Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-25

HdiB gave Disciple preacher II carte
-. me Iatter mad made casua! mention
ma ne was anxious to start such a nome
a. Is above referred to. This arn0i,1It snI,
DEC tIne Sll, by contribution in So. - "a
| cents 81 cents, 81 and occasionally 49,
IMAM that. until il reached 81 IUu w.
- IN no pressure by offerings Ior il
ald not more than half dozen cburrbes
! gave toward it, but individuals from ali
"nEI me country especially from this ci+v
ana cites in Virginia and Maryland, have
soon the fund Increased 10 % ooo o,a ..o
mouse winch has just beer opened ae -
nome was purchased. The home" Is
'nS'idtrIy non-sectarian ard receives onIv
v.ae,s. " soi girls who get very small
"""559 ga nave no friends to look after
tAetn- " hen the wages are very small 80
.i'L ehprt Is made to get them better n6si-
The reopening of St Aloysius' Church
VIII take place tomorrow week. at which
~ '"T.e WIN be a solemn pontifcaI
.i'dIS, II is expected Cardinal GihLnre
archbishop Martinelli and many other al
i''''IieS OF the church will be present.
Officers for the Holy Name soc,ot,. -, G.
Peter parish have been elected ag 81 81
lows; President, Clarence Douohue. Vic
- 9iiSit, " imam McMahon. ir.; treasurer
anu spiritual director, Rev. ]. L. sullivan;
SECRETARY, John A. Curran. librarian. Wal
lace MditinglV, sacristan George D,rsa,-
! ne society has recently increased largely
IN membership. and In future monthly in
~ lIpHS on religious topics will be given
throughout the year.
\ number Of the societies in Sacred Heart
PARISH PS nave elected officers. as follows:
Cehferenee Of St Vincent de Paul-Presi
dent. VI. r. Johnston: vice president Genrga
j. May; secretary. G.. CaIlan; treasurer. "
/. Narthen: librarian, William |. DrIrv.
custodian OF wardrobe. William II. Macben
Sanctuary Society-President. Miss M
johnston; secretary and treasurer Miss Ne
LONE Sunday school-Superintendan
George W. Barry: assistant superintendent
MISS Mary r. McKenny; secretary and
treasurer Mrs. Mary Holmead CaIlan Tho
Ctl"lr or the church. which has lust bean
formed, Is composed of: Soprano. Mis-
imam lillian Setton; alto, Mrs. Laura Zeh John
son tenor j. F. OLeary; basso and d.
rector. l.. E. Cannon Gnu III
The next meeting Of the Washington Ram
Iist uhion VIII be held Tuesday evening,
december 10. at Rauscher's corner Of
Connecticut avenue and I. street Tho nro
gram arranged for the occasion is believed
20 De OF exceptional interest. The after
dinner speakers will be Rev. DR. Uaw
thorne Of Richmond Va. who viii sneak
upon the topic, Religious Liberty Rettar
nan Religious federation" and Rev DIR
MI, a. - VI: 1urry OF this city, whose theme
VIII ne christianity and Education"
The following members of the union will
act as reception committee for the occa
SION: DR.; D. S: Foster. Mr.. j. ]. Darling
''''' mics NJ Sntlnu, Dr. Geo. g
son, Mr. j. S. Mccullough. Mr.. Percy 8
roster. Mr. Joseph b. Bailey. DR.. r. II
GunneH, Mr. F. A Roderick Mr. " 8
helSer and Mrs. Percy S. Foster, Mrs. r
l. Whitman, Mrs c. A. Stakely. Mrs r
5 Deiand, Miss Emma Mould. Miss Anna +
Bell, Mrs. w II. Hoeke Mrs r. II GIn.
nell. Mrs. E. b. Pollard. Mrs W. A. VII
bur and Mrs. S. III. Greene
The seventeenth annual Offering Of the
children in most of the Lutheran Sunday
schools. not only in this city but through
out the United States, for the cause Of
home missions. was taken Sunday last
That day was designated by the Lutheran
general synod for the purpose.
The home mission movement was in
augurated in 1883. during which wear the
money raised amounted to about $500
Since then. however, the hundreds have
been multiplied To thousands and in 1895
contributions We're received which sggre-
gated nearly fourteen times the sum raised
during the first year of activity.
In the last thirty years i30 churches have
received assistance. One-half of this num-
Der have become self-sustaining THESE
missionary churches have contributed S13O-
VoO Tor the purpose of CARRYING on the
work AT this time the board supports 100
mission churches. against the AZ il sun
ported in 1869. The principal field OF opera
tons Is the west and in the larger cities Of
the east