Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-04
IN T HE CHU RCH HE S

The appointment Of Rev Matthew
! C'Eeefe 81 Towson as morsiennr to sue
ceei TIE late Rev, Edward McCoigdu o.
I Baltimore. which was ANNOUNCED LAST week
/ = The St2-. gives much satisfaction here
. where Father O'Keefe is so well and 50
! favnraby known He has been in the MIR
/ is-ry Ct the Catholic church Amos; fifty
years, ard is the oldest secular priest N
, the archdiocese. lie was born 81 Waterford.
Ireland, in lS2S. and was educated there,
| coming 10 this country soon after his grad
! uation from college.
| The first church to which he was sert
| was Frostburg in the mining regions OF
western Maryland. After a shcrt stay there
| he was, in 1855, invited by the bishop OF
| the diocese of Richmond to accept a pas
| torate in Richmond, Va. and he rema med
| there thirty-tive years. Shortly before the
outbreak Of the civil war there
epidemic of yellow fever in Norfolk and the
| neighboring city of Portsmouth, and his
| work during that terrible season among
| the sick, the dying and the dead made his
| name known Throughout the length and
| breadth of the south. 1t is said that during
| the existence of the plague he buried more
! than half of his congregation.
For his kindness to the crew of a French
man-of-war in 1869 Father Ckeefe was
presented by the Emperor Napoleon with
magnificent gold watch and chain. During
! tbs gift French frigate arrived off Nor
| folk with a case of yellow fever aboard.
1 EGtEer Okcete sent for to attend the
/ SEX. He resp nded at once and remained
/ on the Infected vessel several days going
ashore Only to bury the dead. More than
twenty OF the officers and of the
: fr. died and they Wee buried by Father
/ C'Neefe on sewelfs Point, near Newport
News.
The peop,e of Norfolk had not recovered
| from Their dread OF the scourge which
! seven years before mad wei nigh depopu-
( lated TIER city and for tine para yzed
I Is tlaue, and beng AFRAID that the priest
would carry The infection with him forbade
/ h-s r.>uT. 10 his parish for the time beng.
| Be tCck all proper precautions to prevent
! the fever Spreading and Went north. whore
! ne stayed seyeraI Ks, after which he
returned to Norfolk
Meanwhile the admiral of the French
! feet arrived in Hampton Roads looking for
! IS m s-I2S vessel and its crew. He was
! Informed Of what Father O keefe had done,
! aad afser pr perry acknowledging his graz,
/ .tUue therefor took steps winch resulted in
/ the -,u.at.Cn mentioned.
/ IhodSa above seventy years of age. Faith
or Dixie IS build rg at Towson a church,
/ which, N.-lI n-sfied. Will it is sa d. be the
! esuaI OF any CatnClic church eGifice IN
/ either Washington or Baltimore.
The Methodist Episcopal churches Of
! Washing on and vicinity have been called
upon By Bishop Thnburn. who is in charge
! OF the 'Twenue,h Century Forward Move
men, Tor lis quota OF lDD,WD volunteers.
who Will consecra.e themselves to the work
OF securing some part of the 1000, 900 new
| co.lNer4S VIII On the denumina don hopes to
add to the church during the next year
l. IS not 10 be expected, say those in charge
of the movement, that forward move
ment at The present day. among the peo-
pc called Melhodists, Will reproduce in all
| respects the features of original Metho-
d.sln, but in two particulars. at least, the
| standard of John Wesley should be main
| tanned. First, with regard to experience
| the charge which came 10 Mr.. Wesley when
| he feit his heart strangely warmed" musl
| be main a-npd as the standard of personal
| rlence of this Greal leader in our modern
| happened in vision to the ancient prophet,
| i is declared. became the personal expe-
rience 10 this great leader in our modern
| era. 1t was simply the gift of the spirit.
| 1t transformed Mr.. Wesley, made him
| leader anlCag men, and has been the vital
| element IN Nicholson ever since.
| In the next place, Bishop Thoburn, went
on 10 say, lay-co-opcra ion became almost
| Immediately a characteristic of the Metho-
| dist movement ard thus a great host Of
workers was quickly provided for the emer-
| gency. These workers Were not all preach
| ers, but they aided powerfully in helping
| forward the movement. In our time, in
| deed, in every era, the cooperation of lay
men, 10th men and women. in large num-
| btrs, IS necessary TO every movement of
| truly spiritual character. 1t will be use
less for us 10 talk or dream about great
| revival unless we can enlist not only our
| preachers but our people as well in active
support of the movement.
Win the view to securing such help it
| has been decided to issue formal call for
! looojb volunteers who will solemnly con-
| secrate themselves to aid in this great work
| during the per cd designated, performing
| such duties and pursuing such methods
may be approved by pastors or others
| placed in charge of the work.
a conference of Epworth Leaguers in
Baltimore conference Of the Southern Meth
odist Church began yesterday morning in
the church of that denomination at Luray,
Va. The program of addresses for the
casion, which provided for morning. after
noon and evening meetings, was as follows:
| The Lacquer in the League EN-
b. diment of the League Spirit" John S.
Richey; THE Lacquer at School," ]. NJ.
Kline; THE Lacquer in Business" William
Dean; THE Lacquer in the Church-All
for Christ" Rev. ]. ]. Ringer; Worship
| in the League, or the First Department.
Rev. G. H. Fielding; Work of the League
in the Second Department" w. f. Shin
rio: 'Rea 'in~ ard Self Culture in the
League in the Third Department" Rev. ].
H. Knight; THE Children In the League in
the ho5..tn Department" Mrs. ]. H. Smith,
THANK Offering" Rev. r. l.. Fultz: His
toric Roll Rev. P. w. Jeffries; Christian
Education Rev. DR.. S. K. Cox.
The board of managers of the Lucy Webb
Hayes Deaconess' Home of Washington
deaconesses at Chautauqua Beach. where