Evening star., 1897-03-20
IN THE CHURCHES

corner of 4th and D. streets southeast IN
der Mr.. Chairs regime at Ebenezer the
movement for new church was started
with such success that this week the con-
| sresatiou applied, tor building permit to
erect the new house Of worship. descrip-
ton Of which appeared in The Star sew
eral weeks ago Ground Is to be broken at
once and the corper stone will be laid some
fsttme during this spring All the new min
! listers are expected to preach at their
| charges tomorrow. Several of the mission
churches which did not receive pastors will
be supplied with ministers designated by
| the presiding elder.
| The Baptist Young Peoples Union of the
! Fifth Baptist Church. Rev. Chastain c.
! Meador. DID,. pastor. has elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent. c. Clinton James; vice president, Miss
| Alice Reilly: recording secretary, Charles
| Wister; financial secretary, l.. c. Handy;
| corresponding secretary. Miss Martha How
iSon, and treasurer, Miss Orilla GesSford.
| The membership of the Fifth Baptist b. Y:
| T. U. Is row about seventy-hve, all OF
| whom are actively engaged in the regular
| work Of the organization.
A novena in honor Of St. Joseph at ST.
| Aloysius Church ended Thursday Of this
| week. the feast day of the saint. A statue
| of st. Joseph was erected the gospel
| side of the altar and services were held
daily.
Information was received this week by
| the Jesuits of this city that Very Rev. VIII
| lam O'Brien Pardow. for the past four
years provir cial of the New York-Mary-
| land province of the Society of Jesus. has
| been succeeded by Rev. Edward J. Pur-
| brick. an English Jesuit. Father Purbrick
| is scholar and is sexty-seven years old.
A novel feature at the services at ST.
Michael and All Angels Protestant Epis-
copal Church last Sunday was the turning
| in of pieces of old silver by members of
the parish. The communion service of the
church is incomplete. and for this reason
contributions of silver were asked for.
The silver which has been contributed is
to be melted and then modelled into pieces
of communion service. About three pieces
of new set are to be constructed from the
old silver. The vested choir of The church
is in process of reorganization. Professor
Mesny will continue as director but Of
those who are to take the solo parts cnly
the following have been decided "pon:
Tenor }: B. Longstreet, and baritone, d.
Several additions have been recently made
to the interior of Metropolitan NJ. E.
Church. which add considerably to its ap-
pearance. The stairways of the front en-
trance have all been newly carpeted. and
the rear stairway well. The ascant Of
the latter has been made consi iarably
easier by the placing of handsome nickel
plated ratings along its sides A rear
| rangement of the pews of the main audi
torium recently made gives seventy addi-
tional pews. SO that the seating capacity of
the church is now about 500. The chair
man of the committee On oews IS Mr. An
drew B. Duvall.
The McKehdree Literary Society of Nc
Kendree NJ. E. Church held an interesting
session Yesterday evening IN the church
parlOrS The society is reading one of the
books of the Epworth Leasde rea6ing
course, entitled In League With Israel"
A paper on that subject. with many of its
scenes and incidents, was read by Mr..
Frank T. Israeli recording secretary of the
Washington DISTRICT Epwortll ..asue.
General Secretary w. n. Muller of the
Young Mems CHRISTIAN Association has
fixed upon Fridays sEvening. April ,. as he
date on which TO. hold the closing exercises
of the educational department Of the Y. NJ.
c. A. On that occasion the Baltimore as
sociation will be the guest of the ,ocal Y.
NJ c. A. striking addition TO The ex-
terror of the building on New York avenue
is the official flag of the Y. 81. .. A, sus-
pended from a pole
Officers Of the Sunday school of Hamiine
Methodist Church have been elected as fol-
lows: Superintendent, T. 3. Towner: assist
ant superintendents, E. l. Boreum and Hill
man b. Halls: secretary. John H. Muir
mead, and treasurer. o. T. Towner.
At the annual meeting of The Maryland
conference OF the Emitted Brethren Church.
which met last, week at Walkersviile
Frederick county. Nd. Rev. John e. Fout
was reappointed as pastor o. the Washing
ton church OF the denomination. Mr.. Fcut
is also one of the delegates to the 1uadren-
nial session of the general conference of the
United States, which will meet in d few
weeks in the west.
The forty hours devotion, which was to
have commenced in Holy Name Church
last Sunday. has been postponed until
Sunday week. 1t Is to be opened by the
celebration of a high mass sung by Rev
Dr. Fitzgerald. after which there will be
a procession OF the clergy. altar boys and
Sunday school children. The pastor of the
church is Rev. Father Thomas j. kervck
The Rev. Frank Sewall is delivering
nf fhn
New Jerusalem on the "Prodigal Son."
Tomorrow he is to treat Of THE Spiritual
Tramp DR.. Sewall is conducting during
Lent two public Bible classes-a women's
class on Wednesdays and mems class on
TUESDAYS.
Bishop John F. Hurst will preach and
conduct the sacramental service at Metro
politAn NJ Z. Church the first Sunday in
April. when the President will commune
for the first time at the Metropolitan
Church.
There Is to be a meeting of the Toronto
committee of the Washington District Ep-
worth League this evening at MetropoiI-
tan Church. The committee has charge of
making the necessary arrangements for
the attendance of Washington delegates
at the tricnnial convention of the Cen
eral Epworth League, which will meet
next June at Toronto, and Is now taking
the preliminary steps. The membership Of
the committee has been somewhat increas-
ed lately. and now stands as follows:
Chairman, Frank T. Israel, and Messrs
E. s. La Fetra. Robert 1. Carr. Fred E.
Woodward. J. Finney Engle Edgar Fris-
bic and s. c. Cissel. The convention does
not meet until the middle of July, but in
order that interest In 1t may be worked
up well in advance mass meeting is 10
be hel1 during the early part of April. at
which the sole topic will be Toronto 81
Among those who are preaching the
Lenten sermons at ST. Peters Church are
the following: Revs. NJ. j. Riordan. VIM
]. Ennis, s. j.: NJ. z. Sullivan, E. J. Farm
er o. P; J. r. Matthews and u. c. Kee-
nan.
The Rev. Francis Xavier Noonan, well
known in Washington, has been appoint
ed chaplain of the Ammendale Normal
Institute of Christian Brothers and pastor
Of ST. Joseph's Church. Prince Georges
county.
The Washington Baptist Young Peoples
Union is arranging for it's third general
meeting, which Is to take place the latter
Part Of this month at the Metropolitan
Baptist Church, Rev. Granville 3. Will
Jams. pastor. The local members Of he
organization have been notified that the
International convention of the B. Y F.
u. which was to have been held this year
at Brooklyn. NJ. T.. has been changed to
Chattanooga. Tenn. 1t is expected that
more delegates will represent the District
of nj fS ho