Evening star., 1898-10-08

Minneapolis. the Rev. DR.. +. J. Wolff of
gettysburg College. John r. Oakleaf. pres
ldent OF the Illinois League. United States
Senator Wellington OF Maryland United
States Senator Knute Nelson OF Mime.
sofa the Rev. Or. s A. Ort president OF
Wittenburg College. Ohio: the Rev. Or c.
A. Swonsson. president Of Bethany Col
leGe, Kansas; the Rev. DIR. A. SpaC.h of
the Mary j. DreNel Mother House fer nea-
conesses, Philadelphia. and the Rev. a A.
Studehaker OF the Deaconess Mother Horse
of Baltimore.
The president Of the Luther League is
Il. r Eilert OF New York. The league is
similar TO the Christian Endeavor Society
ana the Brotherhood OF ST. Andrew. save
,'r,,,r r"r IIs peculiar and important work OF
unitinS In sympathy and acquaintance at
least. IL not I'm organic union the many
branches OF Lutheranism.
The seventy-ninth annual syrod Of Mary
land and the District OF Columbia Will take
place at Taneytown. Carroll county. Md, the
10th Of October. The last convention was
held at Washington. ID. c. The principal
ofncers OF the convention are: Rev. J. q.
Butler, DID. of this city. president: Rev
v. Miller, Leitersburg. Md. secretary and
Mr.. w. H. James. Baltimore Md, treas
urer. One Of the prin cipal acts of the con-
Nention will be the selection OF nine lay
ana nine clerical delegates to the trtennI
convention of the general synod of the
United States, to be held at York. Pa. in
the spring of 1899.
The parochial report of the Marylnnd
synod shows that in Maryland and the Dis
rlct or Columbia there are 143 Sunday
schools, with 2,655 officers and teachers
ana total OF 2.9l4 pupils; that the sum
or Sl3,29i51 has been contributed for the
support Of schools and local objects and
sG.a3O.s2 for benevolent purposes. The total
expenditure for external objects amounts
10 SI9f29'; total benevolence. $34,5IT.12;
with grand total Of expenditures OF sl97,-
322S1. The estimated value OF the church
property is 81 .551 297
Harvest Home" service will be held
tomorrow morning at II O'Clock at Wesley
Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church, cor
ner OF 5th and F streets northwest An
appropriate sermon will be delivered by the
pastor, Rev. ]. F. Heisse. Special music
wiz be rendered. The pulpit will De decor
ated in keeping with the service.
The first monthly meeting of the Junior
{. T. Superintendents Union this fall viii
he held Monday evening next at I O'Clock
IN the chapel Of the Luther Place Memorial
church, 14th and n streets. There will he
a short address by the president Rev c
II. Butler, followed by discussion on tie
sopic' What Are the Duties OF a Junior
Superintendent The two standing COM
mittees for the year-"rally'' and ''exten-
sion"-will be announced.
At this meeting the officers elected at the
June meeting enter upon their terms OF
service They are Rev. G. H Butler pres
ldert; Mrs. C.. c. Tucker, vice president.
MISS Gertrude Allison, corresponding sec
retary; Miss Adelia Randolph. recording
secretary; Mr.. James Bevans. treasurer.
The Lutheran Young Peoples Union OF
the city is arranging for the first meeting
OF the season. to be held in commemora-
tlon or Reformation day. October 2s This
is an annual celebration I'm Lutheran
churches all over the world on the last
sunday in october of the commencement
OF the great Protestant reformation, begun
by Dr. Martin Luther in the year 1917 in
germany The young peoples meeting will
be held in the Memorial Church.
ne Lncoln Memorial Congregational
church, corner r and 1lth streets north
west viii celebrate the second anniversary
OF the pastorate of Rev. A. p Miller all
DAY tomorrow. Rev. Miller Will preach his
anniversary sermon at IL am, and Rev.
Dr. David Rivers of the Berean Baptist
Church Will preach in the evening at 7:45:
anniversary reception Monday evening