Evening star., 1900-10-06
dow a perpetual scholarship. which will Sc
cure free tuition to one student.

dow a perpetual scholarship, which will Sc
cure free tuition to one student.
The next mass meeting of the Epworth
League Union of Washington district, Bal
timore conference, M. E. Church South. will
be held in the Southern Methodist Church
at Hyattsville in the near future. A pro-
gram is being prepared and many persons
who are well known in Washington will
| take part in the exercises. Delegates and
friends will be entertained at supper by the
ladies of the Hyattsville Church.
AS heretofore stated in The Star, the
Missionary Institute and Epworth League
conference for the Washington district. M.
E. Church South. which is to be held in
Leesburg, Va. will begin Monday evening
sermon on 'Methodism-the Historical Re-
vival,' by Rev. E. V. Register of Alexan-
dria. Tuesday evening, after an open-air
| song service, Rev. Dr.. ]. H. Boyd. presiding
elder will speak on "Methodism-the Edu-
cational Revival" Tuesday morning mis-
sionary institute will be held, with DR..
Boyd chairman. The exercises of the in
stitute will consist of missionary and song
service, conducted by Rev. 8. B. Dolby: an
address on obligation of the Church to
Prosecute the Work Of Missions" by Rev.
c. Seidenstucker. and an address by Rev.
w. s. Hammond of Epworth Church.
Washington, on missionary Work of the
M. f. Church South
Wednesday morning at II o'clock Rev. ].
P. Stump will speak on Missionary Work
| Within the District" following which there
will be general discussion, the presentation
| of resolutions, etc. The afternoon service
| will be under the auspices of the Epworth
| League, with Rev. H. A. Beach of Falls
| Church chairman. There will be a song
| and prayer service, conducted by Rev. D.
L. Bakemore, and addresses on the follow
| ing themes: 1.-The Place and Purpose of
| H. Buchanan, and Manning the League
Leaders. Officers and Committees by Mr..
| A. v. Gale OF Washington. General discus
sion will follow, and this will be succeeded
| by reports and number of three-minute
| talks.
The evening program will include an
| open-air service at o'clock. to be followed
with missionary sermon by Rev. w. H.
Woolf.
The Thursday morning meeting will also
| be under the auspices Of the Epworth
League. Rev. 8. V. Hildebrand will be
| chairman. After devotional exercises. con-
Quoted by Rev. c. B. Sutton. reports occu-
pying two minutes each in their presenta-
| ton will be made and various matters OF
business transacted The speakers on the
several topics selected will be Rev. II. l.
Stephens. H. X. Field. F. ]. Pollard, S. H.
Shackleford. Miss Margaret Waesche, R.
]. N. Reid and E. v. REGISTER.
The afternoon will be given up to the
Missionary Institute. The devotional exer-
| cises will be conducted by w. P. c. Coe.
Rev. ]. H. Wells will make an address on
| 'The Best Methods Of Developing the Mis-
L.
| tell Of 1.-The Best Methods of Raising Mis-
| sionary Money" Following this reports
will be made from the charges on the dis
trict on the prospect Of collecting in full
| the assessment. The institute and confer
| ence will close with the evening service, the
program for which is: Open-air services, to
| be followed with an address on 1.-The Twen-
| tieth Century Movement" by Rev. J. w.
Duffey of Mount Vernon Place Church,
| Washington.
The members Of the Girls Friendly So
| ctety Of Grace P. E. Church, Georgetown
have been spending the summer near Col
tons, st. Marys county, Nd, sixty young
women having spent two weeks each at
Friendship as the home is called Some
Of the girls contributed each nominal sum
of money, which will be given toward build
| ing All Saints Mission, now being erected in
the vicinity. 1t has been found unnecessary
as all such duties are easily and willingly
attended to by the secretary Of the branch
and its organizer. who are spending the
summer with the girls.
Rev. Dr. A. Mackay-Smith, rector of St
Johns P. E. Church, with his family went
abroad this summer to see the Passion
Play" They spent ten days in Ireland, a
| few weeks in Scotland and at last accounts
were in Switzerland.
The members of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in the diocese of Washington have
| been asked to assist in raising $4,000 for
| church purposes in Porto Rico. why is
| II, the appeal asks, that the needs of the
| church In Porto Rico have not touched the
| hearts of churchmen in the United States /?
| When cry came from Ireland for help for
the hungry and destitute after great storm
| in 1888 the generosity of our people knew
| no limit. When the appeal Is for money to
| build church there is apathy and delay
| There should be at least 900 raised
for p. b. Church building in Porto Rico"
| the appeal continues. There has never
a1 oh, h,,;l
| on the island. One valuable lesson the ma
| tives have learned-God's house must be the
best that can be had, and nothing which
| gives any other impression will have anv
| influence. Plans have been secured for a
| building suitable for the climate and with
due regard to moderate expenditure"
| The monthly meetings of the Congreea-
tional ministers of Washington and vi
| cinity were resumed this week at the First
| Congregational Church, 10th and G streets
northwest, Rev. DR.. S. M. Newman, pastor
and Rev. B. A. DUNN, pastors assistant
| The ranks of the ministers of that denomi-
nation have been diminished by one.
| through tthe resignation of Rev. Mr.. Sew
| erance, pastor of one of the Congregational
churches In Baltimore, who felt it his duty
! to accept a call to labor as a missionary
in Japan. and has already started for that
| distant empire.
| The Christian Missionary Society of the
District of Columbia, Maryland and Della
| ware held it's annual convention this week
| in Baltimore. The most important business
| transacted was the adoption by the organi-
! zation Of report made by Rev. R. R.
| Bulger of Scranton, Pa, who stated that
| he had purchased four miles of seacoast
near Lewes, Del, for the purpose of es-
| tablishing thereon seaside assembly for
| the denomination, similar to that held at
Ocean Grove, N. j., by the Methodists
1t is the intention of those who have the
| matter In charge to erect before next year
| an auditorium, hotel and other necessary
| buildings. The convention was attended
| by about 100 delegates from the District Of
| Columbia, Maryland and Delaware
| There has recently been placed in Christ
| p. E. Church. Navy Yard, Rev. Arthur s.
| Johns rector, a large brass eagle lecturn
| together with baptismal ever, rail and
| font cover to match, which have added
greatly to the beauty of the chancel ar
rangements. These improvements are the
result of earnest efforts on the part of
several ladies Of the congregation and the
| children of the Sunday school, Extensive
! improvements to both church and chapel
are contemplated, and 1t is expected will
| soon be accomplished. The church is to be
| renovated the exterior by stucco or
pedal-dash. the vestibule to be refrescoed
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