several weeks with Bishop Mona
CHAN.
Fhe warden Of the Boys Home Rev Will
liam Tayloe Snyder, is arranging to send
the inmates of the home out into the coun
sly LOT several weeks this summer. The
nc me, In charge Of the Brothers of Naza-
eight months o1'
Premiums for selling the largest number
been awarded to Miss Leila Tudy. Mrs Ann
Carter and Joseph Harris
Archbishop MartinelH Is to administer
c1nnrmatio a,nr,..a to a class tomorrow at St
Rev Francis J. Grimke. pastor Of the
fHteenth street Presbyterian Church who
Is preaching series Of sermons on Mar
rlage at his church. has been invited to
repeat them IN the evening at the Metro
rolitan Zion Church In South Washington.
inere Is to be an anniversary reunion
next week at Rutgers College. NJ, of the
aiun'hl OF the institution. and among those
VINO expect to attend from Washington ar.
ReVs u. Wesley Skellenger, pastor Of the
Sixth Presbyterian Church, and Howard
WllDur Ennis. pastor Of the Western Pres
byterian Church.
Pastor E. Hez Sven of the Second Bap-
ttst Church has had special revival services
for several weeks at his church conducted
by Rev. Mr.. Martin. pastor Of Norfolk
Baptist church.
Thursday the annual meeting Of the Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary Society was held
at the Mt Pleasant Congregational Church,
with papers by representatives Of that so
cfety. and OF the missionary committees OF
the senior and junior Christian Endeayor
societies of the church.
DR.. 8. M. Newman of the First Congre-
gatfonal Church fs to leave on his vacation
the last of this month and during his alb
sence the pulpit is to be supplied by Prof.
Clark of Howard University.
Chfldren's day Is to be observed In all
the Congregational churches in Washing
ton tomorrow.
Rev. Howard Wilbur Ennis attended
recent meeting of the Executive Council
of the Brotherhood Of Andrew and Philip
In New York.
The ladies Of Christ Evangelical Luthe-
ran Church gave festival this week at
the residence of Mr.. Heitmuller for the
benefit of the Brookland German Lutheran
Mission.
Rev. John e. Fout of the United Brethren
Memorial Church leaves next week for Leb-
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