Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-20
IN THE RcHES


Wednesday of week after next, bids fail
| to be one of the most successful in tn,
| history of the organization. The conven
ton will assemble in the New York Ave
| nue. Presbyterian Church, Rev. DR.. Wallac,
Radcliffe, pastor.
The executive committee has provided
numerous attractions. Primary teacher:
| will find on the first floor of the church
maps, charts and other helps in primary
/. work, and the assurance has been giver
| that all who are interested will be mad.
| welcome. Some of the most attractive
| takers and devoted workers of the great
Sunday school army have been secured
From other sections there are Rev. H. C
| Woodruff, president of Foreign Sunday
Sunday School Association, Brooklyn, N
| Rev. DIR. NJ. w. HANNA, Altoona, Pa, and
Mrs. J. w. Barnes of Newark, N. j., while
| the array of local speakers embraces Rev
DE- George S. Duncan, Commissioner Johr
r. Wight, Mr.. P. H. Bristow, Mr.. Jerome
| F. johnson, Bishop Satterlee, Rev. Dr. A
| W.. Pitzer, Rev. J. c. Bowers, Mrs. VIII.
lam Redin Woodward, Rev. r. X. West
| Rev. Dr. B. F. Bittinger, Rev. DIR. w. C
Isaac, Rev. DR.. Lucien Clark, Rev. DR.
| Wallace Radcliffe, Miss Marshall, Mr.
Frank Hamilton, Mrs. w. F. Crafts and
Mrs BoddiSh
i
others, be the following: ''rhe Book OF
BOOKS address by Bishop Satterlee; 1.-The
| Sunday School Program" Mr.. Marion Law
| renee, Ohio state secretary; The Home
Department" Mrs. William Redin Wood.
ward; THE Coming Sunday School," Mr.
Lawrence; 1.-The Land Testifying ID the
| Book" Rev. DR.. NJ. w. HANNA; Sunday
| School Work in Foreign Lands,' Rev. Mr.
Woodruff; THE Sunday School a Power in
the Land" Mr.. Marion Lawrence; Illus
tratec Bible Geography" Miss Marshall
"Glea1irgs from the Summer School tor
Primary Workers at Asbury Park, n. j.
Mrs. j. w. Barnes; Kindergarten Work, -
Mrs. w. F. Crafts; Lesson Taught to a
| Class Of Children" Mrs. Barnes.
There will also be conferences as follows:
Grading the Sunday School, THE Big
Teacher" conducted by Mr.. Lawrence; "Oi
| Primary Teachers and Talk on Lesson
Construction by Mrs. Barnes.
TIE present officers of the associa lion
are: President, Pierson H Bristow; first
vice president, Lucius D. Alden; second vice
president, G. H. Darlington; secretary and
| field worker, Jerome F. Johnson; treasurer,
j. H. Lichliter; executive committee. the
| above named officers and Weston Flint, A.
NJ. McBath, John B. Sleman, F. A. Stier,
Henry NJ. She ok, w. H. H. Smith, Chas. X.
Burr, Washington Topham, DIR. L.W. Glaze
brook, James L. Ewin, R. NJ. Henderson,
Wilbur A. Dodge. J. A. Scott, Rev. s. Bill
heimer and William Redin Woodward.
The music during the convention will be
Under the general supervision of a COM
mittee composed Of C. H. Darlington, John
B. Sleman, P. S. Foster, George II. Judd
and George S. Gibson, with Professor Percy
S. Foster as director On appropriate occa-
sions Professor Foster will conduct a song
service.
Vice President L. d. Alden. who has gen.
eral supervision of the matter of electing
delegates TO the convention, and who has
already sent letter to each of the Pro-
testant Sunday schools in the District re-
questfng that all be represented, will in
day so send a second letter to such as
have not already elected delegates, after
which no further efforts will be made by
the officers of the association to secure
interest in the meeting.
The ladies Of Calvary Baptist Church are
making arrangements for Rainbow tea"
which will be held either the last of this
month or the first of next.
~ Rev. DR.. Stafford viii preach Sunday at
the II O'Clock mass az ST. Tatr:cb's Church
The Epworth League OF the North Capt.
tol NJ. E. Church celebrated old folks day
Sunday last The exercises consisted OF
song service, experience meeting and
preaching appropriate to the occasion by
the pastor, Rev. Page Milburn.
The fifty-fourth anniversary of the or
ganiZation of st. Paurs Lutheran Sunday
school and the close of the twentieth year
of the service of Mr.. l.. d. Alden as super
ntendent will be celebrated by the school
December s6f A special service of Scrip
ture and song, arranged by Miss Emma
PMt Oh baltimore, Will be used on the occa-
sion.
Services in memory of the late Rev. Jacob
d. Wilson, founder of the Independent
Church, 18th street near G street south
east, now the Peoples Tabernacle who
died November TO- 1896. We're held Sunday
last. The exercises began at IL am, with
a sermon by Rev. Charles c. Cook pastor;
at 80 pm. there was a service at Mr..
Wilson's grave, followed by a reunion OF
friends of the deceased for personal tribute
a thn tn hay oil rhA
evening service consisted of a praise serv-
ice, followed by sermon by Rev. Joseph
p. Wilson of Winchester, Va, brother
of the dead minister
Rev. f. E. Maynader, formerly chap
lain at Providence Hospital. has been ap-
pointed rector of ST. Agnes Church, Cations
vile, Nd, and has entered upon the dis
charge of the duties.
1t is announced that Rossinis "Stabat
Mater in its entirety will be rendered at
Holy Trinity Catholic Church two weeks
from Sunday next. Many of the best sing
ers from other choirs and full orchestra
will also take part.
Military mass will be celebrated at St
Aloysius Church Thursday next 1t is
expected that Archbishop MartinelIi will
be present
Cardinal Gibbons will confirm large
class at ST. Peters Church one week from
tomorrow.
The fourteenth annual donation party and
sociable, under the auspices Of the Catho-
of ST. Joseph's Asylum. will be given at
Washington Light Infantry Armory
Thanksgiving evening.
The Home Missionary Society of Garden
Memorial Presbyterian Church held its
usual full praise meeting Thursday even
ing. Rev. j. B. North presided The
principal address was by Mrs. NJ. V. Rich
ards, secretary of literature Of the Presby-
terial Society. Others who took part in
the exercises were Mrs. NJ. e. North, Miss
Bertha Swindells, Mrs. Charles Johnson.
Mrs. Hattie Tubbs, Mrs. IT. T. SHeii; also
by quartet composed OF the Misses Ollie
ard Jennie Simpson, Beverly North AID
D.: l.. Burton, who sang the anthem,
Praise the Lord
Andrew Montgomery, tine venerable
preacher of Atlanta, Ca, who is said to be
one hundred ana three years old, and is
called the BLACK Beecher'' Of the south
was visitor at the Thursday evening
prayer meeting In the First PRESBYTERIAN
Church.
A special home missionary service was
conducted at the United Brethren Church
by Major and Mrs. Pebbles of the Salvation
Army last evening.
Mr.. w. B. Powell, superintendent of pub
lie schools of this city, addressed the meet
Ing Of the Mems Guild of st. Luke's p E.
Church Thursday evening. His subject
was 1.-The Education That Fits for Life"
The Methodist Episcopal preachers will