Evening star., 1897-05-29
IN THE CHURCH ES.


were elected: President, Mr.. George W. F.
Swartzell of Han,line Church: first vice
president, DIR. Richard kingsman of Metro
politan Church; second vice president, Mai.
s. H. Walker of Waugh Church; third vice
president. Mr.. Jesse b. Wilson; correspond
ing secretary, the presiding elder, Rev.
Luther B. Wilson, DID: recording secre-
tary, Judge Anson S. Taylor, and treasurer,
W. F. Rodrick. Three trustees for the
Home for the Aged were also elected as
follows: Messrs. Zephaniah Jones, T. c.
Smith, D., and Robert Cohen.
The pastor of st. Peters Catholic Church
has postponed the formal ceremony Of
blessing the jubilee affairs of the church
until the Fourth of July-St. Peters day
when Bishop Curtis will be the consecra-
tor.
The teachers of the Sunday school of
Epiphany P. +. Church are meeting once a
week for the preparation of the lesson on
the following Sunday. At the close OF a
number of meetings social hour has been
spent, the superintendent of the school, DR..
l.. w. Glazebrook, entertaining the teach
ers at meeting this month.
Rev. DR.. Alexander MackaySmith. the
rector of st. Johns P E. Church, has sent
his check for himself and wife for 500 to
the Central Union Mission, with which to
supply the mission fountain with ice for
the summer.
The Hall Sisters, evangelists, were at
the Central Union Mission last Saturday
evening and conducted a special service.
Bishop Satterlee will leave Washington
shortly for Europe in order to attend the
gathering of bishops of the Anglican COM
munion, to be held at Lambeth Palace,
England.
The pastor of Trinity NJ. f. Church, Rev.
Or. p. d. Huntley. has arranged to have
the Thursday evening services at his new
house of worship conducted for several
months by various ministers. This week
the service was in charge of Rev. George
V; Leech, D. D.. pastor Of Grace NJ. Z.
Church.
The annual meeting of the general sy-
nod of the Lutheran Church will convene
ut Mansfield. Ohio. Wednesday. June D.
The delegates from this city are Rev. Dr.
J. G. Butler and Messrs. Albert F. Fox and
Cornelius Eckhardt.
The eighteenth anniversary of the or
ganization of the Church of the Reforma-
ton was celebrated recently. The church
was organized by it's present pastor Rev.
w. Z. Parson, D. D., with twenty MEM
bers. and now it numbers about three
hundred and seventy-five.
The rector of st. Luke's E,isconaI
Church, Rev. Owen NJ: Waller has changed
the evening service Of the church to a
twilight service.
The services at the Luther Memorial
Church tomorrow are to be in the nature
OF memorial service
Ihe poStpored vesDer service at the
Church OF the Immaculate Conception is
to take place tomorrow.
Ihe Women's Foreign Missionary Soci-
ETY. of the First Congregation Church
| held Its annual missionary tea Tuesday at
the home of the president of the society
| Mrs. Clark. Howard University. The sub
| 1ect under discussion during the evening
| was Bulgaria."
! The new pastor of Enon Baptist Church.
| this week.
| several OF the local Lutheran churches.
| the Keller Memorial and ST. Marks, are TO
be considerably improved during the sum-
| mer mon tbs.
| Rev. Hugh Johnston has accented an IN.
| Eltation to deliver the annual address be-
| fore the Christian Association of Western
| Maryland College, Westminster, Carroll
| county, Md.
The Girls Club and the Mems Club of
Epiphany Chapel have closed their work
for the year. Both have had a prosperous
| season.
At the meeting of the clericus of the dio.
| cese OF Washington recently the rector OF
the Pro-Cathedral, Rev. William l.. Dev.
ries Phi D., read paper on THE Greek
| Language as Vehicle of Revelation"
A recent addition to the equipment o,
| Kendall Baptist Church is a water moto,
| for the large pipe organ.
| Representative Botkins of Kansas ad.
| dressed the Methodist Minister'S Associa
ton Monday morning on 'Methodism ir
| Kansas"
A May festival has just closed at Grace
NJ E Church. 1t was given by the young
| er ladies of the church and for the benefit
! of the debt fund.
The annual anniversary and donation
| day was recently held at the Lutheran
Home Tor the Aged On that day com
| m1ttees were present from nearly all the
| local Lutheran churches, and brought sun
plies of various kinds for the inmates.
Thursday Of this week. being the Feas
| or the Ascension, it was observed by spe
| cial services in all the local Catholic anf
| Episcopal churches.
| A forty hours devotion is to begin a
St. Jeromes Church tomorrow, and will
yxi1l Ir,
| the pastor, Rev. Father Tower
Rev. C. c. Meador pastor of the Fiftl
Baptist Church, has invited the Baptis
ministers of Washington to luncheon mex
Monday.
| o. W. Goodwin, superintendent of tn.
Sabbath school OF the Fifth Congregations
Church. has resigned his position on &C
count of removal from the city.
Rev. E. B. Bagby, pastor of the Nintl
Street Christian Church, has returned from
Beaver Creek, near Hagerstown, where h
went to conduct revival services for tn
Christian Church at that place.
Rev. Adam Reoch, the pastor of tn
Fifth Congregational Church, is preachin,
series of Sunday evening sermons Of
Officers have been elected by the Youn,
Mems League of the Metropolitan Presby
terian Church, as follows: President Her
bert Church; vice president, w. S. Moore
and secretary, Luther D. Speer
meeting of the presbytery of Washing
ton city has been called for Monday, Jun
Under the auspices of the Daughters O
the King, meeting of children in the. in
terest of the Salt Air Home for Children a
Colonial Beach was held this afternoon q
the Church of the Epiphany. The childre
| present were addressed by Bishop Satter
lee and Rev. r. H. McKim, d. D.
The annual May procession Of the chill
dren of st. Patrick's Sunday school is t
take place tomorrow afternoon, when tn
children will form at Carroll Hail. marc
down 10th street to the church, and liste
to an address by Rev. ]. F. MCGEE.
, The gospel wagon Of the Central Unio
, Mission Is carrying on campaign Il
South Washington in the vicinity of tn
wharves. Later in the afternoon 1t re
turns to the mission building, when suppe
is served to the workers, and then it goe
to Market space.
A forty hours devotion, conducted b.
the pastor, Rev. Father d. c. De Woli
began at st. Anthony's Church last Sun
day and ended on Tuesday.
The Toronto committee Of the Washing
ton District Epworth League Is to hol
a meeting this evening at headquarters.
The "Y" OF the First Congregations
Church held social Monday evening a
the residence of Professor and Mrs. Foster
| Howard University.