Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-05
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| Baltimore conference, NJ. E. Church South.
| will have a mass meeting Friday evening
| next at Rockville, Md. The exercises will
begin with q song service at 7:15 o'clock
| The themes of the principal addresses and
| those by whom they viii be delivered are
| as follows: '"The Literary Department and
Its Objects" Rev. ]. o. Knott, Washing
ton. D. c.; Literary and Social Mee tings,"
| r. B. Kemp, Alexandria, Va; 1.-THE League
Library" Fred. E. Woodward, Washing
ton; Lectures and Reading Courses" Miss
Sally Kilgour, Potomac Nd; "The Bible
In the Literary Department" Samuel B.
Hege, Rockville, Md
At the close of the addresses question
box and general discussion will follow
George H. Lamar of Rockville Is presi-
dent of the union, and L. Pierce Boteler Of
this city secretary.
Mrs. Anna G. Pollock will deliver a lee
ture In the lexington Presbyterian Church
on Domestic Economy" Friday evening,
February II. at o'clock. There will be
select readings by Miss Eva Hurd.
During the past week Gospel meetings
have been held each evening at the Yer
mont Avenue Christian Church by Rev. DR..
r. B. Tyler, well-known evangelist. DR..
Tyler has also conducted Bible studies each
morning at 1890
The pupils Of ST. Cyprian's School will
give a musical and dramatic entertainment
In the Sunday school hall, 18th and c
streets southeast, Monday and Tuesday
eVsn1hgs, February Z and 8. at s o'clock
These entertainments have been postponed
from the Christmas holidays.
A mass meeting at which the subject of
discussion Will be" Japan and Universalism'
Will be held Sunday evening of next week.
ct the Church of Our Father Rev. Leslie
Moore, pastor. The principal address will
be by Rev. Hidezo Yoshimura, the first rep
resentative of the Universalist Church in
Japan to come to this country.
The Junior Order of American Mechanics
OF Takoma Park have requested Rev. John
Van Ness to preach patriotic sermon be-
fore them on Sunday of next week. Mem
bers OF city lodges have been invited to be
present. The services will be held in the
Takoma Park Presbyterian Church.
Ihe announcement Is made that Rev. DIR.
Mckim. rector Of the Church of the Epiph-
mission at the Church of the Heavenly
Rest New York.
The annual report of the Building Society
OF the Congregational churches, with which
the congregations of that denomination in
the District are connected, has just been
made public. Briefly it states that the rec
ord of the work. receipts and expenditures
for the year 1897 easily takes the highest
the last forty-five years.
One hundred and ieighty-three churches
made application for aid, to the amount of
$3.50, 1872 The board voted s296, 495 to 1855
the sum of 1882 1913 in form of grants or
loans on houses of worship.
Sixty-three churches asked parsonage
loans to %, the amount of SAB 800. The board
voted $50, 100 to 81 of these churches.
Thirty-eight churches have been paid s21,-
S61 on parsonage loans.
The whole amount received into the
church building loan fund was $412 1888;
number of churches contributing, 2.714:
young peoples societies to the number of
24O contributed s1,244 and $50 Sunday
schools contributed s1.038; contributions
from individual ladies' w. H. NJ. US,
young ladies' missionary societies, Kings
Daughters, etc, amount to Sd7, S41.
A final settlement has been made with
the society by the executor of the will of
the late J. Henry Stickney of Baltimore,
Md, under which the society will get
about 100000. From the sale of securities
total OF s153976 has been realized The
receipts from all sources, aside from this
legacy. were Sal, 52s making a grand total
for the year of $2955O4. .,
The Catholic Women's Benevolent Le-
gion of Immaculate Conception Parish has
President Mrs. Margaret Duffy; vice pres
ident, Mrs. Robina Hottie: chancellor Mrs.
Ellen Tourney; secretary, Miss May Duffy;
collector. Mrs. Margaret Mckee; treasurer,
ray; marshal, Miss Catharine Judge:
guard, Miss Mary Peck; trustee, Miss
Catharine Scanlon; chaplain, Rev. 8. F.
Ryan.
ton of the Fifteenth Street Presbyterian
Church few evenings ago the officers
were all reelected.
The Woman's Guild of st. Mary's p E.
Chapel gave a 'klondike social last even
ing at the rooms of the Y. M. c. A., No.
1907 18th street northwest
The formal opening Of the contribution
boxes issued by the vestry of st. Luke's
p. E. Church one year ago took place
Wednesday evening last.
In conversation with Star reporter Mr..
Fred E. Woodward. the well-known Ep-
worth Lacquer said: The published fig
ures Of the condition Of the religious de-
nominations of the United States at the
beginning of the year 1893 contain some in
teTs res statistics OF Of M Met GG
comprising II branches now number s.
735. s9S communicates. The gain in the
past seven years has been LAGOS or an
every week there is added to the COM
bined Methodist Church of the United
States 8, $50 members.
The Methodist Church South reports
1897, and a total of 1.4S2, 665. This is a
gain in seven years Of 272, $50, or an annual
increase of 3S.957. This means that every
seventh day there are added to this church
$50 souls.
The churches in Southern Methodism now
aggregate $500, an increase of lip in
seven years. or an annual gain of 245. This
means five new churches each week, fin
property in the M. E. Church South is
SIS, 100000.
The cantata Of JERUSALEM, postponed on
account of sickness, will be given at Ham
line M. E. Church by Mr.. Frank Wilson and
fifty trained singers, with special soloiSts,
orchestra and other features Wednesday,
February Is, at o'clock p. m
Rev. Hedding Bishop Leech has been
unanimously invited. with the approval Of
his presiding elder, to the pastorate of
Sanford Street NJ. e. Church in East Or
ange, NJ j. Mr.. Leech is a Washington
boy and is well known in Epworth League
circles here.
Two years ago Mr.. Leech resigned a po-
sition in the engineers department Of the
District governme mt to enter Drew Theo-
logical Seminary. 4itshis recent examine
lions he came out with a star opposite his
name. He took charge Of mission church,
st. James, in Newark. at the time he en-
tered the seminary at AA3ary Of $3.50 He
win remain another. ytar:M the theological
seminary, but will join the Newark confer
ence in April In view ofEthe invitation to
Sanford street. He Is q Spn OF the pastor
Of Grace M. e. chulaf OF Mis- city.
At recent electiSh oh officers for the
Grace Reformed Church Sunday school,
18th street betweens Rhodh Island avenue
and p street, the bAowtpg were chosen:
r<1erk YNxf M,Irrokr !. :.