Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-20

/ ave the lrtlllUnk OF Ine GniGfen fhdn
Sister Ellen. She has been equally active
| In deeds of charity outside Of the convent
| For the last two years she has not left the
| building. and for some time before that
| she had not been able TO take an active
| share I'm the duties Of the community.
Most of her time is now spent In wheeled
| chair in the room.
| Up to the present time the intellectual
| faculties of Sister Ellen have been wonder
| fully preserved, and she has almost always
| most interesting fund OF recollections 70
relate to the members OF the order and Wis
| itors. She very much enjoys speaking Of
| her early life and her experiences during
| the war of 1si2-14, when the city 81
Washington was burned by the British
She was born in slavery In Marlboro.
Prince Georges county, Md. 1871 and
1 with her parents, was taken TO Washing
| ton by the family OF her master In 1914. a
| short time before the British arrived
/ troops. they all fled by night. ana from
| their place of refuge Witnessed the burn
! ing OF the Capitol, the Presidents ho-se
and the treasury. Sister Ellen remembers
quite well some OF the prominent people
! whom she saw IN Washington during hcr
girihood days. and especially Presidents
| IN the Catholic faith in 1927 by Father
Scrfever, at old st. Matthews Church.
Washington, ard about this time was
with her parents.
In 1888 she entered the Order of the OBJ
| late Sisters of Providence being received
INTO IL by the founder. Rev. J. J. Toubert,
| ana is the last survivor OF the band re-
| celved by him at that time. He died IN
| 1S43- When the order was established ia
| baltimore its home was on Pennsylvania
| avenue near St Mary's street. Three years
later 1t was moved to George street: ana
| then to the corner OF Richmond street and
Park avenue.
| Ten years ago Sister Ellen ceIel,rated
her golden jubilee, the hftieth anniversary
OF her entrance in the sisterhOod, renew
ing her VOWS after the solemn high mass
mad been sung. The occasion was one OF
Impressive interest Cardinal Gibbons 4,
large number OF the reverend clergy and
numerous prominent laymen were present.
Donations for Sibiey Memorial Hospital,
" ashlns ton. D. G, are coming from friends
Doth within and without the church. Ii is
confidently expected that a sufficient fund
&iu oe contributed to carry on the work
Nearly all the last years graduates from
the National Training School have been
assigned to fields of labor.
There is increased demand for deaconess
KINDER Sartens in the mission work. A party
OF twenty-five children Were recently taken
from the Baltimore kindergarten TO Ocean
Grove for twelve days visit
heN. Or. f J. Grfmka OF the Fifteenth
Street Presbyterian Church, this city has
accepted an invitation to deliver a course
OF lectures before the Phelps Hall Bible
framing School This school is conducted
IN connection with The Tuskegee. Ala, Col
lege, and offers unusual opportunities to
young men wishing TO meet the steadily
~ ,nistry. The hing mere is wholly IN
UNCONVENTIONAL the aim being TO help an
denominations and TO antagonize none. In
addition to Or. Crimke, Bishops q W
Clinton, 3. I. Tanner and Rev DR. c o.
Booth have consented 10 deliver lectures
during the year. The teach hing in the Bible
Training School is free.
The many frierds here of Mr. D. l.
Moody viii be glad TO hear that the cor
ner stone of chapel which is to be a tes-
tlmonial from American and English ad-
mlrers OF the great evangelist was laid at
Mortified, Mass, a few days ago.
Work upon the chapel was commenced
lest September and is now nearing COM
p-etion. Mr.. Moody says he never before
heard of the laying of corner stone after
the building was up, but the innovation
v as his own, as, wis hing to wait untu his
English friends could arrive for the August
conference before formally laying abe cor
ner stone. he had II placed In the struc-
tGre loosely, so that it could he taken out
and at the proper time replaced with due
ceremony, ana then permanently fastened.
The money given to the chapel was pre-
scented to Mr. Moody on his sixtieth birth
day. The contributions of the friends in
England We're raised by thu Rev. F. 3.
Meyer of London, who is intimately ac-
qUalnted with Mr.. Moody, and in this coun-
try the funds were in charge of H NJ.
Moore Of Boston, president OF the North
field Seminary trustees.
The building is on thu most commanding
spot on the campus of the Moody School,
II efnptar1on Hill" The eminence was
facetlously named by those who had OBJ
served that whenever Mr.. Moody wished TO
produce upon a liberal visitor a most favor
able impression he would lead the stranger
to this rising ground, from which the view
is one Of unusual beauty.
The chapel faces the east. 1t is 10 feet
Icing and A feet wide There are five Gothic
windows and a vestibuls on each side
Ihere are GALLERIES on all sides, 80 that,
with the floor capacity, the building viii
hold l,5o persons The building will cost
when finished, $4,000
The centennial celebration of St Ignatius
Church, which is located several miles
south of Anacostia, took place during the
first three days of this week. Sunday Bish-
op Curtis, chancellor of the archbishop of
Baltimore, poutidcated, and a large num-
Der OF clergy from Baltimore and Washing
ton occupied places within the sanctuary
rail. Monday last Rev. Edwin Dewitt of
Georgetown University officiated. Tues
day Rev. John Abel Morgan, rector of 10y
ola College, Baltimore, celebrated mass
Tor the benefit of the deceased members of
the parish The music was by combined
BALTIMORE choirS.
When st. Thomas Manor was first visit
ed by missionaries the surrounding coun-
try was the hunting ground Of the In
dams. The corner stone of the present
church OF St IgnatiuS, according to the
inscription. was laid August z, I79S, by
BISHOP Carroll. Though a century old, it
was not the first place Of worship at the
Manor, being preceded by the small build
ing now used as a sacristy, while the origf-
nal place of worship was on the Chapel
Point, short distance away. Many years
ago the old church and residence were de-
sIoyed by fire, at which time the parish
records were burnt. Although many in
teresting facts have been since gathered, a
complete record has never been complied.
TEis is being done at present by Rev Ed
win Dewitt.
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor of the Gunton Temple Prssby-
terrain Church held very pleasant mid
summer social at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Snow Tuesday evening.
Rev. S. S. Estey of Indep endence. Kan,
who has been filling the pulpit of the Gun
ton Temple Presbyterian Church during
this month, will leave for The west next
week Rev. A S. Fiske, DID,, pastor of
Gunton Temple Church, writes that he is
enjoying his trip in Europe. He viii be
home in three weeks.
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