Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-22
| N THE CHI U RICHES

At the recent conference of the bishops
of the Methodist Episcopal Church. held
at Providence, R. l., some appointments
were made for 1S97-'9S of interest to this
city They were as follows: Members of
commission ecumenical conference
Bishop John F. Hurst, Washington. ID. c..
chairman; Rev. Luther b. Wilson, minis
teriaf. and Senator Joseph B. Foraker who
is accredited to this city.
Contributions to the general building fund
of the Central Union Mission appropriating
over $1,000 have been made In spite of this
the directors are much crippled in their
summer religious work by lack of means.
Rev. Father Foley. assistant priest at
St Paul's Church. left this week for
Charleston. s. c. He will return In about
two weeks. -4r.
The ger eral assembly of the Presbyterian
Church began its annual meeting this week
at Winona. Ind.
The congregation of the Ninth Street
Christian Church have decided favorably
on the plans of a New York architect for
the new house of worship, and II is ex-
pect ed that work will begin as soon as
the nee ,ssary financial arrangements can
be made.
The last regular meeting of the Pres
by terfan Ministers Association is to take
place next Monday morning at the Church
of the Covenant.
The third of the bi-monthly mass meet
ings of the Brotherhood of St Andrew
for this year in the diocese of Washing
ton was held Monday evening last at the
Church of the Ascension. The regular pro-
gram was preceded by business meeting,
after which there was a discussion on the
general topic, 1.-The Successful Chapter"
The local brotherhood will commence ac-
tive preparations for the International con-
vertion at the july meeting.
The Rev. John a. ASpinwall, rector of
has rot nod
from ten days trip to Atlantic City.
A feature of vespers last Sunday at St
AIMS Catholic Church was the unwilling
of a rev statue Of the Sacred Heart of
Jesus. 1t was the gift of q member of
the parish. The sermon on the occasion
vas preached by Rev. Father Caughy of
st. Stephens Church.
The. Atlantic district conference of the
German Evangelical Lutheran synod of
North. America closed its sessions in Bal
timore on Monday. Among the ministerial
delegates elected to the general conference
was Rev. Paul A. Mel eel, pastor of st.
Paufs Church, this city.
At the Easter collection and since then
nearly 5000 has been raised in cash for
Protestant Episcopal Church. Work, how
ever. Is not TO begin until little more
money is raised.
St. Lukes branch of ST. Lukes P E.
Church has furnished a bed for colored
miners il All Saints Hospital. McAllister.
/. T.
What ought to be done to bring church
es up to their standard" was the topic of
Rev. Henry Baker. d. D., formerly pas
ter of Metropolitan Church. at the meet
ing on Monday of the Methodist preachers
meeting.
The pastor of the Metropolitan Presby-
terrain Church has organized a Young
Mems League" the idea of the members
being to bring young men into the church.
The ladies in charge of the Salt Air
Home for Children at Colonial Beach have
invited the local council of q Rrot no
hood Of St. Andrew to start an Episco-
psi mission there during the summer. It
is proposed to send down two members of
the brotherhood each Sunday, and they
will he provided with a temporary chapel
at the home.
Combinations are to take place in a
numter Of the Catholic churches of the
city shortly. Cardinal Gibbons is to con-
firm, Lay 30. at st. AIMS: Right Rev. A.
A. Curtis the same Sunday al Holy Trim
ity parish. and the first Sunday in June;
Archbishop Martinelli at st. Aloysius'.
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week festival was given at the resi-
oence formerly occupied by Mr.. Hardness,
On New York avenue for the benefit of Nc
kendree NJ. E. Church under the AUSPICES
OF the Ladies' Aid Society.
Hamlet Revanped" was the title Of a
burlesque last Tuesday evening given by
the choir of Trinity Protestant Episcopal
Church. in the parish hall
An unusual feature of a church social
given last evening at the Metropolitan
Presbyterian Church was that all the de-
tails and arrangements of the program
and refreshments were in charge Of the
men Of the congregation. the ladies being
theiv guests.
Garr.se nvine Chapter of the Epworth
League, Fairfax county, Va. has been
admitted to membership in the Washing
ton District League.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Fifteenth
Street Methodist Church has undertaken
to look out for the interest on the debt
on the parsonage and also to keep the par
sol ge furnished.
church council was recently held at
Salem Baptist Church for the purpose of
ordaining to the Baptist ministry Rev.
j. E. Lomax. Revs. Walter H. Brooks
and W. ]. Howard assisted in the cere-
mony.
St. Paurs Union of ST. Paurs Catholic
Church held meeting Thursday evening,