Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-17

ing will be selected from the Mems Society
| of the Chur,h of the Covenant, who will
assist the pastor in the conduct of these
| meetings
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
| church will hold its sixth anniversary
| March IL. 1873. with suitable exercises and
| appropriate addresses.
The Ladies' Missionary Society of the
Church of the Reformation. Lutheran. DR..
| Parson, pastor. has recently sent valu-
| able box tc the family of a western mis-
Sionary. In acknowledging the recent of
the box the wife of the missionary SAYS:
| Winter seems to have lost its terrors and
hardships when We look at the treasures
| of this box"
Rev. DIR. Duncan. pastor of lexington
Presbyterian Church. has arranged for
| series of lectures and a concert in his
| church as follows: "A Summer RambIe in
| Great Britain, Rev. George S. Duncan,
IN. D.: Banks and Banking" Abram r.
| Server: Nurses and Nursing" Miss Ada
! Janney: Domestic Economy" Mrs.
anna Z. Pollock: Civil Service" John r.
Proctor; egyptian Funeral Customs" I'm
manuel NJ. Casanowicz PHI D.. Posters
! Fred: r. Woodward; grand concert. Irwin
| B. Linton director
The First Church of Christ, which now
| meets Sunday and F'rilay evenings al Scot.
fish Rite Hall. No. 1907 G street north
| west. and which has just entered upon the
| iourth year of its existence, has greatly
| II creased in membership since its organiza-
! ton. The organization in the + niteI
states. 1t is said, is largely composed of
! iinhihs men ana women strong elemen.
neing physicians and lawyers. If persons
VINO take enough interest in the oreaniza-
| tion to read its literature and attend its
| meetings were to be included in the grand
| total of membership. the aggregate it il
| Claimed. would he half a rriIion
! DIR. Cyrus Adler Of the Smithsonian In
stltution has been elected trustee of a coll
| lege which has been opened in Phila del
phia for the training of Jewish rabbis The
N a n Ftptad =; 1,
| the late Heyman Graft produces an in
| come OF more than 5000 per year
| Inc 'Epworth League of Trinity NJ T..
church has arranged for a public instaIla-
| uon or officers, to be nal1 the third Friday
| Nhe 2iso of this month and an oratorical
| contest Tor the following Friday the win
| ner 10 represent the chapter in the final
contest, which will he held some time In
March, by the Oratorcal Association of
! the leagues of the District
| Inc Tenth Legion is one of the most
CenheIsstic OF the many departments OF
| chriS lian Endeavor work. The objects of
| me legion were explained by one of the
| 'hrstlan Endeavor leaders to a Star re-
| porter follows:
/ First to advance the cause of 1,br;s.
| ana, second, to assist in doing this by each
| member of the legion contributing one
| .enIh OF MS or her income for the pIrpose
o,,r " ; course ms means one-tenth OF all
our income. we to live on the remaining
| hihe-tenths of 1t. 1t is the privilege ,rd
| responsibility IF the giver to decide in What
way IL snail be expended, how much shall
| go 10 home missions and how much "a Cor
| elgn missions: now much 10 opa,s ,.s.a
ahu now much TO the city missionary: how
| lnucn Tor religious papers and how mI,cb
! LOT the howers on the pulpit"
| Rev. Howard Wilbur Ennis n,s,or 90
| western Presbyterian Church. RECENTLY az
TENDED meeting of the Federal C,onrcir
Oh the Brotherhood of Andrew and ! niiin
! whlch was held in New York CITY. AmnnS
| other things of interest to workerS ar,on
| young men is that this organization which
- now formed in eighteen different denomi-
nations, decided. through its officers ar this
| neeuns, TO send the general secretary
| Rev. {. Z. Wyckoff on a tour of inSnao,;oS
| anu organization through New York state
| ana as far as Chicago returning nv tbc
n nuuie southern states. Among other
| PAGES, mass meeting may be held in this;
| E,ty on Mr.. Wyckoff's return. The next
| reuerai Council convention will be held i'm
| Baltimore in 1899 ~ "
| re local chapter OF the Brotherhoo1 of
! Andrew and Philip in the Western prs
! hSterlaii Church recently organized for tho
| ensuing year and elected the following Off
ers: PRESIDENT, Harry G. Kimball: secre-
| tary, Edward f. Cook: treasurer. Alexan-
| DER ). Merchant Several new features
| looking to more efficient service hay,. heen
| ing a
The officers and teachers of Calvary
| Baptist Sunday school will hold a mar
| Terry meeting this evening. at which there
| WIN DE elsht or ten talks on practical
l "A
| will be served. Nus
| in accordance with suggestion of Rev
| NJ. Ross flshburn. pastor cf Mount Pleas
| ant congregational Church the memhers
OF MS congregation observed the week of
! prayer IN a manner which was probably
unlike those of any other Of the evangeIcal
| congregations here. Instead of hoIdipp a
| prayer meeting each evening of the week
| ali members of the congr. CATION were re-
| Guested TO remember in their petitions the
and soee suH!s''s MnSay THE ShnTeh
School," Wednesday. 1.-The brotherhood OF
Andrew and Philip" Thursday. The Mis-
sionary SOCIETY, Friday. The Ladies' Aid
| NOR Societies of Christian Endeavor.''
A Bethany reading circle has been ir-
| ganized in each of the Christian churches
OF inns city for the synthetic study of the
| Bible, and handbooks bearing on the his
| tory of the disciples and other appropriate
] subjects are used as aids.
The Woman's Alliance row meets fort
| nightly, instead OF monthly, as before. A
| paper is read and luncheon is served. The
! rest OF the time is spent in sewing for the
| poor The church now maintains three
kindergartens. two for white and one for
! colorei children. One of these is. entirely
| supported by one woman of the church
| The Sunday school attendance is now the
largest in its history. About two hundred
| were present Sunday two ago.
The members of the Young Peoples Re-
| ligious Union are considering a revision of
| the constitution.
| Rev. H. Fields Sauminig assistant minis
| ter CT Trinity p. E. Church, has taken
| charge of the afternoon Sunday scnool
| which holds its session from 3 to 4 o'clock
| each Sunday in the parish hall. At the
| close of the session the choral service is
| held in the church, at which time the mu-
sic is rendered by a vested boy choir. Mr.
| Sarminig arranged this service especially
for the scholars Of the school
branch of the ''Woman's Auxiliary"
| for domestic and foreign missions has been
| recently organized in Trinity Church. Their
| first missionary box was sent to a mission
| field in the diocese of Tennessee 1t
has a very active membership, with a con-
stantly growing interest in the work of
missions.
The service Familiarity known as the "con-
| secration service at Wesley Chapel Meth
odist Episcopal Church, Rev. j. Fred
Heisse, pastor. heretofore held every We'd
nesday afternoon, has been changed to the
hour of O'Clock every Tuesday afternoon
During twenty-five years these meetings
/ have been under the faithful attention of
Mrs. Vim. Burrfs. Many from all sections
| of the city have been attracted to the SER
vices. Members are not limited to the local
/ church.