Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-18
N THE G. H u r G. H E S


IN 7 HI CHI U R G H E S
Advices have been received here that
Bishop Alexander Christie, formerly
member of the household of Archbishop
Ireland of the archdiocese Of st. Paul, has
been appointed to succeed the late Arch
bishop Gross of Oregon. Priests in this
city who are acquainted with the new arch
bishop say that he is comparatively
young man. who has done most of his
church work in the northwest.
The annual election of officers of the So
ciety of the Children of Mary of st. Peters
parish resulted In the choice of the follow
ing TO serve during 1899: President, Miss l..
Callahan. reelected: assistant, Miss l.. Nc
kenna: secretary and treasurer, Miss NJ.
Morris; coulselGrs, the Misses NJ. Mcken-
liza, NJ. Harper L. Holland. Mary McKen-
ma, NJ Langley and A. Jenkins. The gold
by Miss A. Jenkins. Rev. Father O'Brien
viii serve as spiritual director.
1t is understood that Rev DR.. Vance
formerly pastor OF the largest Presbyterian
church in Alexandria, Va, and now pastor
of one of the leading churches of that de-
nomination in Nashville, Tenn, will accept
the call recently extended to him to take
Charge of the First Presbyterian Church
OF baltimore. DR.. Vance is widely known
in the Presbyterian Church an able and
eloquent preacher of CyCeUtiCnaI power and
culture. He is well known III this city and
throughout the synod of Baltimore, with
which the Presbyterian churches in the Dis
trlct OF Columbia are affiliated.
1t is stated that the Disciples of Christ
are just now agitated over what to do with
the control of their Christian Endeayor
movement. About a year ago Rev. j. Il.
Tyler of Cleveland became superintendent
of it. his salary and support being guar
has hoe
progress. Now he announces it to be i'm
possible to longer continue as national
superintendent unless a larger financial SUD-
port is forthcoming. He does not demand
larger salary than he has been receiving
but simply a necessary support to enable
him to continue his work, and to broaden
and enlarge it His announcement has
brought out the suggestion that a Ma
uonal League of Endeavor be formed
among Disciples, having a membership fee
OF -, 10 be paid by each Disciples society
II any funds remain after the payment of
an adequate salary to the national super
lntendent 1t is to be used in the support of
work at new points, which are to be
known as EndeaVor missions.
Washington will, it is expected, soon be
visited by a woman who is engaged in a
most unique church work. Mrs. Edna Max
well, whose home is in Kansas City but
who is now in Chicago, is about to leave
that place and visit all the eastern cities
In which are located Crittenton missions
for the purpose of increasing the revenues
of the mission homes. Mrs. Maxwell has
for some time been identified with chari-
table undertakings in her own city and has
recently become interested in the work
of the Florence Crttenton missions. Pre-
vious to this charity bow in Chicago, Mrs.
Maxwell had wandered about the west set
ting up a shOeblacking stand in the inter
est of whatever charity church organiza-
ton most needed her strokes of good for
tune. In several cities she was backed by
no IA
boards of these institutions, and at ST.
Louis committees of society matrons took
their turns in presiding at the shining
stands. where their alluring smiles helped
to nveigle many a good sized coin out of
masculine pocket books. Mrs. Maxwell
turned bootblack in an accidental way.
She was running a bootback establishment
In Kansas City year ago, with uniformed
boys to give the necessary shine. One day
she turned over the proceeds of her shop to
one of the charitable institutions of that
city for the consideration of an extra coin
from each customer. So successful was the
innovation that the fair proprietor soon
found herself in demand in different towns
in the vicinity in the role of the only and
original bootback.
Rev DIR. Henry NJ. Field of New York, a
brother of Associate Justice Field of the
United States Supreme Court, retired, is
expected in Washington in a few days to
remain for some time. DR.. Field has for
many years owned and conducted the
Evangelist, a leading religious newspaper,
but a few days ago sold the property TO
Mrs. Louise Seymour Houghton and sew
eral other persons, prominent in religious
circles. Mrs. Houshton has been on the
editorial staff of the paper for many years.
DR. Field will not retire from active life
but will act as correspondent of the paper
From Washington DR.. Field win go to
Florida and eventually may make trip
to Cuba.
A letter received in Washington from q
lady now travelling in the dark continent
conveys an idea of the busy life of ! medi-
cal missionary near MonroYa The writer
gives, she says, the words of the teacher, as
follows: 4 have eighteen children in my
home whom I feed, clothe and teach. 9th
ers come 10 the house to be taught. At =
pm. ] take the boys TO the native town
and teach there. When at home they study
geography, arithmetic and oral grammar,
and | also teach them physiology, to set
into their heads some idea of the human
body. This is most important, for now
when they are sick they say some one has
bewitched them, and if they die it is be-
cause some one compasses their death by
witchcraft This constant fear OF witches
is terrible oppression A sick person is
often taken away at night to some secluded
place in the hope TO throw the witch off
his track. Down in old Calabar it is even
worse. Twins and their mother ara put TO
death. The natives say: One child be
proper child. No more. fodder be a DEVIL
| So they put both to death. The babies are
| thrust into a large-mouthad Jar taken TO
| the bush and left TO be devoured by driver
| ants eaten by wild animals. The mother
| is fastened 10 bamboo sticks so that she
| may be carried 70 the bush and abandoned
| The poles TO which she is tied make i. I'M
| necessary to touch her, as she has given
| birth to a demon. One of the first things to
| do is to dlsabuse the native mind of the old
prevailing faith in witch power.
special course of sermons on THE
| Seven Churches of Asia will be COM
\ meneed on Sunday morning by the pastor
| of E Street Baptist Church. Dr. ]. j. Muir
| These sermons are intended to be of prac-
\ teal value to the church life of today. On
| Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday even
| ings will be held in this church In view of
| the coming services of Rev. DR.. Chapman
| in this city. Rev. Drs. A. w. Pitzer j.
Fred Heisse and George p. Wilson, re-
| spectively. are expected to preside.