Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-18

been reared W 4pt give II to them they
| Will get It elsewhere
| one Of the conditions upon which the
, Southern Methodists were 10 come into the
possession Of kr nd~bury was that the Wo-
mans Home Missionary Society should
IA Sc Sloull A. an AID tlnuaI endowment
fund. II is understood the money raised by
this society for the purpose Of cluipping
l this school. together with the other school
work under its care, shall be credited 10
| II N the twont eth century thanksgiving
! Offering. The ministry Of the denomination
! see in this movement an inspira tion to The
/ women OF the whole church. \ great work
| is before this society which will no doubt,
! IL Is believed, appeal to the sympathy OF
the entire membership, both preachers and
! people"
\ large number Of the workers ana
! friends Of the central Union Mission held
a meeting this week AT the mission build
ing for the purpose Of forming the several
| committees for their usual Thanksgiving
distribution Of baskets Of provisions FOR the
POOR
\ leading official Of the mission told a
I star reporter that ALREADY number Of
! needy cases have been reported. some of
| which We're OF 50 distressing a character
/ that such immediate relief as the mission
| was able 20 grant has been rendered. The
1 mission has also been furnished "a list OF
! worthy cases which have come under the
| observation Of the visitors sent out by the
/ Associated Charities,
The mission people will gladly give their
| time and labor In relieving distress and
I those
/ joying the good things ~ iii" will not for
| get to give Of their abundance To bring a
little sunshine into some OF the homes OF
poverty, suffering and want
Rev Paul Menzel pastor Of Concordia
| German Evangelical Lutheran Church has
| returned from Buffalo, \. Y. where he at
tended the semi-annual session Of the for
| eign mission board OF the North American
! synod. Mr.. MenzSl is secretary OF the
board. The mission finances OF the board
/ nd ~
| appropriation Of Sl5,"aa was made TO carry
! on the regular work I'm central India. where
hard times prevailed by reason Of the fam
| Inc. The IutEerans have 2~" church
members IN this district; t.2n children at
| the station schools; four stations conducted
| by seven German American missionaries
| and five lady missionaries. or the natives,
| there are twenty-one catechists. forty-three
| teachers. eight female teachers. with thir-
| teen assistants I'm the various schools. 500
| orphans in the orphan asylum. and one
leper asylum. where 100 lcpers are confined.
Strange to say. many OF the iepcrs have
sound, healthy children. and the mission
aries have provided an asylum for these,
OF which there are fifty.
Mrs. T, s. Hamlin. wife of Rev Dr. Ham,
! lin, pastor OF the Church of the Covenant,
made an address Tuesday last on Nor
monism.' in Ba tmorc. before the No-
man $ Home Missionary Society Of tho
Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Hamlin spoke
on Mo~monism in general. and Representa-
uve-elect Roberts in particular. she told ot
the iallacttS of he Mormon belief and gave
I numerous instances Of tho irSi1f0tlsnass
and baleful fleets Of the religion In
speaking of Mr.. Roberts she declared him
to be violator Of the laws OF the country
/ and a. a man unfit To hold a seat in thu
| councils Of the nation.
Mrs. Hanlin has visited number OF
ciiles in each Of which she has spoken on
Morm0nism.
The clergymen from this city who this
| W'ek attended the meeting of the Lu-
1 ihtTah synod IN Baltimore have returned
nome During the three days sessions
papers on questions affe ting church
policy Were read and discussed and there
, was a general interchange of views on mas
/ toral relations and duties which was the
principal object Of the conference Besides
those in attendance from this city there
YER We're present ministers from Alexandria,
! Va; Richmond. Va: New York. PhIadel-
/ phta. charlottesville. Va: Augusta county
Va; M2hern and Smallwood. Va. Winston.
\; c; Preston, Md; Rleuheim and Kings
/ VIE. baltimore county, Nd: Ridgelv
/ Warren county, y. g, and Harrisburg
/ Pa. %
a Mems Club has been organized in As.
Sembly Presbyterian Church, with I G.
himban as president. The first public
meeting. which will he held Tuesday 18th
instant. viii be addressed by Mr. wilIIar,
tleroy Curtis. the correspondent who has
Just returned from extensive tour in
South America.
The call Of the Brick Church in New
Z York TO Rev DIR. NJ. d. Babcock Of Ralti-
I more TO become its pastor has aroused
much interest among PreSbvtcrigus here
the churches in this city being connected
win the Baltimore synod. Of which DR.
b&Dc@ck Is a prominent member. Il IS
! stated that If DIR. Babc0ck shall accent
charge OF the New York church he will be
paid a salary of $4,000 per year.
Dr Bahcock is forty years old He IS a
native OF Syracuse. and graduate Of Syra-
cuSe University. class of 1873 Five wears
ago the same university conferred on him
! degree a of
his theological course at Auburn. and was
/ ordained by the pTesbytery Of Niagara in
( July. lSS2 His first and only paStorate
previous to going TO his present charge in
| 1881 was the First Presbyterian Church in
I LOckp0rt
SO great has been his reputatIon that tho
| Fifth Avenue Church of New York has
| considered his name in committee and the
! Fourth Church has done the same The
! West Church has tried to obtain his serv-
ices and last spring the North Reformed
Church of Newark offered him $4,000 a
year and parsonage Many churches IN
| the west have also each invited his serv-
ices.
Brick Church stands at the head Of Pres
byterfan churches In America. It's contri-
buttons TO benevolence last year were S92.-
900, a sum IN excess of any other PreSby-
terrain church I'm the world Its home ex-
penses were $1,000 a little more than
! one-fourth the sum it gave to outside
objects. During the last two wears MANY
/ improvements have been made upon the
! church itself, and it is now regarded as adj
hlfably equipped IN all Its departments.
! The Associate Reformed PRESBYTERIAN
| synod of the south, at the session just ended
at Charlotte, y. @, elected Rev. oliver
Johnson Of South Carolina its delegate to
bear the greetings Of the synod to the gem
eral assembly OF the United PRESBYTERIAN
! Church, which meets AT Chicago in MAY
| next These two branches of the PreSby-
| terrain Church, the Associate Reformed Pres
! byterians of the south and the United Pres
| by terians Of the north ard west, have been
! corresponding with each other for several
/ years over the question Of uniting them
! selves organicaly into one body. Both
! parties adhere to the exclusive use Of the
! inspired psalmody in their public worship
and are otherwise generally agreed in an
| matters of doctrine and discipline
: The current number Of the Church Nil
! liant. which is published in the interest OF
! the Episcopal Church I'm the District and
/ Is the organ of the bishop of Washington,
! announces that there has been a change in
the editorial management Of the paper
Owing to his leaving the diocese its former