Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-29
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| Within the past few days events have
| trarspired which indicate the probability
| that the coming session of the general
sembIy Of the Presbyterian Church at Min
| reapolis, Mimi. will prove to be one OF
| the most important ever held.
This feeling grows out of the fact that
| at the session of the Baltimore presbytery
| held a few days ago the following overture
| to the general assembly was adopted by
an unanimous vote:
The presbytery of Baltimore respectfully
| overtures the general assembly to take
| such action as will express to our brethren
| In the Southern Church our sincere desire
| that their general assembly will recognize
with us the indication of the Divine will.
and. reciprocating our desires for closer
| fellowship and a more effective union in
| the work of our Lord, will join with us
| in restoring the breaches OF Zion and en-
| larging the temple OF Cod
| There is considerable difference of opin-
| ion among the ministers OF the denomina-
| ton on this subject One who is in favor
of closer union of the two bodies said
| There have been great changes in recent
| times. The younger men OF the south-the
| men who are so admirably representing
| what is called the new south-are in favor
| of union. They feel that they could bet
| ter accomplish their work with the infiu-
| encG of the great Northern Church back of
! them, especially in that great problem con-
| fronting them, the evangelization Of the
| Colored race"
! minister who believes differently said
| Il know the Southern Church and people
better than l know the Northern Church AMI
| people and 1 think 1 state the truth when
| say that the feeling for union among the
| members of the Southern Church is not as
strong as 1t was a few years ago. This
overture Will only precipitate a matter that
| is not yet ripe"
n,1o
! duced into the Baltimore conference of the
| Methodist Episcopal Church with which
| the churches of the denomination in the
| District of Columbia affiliated. and is
about TO be introduced in Washington. The
Order of st. Paul has only been organized
| for short time. but, it is said. has proved
very successful wherever tried. 1t aims TO
| be in the Methodist Episcopal Church what
the Brotherhood of St. Andrew is in the
| Protestant Episcopal Church The objects
of the society are to help young men in
| every possible way. 1t does not seek to
perpetuate itself. but to strengthen every
| interest of church work. 1t has enough of
! the fraternity spirit about it to insure in
terest on the part of the members.
There are three degrees in the order.
First, Order of Jerusalem. called after the
place where Paul lived before his con-
version. To this degree any man of good
moral character is eligible Second, Order
| of Damascus called after the place where
| Paul was converted. This degree is for
der of Rome As Paul suffered and was
| beheaded at Rome. this degree is only for
| those persons who have passed the other
two degrees and are willing to make some
| sacrifices in spiritual work.
| According to a letter received here from
| Rome, Cardinal Parocchi, until a few days
| ago the principal favOrite for the succession
| to the papaCy, and who, as cardinal vicar
of Rome, has given evidence of an extra
| ordinary degree of tact and sagac ty in
| dealing with the Italian government. has,
by an interview, destroyed all his chances
of wearing the papal tiara as long the
| present dynasty of Savoy occupies the
throne of Italy. The cardinal. in the course
of this interview, which. it is said, he does
not deny. expressed himself in favor of the
| establishment of d federal republic in Italy,
| which would restore to the papacy the tenn
| poral sovereignty over the eternal city and
| reconstitute the former petty sovereigntieS
| in the shape of self-governing republics,
| Joined together in a federation similar to
that of the United States, under the presi-
dency of the pope.
President Mckinley is to be invited to
make address before the International
| Epworth League convention, which meets
| in Indianapolis, Ind, in July next.
| Messrs. John C. Parker and A. d. Albert
| of this CITY have been chosen delegates to
| in part represent the Maryland synod at
| the biennial meeting of the general synod
| of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the
United States which will meet in ST. Paul's
| Evangelical Lutheran Church, York, Pa,
| the 9th of next month.
| About 80 delegates representing the de-
nomination in every part of the Union will
be present. The principal business to be
| brought before the synod will be the con-
sideration of the acts of the ministers
which Is of general interest at this time on
account of the agitation now going on in
| the church papers about the formula of
| baptism. officers of the synod for the en-
suing three years will be elected.
Preparations for the meeting of the third
Methodist Ecumenical Conference of the
| world are rapidly progressing. Two pre-
vious conferences have been held-in Lon
| don, 1881, and Washington in 1891. At the
| last general conference, which met in Cleye-
| land. the bishops of the church were re-
| queSted to make the necessary arrange
ments for showing to the world at the be-
| ginning of the new century the power of
American MethOdism. Bishop Hurst Rev.
d. H. Carroll of Baltimore and Senator
FORAKER compose in part the committee
which is making preparations for The,
American delegation to go TO London, and
the gathering of statistics of the Meth
odism in the United States.
A special rally by the ushers of the 10th
Street Baptist Church will be held Sunday
evening next. By request the Easter choral
services will be repeated The program is
as follows: Chorus. Christ, the Lord Is
Risen Today choir; solo, Holy City"
Miss Georgia Smith; solo, Ave Maria"
Miss Helen Adams; address by the pastor
Rev. DR.. Brooks; chorus, choir, with obli-
cato by Mr.. John Braxton; chorus, Bless
ed is He That Cometh;' obligato duet by
Miss Helen Adams and Mr.. John Braxton.
The committee in charge is composed of
Messrs. w. II. Gray. F. d. Lee ]. r. Har-
ris, James L. Jasper. Peter McGynn, VIII
liam Page, Horace Downing, Clinton Tins
ley, NJ. Kenuey and NJ. Q. Green.
The first sermon by the first pastor of the
Mission of Epworth NJ E. Church South,
Rev. Mr.. Grant, who is also assistant pas
tor of Epworth was delivered Sunday even
ing last before q large audience. The mis-
sion, located at the corner of 9th and X
STREETS southeast, was organized about eight
cen months ago under the auspices of Chap
ter 1903 of the Epworth League with fifteen
members. 1t now has total enrolment
of ninetyfive and an average attendance
of almost as many. Mr.. A Vernon Gale is
superintendent of the Sabbath school at
tached to the mission.
Sunday April 80. his eminence Cardinal
Gibbons will preach at the half-past 10
o'clock mass at Holy Name Church, and
confirm class of 100 in the evening. The
solemn high mass will be sung by Rev
John F. Galligan. pastor of st. Aloysius