Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-16
| N THE Gnu RCHES

Inc hlteentn anniversary of the Central
| Union Mission will be celebrated at the
FIRST congregational Church. Rev DR. $.
NJ. Newman. pastor. Sunday evening, octo-
Der Is.
A leading official of the mission is au-
| thority for this statement: Never in the
| history of the mission has a summer passed
| when its financial needs were more freely
| supplied, when the work was accom-
| pushed with so little effort and embarrass-
| ment Three reasons for this are appar-
emit FIRST, the expenses OF the mission
| nave been kept at the minimum point: sec
| ond. the receipts of the industrial depart
ment have exceeded all previous summers.
| and, third. the friends and supporters of
| the mission have exhibited an unusual In
| terest in sustaining its finances"
| 1t was further stated in connection with
| the missions business affairs that some
| months ago the board discovered an in
| debtedness of s2.1oo. which the members
undertook to meet. Several hundred dol
! lars of this have been paid. but the greater
/ part Is source of anxiety to the board
| The mission has to meet the semi-annual
interest on the first trust on the building
| amounting to 5000, and s1o5 insurance pre-
| miums on the 18th day of next month.
Rev. DR.. +. D. Power has Just entered
| upon the twenty-tifth anniversary of his
| pastorate of the Vermont Avenue Chris
| tan Church. y friend of DR. Power. IN
| speaking of this, said
The history of the pastorate of Dr.
| Power Is a part of the history Of Washing
| ton during the past twenty-four years
most eventful and progressive years-and
| the distinguished minister has won a high
| place in the hearts and affections of all
who know him. while people of all sees
and denominations respect and esteem him
equally with his own church family"
/ The members of the Methodist Episcopal
Church in Chicago already making
elaborate preparations for the reception
and entertainment of the quadrennial meet
ing of tn the general conference of the Meth,
odist Episcopal Church. which will be held
in that city in May next. AS this Is the
ruling body of that church throughout the
world its meetings will attract large gath
erings al all times. and the great Audi
torium has been engaged for all the morn
ing sessions of the conference. The same
| building has also been reserved for every
Sunday afternoon of May for great public
meetings. 1t has also been taken for ten
week nights, as follows: Tuesdays. May $.
Il, -: Thursdays. May 3, TO- IL. ~, and
Fridays, May II. Is, -.
The Thursday evenings have been set
apart for a lecture course. and the four
! best men who can be found on either side
of the Atlantic regardless of where they
come from or what it will cost to get them
there. Will be engaged to appear. These
will be popular lectures TO help pay he
expenses of the conference. There is some
talk of devoting one of these evenings TO
the presentation of a great oratorio.
Anniversaries of some of the great So
cieties of the church. such as the Epworth
Extension Society and various great benev-
olent organizations, will be held Tuesday
and Friday nights at intervals. Some of
these occasions may also be devoted to
fraternal addresses by delegates from va
rious other branches of Methodism.
The Wesleyan Methodist Church of Eng
land will send a delegate to extend its fra
ternal regards, as will also the Irish Wes-
leyan Church. the Methodist Episcopal
Church South. African Zion Methodist
Episcopal Church and others.
The dedication of the chapel of the Fran
which takes place tomorrow, the 18th in
slant viii. it is believed. mark an epoch
in the church history Of the District of Co
lumbia. 1t is believed that it will not be
long before Christians from almost every
part of the world will feel deep interest
in this chapel. For here the Franciscan
fathers have erected fac SMILES of he
place where the Savior was born. where
He lived, suffered and was buried, and
where He rose again from death. Inc
slfrines of the Holy Land have thus been
brought to the very doors of American
Christians.
Five delegates will represent ST Lukes
p E. Church at the fifteenth annual con-
ference of church workers among colored
people. to be held in st. Philips Church.
New York, October ; to 6. The Right Rev.
Henry c. Potter, D. D.. bishop of New
York will welcome the workers to the city.
With gifts amounting to $4,000. the yes
try of St. Luke's Church is considering the
s.Crummell Memorial Rectory," to perpetu-
ate the name and memory of the founder
of the church. The vestry hopes that suf-
ticient contributions will be forthcoming to
ultimately pay for the rectory. Miss Lola
johnson, teacher of music in the city
schools, has been engaged for year 40
soloist at st. Luke's. and Mrs. Clara Baker
has been secured as contralto SoioiSt.
These and others will be supported by a
chorus of forty voices. Mr.. Thomas A.
Johnson will be musical director. Mr..
Henry P. Slaughter. formerly of Kentucky,
has been appointed superintendent of the
Sunday school. which will be reopened Sum-
day next at pm.
i. The bi-monthly mass meeting of the Ep-
worth League Union of Washington city
lind vicinity was held last evening at
Branchville, Md. The program comprised
addresses by Mrs. G. H. Lamar of Rock
vile. Md. on 1.-The Missionary Subcommit-
tee" Mr.. S. S; Gather of washington, on
THE Scope of the Second Department"
Mr.. Fred E. Woodward of Washington, on
How Can the League Help the PASTOR"
and Rev. G. T. Tyler of Falls Church, Va,
on 1.-The League and the Conference Col
lections.'
Rev. A. P. Brucker, who for about three
years has had charge of the military mis-
sion of st. George at Fort Myer Va, left
last week for his new field of labor with
the Church of the Gesu at Philadelphia,
where among other duties. he will be chap
lain of the state penitentary. Mr.. Bruck-
ers successor at Fort Myer is Rev. r. l.
versity Law School. and who was during
the late war military chaplain in Florida
Rev. DR.. Gloyd of st. Patrick's Catholic
Church has made arrangements for the
work of the parish for the coming season.
as follows: Rev. DR.. Stafford will have
charge of the Perpetual Alteration Society.
the Sodality. Ladies of Charity. altar boys,
Sanctuary Society. St. Vincents Academy
and st. Vincent's Asylum. Rev. Mr.. Dolan
will have charge of the Sunday school.
League of the Sacred Heart, st. Joseph's
Asylum and st. Joseph's School. The La
dies of Charity of the parish will soon hold
a bazaar for the benefit of the poor.
Rev. Charles Bart of ST. Matthew's Cath
Ollie Church, this city, has been elected
leader of an organization which has been
formed for the purpose of singing at re-
QUEEN masses for priests. A number Of
the priests of the archdiocese of Baltimore
met at the Catholic Club few days ago
and formed society. the intention Of
which is to sing the full mass each of
such occasions.
The feast of ST. Cyprian, the patron saint
of st. Cyprian's parish, will be celebrated
Solemn high mass will be sung
at 1880 am, and an address will be deliv-
cred by well-known clergyman.
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