Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-16
IN THE CHI u r G H E S

Mr.. G. w F. Swartzell of this city has
been elected member of the board of di-
rectors of the National City Evangelization
Union. Among other Neutrality-suspicious. who
are prominent in the organization are Bish-
op Hurst and Mr.. Alexander Ashley.
Speaking of the society, a member said:
THE wide range of influence exerted by
this voluntary organization of Methodism
is indicated by the fact that 1t has branches
in Washington. Baltimore, Boston, New
Bedford, Providence, Brooklyn, New York.
Jersey City, Philadelphia Camden. Scran-
ton. Allegheny, Pittsburg, Cincinnati. Cleve-
land. Chicago, Detroit, Binghamton Erie.
Denver. Columbus, Milwaukee. Kansas
City. Minneapolis Newark, Paterson and
a number of other cities.
AT this time local societies have been
organized in forty-five cities, and of these
nearly forty are effectively operating in
the direction of church extension and
church sustentation or distinctive mission
work 1t is estimated that during the past
year the various local societies have raised
for church work $lSo.01O
1t is understood efforts will soon be made
in this city to establish one or more local
chapters of the Brotherhood of St Pau.
1t is stated that although the organization
has been in existence but "A few years its
membership Is very large. 1t has the in
dOrSement of many bishons college presi-
dents and pastors who have tested the eff
cheney of its work. The work of this or
ganizaton Is primarily spiritual 1t aims
70 secure. hold and use men for Christ and
the church Its emblem is a hand holding
up a cross. 1t said that yery great
financial aid has been extended to churches
by these chapters. Several chaptcrs in colin-
try churches have cared for lighting and
fuei Tor the church have assisted in
meeting the pastors salary A number of
chapters run entertainment courses: many
conduct cottage prayer meetings and in
summer open-air services in neglected dis
tricts. Especially do the chapters seek to
he real fraternitieS.
The call of Rev. DR.. Purvis. who is we'll
known in this city, but who. for several
years has been professor in the Theology
cal Seminary at Princeton, N j. to the
paStorate of the Fifth Avenue PRESBYTERIAN
Church. New York, has excited much in
tereSt among PreSby terianS in Washing
ton, esnecially in view of the fact that DR.
Purvis is likely to accept the call A gen
tleman who knows the minister well had
this to say of him:
DIR. Purvis is one of the most learned
men in America in Bible letters. and COM
blned with his rare erudition there is a
charm of person and manner about hin.
that wins him friends wherever he goes
He is a native of PHILADELPHIA and was
educated at the University of r,rnsyI-
vania. After his graduation in 49, lie
entered the theological school at Primo
ton, where he took a four years coi:fse
He was for some years pastor Of nc OF re
leading Presbyterian churches in Raiti-
more. During his residence there he fire.
quently came to Washington and .hlIS be
came known to many of the leading PEN
bers of the denomination in this section.
IN ISIS he was appointed professor o..
church history at Princeton. and nc has
been a professor In that institution ever
since. During his career he has preached
in many pulpits and is highly est4ene IN
the Presbyterian Church throughout the
United States
1t is understood that Jack Cook a thir-
teen-year-od English boy now in this
country as an evangelist, will in the ear
future nay visit to Washington md
preach in some of the churches here. The
boy has been preaching for an.tt tyo
years, and, 1t Is said. the success which
has attended his efforts has been pheporne-
nal. In one church in Chicago, u nero he
preached for fourteen days, 200 persons
professed conversion. and. it is said, that
equally as great results have cen OH
tained in Boston, New York and other
cities where the boy has Iab0red He is
accompanied by his father. who assists in
the services. He began his preaching in
Manchester. England. where he WAS bnrp
and from that place he made a :our of
the country. He arrived in the ,jui+ed
States several months ago.
Through Bishop Satterlee. President Nc
| Kinley has rendered an appointment as
chaplain in the army to Rev W. W. Bran
der. assistant rector Of st. Peters Epfsco-
pal Church. Baltimore. 1t is understood Mr.
Brander will accept the appointment and
leave for the Philippines in few weeks
The new appointee was born in Richmond