Evening star., 1897-01-02
Grace =. f. Church.

| juniors are in charge of committee of
seniors. composed of Misses A. c. Bod
well, Grace E. Butler. Mamie Henderson.
| Clara StoweE Mabel Callahan and Mrs.
| G. F. Graham.
The children of the Keller Memorial Sab
| bath school rendered a cantata on Wednes-
| day evening entitled Santa Claus Stock
| ing Club" At this celebration pounds and
other articles for the poor were contributed
| by the children.
The literary circle of Dumbarton Avenue
| NJ. f. Church. Rev. Joseph B. Stitt. ID. D..
| pastor, held an interesting meeting on
Tuesday night. The papers read and dis
cusssed were: THE Persian Invasion of
Greece, Carthage and Rome" The exer-
cises were closed by social.
| The pastor of Union NJ E. Church. Rev
| Alexander Bielaski, is to begin a series of
revival meetings next Monday evening
He is to be assisted by a number of the
local Methodist pastors.
Rev. F. D. Power. d. D.. of the Vermont
| Avenue, Christian Church and his family
spent portion of the holidays with rela-
! tives at Newport News. Va. The election
| of four deaconesses for the church was
| recently held, and the choice fell upon Mrs
| Shelton, Mrs. Carrigan, Miss Weightman
| and Mrs. Burton.
Thursday evening of this week a recep-
| ton and sociable. preceded by an entertain
| ment, was given at the Mount Pleasant
| CONGREGATIONAL Church, Rev. NJ. Ross
| Fishburn, pastor. The congregation is hard
| at work collecting subscriptions for a new
| church, and 1t is expected that work will
soon begin. The foundations for the build
| ing have already been completed.
| The Endeavor Society of the Ninth Street
| Christian Church, Rev. E. b. Bagby, pas
| tor, has selected the following officers to
| serve for six months: President, w. H.
| Andrews; vice president +. T. Chapman;
| recording secretary. Edgar Kitchen; cor
| responding secretary, Miss Matte Allen;
Iress correspondent, Jesse Adkins; treas
urer. w. Gait Bowen; organist, Miss Jennie
| Yager; chorister, Henry Brewood, and dele
| gate to the District of Columbia C. f.
| Union, F. NJ. Bradley. The society is now
| cne of the largest in the union. The treas
| urer of the church recently received $50 for
the new church building from c. A. Hughes
| of Springfield. ILL.,, former member of the
congregation.
| Brookland Chapter of the Washington
District Epworth League has elected the
| following officers: President, R. S. Wolfe
| first vice president, DR.. r. Y Hull; second
| vice president, Mrs. L. Y. Hull. third vice
! president, Mrs. Dahle; fourth vice presi-
| dent, Miss Mamie Hollidge secretary, Mrs.
Mary E Murray, and treasurer n. b.
Malone.
The Rosedale Mission of Douglas Me-
mortal Church has established a kinder
garten school. and in connection with its
Home Missionary Society has organized a
| boys club. The superintendent of the mis-
| sion, Mr.. Robert l. Carr is Low visiting
relatives in England.
A pleasant feature of the New Church
| Christmas festival was the mission tour
| of its beautiful Christmas tree, which after
SERVICE at lHe Cnurcn started on a rOunQ
| among the poor, first rejoicing a large kin
dergartes of little orphans and then greet
| ing the children of the African New Church
mission. Christmas gift of considera-
bic sum CT money has been received by the
| latter, which will probably enable the
church to put the Industrial school and kim
Gergarten in working order.
Rev. Louis Hartsock of New York city
has been spending the holidays with his
father, Rev. S. NJ. Hartsock, pastor of Ry
land N. e. Church.
| Rev. Samuel II. Greene, d. D., delivered
! a lecture Monday before the pastors of the
local Baptist churches in Calvary Sunday
| school house, on THE Pastor Soul
| Winner" DR.. Greene also delivered this
| lecture before the Nashville missionary
convention.
The congregation of St PauTs NJ f.
Church IS looking around for a new house
of worship. A committee on a building
site has been appointed, with A. b. Brown
as chairman.
The District of Columbia Baptist Young
Peoples Union is to hold its second meet
ing on Tuesday evening, the 18th instant,
at the Second Baptist Church. The fea-
ture of the meeting is to be an address by
| the Rev. r. J. Willingham of Richmond.
Va. corresponding secretary of the for
egn mission board of the Southern Bap-
tist convention. There are also to be short
addresses by several missionaries of the
Columbia Baptist Association. The ad-
dresses are to be preceded by short busi-
ress session, when several matters of in
terest will be considered.
The Catholic Knights of st. Peters par
ish ave elected the following officers: Pres
ident. w. A Simpson; vice president, MI.
Sheehan; financial secretary, F. {. Holland:
recording secretary, A. j. Pettitt; treas
urer j. J. Dorr, and sentinel A. J. Weaver.
The annual anniversary exercises of the
Chinese Sunday school of metropolitan
Church are to take place next Monday
night. The exercises will be exclusively in
Chinese and will be under the direction OF
Miss Summers, the superintendent. There
are between thirty and forty Cinnamon In
the school and a teacher for each scholar.
AS Christmas gifts the school presented tc
the pastor of the church DR.. Hugh john
ston, handsome silk umbrella, and to Mrs.
Johnston some valuable tea.
Presiding Elder Luther b. Wilson has held
the fourth quarterly conference of Wesley
NJ. E. Church, at which the following offi-
GERS were elected: Stewards, w. r. Wood
ward, H. NJ. Dellinger, ]. w. Duvall. c. P.
Rlackmar, w. F. Roderick j. S. Barker, s.
E. Trott, L. Y. Ellis, Thos. w. Fowler and
Jno. o. Schuckers; district steward, w. r.
Woodward, and recording steward, w. +.
Roderick, and trustees, W. K Woodward
H NJ. Dellinger. B. H. Duvall. NJ. b. Cor
don, c. w. Huguely, L. Rosenbaum, w. L.
Galiher, T. Walter Fowler and A. F. Nc
Dowell. The election of the following was
day school, W. Redin Woodward: president
of the Epworth League. J. S. Barker, and
exhorter. w. c. NcMichaeL Eleven class
leaders were also selected. The pastor of
the church is Rev. c. w. Baldwin.
st. Paufs Chapter of the Brotherhood of
St. Andrew has arranged for special
brotherhood service tomorrow evening in
St. Pauls Church, when Rev. Geo. Fisk
Dudley, rector of st. Stephens Church, Is
to preach. There is to be similar service
February Z, which will be addressed by
Rev c. E. Buck.
The ladies of Metropolitan NJ. E. Church
net in an all-day session Wednesday. The
meeting of the Home Missionary Society
commenced at IL Pr that of foreign mis-
sioHs at p.m., and the Ladies' Aid Society
at o'clock At each of these meetings
papers were read and discussion of work
for the new year took place.
The Church Improvement Society of
Trinity p. E. Church gave an entertain
ment Tuesday night, followed by sale
of refreshments. The society has been or
ganized to raise money with which to inn
prove the appearance of the house of wor-
ship. They are contemplating changing
the present lighting system from gas to
electric.
Metropolitan NJ E. Church will observe
the week OF prayer by services every night
next week except Monday.
At the Christmas entertainment of the
Sur day school OF the Mt. Pleasant Con-
gregaticnal Church, held last Wednesday
evening. instead of receiving candy and
gifts from the authorities of the school, the