Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-19

| Look After All the Needy of the Church,"
| Rev. T. J. Miller: query box. conducted by
| Rev. I. j. Thrasher; Should the League
BE Aggressive in Anti-Saloon Work. Rev.
| F. A Strother: How Can the Epworth
| League Best Aid the Pastor In Revival
Work." Rev. c.. l.. Potter.
| During the meeting officers for the league
| Tor the ensuing year will be elected and
installed.
Mrs. Mary II. Hunt. temperance leader.
10 whom Is given the credit of doing more
| than any one else to secure the enactment
| OF scientific temperance laws. recently
| wrote to a friend In this city "a follows:
| Evidently the liquor interests are realiz-
| ing the effect upon their traffic of the fact
| that 1GO00.oo0 children in the United States
| are under temperance education laws. and
that millions of the future men and women
are receiving this warning education This
| is manifested by petitions before many
| legislatures for the repeal OF temperance
education laws.
churches of all denominations should he
\ warned of this fact, that they may be on
| the lookout for the defense of this most
hopeful OF all phases of the efforts of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union the
temperance education of the children in
our public schools.
Little opposition was encountered in Sc
| curing these laws. which have now been
enacted by the legislatures of all the states
| except Virginia. Georgia and Utah. and by
Congress for the District Of Columbia and
the territories
| Rev. F: d. Power. D. D.: Rev E. B. Bag
by and the other ministers of the Christian
Disciples denomination in Washington and
vicinity will. it is expected. attend the jubi-
lee convention OF the denomination which
| is to be held In Cincinnati from October IL
| to 20.
Fifty years ago" said prominent
member of the denomination. the popua-
ton of the United States was -. 900 900 and
| the Disciples of Christ had "A membership
fof perhaps 100000. with but few preachers.
| and only two colleges. We had then only a
| few papers, none of them large nor did any
| of them have many subscribers. but in
| fifty years great advance has been made
| While the population of the nation has
| increased to 70.@O,oD the numerical
| strength of the Disciples of Christ has
reached more than l.0oo.oOo, with 6.ooo
preachers. and colleges. papers and mission
| airy activities in proportion. Our mission
AIRY offerings half century ago might at
| the highest calculation have reached a cou-
| pie of thousands of dollars. Last year it
| that. Now, instead of 1876 delegates, which
| met i'll Cincinnati in 1919 there will be
| 10000 who will make up the jubilee con-
vention next October in the same city.
Notwithstanding the new chapel of st.
| Anthony, which is attached to st. Mat
| thew's Catholic Church. this city, has not
been finished, 1t is already being used for
| religious services to a limited extent. When
| completed this chapel. it is claimed will
| be one of the most magnificent in the
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| the architect to spare expense in pre-
| parlng IT for the purposes for which it is
| intended to be used. At the present time
| the entrance to the structure is from the
| north side, but when it is completed the
| entrance will be from the west. In the in
| terror Of the chapel. with the exception OF
| the floor, only the finest marble has been
| used The floor Is mosaic thing.
| The columns which form the walls and
| the altar are Of Italian marble and were
| prepared by an artist In Carrara. These
| columns are severely plain, but the base
| of each Is highly ornamented with carving
| as likewise the panels which secrete the
| brick columns of the main body Of the
church at the entrance to the roof.
The altar is reached by means Of several
| marble steps. The front Of the altar is
| composed Of single piece of marble. in
| size about 8 by feet. On this there is
| carved representation of one of the most
| important scenes connected with Christ
| ascent OF Mount Calvary. The frieZe is
! composed of more than a dozen figures.
| each deliberately carved.
| For short time wooden benches will be
used for seats in the body of the chapel,
| but these will soon be replaced with carved
| oak pews The funds for the building and
| furnishing of the edifice are furnished by
| Mrs Robbins Of this city, and her gift
| will amount to not less than $4,000.
/ Rev Dr. J. ]. Muir of the Z Street Bap-
| fist Church has accepted an invitation TO
| occupy the pulpit of one of the leading
| Baptist churches in Boston tomorrow and
| the Sunday following.