Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-07
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the following officers to serve for one year:
President, Mrs. B. Downey; vice presf-
dent Mrs. Norton; secretary, Mrs. Bur-
dine, and treasurer, Rev. NJ. P. Sullivan.
The rector of st. Paufs Protestant Epis-
ccpal Church, Rev. Alfred Harding, is on
his vacation at Orkney Springs. Va, while
the assistant, Rev. Philip NJ. Prescott, is
at his summer home at Narragansett Pier
where he is conducting services.
The Sunday School Gospel Temperance
Society of Trinity NJ. E. Church was ad-
dressed last Sunday by DR.. ]. Y. Gray.
Rev Asa 5. Fiske, d. D., pastor of the
Gunton Temple Memorial Presby terrain
Church, has left for his vacation.
Metropolitan Baptist Church has appoint
ed the following as it's standing committee
on the Central Union Mission: w. F. Pax
son, U. S. Hanks and Rev. Benjamin
Franklin Rattray.
The secretary of the apostolic legation,
Rev. DR.. F. d. Rocker, is spending his va
cation in New York.
Among the Jesuit priests transferred last
Saturday to this city was the Rev. Fran
els Barnum, S. j., a Baltimorean and well
known in this city. Father Barnum has
just completed several years of missionary
work in Alaska.
Wesley Grove camp meeting is being held
this week. Rev. John w Duffey of Mt
Vernon Church and Rev. ]. o. Knott of Ep-
Worth Church were both present from
Washington this week and preached at sew
eral services.
The Fourth Presbyterian Church has ap-
pointed Frank l. Middleton and James A.
Mct1lwee as their church committee on the
Central Union Mission.
Frederick district of the Epworth League
has decided to hold a convention at Har-
pers Ferry in the latter part of this month,
and has invited the members of the sur
rounding districts of the league to be pres
emit
The local council of the Brotherhood OF
st. Andrew are to have a mass meeting
the latter part of this month, at which the
coming convention to be held at Buffalo
Will be discussed.
Rev. W. H. Gotwald, D. D., and family
have left for their vacation in the noun
tainS OF Pennsylvania, near Williamsport.
Dr. Gotwald has been filling the pulpit OF
the Westminster Presbyterian Church for
some time past in the absence of the pas
tor.
The vice chancellor of the American Uni
versity, Rev. DR.. Samuel l.. Beiler. ex-
poets to leave in a few days for his vaca-
ton. which he will spend for the most
part at Ocean Grove N. J. The chancellor,
bishop Hurst, is at his summer home at
Marion, Mass, but from there has taken
several short trips in the interest of the
university.
Rev. Robert r. West is spending his va
cation in Virginia.
Washington Grove Camp meeting opened
tuesday, and will last until the 18th of
this month
Plans for the remodelirg of Union Meth
odlst Church have been completed by the
architect and the building COMMITTEES of
the congregation Is now engaged in de-
Gliding in what way to raise the necessary
money to carry out the improvements
the entire front of the present structure
1s to be torn out and another one mt in
and other parts of the edifce are to re-
ceive attention, that the work will cost
between six and seven thousand dollars
DR.; L. b. Wilson. the presiding elder of
Washington district, took part in the pro-
gram of exercises of the national dea
coness convention last week at Ocean
Grove.
Rev. A; Thomas G. Apple of Grace Re-
vices at his church, Sunday, September 5.
Mr. Apple is to spend portion of his time
AT Chautauqua and Niagara, and later will
northwest Pennsylvania 80
ihlrty-two novices. sisters of the order
OF Notre Dame. took the VOWS for seven
years Monday at Notre Dame Convent. Bal
t1more. Among those who entered was
Miss Hessler of this city, who took the
name OF Sister Maria Laurentina.
The pastor of Mt. Vernon M, E Church
S ns n, M Hsv; John W. Duffey I'D, is tent
elder OF Washington district Rev. lanes
Hill Boyd, also occupies a tent.
inc financial state in which the parisb
OF o.. 81. Matthew's finds itself has compelled
tne rector. Rev Father Lee, to dispense
with the services of the quartet choir In
their place volunteer choir of members
OF the church is being formed.
on. me ned sisters ss OF the Order Of Notre Dame
mother house near Baltimore. and will
commune 1t until the 18th of this month.
ABOUT nfty-one houses of the order are rem
resented, including the one on North car.
ftol street in this city up
REV. Dr. Byron Sunderland is in the Cat
Skills for the sumner e-
The members of the vested choir ~ g.
Johns Protestant Episcopal Church hawa
returned from their vacation, which thew
spent this year at Piney Point
The rector Of the Pro-Cathedral Church
or ST. Mark. Rev. DIR. Devries is to leave
August 16 for an extended trip which will
embrace the Adirondacks and a number Of
the northern cities. including Toronto. On
ms return home he expects to stop at Buff
IaIo TO attend the convention of the Broth
erhood of st. Andrew, to be held in Oc.
tober
The pastor Of the Luther Memorial
Church, Rev. Dr. j. G. Butler. Is to Leave
next week for Mountain Lake Park and
Harper's Ferry. to be gone nearly all of
August.
The interior of ST. Margarefs Protestant
Episcopal Church has been much improved
by the addition Of handsome pipe organ.
The church Is now fully equipped, and is
growing at such rate that it may be nee
essary before long to consider plans for a
new church.
Rev. Father MCGEE. assistant pastor OF
st. Patrlck's Church, returned from q
three weeks trip this week. spent mostly
working actively on his new parish Of the
Sacred Heart. and will probably be able to
take some definite steps looking toward its
formation before the year Is out.
Rev. A. +. Anderson, pastor Of Grace
Baptist Church, returned this week from
Hillsborough, Va, where he has been sum-
merinR.
Among these who have been in attend
ance at Summit Grove. Pennsylvania, are
Revs. e. D. Huntley. pastor Of Trinity N.
p. Church. and c. O. Isaac of Anacostia
N. e. Church.
Tho Third Christian Church. Rev. W. J.
Wright pastor, has started building fund.
The Tidewater district Of the Christian