Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-20
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| missions in Detroit, of which Rev. DR. 5. NJ.
| Newman. pastor of the First Congregation
| al Church, is member. was one stating
that the receipts from the womans boards
were s214.744 as against $ooo.I1O a year
| ago, gain OF $14,664; from Sunday schools
and young peoples societies, So, ISg agains,
~. 4l9 gain of S31o: for special objects,
| S137,9oI. against 1914 200. a gain of SGs { 10
| Tor the debt, $1.2I2, against sl3,N2, loss
| OF 81, l29: from legacies. $l54, SSs, against
sloz,2l9, gain of s526t interest; sls.;a9,
against vi, 1S4, gain of N,125: total,
sI3f,951 against s644 200. a gain of 500, 1876,
the board had a number of those under
| It's care murdered during the recent Boxer
troubles IN China. Ten missionaries and
tnree cnlidren were maSSacred at Shansl.
| including the three killed at Pao-ttng-ru
the twenty-eight in Pekin who must retire
LOT the present, the five in Foochow those
IN lien Tsin and others who must with
| draw for the present it is said that some
| seventy to seventy-five missionaries less
win nave TO be supported in China in the
near future Some of these will take up
MISSION work Tor the present in Japan
Ihose who escaped north into China tray-
eied 800 miles or SO in OK carts then went
across 70 Russia and are now on their way
10 England 1t is thought likely that they
Will come nome before returning to work
Many churches in this city have received
q request from Rev. DR. r. p Mackav az
toronto. representative of the Joint com
mlttee of the recent conference of mission
airy societies, to observe the week bepinniny
tle Eoth instant as week of prayer for
missions In his call Dr. Mackay also urges
the making of offerings for the purpose of
rounding destroyed churches in many
parts OF China. At this time it is estimat-
Gu that the value of property of that kind
destroyed Will reach the sum of SIS 900 OW,
or which churches to the value of ST. 900 900
belonged to the Catholics and 5000 900 to
ProteStants.
Bishop Hurst will shortly go to New York
TO attend the semi-annual meeting of the
bishops OF the Methodist Episcopal Church.
"hen the assignments will be made of pre-
sldlng officers for the conferences which
VIII meet next spring, and also to attend
the meeting of the General Missionary So
clety. which will be held in the same city
At the latter the questions of indemnify
Tor property destroyed during the recent
troubles ought to be demanded from the
ChlneSe government through the United
States government.
Bishop w. A Gambler of Georgia. who
spent several days at Wesley Grove camp
near this city, last summer has informed
the members of the NJ. E. Church South in
Washington and vicinity that the loss in
church property of the denomination by
the recent disaster at Galveston and vi
cinity will exceed $1o0,GJo, and asking them
to help their brethren and sisters in the
unfortunate southern city to rebuild their
ruined or damaged edifces. The damage,
Bishop Cand!er says, is mostly within the
Houston district, of which Rev O. T.
Hotchkiss is presiding elder. although there
are five churches down in the BRENNAN
district, and one in the Huntsville district.
Before the storm there were in the H0us-
ton district thirty-tive church buildings.
OF these fourteen are total wrecks and
eleven are seriously injured. OF the re-
naming ten most have suffered some dam
age. although of a character easily re-
paired. The desolation in the Houston dis
trct, of which Galveston is a part, E-shop
Gambler goes on to say is simply appalling
The people have suffered so much that
tINAyv ,N.y RI
church at large They will have a heavy
task to restore their own homes and main
tain their preachers during the next twelve
months.
The loss of membership and property
in Galveston has been great it will be
necessary to combine St. Johns and ot.
James churches. The former is in ruins
and St. James is badly damaged. 4 ne two |
properties will. Bishop Gambler further |
states. bring enough money to buy an ad-
mirable property midway between their |
former locations and leave something over |
for the building of the new Central Cnurch. |
Rev. DIR. P. H. Whisner who is so we'll |
and so favorably known in Washington, |
where he was for q number of years pre- |
siding elder and now corresponding secre- |
tary of the board of church extension, |
whose chief office is in Louisville. hy.. in /
referring to the matter says the board VIII |
meet on the 10Th instant. and will be glad |
to the suffering people as far as pos |
sible. but that there are now no funds in |
the boards treasury that can be used for |
their benefit, and that dependence must be |
placed exclusively on special collections |
made for that purpose.
officers for St Paul's Catholic Sunday |
school for the ensuing year have been |
chosen as follows: Superinte ndent. Mr..
John Brown: assistant superintendent, Mr..
5. w Howard: secretary, Miss Katharine
Roach; assistant secretary Miss Marie
cambridge; treasurer, Mr. Frank D. Her
ron; librarian. Mr.. Charles T. May.
The fourth pilgrimage to points of inter-
est in Methodism. under the auspices of the
American Methodist Historical Society. of
which it is understood all the Methodist
preachers in Washington and vicinity are
members, was given few days since to
by those present to be a great
success. Rev. DR.. ]. F. Goucher. president
IF the Woman's College Of Baltimore. who
IS also president of the society. presided
The program was follows: Prayer. by
Rev. Isaac w. Canter. formerly pastor of
Mount Vernon Place NJ. f. Church South.
his city; Scriptural reading, Rev. julius
Soper. a Methodist Episcopal missionary in
Japan; address. Perry Hall and the Or
sanization of the Methodist Episcopal
church Rev. DR.. James NJ. Buckley, ed
address. .'Methodism and Representative
Families in Maryland" Rev. c. w. Bald
win, formerly of the American University.
Bishop C. B. Galloway of Mississippi; bene-
fiction, Rev. C. d. Bula, pastor of st.
oauIs NJ E. Church South Baltimore.
The ranks of the Congregational minis
ers of Washington conference have been
broken by the resignation of Rev. Charles
Il. Severance, who retireS from the pastor
tie of the Second Congregational Church,
Baltimore. to engage in missionary work
mong the Japanese in the United States.
1r Severance served five years as a mis-
ionary among the Japanese in their own
Cuntry. and when at the ecumenical con-
erence last spring he heard that there are
yer LOCO Japanese in New York alone he
cit a desire 70 go among them and show
hem a different picture of American life
rom that which is presented to the ma
1rity of foreigners coming to this country. |
-fter giving the matter serious considera-
ion, Mr. Severance sent letter to his !
hurch authorities, stating that he felt |
allied to take up work among the Japanese
New York city, and that he could not |
niger work contentedly in his present field |
Col. Cecil Clay of ST. Johns P. E. Church |
Washington. was elected a member of the I
xecutive council of the Brotherhood of ST.
Ardrew for two years at the triennial con- | :
ention of the order, held last week in
Va.
The ladies' auxiliary of the Church of the
acred Heart has been organized. and the
blowing officers elected. President N1rS