Evening star., 1897-01-23
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day evening at st. Thomas Church. The
general meeting was preceded by bust
ness session of the local council. 1t was
decided at the council meeting to hold Lent.
en- service for men during Lent and COM
mittee to make arrangements was appoint
ed consisting Of Rev.W. G. Ware, C. c. Bin.
ney and p. b. Pierce. The report Of the
corresponding secretary. Mr.. Frank NJ
Evans. showed that there has been a gain
in membership over last year, SO tina,
the membership Is now about 45O. COM
mittee was also appointed to visit the chap
tiers during the next two months.
The general meeting was addressed by
Messrs. William p. Foley of Trinity Chap
ter and c. c. Binney of st. Margaret
Chapter and Rev. E. b. Bailey president of
the board of trustees Of the Central Union
Mission.
A Catholic mission has been established
at Fort Myer and named ST. George. 1t is
In charge of Rev. Aloystus P. Brucker,
S. J.. of Georgetown University. A Sun
day school has been organized consisting
of about five children and a league of the
Sacred Heart of the same number. While
on the outskirts of Washington and at
tended mainly by Washington people. yet
1t is in the diocese of the bishop of Rich
mond, who Is expected soon to make a
pastoral visit.
The recent election of officers of the Sun
day school of Grace Reformed Church re-
suited as follows: Superintendent, H. NJ.
Shook: assistant superintendent, Hugh l..
Apple; secretary, H. c. Newcomer; assist
ant secretary, Miss Anna E. Helff treas
urer, ID. O. Thomas; librarian, W. H. H.
knight; assistant librarian, Lloyd Colli-
flower. and organist, Miss n. Mabel More
land. The congregation of the church has
presented its pastor, Rev. A. Thomas G..
Apple. with a very handsome sideboard and
a mantel clock.
Rev. Hugh T.. Stevenson is holding spe-
cial services In his congregation, the Ana
costa Baptist Church.
The Christian Endeavorers of the Ken
dali Baptist Church have provided their
church with several new baptismal robes
The new officers of the Holy Name So
ciety of st. Peters Catholic Church are as
follows: President, Mr.. William ]. Nc
Mahon; secretary, Mr.. Frank Waltmeyer:
librarian. William Mcknight, and sacris-
tan, John ]. Curran.
The Moody choir has completed the pay
nent for the Central Union Mission gospel
wagon electric light battery. The cost
was $40.
The newly elected officers of Twelfth
Street Church Epworth League were pub
icly Installed last Thursday evening The
services were conducted by several Of the
district officers, among them being Mr.. w.
= Dewhirst. the newly elected district
president The new president of Twelfth
Street Chapter is S. c. Cissel.
AT recent meeting of the authorities in
charge OF the Bible Institute plans were
a
some time in the spring. The school will
be divided into four courses of study, ID
for evangelists, (2) for missionaries 90
Tor Sunday school teachers and (D for new
The first will be two years in
extent. the second and third one year, and
the last one month. On completing any
one or the courses a diploma is to he
awarded. The dean of the school will be
Key. Dr. J. E. Gilbert, secretary Of the
American Society of Religious Education.
The school will hold its session In the Cen
trail Union Mission building in rooms on
the first floor fronting on street.
An advisory council of local ministers has
been appointed subject to their acceptance
OF the same, as follows: Methodist Revs
Hugh Johnston and l.. b. Wilson; Protest
ant Episcopal, Revs. r. II. McKim and j.
II. Elliott; Baptist, Revs. J. j. Muir and
Theron Outwater; Congregational, Revs.
5. NJ Newman and NJ. r. F'ishburn; Luth-
eran. Rev. j. G. Butler; Presbyterian,
Revs. G. N. Luccock and G. o. Little:
Southern Methodist. Rev. Isaac W. Canter.
and Christian, Revs. T. d. Power and f.
Il. Bagby.
Bishop Alpheus w. Wilson of the South
ern Methodist Episcopal Church will be In
Washington next week, and has announced
that re will preach at Mount Vernon NJ. Z.
Church Sunday, January 81.
AT the fourth quarterly conference of
North Capitol NJ. e. Church, which was re-
Gently held, it was unanimously resolved to
request the return of the presiding elder of
L.. wilson.
ID, and also of the pastor Of the church,
Rev Charles L. Pate. Officers for the en-
suing year were then elected as follows:
recording steward. Edwin Williamson; dis
Irlct steward. W. s. Ayres. and stewards,
s. s. Symons. c. N. Warren. Edward Sax
ton. w. II. Fisher, J. B. Austin, j. A. Mad
dLx, II. c. Hutson and O.. H. Young; trus-
tees. s. s. symons. Edwin Williamson, n.
Bunch, A. NJ. Laing, William B. Creecy,
Levi Bowersox, w. H. Fisher and ]. r.
McCoach.
The vestry of Trinity Episcopal Church
en- Iuesday evening accepted the resigna-
IONS OF two vestrymen. Messrs. George
Watts and Henry A. Lockwood Colonel
LEeil was elected to f1ll the former va
cancy.
Miss Mamie Mclaughlin has been re-
ceived into the convent of the Blessed Sac
rament In Philadelphia. Miss McIaughlin
who is now known in religion as Sister
Mary Josephine, is the daughter of a we'll
known member of st. Joseph's Church of
,hls CITY Miss Mclaughlin was received
INTO the order last week, and among those
pre- sent from this city were the Revs. V. F..
Schmitt and c. Gillespie 8. j.
AT meeting of the Baptist Minister'S
a., a; ociation on Monday morning at Calvary
Church there was an address by Prof.
Hams Zopke of Columbian University on
The Development of Inventive Genius in
the lndo-European Race"
Ground has been broken for the new
North Carolina Avenue NJ P. Church and
portion OF the foundations has been com
pleted When sufficiently advanced the
corner stone will be laid with formal cere-
monies.
The Sabbath school of Wesley NJ r
Church has elected the following officers to
serve during the ensuing year: Supertnten
dent. William Redin Woodward secretary
Morris Woodward: treasurer. John 8 Rar
ker: organist, Miss Zuee Fowler: chorister
L. Rosenbaum; librarians. T. Percy Wood
ward and L. Y. Ellis; superintendent Of the
Intermediate department, Miss Edith Nc
hee: superintendent of primary depart-
ment, Miss Stratton, and superintendent of
home department, Miss Anna Woodward.
The Girls Club of Epiphany Mission
Church met on Monday evening In the
parish hall to listen to an address by the
local commander of the Salvation ARMY
The club is quite successful, and has a
large average attendance at all the meet
ings. . 'Aie''
North Capitol NJ. E. Church IS irving IN
raise $1,000 by March l. For this purDose
tthing cards have been sent out. repre-
senttng - each. and these Will be collected
on February o.. which will be observed as
a jubilee day. There has already been about
s2oO of the debt OF $1,000 raised by sub
scription. ~
The West Washington Mission of Mount
Vernon NJ. Z. Church has grown to snch
proportions that it is looking for a building
OF its own. 1t now sublets two rooms in q
house. but these rooms are crowded at each
service. The pastor Of Mount Vernon
Church, DR.. l. w. Canter, has SUPERVISION
over the work, but the mission is in the
direct charge of Rev. ]. w Beall.
The Central I-piop Micu;o, 10.