Evening star., 1898-06-18
IN THE CHI u RCHE S

Much interest is felt here in the coming
second summer assembly of the Jewish
Chautauqua Society, which will be held
at Atlantic City, July 1924.
leader of the society, in speaking to
Star reporter of the objects of the organi-
zation, said: This is purely an educational
vcrk. We study the Bible, Jewish Iitera-
ture ard Jewish history, but with 10
thought of their religious bearing. Our
platform is such a broad one that all can
meet upon it, and it is fact over which
feel quite gratified, that there are quite a
number of non-Jews in our ranks, earnest
men and women, who are studying the Jew
historically and socially.
''One of our best features is the summer
assembly that was started last year at AT
lantic City. This is of a broader and more
popular character than the reading courses,
though it runs along the same lines. Last
year We discovered, popularity speaking,
Leo. n. Levi of Galveston, whose address
on Thomas Jefferson was recognized as
one of the most eloquent and appreciative
studies of that great statesman that the
country has ever heard. Mr.. Levi Will
speak again this year. as will also Bishop
Vincent, and while he is addressing a
Jewish society. Rev. DIR. Berkonitz, one of
the most distinguished rabhis in the coun-
try. will be at the Methodist Chautauqua
addressing lis members
of the commission appointed by the bish-
ops of the Methodist Episcopal Church
to make preparations for the ecumenical
conference of 1891. After the close of his
summer vacation Bishop Hurst will be
absent from Washington for consider
able period. as he has been selected to pre-
side at the Nevada mission conference,
which meets at Carson, August %; the
California German, at San Francisco, Sep
tember /: California. Pacific Grove, Sep
tember IA; southern California, Santa Bar
bara, September Arizona mission, Tue
son, Arizona, September -; New Mexico
English mission, Silver City, October 8,
and New Mexico, special mission, FL Pa.;o,
Texas, October 13.
Rev. j. Wynne Jones, pastor of a Presby
terian church in a suburb of Baltimore. and
who is known by almost every member of
the Washington city preSbytery, has caused
to be built on his church property num-
Der of stalls for bicycles, and invites wheel
men to ride out to his church Sundays and
hear him preach. Mothers with crying
babies have need to remain at home
on their account, as space has been MARI
ed off in the church by railngs, and within
that space are number of comfortab BILE
rocking chairc for the use of the mothers.
A Corpus Christi procession took place
at st. Joseph's Church, Ammendale, Sun
day last. After mass procession was
formed, composed of the clergy, Christian
Brothers and members Of the congregation,
which marched through the grounds of the
church and Normal School. Benediction
was given at the various shrines and at
the chose of the procession in the church.
A committee, composed of Messrs. Bailey.
Havell, Wheeler, Wood and Swartwout, has
been appointed by the board of directors of
the Central Union Mission to arrange Tor
mission work at Camp Alger. 1t is propos-
ed to take companies of workers TO the
camp for evangelstic meetings, the meth
DDS of the mission making it necessary
that good many persons go along to sing
and speak
President Mckinley has received from the
general cabinet of the Epworth League
Bishop w. X. Ninde, president. message
stating that: The general cabinet of the
Epworth League of the Methodist Episcv-
pal Church felicitates the country that in
this crisis of human liberty America has
as its executive head a true statesman, who
has shown such magnanimity. patience and
constancy IN insisting upon liberty for
oppressed and suffering Cuba" The league
has, it is stated, LOO, 600 members.
Copies of an appeal have been received
in this city from the National Christian
Citizenship League, pleading for the es-
Enlistment of a new Fourth of July
The appeal in part says: AT no time
since the Fourth of July was made a ma
tional holiday has our nation been con-
fronted with such dangers as war These
Dangers are not found alone in foreign foes
or hostile fleets, but also and chiefly In the
unrighteous and unchristian- conditions in
cur very midst"
The league directs attention to these con-
d:tions, and says in no pessimistic spirit
but with full confidence in their ultima :,
correction. 1t calls upon all Christian
patriots to utilize this national holiday in
impressing the need of that righteousness
which eXalteth nation, and appeals in
particular to all pastors, churches Young
peoples and patriotic societies and similar
organizations, to unite in arranging such
celebrations, mass meetings and other ex-
orcises on this day and the Sabbath pre-
ceedlng. as shall make it a New Fourth
of July"
Rev. A. J. Gill, pastor of Ryland NJ. z.
Church, this city, has accepted an invita-
ton to assist in the camp meeting services
at Emory Grove, Nd, near Baltimore
during the month of August.
The sixteenth annual session of the
Mountain Lake Park Chautauqua will be
held from the 4th to the Goth of Au-
gust at Mountain Lake Park MARYLAND
under the superintendent Of Rev. Dr.
w. l.. Davidson. The summer schools
will be in charge of leading educators from
some of the best universities of the west
The daily program includes addresses from
some of the best known orators on the
American platform, attractive music. rare
and unique entertainments of various
types and several courses of lectures by
well-knoWn scholars.
Representative Nelson Dineiey ir of
Maine has been elected vice president of
the Congregational Home Missionary So
ciety, whose annual meeting has just been
concluded at Cleveland Other officers were
elected as follows: President Cen Oliver
o. Howard, after whom Howard. Univer-
sty, this city, was named; vice presidents,
Joseph H. Hawley of Connecticut, Rev. ].
K. Mclean of California, Willis W. Baird
of Illinois, Rev. Edwin B. Webb of Mas
sachusetts. Mr.. Hollister of Michigan Rev.
Edward P. Goodwin of Illinois, Mr. Cor
lielius of New York and Rev. D. Eaton of
Wisconsin; recording secretary William
II. Holman of Connecticut; auditor, George
ODell: executive committee, to serve un-
I'll 1901, w. j. Washburn of New York,
J. d. Kingsbury Of Massachusetts,. Rev
B. II. Richard of Pennsylvania, ]. H. Per-
ry of Connecticut. Rev. c. W. Hearbard of
New York.
A lawn party was given Tuesday evening
last by members of the Western Presby-
terian Church, Rev. Howard Wilbur En-
mis-, pastor, on the lawn of Mrs Reeves
No. 2224 street northwest, for the bene-
TT of the church mission. A few evenings
previous a musicale for the purpose of
raising funds to inaugurate a free kinder
garten in connection with the mission
school was held in the hall of the National
Capital University School and was very
successful. Those who participated were:
Soprano, Miss May Adele Levers contraI-
TO, Mrs. Adele c. OXley; basso, Mr. J.
Walter Humphrey; violinist Prof. Arthur
l.. 4undt; pianist, Prof Leo Wheat, and
reader, Miss Katherine Garner.