Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-09-17
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District of Columbia, MARYLAND and Della
ware, will begin October 5, at the Ninth
Street Christian Church. Rev. E. B. Bagby,
pastor Mr.. Bagby expects the attendance
10 be very large and also that a number of
prominent speakers from different parts of
the country will be present
The eighth anniversary of the Christian
Endeavor Society of the Ninth Street
Christian Church was held Sunday last All
the original members of the organization
who were present when the society was
formed were at the anniversary exercises
The program was in charge of Mr.. A. w.
Bowen.
Great interest has been excited among
the Catholics of Washington and elsewhere
throughout the archdiocese by the re-
ported reception by Cardinal Gibbons of a
Photographic copy of the winding cloths in
which the body of Christ was wrapped
when taken down from the cross and pre-
larel for burial in the holy sepulcher. The
relic named has for many years been pre-
served in the Cathedral of Turin, and at
intervals exposed to general generation.
The last occasion of its exhibition to the
general public was at the great exposition
held in Turin, from May % to June . and
it was then the ecclesiastical authorities
were prevailed upon to allow photographs
to be taken of the sacred sheet. The first
copy brought to this country was printed
on fine linen and was presented to Cardi-
nal Gibbons by a warm personal friend
who recently returned from Italy, where he
personally inspected the original.
1t is said the sacred sheet was brought
from the east by Godfrey, the famous
leader of the crusaders, who found 1t In
J Jerusalem and caused it to be carried to
the capital city, Savoy. At his death the
sheet passed into the hands of his daugh-
ter and by her it was given to the royal
house of Savoy. Its transfer to Turin took
place In l453, by the hands of pious women
of rank. The sacred relic was surrounded
by rich silken embroidery. representing
scenes in the passion and death of Christ.
At the foot of the embroidery is a coat
of-arms of the state of Turin 1t is kept
with the utmost care in an urn or case of
black marble, inlaid with gold. and is Sc
cured by two keys, one of them in possess
sion of the Archbishop of Turin and the
other kept by the King of Italy and both
are present when the case is opened to ex-
pose the sheet to thepubic gaze. 1t is es-
timated that at the Turin exposition over
million people from various quarters of the
world viewed the holy relic.
among the most important cOmmunica-
tons that Vice President Hobart will find
awaiting him upon his return to this city
will be that from the secretary of the col
iege of bishops of the M e. Church South
The secretary of this body of leaders of
that denomination has sent to the Vice
President of the United States in his char
acter President of the Senate official
notice that the college of bishops has de-
ternined to recommend the return to the
treasury of the United Sta ties of the entire
SUM vi ABOUT SZSS.ffD winch was dpDrO-
prlated by Congress lat its last session to
reimburse the Southern Methodist Church
for property destroyed II or damaged at
Nashville, Tenn, by the federal armies
during the civil war; 20
The readers of T1hs Star will recall that
there was vast amount of discussion in
the papers throughout the country as to
whether or not Congress was deceived by
certain interested parties, and given to I'M
derstand that no part of the appropriation
was to go to a lobbyist who took interest
in getting the bill through both houses of
Congress, when. as a matter Of fact, the
two officials who had the matter in charge
for the church had agreed to pay certain
man fee amounting to more than $10O,000
in case he should be successful.
The reception of this money, under the
circumstances surrounding il. led many
prominent men In the church to urge the
bishops to convene q special session of the
general conference in order that formal
measures might be taken to return the
money referred to. The bishops have not
however, taken this radical step, and one
of the most prominent Of the leaders Of the
church, In recent conversation, said:
The impression seems to prevail in some
quarters that since the bishops have ap-
parently declined for the present to call
general conference, they expected to do
nothing further, leaving the church to find
her way out Of the wilderness best she
may. Never had the NJ. E. Church South
found itself In a more difficult, delicate
rerilouS situation. No worse calamity could
oVertake our church than for this business
to rest as it is until the year 1902 at which
time the next regular session of the GEN
nal conference will be held.
The issue has arisen far above questions
or technical difficulty. Personal recrimina
ton has neither pertinency, dignity nor
use. Everywhere men who have under
standing of the times must and viii rise
up to declare what the church ought to do.
Free speech and a free press, whatever
their possible abuse, must perform their sa-
cred functions. No policy of suppression
or silence will meet the emergency
speedily way must be found for a
bonafide tender to the government of the
United States of the entire sum lDpropri-
ated for the relief of the publishing house.
or our title and relation to it will remain
forever smirched."
Closely identified with the Lucy wehb
hayes Deaconess Home in Washington is
the Elizabeth Gamble Deaconess Home in
Cincinnati While in that city few DAYS
ago a Star reporter was given the following
facts In relation to the latter institution:
Connected with the Ohio institution ara
SIXTY deacodnesses. These women duriue
the year just ended spent Ga $50 hours
nursing the sick, made 1876 visits to homes
o. the people, besides scores of visits TO
those in the city prisons hospitals and
other institutions, and distributing thou
ENDS OF religious papers and many Bibles.
They also gave 1879 baskets of food To
the hungry. 1,O62 garments to the needy
and took 1,212 bouquets to as MANY sick
and aged persons; helped - persons to help
themselves Dy getting profitable employ
ment for them; took $50 children to the
ILLS and woods or on the river for an ont
ing this summer; visited hundreds of the
suffering sick poor and ministered to their
needs and conducted 455 religious meetings
They attended 1877, religious meetings
teaching Ito girls and boys in the various
Industrial schools and 400 in their free
klndergartens besides doing a vast amount
OF work in the Sunday school. The total
assets for the year We're $50; the total
Indebtedness, 81, 1871" -
During the summer months the conere-
CATION of Old Trinity, Sd and c streets
northwest, has been Worshfping in the mar
ish hall while the church has been given lid
to the decorators for renovation and i'm
provement. After much consultation with
artists, and visit to New York by the
rector. during which he Inspected many of
the handsomest churches IN the city it was
finally decided to give axcontract for the
complete work, which mas, now been finish
ed in a most satisfactorily manner at a total
cost of between teny and eleven thousand
dollars. =
The scheme OF decoration adopted is thir-
tcenth century Gothic, which lends Itself
admirably to the architecture of the church
The result Is pronounced success. The
old windows nave been replaced with opa-
descent glass of the most effective colors
The tints were selected with a view to their
blending with the interior colors. The