Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-19

the ADDRESS the Christian Endeav0ferS OF
| the church rendered q reception to Mr.
Eckels and the visiting Endeavurers In
the lecture room of the church.
| Monday evening last Rev. Howard Will
Council Of the Brotherhood Of Andrew and
| Philip. assisted by a delegation from Chap
ter 13. Of the Western Presbyterian
| Church. organized a new chapter of the
order In the Mount Zion NJ. E. Church.
Rev. E. T. Reed. pastor. After the i'm
pressive services incident to the organiza-
| ton. the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President. David E.
| Graves: vice president, Edward c. Black
| man: recording and corresponding secre-
tary, William Clyde Hunt, and treasurer,
| ]. H. Chamberlain.
Rev. DR.. Alexander Kent, pastor Of the
| Peoples Church. has arranged for series
Of Sunday evening meetings, to be ad-
| dressed by members of the United States
the various needed 'eforms of the day. The
general purpose will be to point cut the
| close and necessary relations between :Lst
| government and good citizenship, rut under
| this head there will be room for the dis
| cussion of every reform that promises
| more OF justice and human relations. DR..
| Kent has already ten speakers pledged,
! and he expects as many more. 1t is ex-
| pected these meetings will begin tomorrow
| evening.
| special service for men will take place
| tomorrow evening at st. Luke's P. E.
Church. at which addresses will be made
! by members Of the Brotherhood of St
| Andrew. There will be series of SER
| mons during the Sunday nights IN Lent,
| sermon will be delivered by Rev. DR. Ell
lott, from the theme, THE Rich Man and
| lazarus The statistics given at the sec
! ond anniversary of the pa storate of Rev
| o. NJ. Waller. Sunday last, show that since
he became rector forty-eight persons We're
| baptized. eghtytwo confirmed. twenty
| four were received by letter. and nine men,
bers have died. At present the parish
| contains Sl5 communicates Thu reneiDtS
| during the same time amounted to 5000.
The Anti-Saloon League of the District
Of Columbia will meet tomorrow evening at
wesley M. Il. Church. Rev. J. Fred Heisse,
pastor, will be the principal speaker.
Mrs. s. l.. Beiler of this city. who visited
Alaska last summer in the interests Of the
work being done there by the W. Fl. - s.,
and who. since her return in November
has been seriously i'll. is now recovering
rapidly. She visited all the mission sta
| tons in Alaska. except these in he ex-
| IRENE arctic region, and expresses g.'eat
pride in the Jessie Lee home of the
ciety. There thirty Aieut children in
| this home Five during the year have been
| sent to Carlisle Pa to the school there
| 1t is believed the day is not far distant
when. as the result. there will be native
teachers among the Aleuts.
Bishop Hurst was recently in ST. Louis.
Mo-, in the interest CT the American | nj
versty. Speaking of this, the leading
organ of the M E. Church South said:
This modest unDretentious scholar, who
Is d. lUIiie III VI HSHC OF the leaning
languages of the world. spent Monday in
st. Louis. He addressed both of the Meth
odist ministers meetings on the work of
the federation commission ana the Ameri
can University. All who heard him We're
| impressed with the manifest hand of Provi-
dence in the genesis and progress of this
idea of an American Protestant university
located at our national capital. Being on
middle ground, midway between The Forth
and south. it bids fair to be a great mag
net not only TO draw these Two sections
into closer sympathy, but to bring the Pro-
testantiSln of the world nearer together
The annual election of officers of tn.
Twelfth Street NJ. l.. Sunday school few
days ago resulted in the choice of the fol-
lowing: Superintendent, Mr.. c. A Will
liams: assistants. Mr.. James H. Alien and
Miss Mary Garnet; secretary, Mr.. L. w.
Downing; assistant secretary. Mr.. Ray
mond Roderie!t; treasurer. Miss Mollie
Larkin: Librarians, Messrs. Willard Shelton
and York Burgess: director of music Mrs.
c. A. Williams: organist, Mrs. Emily
Turner.
The reported donations for missions in
February amounted to $50 the largest in
the history of the school. A public in
stallation of the newly elected officers of
the Epworth League will be held Wednes-
day evening next
"A Valentine Tea" was given by the
Young Women's Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the Metropolitan NJ. f. Church
Monday evening last at the parsonage. $40
street northwest, and a handsome sum
netted for the cause of missions
A special collection for the benevo-
lences of the church and on the debt in
CURED in repairing the church and recon-
structing the spire. after the wind storm of
year and half ago. was taken up at
the church Sunday last, and between $1,000
and 5000 realized
A brilliantly illustrated historical and de-
scriptive lecture on THE Land OF the
Moors' and The Spain of Today was
given by Rev. DIR. Hugh Johnston last
evening in the church, under the auspices
of the Ladies' Association.
Rev DIR. G. " Leech of Grace NJ E.
Church has just closed series of success
full revival meetings. which continued three
weeks.
The Epworth League of the church has
been very active recently in religious serv-
ices. The members of the Mercy and Help
branch visit Garfield Hospital every Sun
day afternoon. DR.. Leech recently delivered
a lecture the "KIondike," which was
highly spoken of by all who heard it.
Sunday next will be temperance day at
Anacost!a NJ. z. Church. The pastor Rev
c. o. Isaac. will deliver an appropriate ser
mon at IL an At pm the Sunday
School Temperance Society. Mrs. George
Thomas, president. will have charge of the
exercises. For this an elaborate program
has been arranged. follows: Addresses,
by Rev. Hugh Stevenson and George Bow
man of the Baptist Church. Mr. j. E. Pow
ell, superintendent of the Sunday school,
and others. There will also be music and
Rotations by the children of the society
Cardinal Gibbons has issued circular in
T.
In all respects the same as that issued by
him last year.
A concert will be held Sunday evening at
the Columbia Theater by the united Cath
Ollie choirs. in aid of the Girls Orphanage
Among those who have volunteered their
services are the Carroll Institute Or
chestra and the Apollo Quartet
A special envelope collection was taken
up In St. Dominc's Church Sunday last
at all the masses. to help meet the interest
on the church debt. the prior needing 81 900
to meet the immediate demands upon him.
1t Is understood the expectations of the
authorities were fully realized
A mission, which will continue for two
weeks, will begin in st. Augustine's
Church Sunday. The 9th instant It viii
be In charge of members of the Rede MP
tionists' Order. from Annapolis, Nd
Rev. Fathers Dolan and Currier of the
Diocesan Band will open a mission at st.
Stephens Catholic Church the fourth Sun
day In Lent. 1t will continue for two
weeks.
The special services at the Vermont Ave
Eue Christian Church have continued daily
through the week with undated interest.
The Bible studies in the afternoon have
been largely attended. Rev. B. B. Tyler
will continue through the coming week
preaching at 2 and TAO pm. Next week
Will Drohably he the last uaoL ~ tha.o