Evening star., 1898-05-28
IN. THE CHU RCHES


| central figure at the celebration in honor
Of the birth of Methodism in Ohio, which
is to be held in Delaware, that state. next
month. The records show that the first
NJ. E. Church was organized in that state
at Milford, in 1871, by Francis Mccormick
with twenty members. The next year the
number was increased to thirty-two. OF
all the bishops of the NJ. E. Church thir
teen are natives of Ohio. Each of them
Is expected to take part in the program.
An initial organ recital and concert were
given last evening at the Ninth Street
Christian Church, 9th and D streets north
east, Rev E. B. Bagby, pastor. Mr.
Charles Haydn Chase was organist and
musical director. Those who participated
In the program, besides Mr.. Chase, were:
Miss Abbie NJ. Power of Vermont Avenue
Christian Church, Miss Elizabeth Wahly
of Metropolitan NJ e. Church. Mr.. Elbcrt
H. Johnson, Prof Wilber F. Doles, organ
ist of Metropolitan NJ. L. Church; Prof. H.
Ciough-Leiter. organist Epiphany P. f.
Church; Mr.. John H. Duffey of Mount Ver-
non Nj. E. Church, Miss Bertha Mcknight
of Ninth Street Church, and the choir of
the church.
Rev. DR.. Tunnel, rector of st. James
Hall, this city, and Rev. Dr. Grimke, pas
tor of the Fifteenth Street Presbyterian
Church. have returned from visit to vari.
Gus southern cities in the interest of
church enterprises
Booker T. Washington and Mrs. Wash
ington of Tuskegee. Ala, have been Sc
cured by Rev. DR.. ]. L. M. Curry of this
city, agent of the Slater fund, to travel
for the ensuing six months through the
southern states and to lecture to the col
ored people, with view to arousing the
latter to a proper sense of their RESPONSE
bilities and OPP ortunities.
Formal announcement was made at a
recent meeting at the Central Union Mis-
| sion of the death of Carlton H. Jencks, who
l iy,
| Havana harbor. Mr. Jencks well
known among the workers at the mission
| and was highly esteemed for his personal
| qualities and religious devotion. He was
also well known by the younger members
| of Calvary Baptist Church. His untimeiy
| end is much regretted by large circle OF
! friends.
| Efforts are being made by the manage
ment of the Central Union Mission to Sc
cure funds for swelling the summer cam
paign fund, it being the purpose to not
only conduct missionary efforts in the city
on as extensive scale as in previous
years, but to hold meetings at Camp Alger
| and to reEder as much service as possible
| among the soldiers encamped there.
! Brother Chrysostom, coadiutor superior
general Of the Xaverian Brothers, has ar
| rived from Europe, and is visiting the
| schools of the order in the archdiocese of
| Baltimore, of which Washington forms
| part. The Xaverian Brothers have col
| leges and schools in Massachusetts, Ken
| lucky, Pennsylva MIA, Virginia. West Vir-
| ginia and Maryland.
| 1t is understood that Rev. DIR. l.. T.
| Townsend of this city, but temporarily
| staying in Baltimore, is likely to be called
| to the pastorate of large NJ. E. Church
| In a northern city. DR.. Townsend was
| born in Maine in 1888 He is regarded as
| one of the ahlest preachers in the Balti-
| more conference. After attending the pub
! lie schools he was entered at Dartmouth
| College, afterward going to Andover Theo-
logical Seminary. where he completed a
! three-year course in 1862 He then enlisted
| in the United States army and remained
| two years. He was ordained to the min
| istry in 1864. He was elected professor of
| Hebrew and Greek in Concord Theological
| School in 1868, and in 1870 was transferred
| to the chair of historic theology, and in
| 1872 to that of sacred rhetoric. He was
| appointed delegate to the Ecumenical NJ.
| E. conference in London in 1881 Since his
| return from Europe he has served his de-
| nomination in various responsible posi-
| tions.
| The Christian Brothers of this vicinity a
| few days ago celebrated the feast of their
| founder, John Baptist de la Sale. at the
| novitiate at Ammendale. The Grafton was
delivered by Rev. NJ. J. O'Donough of St
| Peters Church. this city. solemn high
mass was celebrated. with Rev. T. A
| Walsh as celebrant; Rev. Joseph Thornton
| deacon; Rev. H. A. Curley, subdeacon, nd
Rev E. ]. Healey. master Of ceremonies.
| Dumbarton Avenue NJ. E. Church, Rev
DR.. ]. B. Stitt, pastor, is having specially
| Interesting literary meetings of lis Ep-
| worth League. The meetings are held
Tuesday evenings. Miss Florence Frishy
lately read a paper on Quo Vadis. and the
| book was discussed by a number of per-
sons present Last week the topic the
| Spanish crisis, with special reference to
| Cuba The coming week the Red Cross So
| c1ety will be the subject of a paper by Mr.
| Horace A. Howes. A social hour, usually
with light refreshments, closes each meet
| ing.
Bishop Satterlee is very anxious to hava
great P. E. cathedral in Washington.
| He said few days ago: Our own COM
munion should have here in the capital of
the United States a great cathedral or
| central mission church, not only free to all
| the people of Washington, but where all
visitors from all parts of the United States
| may feel that they have a right to come
| and worship because it is their Fathers
| house
Here in the capital of the United States
| magnificent and classic edifices are being
| erected monuments of science and art
| of human history and human progress, bu.
there is none as yet which arises as
| monument Of the Christian religion; no
| majestic edifice which challenges attention
| amid the stately structures on every side
| as witness for Christ; no house of God
| which stands with open doors as the pal
| ace of the poor The history of the past
] shows us conclusively that a great building
! always exercises great influence over the
community in which it stands
Much interest is felt among Sunday
| school workers generally in this city con-
| cerning the coming meeting of the worlds
| Sunday school convention in London. The
| delegation from the United States and Can
| ada has become a large and attractive
| party. The convention will have twelve
| sessions. most of which will be held in the
City Temple.
The feature of the convention sessions
| will be the reports of progress from all
| parts of the earth and the islands of the
sea. The various departments of Sunday
| school work will be presented and confer
! erces Will be conducted showing the rela-
| ton of the Sunday school to foreign mis-
| sicrs, young peoples societies and the
! cEild In the church. At one of the sessions
| 5000 juniors will sing.
| Rev. DR.. George O. Little, pastor of As
| sembly Presbyterian Church, who recently
| rendered his resignation, breaches his fare
veil sermon there tomorrow The occasion
| Will also be the completion of twenty-five
| years Of service with the church There is
! much regret felt among the membership
| that the retiring pastor insisted upon the
| acceptance of his resignation.
Rev. w. S. Hammond of West Washing
| ton was ona of the speakers at the recent
| annual meeting Of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society of the Methodist Pro-
| testant Church in Baltimore where officers
Tor the ensuing year were elected as fol-
lows: President, Mrs NJ. A. Brown Card
| lngton, Ohio: vice president Mrs NJ A.
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