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

Revs. ]. Ct. Bowers and George Brodthage;
Personal influence of the teacher, Revs.
George BeisWanger and S. Billheimer; AT
titude Of the Sunday school toward worldly
amusements,'' Revs. L. S. G. Rupp and j.
c. Frants
At noon the ladies of the church will
serve luncheon to the delegates and other
invited guests
The observance of the Week of Prayer
for Young Men" SO far as appertains to
Washington, will be conducted under the
auspices of the Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION. At / o'clock tomorrow Sunday
afternoon there will be service in the gym
nasium of the Y. NJ c. A. Mr.. S. w.
Woodward will! be the leader, and adj
dress will be delivered by Mr.. c. K. Ober,
International Y. NJ. c. A. secretary for for
eign work. Wednesday evening there will
be a prayer service in the parlors, under
the leadership of Mr.. Grant Leet. Thurs
day afternoon special service, to be con-
Quoted by Mr.. John Willis Baer general
secretary of the United Society of Chris
tan Endeavor, Boston, Mass, will be held
in Columbian University Hall. The music,
which will be a feature Of the meeting,
will be under the direction of Mr.. +. H.
evenings at o'clock, and Sunday after
noon at o'clock there will be special ser
vices in the Y. NJ C. A. gymnasium, under
the direction of Mr.. Baer.
The Washington conference of Congrega-
tional Churches will meet In Plymouth
Church, corner of 18th and streets north
west Rev. A. c. Garner, pastor, Tuesday.
the DIST instant. There will be morning,
afternoon and evening sessions. The speak
ers during the day will be W. A. Duncan,
Phi. D., field secretary of the Conference
Sunday School and Publishing Society; Rev.
DIR. S. NJ Newman, Rev. E. N. Kirby, Rev
A. P. Miller, Rev. T. NJ. Beadsnkoff Rev
Arsene B. Schmeronian and Deacon L. H.
Latham. The evening session will be de-
voted to Religion and Education" with
addresses by Rev. DR.. Frank NJ. Bristol
pastor of Metropolitan NJ. E. Church, and
Prof Kelly Miller,
The following churches compose the con-
ference: First, Lincoln, Memorial, Plymouth.
Fifth, Mt. Pleasant. Peoples and Univer-
sity Park Temple, Washington: First, Sec
ond, Canton and Fourth, Baltimore, Nd;
Church, Va; ard Herndon, Va. There are
two vacancies IN pastorates, those of the
First and Second Churches in Baltimore.
The officers of the conference are: Rev.
B. Alfred DUNN of Washington, modera-
tor; scribe, Mr.. w. H. G. Belt of Baltimore,
and treasurer, Mr.. Ernest L. Howard of
Herndon, Va.
The annual convention of the Washing
ton District Epworth League will be held
in McKendree Church. Massa chusetts ave-
nue. between 9th and 10th streets north
west. The session will open Monday, No
vember D. in the evening. While this is
the great event of the year for the local
Epworthians, the coming convention prom
attractiVeness of its programs and in the
interest manifested in them.
In addition to the election of officers for
the coming year. itself matter of interest
the board of control has secured the SER
vices of some of the most prominent speak
ers in Methodism to participate in the ex-
erciseS
The convention will consist of but two
sessions. the departmental conferences,
which were formerly held in the after
moons. being dispensed with. The opening
session Monday evening viii be in the ma
ture of Epworth League missionary
rally. and will be presided over by Bishop
w. X. Ninde, the general president of the
league. Bishops McCabe and Warren will
address the meeting. In addition to this
imposing array of speakers, a fine musical
program is being prepared for the occasion.
The Tuesday evening session will be the
business session, when reports of officers
and of the work of the local chapters will
be received Officers for the following year
will also be elected, and there will also be
papers read on league topics. and q ques-
ton drawer, conducted by a prominent
local pastor.
The league in this District has more than
three thousand members and about thirty
chapters enrolled. and 1t is believed that
the coming convention will have the effect
Of stimulating the organization to even
greater activity.
Rev. O. NJ. Waller, rector of st. Luke's
P E. Church, has returned from New
York where he went to attend the fifteenth
annual conference of church workers
among the colored people. The confer
ence which, 1t is stated, comprised many
prominent churchmen from every section
Of the country, was opened with an address
by Bishop Potter.
Rev ]. r. Partridge Of the American
Church at Sitka, Alaska, who is visiting
various cities in the east, and who will, 1t
is expected, soon come to Washington for
a brief stay, was seen in Baltimore by a
Star reporter a few days ago. In speak
ing of the work under his supervision Mr.
Partridge said: "a good deal Of effective
work is being done in Sitka. Our church
reading room is source Of much good
Here the men can spend an evening of
pleasure reading or playing games. It has
the effect of keeping them away from the
saloons. On this score may say that as
chaplain in the government prison in
Alaska 1 found a great many men had
been brought there by gambling and strong
drink. The fact Of the matter is they 60
to the gold fields without supplies or capi