Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-20
AMONG THE CHURCHES.
Topics Discussed and Services Held
by Washington Pastors Yesterday.

President Mckinley was the only occu-
PANT OF the presidential pew at the Metro
politan NJ. K. Church yesterday morning
Kew. Hugh Johnston occupied the pulpit
1t was the pastors first sermon since his
return from three months tour i'm Eli
rope. and the church was crowded He
| made many references To his observations
while abroad.
Rev. DIR. Duncan. pastor of the Eckins-
ton Presbyterian Church, delivered a SER
mon appropriate 10 the occasion Of the
opening of the public schools yesterday.
His text was from Proverbs iv:I3: Take
fast hold OF Instruction"
The feast of ST Cypiian. bishop and mar
tyr, VAS celebrated yesterday morning al
St Cyprian's Catholic Church 18th and 4
streets southeast Schema high mass was
celebrated By Father Dougherty of St An
cuisines, with Father liart of St Mat
thew's, deacon: falher keenan, OF ST. Cy-
prian's, subdeacon. and Father Matthews OF
St Cyprians, master Of ceremonies. ser
mon or The Life and Example of St Cy-
prian was delivered by Father Magee OF
st. PatricS's.
A large audience listened to n sermon nv
Rev Alexander Kent at the Peoples
Church yesterday morning from the text:
Render unto Caesar the things that ar.
Caesars" The sermon was largely a dis
cussion OF taxation as practically applied
in this country.
Rev. John %. Knott. pastor of Epworth
NJ. Z. Church, at 1th and A streets north
cast, occupied the pulpit at his church yes
terday, after enjoying a brief vacation dur
ing the summer months. At the morning
services he took for his theme, Our Debt
10 the Needy"
Rev. Teunis s. Hamlin, pastor of the
Church of the Covenant. spoke yesterday
morning on The VIII of God" His text
was a part of the tenth verse of the sixth
chapter of Matthew: Thy will be done ON
earth as il is in heaven
There Was large attendaa nce at the
Vermont Avenue Christian caarch ycster-
day morning to hear Rev. Il. ID. Powers
sermon on True Christianity"
Rev. Louis Baugher, Il. d. editor of the
Lutheran World, and formerly president
of the general synod OF The Lutheran
Church. preached yesterday at the Church
of the Reformation. lie took mis- text from
Matthew. viiI:e3-2t, the subject being The
Shilling OF the Tempest" lie spoke OF the
danger OF error in doctrine. which, he said
was the greatest menace TO the church
sermon on predestination was preached
at the Central Presbyterian Church last
evening 10y Rev. \. W. Pitzer.
Endowment day was celebrated In all
the 4. NJ +. churches OF the country YES
terday. Campbell a. NJ T.. Church, Hills
dale. celebrated the day with addresses by
the pastor of the church. Rev. L. +. Aid
ridge, aud Messrs. ". d. Smoot, Moses
Brooks. J. Il. Bond and J. ii. Dale. ESSAYS
We're read by Miss Blanch Smoot. Miss
Eertie Dale and Miss Annie Cart
Rev. DIR. Talmage's sermon at the First
Presbyterian Church yesterday was upon
the topic The ThreshnS Floor" based OF
the text, Isaiah. XXviii:21, ~: For the
htches are not tnreshci with a threshing
instr Jment. neither Is a cart wheel turned
upon the cumTlin: but the fit,hes are beat
en- WITH staff. and the cummin with a rod
Bread corn is bruised: because he will not
ever be threshing It,"
The Rev. DIR. Wallace Radcliffe, pastor
OF the New York Avenue PRESBYTERIAN
Church, was welcomed back after his va
cation by a large congregation yesterday
at The morning service at that church. Az
ter the service the pastor was rendered an
informal reception. at which members of
the congregation extended hearty greet
ings.
Religious services were held at the Dis
trict Jail, as usual, yesterday. the Rev.
Philip j. Garrigan, vice rector of the Cath
Ollie University, celebrating low mass at 10
am, and the Rev. John O. Knott, pastor
OF the kpworth NJ. II. Church, conducting
the afternoon services