Evening star., 1897-06-05
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schools Of the Baltimore Southern Metho-
inclusive. at Charlestcwn. w. Va. The
Epworth League of the conference is to
1 meet with the convention.
| The Ladies' Aid Society of Grace Re-
formed Church held a successful lawn party
recently.
A large number of the Maryland Ep-
| worth Leaguers met at Rockville last
evening for the purpose of learning more
| about the coming International convention
4 at Toronto.
! A unique service is to take place tomor-
| row at Ryland N. f. Church. Rev. : NJ
! Hartsoek. d. D., pastor. when the entire
| day from in the morning to in the
| evening will be given UP to continuous
| service conducted by the following laymen
of the church: Messrs. Gray. Van Horn,
| Mitchell. Martin, Strang. White. Barber,
| HILL and in the evening a sermon by Rev.
| Luther b. Wilson, d. d. The sacramental
service is to last from IL to 1.
Since the resignation of the organist and
| director of the choir of the Church of the
Incarnation the rector has reorganized the
| choir. the present organist being Mr. Ell
! lott Prentiss and the director of music Mr..
Harry Bell.
| large class at ST. Aloysius Church Trinity
| Sunday June 49,
| 1t is understood that the rector of Trim
| ity P. E. Church. Rev. Richard p. Will
! Jams, is to establish a mission OF the
| church within the bounds of the parish in
| South Washington.
Rev. A. Thomas G. Apple of Grace Re-
! formed Church has returned from attend
ance On the sessions of the Maryland
! classis at Westminter, Md. as a delegate.
| gate.
/ The congregation of Union Methodist
Episcopal Church, 18th street near Penn
| SylVania have decided imprOVp
| their house of worship and increase its
| seating capacity during the coming sum-
n1er. committee on building has been
appointed follows: The pastor. Rev.
| Alexander Bielask Messrs. E. s. Wes-
{! colt, Alexander Ashley, Anson s. Taylor.
| T. A. Linger and NJ Fernandez and Mrs.
| s. NJ Wescott. Miss Emma Hunter, Miss
| Nellie Ross and Miss Hodge.
| Rev. James H. Lemon. who officiated at
the Church Of the Incarnation during the
| recent Illness of the rector, has gone to
West Gardiner. Mass. for the summer.
The annual meeting of the conyocation
/ Of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of
| Washington is to take place in the Pro-
Cathedral Church Of st. Mark. Wednesday,
June 16. when the essayst is to be the Rev.
| I. A. tombstone of Laurel. Nd. whose
! topic will be THE Division of the Convo-
cation"
The members of the Southern Methodist
1 Brotherhood belonging to Mt. Vernon and
! Marvin Chapters recently met in debate
| at the church of the latter chapter on the
subject: Resolved, That Daniel Was a
, Greater Man Than Moses" The judges
decided that the de5aters of Marvin Church
had the better of the argument.
Rev. Adam Roach of the Fifth Congre-
Sational Church is making arrangements
| to erect a new house of worship during the
! fall, and to this end the congregation of
| the church gave festival on Tuesday
evening.
| The Church of Our Savior having been
| erected into a separate parish from the
| mother parish of Rock Creek. the con-
gregation met Wednesday evening and
elected its first regular vcstry. The rec
tor. Rev. John T. Grove, also conducts a
| mission, called, St. Barnabas' p. E. Mis-
sion, at Langdon. and has organized Sun
day school in connection with 1t.
The Catholic Knights connected with st.
Teresa's Catholic Church gave an ex-
| cursion on Thursday evening for the bcne-
fit of the new church.
Under the auspices of the Southern Meth
odist Brotherhood Rev. DIR. ]. T. Wight
| man, former pastor of Mt Vernon M. L.
Church South. delivered an address last
evening at the church. on "The March of
a Young Man."
Trinity Chapter of the Brotherhood Of
! st. Andrew has decided to have another of
| its socials for men. the arrangements for
which have been placed In the hands of
a committee, consisting of DR.. A. C. Mer-
riam and Messrs. VIM Mason Brown and
William L. Browning. In the fall. the
brotherhood expects to open reading rooms
The kindergarten of Epiphany Chapel is
| to close in ten days. The school has been
| in charge of Miss Upshur during the past
year and has had on its rolls fifty pupils.
Rev. Herbert Scott Smith, minister in
charge of the Chapel of the Good Shep-
herd. II street northeast. spent this week
cut of the city visiting his parents. The
first year which DIR. MeKim has had the
chapel under lis supervision is nearly up,
but lie will take advantage of the agree
ment with St. Marks Church to continue
| the work for another year and then. at
the end of that time, 1t Is expected that
some arrangement will be made by which
the Good Shepherd Chapel may be allowed
to continue independently.
A garden party for the benefit Of the
sewing school of St. Peters parish was
given on the grounds of the pastoral res
idence Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.
Rev. DR.. 8. NJ. Hartseck. pastor Of Ry-
land Church. moved out to his country
place. "Har-Lew." Savage. Nd. this week.
The quarterly meeting of the Women's
Home and Foreign Missionary societies of
Washington District of the Methodist
Church is to take place next Wednesday,
at Fifteenth Street Church.
The Sunday School Missionary Society of
Ryland N. E Church has elected the fol-
lowing officers to serve during the ensuing
twelve months: President George e. Bar
Der: vice president. Miss Grace Brewer;
secretary. L. p. Fisher. and treasurer,
Ameng the Lutheran ministers attend
ing the commencement exercises at Penn
sylvania College. Gettysburg. Pa. this week
one Of the trustees. and Rev. Stanley Biz
heimer. pastor OF the West Washington
Lutheran Church. who Is an alumnus Of
the Institution.
Calvary Lutheran Sunday school gave a
festival Tuesday and Wednesday OF this
week, the proceeds Of which viii 60 to-
ward ts building fund.
A Young Mems Sodality has been organ
lied from among the young men of st.
Augustines Church.
The Junior Brotherhood of st. Andrew Of
Trinity Church has organized base hall
ton~ 1A nIv
games, the gymnasium having been closed
until September.
The Young Mems Club Of the Eastern
Presbyterian Church entertained their