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ton. Dr. Satterlee. The first formal contri-
| button toward the fund was made Monday
| evening last, when at the annual service Of
st. Marks Friendly League held at Ascen-
sion p. e. Church, those present gave 500
| for the purpose. Several laymen and some
of the well-known ladies as well Of the
local Episcopal churches are at the head
Of the movement and have had several con-
ferences. It Is expected that the matter
will be brought to the attention Of the do
cesan convention, which meets in St. Paurs
Church the latter part OF this month.
At the annual meeting Of the Metropoli-
tan Presbyterian Church. Rev. George N.
Luccock, DID,, pastor, the reports showed
that all obligations are paid and small
balance in the treasury. All accounts indi-
| cate an advance in gifts over last year, the
| benevoience account making over 25 per
cent increase, and the membership of the
| church net gain of -. Trustees were re-
| elected as follows: Messrs. Thomas G..
Jones, Appleton P. Clarke. jr.. and G. s.
| Ely.
! An affiliated organization of the Carmelite
| Order, the Society of the Perpetual Adora-
| tton, Is being organized at s.. PauPs Church.
| Its object is to increase the spiritual life of
i Its members by arranging a plan so that
at each hour of the day there will De some
| one member In prayer before the altar of
| the church.
I The ministers Of the Maryland and Dis
trict Of Columbia Christian churches met
! Wednesday at the Harlem Avenue Chris
| tian Church, Baltimore, Rev. b. a. Abbott,
pastor.
The Zwingli Missionary Society of Grace
Reformed Church has elected the follow
| ing officers to serve during the ensuing
church year: President, Hugh L. Apple;
vice president, w. II. H. Knight; treas
urer. D. o. Thomas; secretary, Mrs. W. H.
H. Knight, and corresponding secretary.
| H. NJ. Shook.
The Gospel wagon of the Central Union
| Mission is to begin its summer campaign
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock, when it
will visit the southeast section of Wash
| fngton and hold two meetings.
The Lutheran Social Union of Phila DEL
phia recently gave dinner, which was ad-
dressed by Rev. w. E. Parson, DID,, pas
tor of the Church OF the Reformation of
| this city.
The Ladies' of Charity connected with St.
| Patrick's Church have adjourned for the
summer, and will not meet again until Oc-
| labor by the lady members 500 garments
were distributed, 119 women and children
were clothed and $50 pounds of groceries,
SO cans of vegetables and $500 were dis
/ tributed to twenty-five families.
| The temporary minister in charge of
| Grace Protestant Episcopal Church, SOUTH
| west Washington. Rev. II. Fields Saumenig,
| severed his connection with the church
| last Sunday, but will probably he assigned
| to other work in the diocese of Washington
| by Bishop Satterlee. The rector of the
| parish, Rev. Thomas ,. Tongue. is ex-
pected to take charge Of his church .omor-
| row.
The Junior Chapter of the Brotherhood of
St. Andrew Of Trinity P. Z. Church gave
an entertainment last evening for the
| benefit of their gymnasium.
A musical and literary entertainment
| was given by the Junior league of Fletcher
N. E. Church on Friday evening last in the
church. Among those who took part in
the program were the Misses German,
Guyol. Mcxley, Moore. Allpress. Lusby,
Boyd, Nicholson, Foley, Dick Price. Mann.
| Campbell and Masters Engledue, Cogswell,
LeMat, Ammanns. Columbus nnd Allpress.
At an election held April - by the Grace
lsReformed congregation one elder and one
deacon were elected to serve three years.
| The elder elected is Mr.. Peter S. Lesh, and
| the deacon, Mr. William H. Kump.
The. eastern conference Of ehe Maryland
Lutheran synod is to meet in the Church
| Of the Reformation, Baltimore, next Tues
day.; All the ministers belonging to the
general synod residing in Washington will
be present and some of them are 10 make
addresses as follows: 1.-The Pastors Rela-
tien. as a Minister and Not Pastor" Rev.
l.. A. ,Kuhns. aD.p.; Unemployed Minis
| Congregations" Rev. John c. Bowers;
/ :..sHow the Pew May Help the Pulpit Rev.
/ d.! E. Wiseman; "Synodical Entertain
ment. '" Rev. nE. Parson: ID: Has the
Eastern Conference a Mission?" Rev. J. G.
Butler. D. D., and "Our Duty Toward Pres
ent Reform Efforts" Rev. Stanley Bill
keimer
"A statue of ST. Anthony has been placed
on the gospel side of the main altar of
st. Paul's Catholic Church.
/ Presiding Elder Luther B. Wilson of
Washington district has completed filling
the pulpits Of the smaller churches in the
suburbs by the appointment of Rev. Solo
mon Carr to Piney Grove Church, near
Benning. MI. Carr Is a local preacher, as
are the other two recently appoin -ed-Rev.
T. ]. Clark to Langdon and Rev. Springer
to Little Falls.
The reed organ of Emmanuel Protestant
Episcopal Church has been replaced by a
new pipe organ. The new director Of the
choir Is DR.. H. NJ. Roberts.
The new rector of Christ P. E. Church
washington parish), Rev. Arthur S. Johns,
is to take charge Of the church on Whit
sunday.
St. Aloysius' Church has been given its
spring dress in the shape of several coats
of grayish white paint. The interior has
also been touched up.
The secretary of the Washington District
Epworth League, Frank T. Israel, while
away on his wedding tour, this week and
next, is to visit Toronto in the interest of
the local leaguers in regard to the coming
general Epworth League convention.
The Presbyterian Ministers Association
was addressed Monday morning by Rev.
Thomas Chalmers Easton, who took as his
subject "Bobbie Burns. DR.. Easton was
born in Scotland, and Is familiar with the
scenes he pictured. Mr.. William Ballan-
tyne showed the cane which he owns which
belonged to Burns.
The Southern Baptist convention Is to
meet in annual session next Friday, and
continue in convention four days until the
following Tuesday. Among the ministers
who are to attend from Washington are
Rev. Drs. Charles A. Stakely. c. C. Mea-
dor, w. S. o. Thomas and E. Hez Sven.
number Of the local laymen will also at
tend.
At the annual meeting of the congrega-
ton of the Westminster Presbyterian
Church. Rev. B. F. Bittinger, pastor, the
following officials were elected: President,
Rev. B. F. Bittinger; treasurer, Frank H.
Burns; secretary, L. s. Depue; auditors
w. A. H. Church, Charles E. Persons.
Henry E. Bittinger; trustees for one year
J. Frank Stephenson, Owen Owen. Charles
Persons; for two years-A. Depue, w. A.
n. Church, and for three years. d. E.
Holmes, o. o. Spicer and L. H. Hopkins.
The annual service of st. Marks Friendly
League was held Monday evening at AS
cension Church. and was addressed by
Bishop Satterlee.
Pastor Wiseman Of the Church Of the
Redeemer, Sth street extended, has estab-
lished a kindergarten, which gives prom
Use Of being a success.
The classis of the Reformed Churches of
Maryland is to meet May 10 at Westmin-
Ster Carroll county Md and will rerooip