Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-23
IN THE CHURCHE

| appeals from the pastor. Rev. b. B. James.
the congregation of North Carolina Ave
| nue. NJ. p. Church decided to build a new
| edifice at an estimated cost of about
s2O.OO. The minister expressed the belief
| it is said. that he could easily secure
| si5,OO toward the enterprise from persons
| elsewhere, and the building was started.
| When however. the parties named by the
| pastor were called on they declined to con-
tribute, not Icing concerned in any church
| in Washington.
AT the last meeting of the Maryland NJ.
| p. conference, with which the church is
| connected, Mr.. James was transferred TO
Harper's Ferry, ard his successor. Mr..
| Randall, found on his hands debt which
| in little while SO discouraged him that,
1t is said, he abandoned the effort to
| raise the sum needed.
| Matters apparently went from bad to
worse until the subcontractors became
| clamorous for the money due them. ard
| threatened, if they were not paid by a Ger
| tam date, to resort to extreme measures.
| and the congregation had but one week
| in which to raise 81 900 needed to tide over
! the lending trouble.
| In this dilemma some of the mos, de-
| voted members of the church. notably Mr.
{. e: Hooks. Mrs. c. C. wTkiscn. Mr.
ard Mrs. Clements. Mr.. William Dodge
| ana lew others, put their shoulders 10
| the wheel, and before the day of grace ex-
pired they had secured the sum reuui.ed
a number CT Interesting incidents &C.
| CURED cnri'.g the days of anxiety while
| tnose named and others We're engaged in
| thc!i labor Of love. One lady member of
| a Catholic church, who was i'll at the
| time, sent - to the fund and also a mes
sage to the effect that she had n rumher
| OF chickens which they might sell and adj
ire amount to the sum required to avert
| the threatened disaster. Another lady not
member of Methodist church. had a
| piece of gold which she had kent as a
| souvenir of trip west many years AGO
This she sent as a contribution to the gen
| eral fund. The effort thus crowned Wit,
| success was marked by many instances of
| Self-Sacrifice.
| 1t is the intention of the management
OF the church to have the building rooted
IN IN snort time so that the walls will be
| weather of winter
| the brotherhood of St. Andrew of Trim.
| lty T. +. Church held a meeting Tuesi.y
enei'hs Tor the purpose of hearing reports
| convention of the brotherhood. which met
last week in Buffalo. n. Y
| temperance rally will take place to-
morrow at Herman Presbyterian Church.
rear Cabin john bridge An address will
| pc uenVered by Rev. DIR. Duncan of the
lexington Presbyterian Church.
Mrs NJ F.. Hartsock of Ryland NJ. f.
| Snurcn ana Mrs. +. ID. Huntley Of Trinity
| rave started for Denver, and will represent
| the baltimore conference at the annual
| meeting of the Womsn's Foreign Mission
airy society,~to be held there in a few days
| Tomorrow will be Deaconess day at tta
| meeting of the Woman's Home Miss,o.,
airy Society of the Baltimore NJ. f. confer
e2ce The program will INCLUDE. addresses
! ps seEefe.i dedconesses; reports of the work ::
an address by Mrs. Jane Bancroft R,hin
| son, foundrsSs of the Deaconess, Enrn..
| report Of the Lucy Webb HAYES Nation
| al Training School for Missionaries in This
Guy; an address by the president. Rev. DR.
| A. IL. Ames. and in the evening, an sd
| dress on The Deaconess Work Az An
Piled TO Christianity by Bishop Newman.
| II Is anticinatei that Jewish norm al
| school. ior the training Of teachers for Sab
| hath school work, will in the near future
| be established in this city A school of
| that klnd-the first in this country-will he
opened IN Baltimore tomorrow evening 1T
- peiieveo ny THOSE who have the matter in
| charge that the movement will be followed
IN all communities where there are large
numbers of Hebrews. The list of studies
comprises Hebrew ethics, Instructions in
the Bible, geography of the east and Sab
bath school pedagogi
Kew. Dr. Jere Witherspoon. pastor of the
| First Presbyterian Church, Baltimore who
| is one OF the leading members of the synod
Oh Baltimore, which held its annual meet
| ing here this week, has accepted IN unan-
| imous call to the pastorate of Grace Street
Presbyterian Church. Richmond
| Arrangements have been completed for
| having memorial services to the la:e Rev
Jacob ID. Wilson, in the Peoples Taber-
racle. at an early date. AS will be reIncm-
hered by the readers of The Star. Mr. VIII
son was the founder, and, until his death
some months ago, the devoted friend OF th.
Independent Methodist Church. the pre-
dscessor of the Peoples Tabernacle ard On
| the site of which. through the generosity of
Rev. w. l.. Bruen, a well-kuoyyn banker of
this city, the beautiful edifce now Used
| by the congregation was erected.
The program, as arranged, provides that
IN the morning sermon appropriate to the
occasion VIII be preached by the pastor of
the congre cation, Rev. Charles o. Cook:
| in the afternoon weather permitting, serv-
| ices will be held in a grove, and in the
evening Rev. Joseph B. Wilson of Win
chester, Va. who was a twin-brother of The
deceased will deliver address. The m,-
| sic which will be rendered at the services
Will. 1t IS expected, consist of selections
from among the favorite hymns of the
former pastor
Rev. Mr.. Cook, pastor of the Tabernacle,
| is about to commence series of sermons
On the Second Coming of Christ His
themes Will be as follows: THE Seven Dis
pensations,' Signs of the Times or Is TIE
World Getting Better or WORSE Signs
of Christs Coming two discourses), THE
Translation" The Trbulation.'' The Rev
elatioE" and THE Millennium" A large
and instructive chart will be used to Illus
trate each sermon.
Rev. w. l.. Bruen, the assistant pastor of
the congregation, has accepted the spiritual
care OF two churcheS-one at Mortified,
Va, and the other at Benning, d. c., at
each of which he breaches every Sunday.
6otn OF tneSe church buildings were erect
ed at the expense of Mr.. Bruen
In addition to other church work conduct
ed by Mr.. Bruen, which is either in great
part or entirely, supported by him, there
is connected with the Peoples Tabernacle
Gospel wagon similar in construction and
general appearance to the large one used
| by the Central Union Mission. The work
ers connected with the Tabernacle have
already held numerous meetings in the
southeastern section of the city.
The local branch of the Christian and
Missionary Alliance will shortly have
convention in the Peoples Tabernacle. At
| a meeting Of the Alliance held last week, in
New York city, $4,000 were raised for the
purpose of carrying forward the work of
the organization.
Rev. E. E. Weaver. pastor of the Ridgely
Street Church, Baltimore, who represented
that church at the meeting of the Presby-
terrain synod in Washington this week. was
recently called upon to decide q question
for which. SO far known, there is no
precedent in the history of the synod of
Baltimore. and which, although Mr.. Weav-
er's ruling was sustained by the presbytery
of Baltimore. may come before the synod
by appeal at It's next meeting. Mr.. Weaver
stated that several months ago an elder
was elected to fill vacancy. The person
chosen by the congregation was In every