Evening star., 1897-03-27
IN THE CHURC H E S

A number Of the Episcopal clergy OF the
diocese OF Washington have formed the
Bishop Claggett Club the object OF which,
as stated by its president. is consultation.
and the discussion OF practical questions
relating to parish and church work.
The Christian Alliance of New York city
is to hold a convention In the Eastern Pres
byterian Church April O and Z Among the
prominent speakers TO be present are Rev.
DIR. Arthur Pierson. A. q. Simpson. DR..
Wilson. Stephen Merritt and Dean Peck
There was a general rally OF the Bible
class of the Central Union Mission yester-
day. The class. which is taught by the
Rev DIR. ID. NJ. Stearns. pastor of Re
formed Episcopal church of Georgetown.
Philadelphia, numbers between 80 and iUo
and met 10 listen yesterday TO Dr. Stearns
| for the last time in many muaihs.
| The pastor of st. stephens Catholic
church Rev w. s; Causay. is making
preparations for services on Easter Sunday
| of an unusually interesting character. The
mass is to be celebrated by Archbishop
| Martinell and Rev. j. Havens Richards.
5. j., president of Georgetown University.
| is TO preach the sermon.
| The thirty -secord internationa conven-
| tier of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
| citation is to be held at Mobile, Ala, April
made to have Was shirSton adequately rep
resented, Messrs. L. CabeN Williamson.
| president. and Fred. f. Tasker. member of
| the board of directors, having already stS-
| nifjed their intention of attending.
| The Bishop of Washington, DIR. Satterlee.
conducted quiet hours" for the clergy of
| this diocese Thursday from $50 am.
| to l p.m A large number of the local
| Episcopal ministers attended the services.
| Next Thursday. at the same place, the
! fro-Cathedral Church Of ST. Mark. there
Is to be quiet day for women The
Rev. James w. Clark. rector of St James
Church, is to deliver tomorrow morning
the sermon in the special course now in
progress al the Pro-Cathe1ral.
| The board of directors Of the Central
Jnion Mission is maturing plans for the
! spring and summer work. The gospel
| wagon VIII soon start oEJ on its summer
campaign aEd the workers OF the mission
| have received several invitations to hold
eNahseistic services as soon as the weather
permits.
A forty hours devotion is to commence
/ tomorrow at Holy Name Catholic Church.
| kew. 1hCmas j. NeryicK, pastor, and will
terminate on Tuesiay following The serv-
ice tomorrow is to be conducted by Rev.
/ DIR. Fitzgerald.
The board of directors of the Young
| Mems Christian Ass ociation have APPOINT
| ed the following genilem Al as a commit
| tee to organize the canvass 70. the new
building: Chairman, w. ii. H. Smith; Sec
retary, j. H. Lichliter, and Messrs J. b..
Larner, B. n. Warner, G. w. F. Swart-
| zell, L. A. Harding, w. B. Robinson. c. Il.
Foster, r. w. WoodrIff, W. A. IL. Church.
c. w. Needham and A. NJ. Lothrop. A
committee has also been appointed ON
selecting a building site.
AT the recent annual meeting of the
Sunday school of the North Presbyterian
Church the following officers We're elected
Tor the ensuing churcn yesr: Superin-
tendent, Major Charles II. Darlington, who
is also vice president of the District Sun
day School Union; assistant superinten-
dent DR. NJ. G. Ben1ett; secretary, j. T..
Moran: treasurer, Miss Kitty Mcqueen;
| librarian, Joseph Ffske, and assistant IL
brarian, Joseph Fiske, Jr. The pastor OF
the church is Rev. Charles b. Ramsdell.
| DID.
| Rev. w. G. Ware. associate rector of st.
Thomas P. E. Church. has returned from
Atlantic City
The committee in charge of the proposed
new house of worship OF the Ninth Street
Christian Church will recommend plans for
the new building IN about a week. 1t is
not expected that ground can be broken be-
| fore May June.
| Rev. 1. c. Burke, president of the eastern
conference of the Maryland synod. was in
| Washington on Monday consulting with The
pastors of the local Lutheran churches in
regard to the spring meeting Of the confer
ence, which will he leld IN May at the
Church Of the Reformation, Baltimore.
| Rev. Mr.. Clayton of Ohio is spending some
weeks in Washington. He has been heard
several times at the Central Union Mission
| The annual roll call day of Calvary Bap
tist Sunday school is to be held tomorrow
Special music and addresses by the pastor
". u.
and by the superintendent OF the school
Mr.. Person H. Bristow, will form tn,
features of the program.
The Scotch evangelists. Rev. 8. G. Nei
and wife, began special services last Sun
day at the Maryland Avenue Baptis
Church. Rev. n. C. Naylor. pastor, and are
to continue at that church until Sunday
: April 4. when they to commence sim
liar services at Grace Baptist Church, Rev
A F. Anderson, pastor
At the annual meeting of Mt Vernon NJ
f. Church South the following were elect
; ed officers for the ensuing year: Stewards
j. w. Barker, A. l.. johnson, j. NJ Folin
, Frederick A. Stier. John o. Williams
w. Busey, b. w. Hough. Clarendon Smith
t. NJ Biakemcre. William James. }. L
Baird, Dr. Franck Hyatt, Samuel Black
l well. Judge w. L. Chambers. w. w. MILAN
George Deitrick. o. b. Johnson. George w
, Poe, J. w. Claggett ID. L. Coon, W. II. II
Cissel. James Doran. j. II. Bell, Greed NJ
Fulton and Robert Bryan: superintendent
t of the Sunday school, Frederick A. Stier
recording steward. J. NJ. Follin, and dis
trict steward, A. l.. Johnson. J. w. Hum
mer was appointed superintendent of tn,
West Washington Sunday school, which 4
! | mission Of Mt. Vernon Church.
r The Sunday school of st. AIMS Catholi
: | Church, Rev. Father j. c. Mallon, pastor
| was reopened last Sunday having beer
closed during January and February oil
; | account of the inclemency of the weather
, | Rev. Father Ryan of St Patrick's Church
a Baltimore. delivered a Lenten sermon a
Mrs. Mabel l.. Conklin, general superin
| tendent of the White Cross Society, an or
ganization allied with the Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union, recently effecte,
| a temporary organization of branch o
> | the society at the Young Mems Christian
" Association. About thirty men have be
0 come members, and at an early date a per
e manent organization will be formed
e Special revival services at the Mint
!, | Street Christian Church are to be CONTINUES
= through next week. They are In charge o
= the pastor, Rev. E. B. Bagby. assste,
by the evangelist of the Maryland confer
ence Of the Christian Church, Rev. W. J
| Wright.
A. W. Bowen has been elected preside i
of the Christian Endeavor Society of th
: Ninth Street Church, takilg the place O
W. II. Andrews. who has gone west to re
| side.
t The congregation of Union Methods
Church terdered their pastor. Rev. Alex
ander Bielaski, and his family, a recep
tion Monday evening in honor OF his re
| appointment to the church.
At the Methodist preachers meeting
Monday morning remarks on the deaf
of w. ]. Sibley were made by Revs. A II
q | r Stiff