Evening star., 1898-06-11

is learned that the delegates from the dio-
case of West Virginia to the triennlal gen.
eral council of the P. E. Church, which
meets in Washington in October, will op-
pose the report Of the committee on new
constitution, SO far, at least, as concerns
the words: "Of that portion of the Catholic
Church known In law as the Protestant
Episcopal Church. and, further, to prevent
the adoption of the canons requiring every
minister to say daily the morning and even
Ing prayers, either publicly or privately
and forbidding the remarriage of the in
nocent party in a case of divorce granted
on the ground of adultery.
1t is expected by those having the mat
ter in charge that many persons from
Washington will attend the summer as
sembly of the Jewish Chautauqua Society,
which will be IN session at Atlantic City
from July to "a inclusive. The program
comprises popular courses In Bible study
post biblical history and literature. Among
the features of vhe assembly Will be teach-
ers' Institutes, lectures, mode! lessons and
other instructive exercises.
The ScuLg Peoples League or Grace
Baptist Church have opened a reading
room. which is at the service of the public
Tuesday evenings from 7:}C to 10 o'clock.
The Baptists at Ivy. City, headed by
Perry Carson, are making earnest efforts
to secure a church building in that sub
urb. AT the suggestion of Mr.. Carson an
organization called the Trinity Relief CLUB
the matter, AMI a few days ago held
grand rally for the purpose of rails: ng
funds. At this rally the officiating minis
ters were Rev. DR.. George w. Lee of YER
Berkley of Mount Bethel Church and Rev
Stephen Harris of Ivy City. The results
were the securing Of a handsome nucleus
for a building fund and also the promise
from a large number of persons to pay
certain sum weekly for the next year in
aid of the project
Rev. DR.. Gilbert CT this city has gone to
Knoxville, Tenn, 10 be present at the
meeting of the Son horn Rib1io3l Assembly
which convenes in that city Wednesday
next. This years convention of the as
sembly promises to be of mucn greater
interest than any heretofore held and
n ore persons than before from Washing
ten and vinicity have expressed their in
tention of Icing present. The assembly
has under its direction many lines of work
principal among which are the Sunday
School Teachers Normal College, the Bible
College at Home and Christian Mothers
Union. AT this time there are over 10000
registered pupils in the Normal College
The Bible College at Home presents a
plan for systematic reading of the Bible
requiring three years and occupying one
half hour daily. The fellowship depart
ment seeks to awake interest in religious
education and to collect, classify and pre-
serve information of all that has been
done in this country and foreign lands. 1t
also institutes these studies which may
Increase a knowledge of the Scriptures,
and commendS to public favor such litera-
ture may be favorable in the religious
instruction of the Sunday school, family
and college.
Much interest is being manifested in the
tenth annual meeting of the American rab-
bis central conference, which will meet in
the Atlantic City Hebrew Synagogue Tues
day, July ). While not delegated or law
making body, it's decisions carry much
weight throughout the entire country. 1t
is expected that prominent rabbis from
every portion of the United States will be
present, and that many of them will take
part in the discussions.
Mr.. Francis B. Woodbury., secretary of
the National Spritualsts Association and
Rev. Cora l.. V. Richmond, pastor of the
First Spirtualists' congregation of The city,
have returned from Rochester, NY, where
they, with a number of other prominent
spiritualists, attended the semi-centenniaI
celebration or jubilee of modern spiritual
ism. The exercises lasted for one week and
brought together some of the most promi-
nent spiritualists in the world. 1t was
stated at the meeting that the spiritualsts
now issue about 140 periodicals. and that
sixty camp meetings are held annually in
the United States.
In a recent address to a class of children
in this city Cardinal Gibbons said to the
boys: stand up and repeat after me this
pledge: 4 promise, with the help of God, to
abstain from all kinds of Intoxicating
liquors until reach the age of twenty-one
years. This has caused some comment as
to what the eminent divine might have
meant by the remark, and he has explained
his position this subject by the follow
ing statement: 4 don't want any boy to
understand Indt L mean tndI WHen ne De-
comes twenty-one he must go out and get
awfully drunk, in order to make up for lost
time. He must continue to abstain for all
time. The spirit of God is in temperance
Be temperate above all things. The habit
ua drunkard is disgrace to all society.
He loses all self-respect and in the throes
of strong drink stops at nothing. He mur-
derS commits suicide, adultery, and is the
worst criminal. i believe that habits of in
temperance are contracted in youth. If
boy leads good life and abstans from the
fall easily into bad ways later His
youthful training is in him, and it makes a
vast difference. Such a youth, though he
may fall now and then, will never become
a slave to drink
An international temperance congress will
be held at Prohibition Park, Staten Island
n. V, July to &. The object is to secure
an exchange of views, so that the different
classes of temperance workers may be-
come better acquainted with the work and
purpose of one another, and to discuss plans
for united effort. The management has ex-
tended a cordial invitation to attend to
every national and general organization,
and every local organization, including the
church, that is opposed to the liquor habit
and the drink habit. Every local organiza-
tion will be entitled to one representative,
If its membership be twenty less, and
for every additional twenty members an
additional representative. Each state or
ganization is given ten representatives and
each national organization twenty repre-
SentativeS.
IAN evening with the delegates" to the
biennial convention of the fourth general
conference. Epworth League, will be given
at Wesley Chapel Wednesday evening next.
The District president. Mr.. ]. Finney En-
gle, will deliver a brief address, and the
trip to Wheeling will be illustrated with d
stereopticon, showing a large number of
views of the scenery along the route. An
orchestra will furnish music for the occa-
sion. Admission will be free.
The biennial convention of the fourth
general conference Epworth League COM
prising the states Of Pennsylvania, Mary
land Virginia and West Virginia, will be
held in Wheeling, w. Va, June 25 to 30.
The Washington district league expects to
take 200 delegates and their friends to this
convention. The Pennsylvania railroad has
been selected as the official route for the
Washington and Baltimore delegates.
The members of Epworth NJ. E. Church,
corner 7th and A streets northeast, have
recently organized "A mission Sunday school,
calling it Southeast Epworth," in the old
engine house, occupied by the Central
Union Mission, corner 9th and X streets
southeast. The Sunday school will be held
each Sunday at o'clock pm. Services are
also conducted Tuesday evening of each
week.
Rev. ]. o. Knott, VIM F. Hummer. su-
perintendent of school, and Miss Margaret
WaeSche president of the Fpwortb .ua