Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-01-09
IN THE Gu CHE S


ISOLATION held a fheetHg Monday in Cav
airy Sunday school house, at which Off
GERS were elected tp serve during the en-
suing six months as follows: President,
Rev. A. F. Andenon1 pastor of Grace
Church; vice presidents Rev. Charles A.
Stakely. D. D.. Oft the First Church; secre-
tary, Rev. George f., 7. Stevenson of East
Washington Heights Church, and treasur-
er, Rev. Theron Outwater, pastor of Ken
dali Church. Theq. officers ex-officio and
three other memiiers, Revs Granville S.
Williams, w. s. o. Thomas and Hugh T.
Stevenson, compose the executive commit
tee. Next Monday morning there Is to be a
jt:nt conference between the white and
colored Baptist ministers of Washington,
| which is to be addressed by Rev. Dr.Whit-
| man. president of Columbian University.
boys club has been organized from
among the younger members of Grace
Protestant Episcopal Church. South Wash
irgton. The boys meet about twice a
month and devote most of their time to
debates and similar exercises Beginning
tomorrow evening, the minister in charge
OF the church, Rev II. Fields Saummenig,
is to institute fun choral eyeusong in
place of the usual Sunday evening service.
The rector of the church, Rev. T. O.
| Tongue, is now in North Carolina for the
bencft of his health, and expects to re
| main there for some time
SUNDAY SCHOOL OlilcerS OF Grace Bapt.St
Church have been elected for the year as
follows: Superintendent, James w Beyans;
assistant superintendent, John E. Frank;
secretary. r. A Christnan; librarian, J.
Turner; pianist, Miss Edith Weldon, and
director of music, Mrs. Van Horn The
school has total enrolment of 900 schol-
ars, who are taught by fifteen teachers.
| All the local Baptist churches observed
| the week of prayer this week by special
services every evening.
Those in charge of the matter of organic
ing Bible training school at the Central
Union Mission have adopted a set of rules
and have applied for charter for the
Institution. At meeting next Friday
evening, January Is, the question of when
to open will be discussed and a faculty Sc
| lected. 1t is expected that the school will
start out with a good-sized class
The Knights of st. Dominic's Church re-
Gently held their annual meeting and elect
| ed the following officers: President, Leon
ard b. Cook; vice president, Robert Nc
Donald: recording secretary, j. J. Der
| medy; treasurer, NJ H. Shea, and sergeant
alarms, ]. A. Bligh. The organization has
been in existence fifteen years.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the
Fifth Congregational Church held a meet
| ing yesterday The general topic of dis
| a number of papers were read
Pastor Jos. B. Stitt of Dumbarton Meth
odist Church commenced series of special
| revival meetings last Sunday evening They
| are to be held all during this month for
four nights of each week, and will be con-
Quoted by the pastor, assisted by a num-
Der of local clergymen.
A Christian Endeavor Society has been
organized from among the members of the
Third Christian Church, with the follow
| ing officers: President, Miss Lena Sunny:
secretary, William Hudson; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Torbert treasurer, Miss
Eva Browning: chairman of the lookout
committee commit ,oh Mrs Nedomanski PRAYER
Arthur Kitchen; social. Mrs. Sorrells: call
Ing, Mrs. DeAtley, and whatsoever. Harry
Brown.
A series Of special services are now in
progress at the Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church, conducted by the pastor, Rev Geo
N. Luccock, D. d. Next week DIR. Luc-
cock is to have assistance of Rev. DR.. Nc
Curdy of Wilmington, Del. The meetings
are % continue through this month.
At the invitation of Rev. F. d. Power of
the Vermont Avenue Christian Church a
number of the directors of the Central
Union Mission are to present the interests
OF that institution to the church on Sun
day evening week. Arrangements for the
meeting are In the hands of committee.
composed of Messrs. O. B. Brown, E. D.
Bailey and George w. Havell
Brotherhood of st. Andrew Chapter has
| been organized in connection with the Pro-
| testant Episcopal Mission of the Good
Shepherd on H street northeast. The first
regular meeting was held Wednesday even
| frg, and meetings will be held hereafter on
the first an, and third Wednesdays of each
membership of fifteen. and 1T has as its
officers the following: Director. s. s. Park
man: vice director. G. E. Babcock, and
retary-treasurer, G. R. Taggart. A Sab
bath school has also been organized in con-
nectfon with the mission. with q member
ship OF one hundred. The superintendent
is Mr.. Taggart.
ed among the members of Grace Reform
Church.
Rev. Gustav Facius, pastor of the First
Reformed Trinity Church, corner 9th and
N streets northwest. who was very i'll sew
eral weeks ago, Is now able to take charge
of the church services
AZ the fourth quarterly conference Of
McKendree M. E. Church, presided over
by DR.. Wilson. the following offers were
elected for the next conference year: Stew
ards, Zephaniah Jones. w. T. White. Henry
8; Hurter, Or. r. G. Smith. Isaac Bowbeer,
r. L. Middleton. F. ]. Mckenzie, s. s. Cul-
zephaniah Jones, W. P. White. u A. g.
Latham. Geo. E. Gartrell. H. P. Pilsbury,
Ihomas -: Lewis, DR.. c. w. Reyes and r.
V. Belt. The pastor CT the church is Rev
Dr. H. r. Naylor.
The American Baptist Home Mission So
cfety at Its last meeting appointed COM
mittee to investigate its educational work
and report at the next annual convention
which will be held this coming May. The
committee will hold its first meeting Jan
uary Is at Columbian University, this city,
man, Rev. s. H. Greene, DID,; Rev. Walter
Fl. Brooks. all Of this city; Rev. H. L. Way
land, DID, Of Philadelphia, Rev. Wallace
Buttrick, D:D.. Of Albany. NY; Rev. F.
T. Gates, DID,, of New York city, and Gen
j. J. Estey of Brattleboro. VT. The COM
mittee will report on about forty education
al institutions, which the Home Mission So
ciety has under it's charge in the United
States.
The Epworth League of Douglas Me-
mortal Church has elected the following
officers: President Robert 1. Carr: first
vice president. Mrs. f. j. Harper; second
vice president, Miss Ida Gilbert: third vice
president, Mrs. A. M. Riley; fourth vice
president, Miss Ada Cowsill secretary,
Miss Anna Nevins; treasurer, Miss Belle
Austin, and superintendent Of the Junior
League, Mrs. John l.. Walsh.
At recent meeting of the standing COM
mittee of the Protestant Episcopal diocese
OF Washington. Rev. Alexander Mackay-
Smith. ID. D., rector of st. Johns Church,
was appointed a member of the committee.
DR.. Smith takes the place made vacant by
the death of the Rev. William H. Laird of
Brookeyiiie. Montgomery county.
At Kendall Baptist Church the music is
now rendered by a chorus of young people.
The ladies of st. Paufs Methodist Church
rendered a social to the congregation in