Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-27


are signed they will be tied together with
narrow white ribbon At the close of the
year the pledge chains formed will be unit
ed i'm what will be known as the District
chain, and displayed at the meeting of the
next annual w. c. T. u. convention. Ii is
hope that it will form an impressive OBJ
ject lesson.
Later the chain will be Forwarded to the
national superintendent of Sunday school
work, who will unite il with those gathered
from the different states and form Ma
tional Sunday School Temperance Pledge
Chain. The w. I. c. u. hopes to secure
the cooperation of all the Sunday schools
in the District, both white and colored.
Mrs. F. r. Collins was at the meeting
this week. District of Columbia branch OF
the Kings Daughters and Sons, elected
felt compelled to resign owing to the many
duties which have recently devoyed upon
her.
A solemn novena in preparation for the
feast of the Immaculate Conception will
begin Monday evening at st. Aloysius'
Church. 1t will be in charge of Rev. w.
OBJ. Pardow, 81. sermon will be preached
and a benediction given each evening at
40. Sermons during the Sundays in Ad-
vent, commencing tomorrow, will be
preached by Rev. James Casey, ST.; Rev.
John F. Quirk. ST.; Rev. Cornelius Giles
pie, ST.; Rev. p. Forhan, ST.: Rev. WILL
lam OBJ. Pardow, ST.; Rev. p. j. O'Con-
nell, ST.. and Rev. Aloysius Brosnahan,
Sd.
A course of lectures the priesthood
Of Christ" will be delivered the Sunday
evenings in Advent by Rev John f. Quirk.
81, professor Of philosophy in Gonzaga
College.
Tomorrow will be observed in most of the
Methodist Episcopal churches of this city
fixed by the general conference and was
intended to be uniform throughout the
world in all churches of all denominations
The date. however, was not suitable for
la TTt,sta
eral assembly named the third Sunday of
October. The Methodist permanent COM
mittee concurred, and others are falling
into line. Time will be required to secure
uniformity. Meantime only a few have OBJ
served Temperance day. The Methodist
permanent committee appeals to all Meth
odist churches to observe the first day
practicable. The third Sunday of October
has gone by with little attention: the fourth
Sunday OF November Is at hand. The gen.
eral conference gave margin by saying
some proximate day The permanent
committee now urges the observance for
this year of the fourth Sunday of Novem-
Der or the second Sunday of December
with collections OF free-will offerings to aid
the permanent committee in its important
work.
p A beautiful statue of St. Joseph. which
has been received for St Peters Catholic
Church. has been much admired for its
classic beauty and for the delcacy of the
work 1t was carved in Italy of the purest
SarFara marble.
Rev. DIR. A A Crook, the new pastor
OF the Union Wesley Church. preached an
impressive sermon to the Young Mems Inn
mediate Relief Association last Sunday
evening. The discourse was a scholarly
one and was highly appreciated There
was large audience present The ASSOC
citation raised SILL, of which IS was do
mated to the doctor as a small token OF
esteem; the rest was given to the church
two weeks mission win be held in St
Augustine's Church by the Redemptorist
fathers. beginning the first Sunday of Lent,
ISIS. The fourth Sunday in Lent, one week
after the mission ends, Cardinal Gibbons
will administer the sacrament of confirma-
ton. class is now preparing to receive
that sacrament and is being taught by the
reverend fathers every Saturday morning
at o'clock, in the basement of the hall OF
the church.
meeting of workers i'm the colored SUM-
day schools Of the city will be held Monday
next at the Vermont Avenue Baptist
Church. Rev. DIR. George w. Lee, pastor.
1t is understood that the subject for dis
cussion will be the proposed union of all
the Sunday schools represented. sug-
gested at the recent annual convention OF
the colored Sunday schools of the District.
There ~as a party given Wednesday night
at st. AUgustine's rectory by the ladies
of the Parish. who brought many daintfes
for the Thanksgiving dinner. Miss Lizzie
Colbert made an address complimentary to
the reverend fathers. wishing them a Joy
crs Thanksgiving day. The fathers re-
sccnded In a few appropriate remarks and
gave them ell little souvenir.