Evening star., 1897-01-30
IN THE CH U RC H E S

IOWner, Clarence Lewis, JOnn M. LeOnarO,
Mahlon Marsh. ]. c. Lctz, A. w. Chaplin,
c. W. Zieber P. c. George, r. L. S. Hal
penny, ]. A Edgar and A. B. Cassidy;
trustees, Samuel H. Walker, Joseph Har-
per. A. D. Wilcox. J. H. Entwisle L. E.
Freeman, s. d. Houck J. H. PIatt, w. 8.
Nicholson and r. M. J. Atwell. Resolu-
tions were unanimously adopted requesting
the bishop at the coming session Of the
annual conference to return the pastor,
Rev F. Olin Eldridge. ard the presiding
elder. Rev. Luther B. Wilson, for another
year. resolution was also adopted that
the Baltimore conference be invited to hold
its 1893 session at Waugh Church. The to-
tai membership of the church is now 800.
and the financial record for the year will
show very creditable condition of affairs.
Rev. w. J. Wright, the Maryland evan
gehst of the Christian Church, is to speak
at the Central Union Mission this evening.
The choir of the Vermont Avenue Chris
tian Church Is also to be present. and Mrs.
Seeley. the blind singer, is to render sew
eral solos.
A meeting is being held this afternoon at
the chapel of the Gunton Temple Church
to make arrangements for the public in
stallation of Rev DR.. Asa s. Fiske, the new
pestor of that church.
Rev. Hugh L. Stevenson pastor of the
Anacostia Baptist Church. has been sick
fer several days past with the grip. The
services last Sunday at the church were
conducted by supply
Gen. John Eaton, president Of the Amer
ioan Society of Religious Education, deliv-
cred an address Monday morning at the
Church of the Covenant before the Pres
byterian Ministers Association on Nor
mons and Mormonism.' Gen. Eaton stated
that the Mormon Church is growing, and
that they have begun work in Maryland.
A forty hours devotion began. in st.
Mary's Mother Of God Church last Sunday
and continued until Tuesday. The parish
Is now In charge of the Rev. Father Ma
gengast, the acting pastor, Rev. Futterer,
having been called from the city by the
illness Of his father.
The pastor of the Fifteenth Street Presby-
terian Church, Rev. Francis j. Grimke was
severely injured last Saturday by coming in
contact with carriage while riding along
II street northwest on his wheel Rev Mr.
Grimke was carried home and has been
compelled TO remain in the house ever
since, though he Is considerably better,
The two services last Sunday at the church
were conducted by the Rev Messrs. War
ing and Brown.
The secretary Of the western branch of
the Lutheran Home Missionary Society,
Rev. S. B. Barnitz, was in the city recent.
ly, and addressed the local Lutheran Min
isters' Association
The celebration of the four hundredth an
niversary of Philip Melancthon, called
THE Scholar of the Reformation 70 70
be observed in this city by the Lutheran
churches at the Memorial Church on the
evenings OF the 18th and 10th of February
Inc celebration is to be under the auspices
oI ] tne LItheran Young Peoples Union. and
among tnose who are to take part in the
program are to be Senators George II.
wellington of Maryland and Knute Nelson
OF Minnesota. The music Is to he in
charge of Prof. John H. Leiffert.
At the annual meeting of the conerepa t;on
OF tne Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church
held this week the following officers wera
erected: Elder Charles Peters. re-elected.
asroe lus,nes; S, =. r. Wilder, Samuel Williams,
trer, . Joseph Morrison. The church has be-
tween three and four hundred members
VINO no contributed last year $2,46O.
me t"enty.hfth annual convention of the
iouhg Mems Christian Associa tion of
MARYLAND, Delaware, District of Colnnbia
and west Virginia is to be held at Esred.
erick, Nd, from the 10Th to the o1st of
an5 1fIaay P,, next. Messrs. w. H. H. Smith
p,us.ia uuMh on tne program for addresses. The
PRESIDENT of the tri-state associat;o, 10
fred E. Tasker of this city. "
chuer the auspices of the Ladies' Home
1nasy tionsi Gh society of the First Congrega-
po Gonai Nhurch the pastor of that church
hev. 5. NJ. Newman, DID,, talked Tuesdav v
evening on ''Browning's SAUL
81. Pauis day was appropriately OBJ
CathoIio "ohday by both the Episcopal and
S,atnoi1c churches. AT st. PauPs Catholic
Church Right Rev. Bishop Curtis took na IT
In the services pa
Inc MARYLAND Avenue Branch of the
u,ast uioi -hission, located in South
west washington, has been placed in
charge of William Knox. III
,. roi. ROBERT b. Warder of Howard Uni
Eersity addressed the literary circle of the
ing on ''Islamism"
me klngs Daughters of the Sixth Pres
pyterlan Church are engaged in making
quiits S Iheir officers. recently elected, are:
Leduer' MISS Matte Douglass: assistant
Leader Miss Belle Tuckey; secretarv Miss
maggie Hercus; treasurer, Miss clara Gil
ana chairman of relief committee Miss
May Goodwin. "S
nne6ted with the Western Presbyferian
Church shows large amount of good ac-
complished. The report states that IN 70
december 81 the calls were 2,517: medicine
gwen, 3,62o, and surgical operations. o5
The dfspensary is In charge of DR.. r Tbos
Kelley. who is assisted by several other
physicians. e'
Rev F. D. Power. pastor of the Vermont
Avenue Christian Church. has returned
from an extended trip through the western
states. "
The Mt. Pleasant Congregational Church
has elected officers of the church. as fol-
lows: peacons, Messrs. B. P. Davis e. s.
Peck, j. B. Sleman and d. s. Carl. des.
conesses. Mrs. N. E. Young and Mrs. F. d.
Campbell standing committee pastor dea-
cons, deaconesses and the following mem
bers at large: Sanford W. Smith w J.
Bowman; clerk, w. H. Ronsaville, and
treasurer. w. d. Quinter. The business af-
fairs OF the congregation will be looked
after during the ensuing year by the fol-
lowing officers: President. Gen. Ellis Spear:
trustees. N. E. Young, F. l.. Campbell, T.
{. Dulin, l.. s. Emery; secretary, H, III.
Parmenter; treasurer. George u. Rose ir !:
and financial secretary, William II. Ronsa-
Vile. The congregation rendered its friends
a reception last evening
Ihe Rev. John Brown, now of Scotland
but formerly pastor of the Fifteenth Street
Presbyterian Church, was in Washington
this week and talked to the members OF
his old congregation about his present
home.
Members Of the local Baptist churches
are trying to arrange for a meeting of the
young people of the Washington congre-
cations of that denomination, to be held
some time In February. This meeting will
take place at the First Church, 10Th and
o streets northwest. 1t is hoped that Bos-
ton w. Smith. the evangelist, will address
them. '73I'-1f7-7
Mr.. William p. Lockwood has been an
pointed superintendent of the afternoon
Sabbath school of Trinity Protestant Epis-
copal Church, and also Of the Junior Order
| of the Brotherhood of st. Andrew con-
nected with the church.
The Rev. DR.. David J. Hill, ex-president
of Rochester University N is spapdiD.,