Evening star., 1898-05-21
N THE CH u RC H 6 S


| Street Christian Church. Rev. Edward B.
Bagby, pastor corner of 9th and Mary
land avenue Northeast, will be held one
week from tomorrow. The program is as
| follows, the pastor presiding;
Organ prelude; doxology; invocation;
| anthem. 'Oh, Be Joyful in the Lord
Scripture reading and prayer; hymn; Of
| fertory; solo, Come Unto Me-" L. H.
Ascherfeld; report of building committee,
MI +. NJ. Bradley, chairman; anthem,
| we Praise Thee, O, Cod" church choir;
sermon. Rev. F. NJ Rains Cincinnati
Ohio; hymn SO; opening of the treasures:
anthem God Be Merciful Unto U.s."
church choir; benediction; organ postlude.
p.m.-The Lords Supper; anthem and
hymn; communion; solo; remarks. Rev. r
ID. Power and Rev. w. j. Right; hymn;
tenediction. & p.m.-Meeting of the Young
Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor in
lecture room. subject: "Whoie-heartei
Service" conducted by the lookout COM
| mittee of the District c. E. Union, w. w.
| Tuckey, chairman. assisted by Grant Leet,
| president of the District union. and others
| 8 ?. p.m.-Organ prelude; invocation: anthem.
Jubilate, Deo; 20, Be Joyful" church
| choir; Scripture reading and prayer; hymn
S5i: anthem, Venite. 20, Come Let Us
| Sing" church choir; address. Rev. F. NJ.
disc" Mrs. ]. J. Castinett; dedication
| words: anthem. TIE DeuIn; I'VE Praise
Thee, o, God" church choir; benediction;
| organ postlude.
| present month. Rev. NJ Ross Fishburn,
| pastor of the Mt. Pleasant Congregation
| al Church. has each Sunday evening in
| terpreted the sacred paintings as repro
| duced In the memorial windows Of the
church. Those thus far explained by Mr..
Fishburn are: 'tChrist, the Good Shep-
| herd" Christ Blessing Little Children"
with special reference to the national con-
gress of mothers; and Christ IN Geth- @
| semane. Tomorrow evening Mr.. Fish
| burn will interpret the window, Christ at
the Door" and next Sunday the one term
| ed boy Jesus" the address being design
| ed as a sermon to young people.
| The District Epworth League the an
nlversary of which was observed at Trinity
M. e. Church few evenings since, was
organized in 1890 by delegates from Ham
| line, Mckendree. Fifteenth Street, Ryland
and Union NJ. E. Churches. Since then
other chapters have been organized in the
various parts of tho District, and the
membership has been steadily increasing
until at the last convention 1t was report
ed to be 3,123 seniors and 1861 juniors.
The work of the league is divided into SIX
departments as follows: spiritual,
Mercy and Help" Literary" Social
Correspondence and Financial. Inc
juricr league forms separate depart
ment under the management OF Miss Jen-
ME Watts, District superintendent: Inc
present officers are: President, Mr.. J.. FIN
ney Engle; vice m presidents; MIei6s;, MI Ms F. r
Moulton ard Mr.. Charles Haydon: record
irg secretary Mr.. H. F. Belt; correspond
ing secretary, Mr.. F. E. WOODWARD;
treasurer, Mr. George % Armstrong ,al anu
superintendent or the JUNIOR iedsue' MISC
Jennie Watts.
The declnation Of Rev. DR.. Donald Guth-
rie of the pastorate Of the First Prespyte-
rian Church, Baltimore, with whicn ,ne
churches of that denomination in this city
are closely affiliated, has attracted mucn
attention here. DR.. Guthrie couple Oh
weeks ago was elected assistant pastor OIL
the Second Presbyterian Church, Kich-
mond Va of which the venerable keV.
DR. Hoge has been pastor for more than
half a century,, and a few days later was
asked to become pastor or the flrst s
Church, Baltimore, at a salary OF Soooo
free use of parsonage and two months
vacation in the summer. DIR. Guthrie, who
Is twentyseven years old, Is native OF
Canada. He Is of Scotch parentage and
comes from a family of lawyers, his eldest
brother being one Of the most distinguished
ATTORNEYS in the dominion. His father has
been a member, of the Canadian parliament
for many years. DIR. Guthrie was gradual
ed from the theological seminary at Mon
treal
The delegates from this city to the Pres
byterian General Assembly, which began
at Winona. Ind. Thursday, are now In that
city. Their names have been heretofore
published in The Star. In addition to the
matters heretofore referred to as likely to
come before the assembly there will be the
special feature of the 25oth anniversary Of
the formulation Of che Westminster Con-
fession of Faith. Last year a vigorous con-
test was made in favor of Philadelphia as
the next place of meeting. one of the rea-
sons given being the fitness of the city
where the confession was adopted as the
doctrinal standard Of the church. to be also
the place where its quarter milenial cele-
bration should occur. But that effort fail
ed. and the celebration is to take place
Saturday of next week under the groves
at Wtnona, where was a veritable wilder
ness when the Presbyterian church adopted
its symbols Of doctrine and practice
Rev. Cora l.. V. Richmond, pastor of the
First Spirituatst Church, this city. and Mr.
F. B. Woodbury., secretary Of the National
Splr1tualist Association, have returned from
the annual conference Of the southern
branch of the National Spiritualist Assocta-
ton, which was in session at Atlanta Ga
the latter part of last and first of this
week.
1t Is understood that the noted evangelist
u. L.. Moody, Will soon visit Washington
on his way to the front. Mr.. Moody is taxi
Ing great interest in the proposed work OF
the International Y NJ. G. A, among the
soldiers of the United States volunteer
army. The work of the Y NJ. c. A in the
heid Will be conducted very much as it is
in the cities. The Christian younp nen IN
camp will be organized into reeimentaI os sl
soclatlons and regular services will he held
Inc l56th annual meeting of the German
bdptist Brethren, whose session last wear
was held at Frederick, Nd, and which
was was, attended attended by thousands of persons
from Washington. will begin at NaperviIie
~, next Wednesday week and continue
for one week "e
There is quite number of ''Dunkerds "
as these people are called, in WASHINGTON
ana the counties of Maryland adjacent to
the District line. and most of them Who
can make 1T at all convenient to do so
VII! go to the convention.
wi ha
delegates. representing not only every
portion of the United States but Denmark
and Sweden. 1t Is anticipated that the
proceedings Of the convention will be of a
lively character, as there is a number of
questions to be brought up on which there
Is difference Of opinion. The question
OF divorce, and marriage after divorce. IS
prominent amcng these. For over ten
years attempts have been made at each
annual gathering to force an issue on this
question, but each time the effort has been
defeated. This year, it is said. there will
be most determined attempt fV those
who wish the church to take action against
divorce and marriage hereafter. Those
who advocate this course are said to have
on their side the oder members, while the