Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-21

The annual excursion of the members OF
the Sunday school of Grace Baptist Church
was given few days ago to the Great
Fails The trip was made on a canal boat
which had been specially chartered for the
occasion. En- route the party stopped at
Cabin John bridge. The time al Great
Falls was spent in social converse, and the
singing of patriotic and religious songs
Arrangements have been completed for
the annual reunions of the Reformed
Lutheran and Presbyterian churches in the
District of Columbia. southern Pennsyl-
vanb, Maryland, Virginia and West Vir-
ginia. which will be held at intervals dur
ing the latter part of this month at Pen
Mar What is regarded as excellent
program has been prepared The speakers
include Rev. Dr. Shick of this city. also
prominent men from various cities in the
states named.
Rev. T. B. Pandian of Madras. India. a
missionary of the United Presbyterian
church, is expected in Washington at an
early date. He is in Pennsylvania He
comes to this country in the interest of the
outcast people of India 1t is stated that
there are five divisions of people there and
the NTH are called the outcasts. The out
casts are denied all social and religious
rights. Even a touch or a shadow of the
outcast is considered pollution and has
been SO regarded for 1000 years
An enthusiastic welcome awaits the dele
gates from this city to the Epworth League
general conference of the Southern Metho-
dist Church, which convenes next week in
Atlanta, Ga The people of Atlanta are
glad to do big things. and as this will be
the first meeting of the kind ever held in
the south. it is the determination of those
having charge of the arrangements that
nothing shall be left undone to make the
conference complete success. The list of
speakers comprises some of the most wide
ly known men in the denomination among
whom Will be several of the bishops.
The second annual camp meeting under
the auspices of the National Association of
Local Preachers. of which Rev. John R.
Wright of this city is president, will be
held at Mount Airy. Md, from July % to
August 6. The grounds are located thou
sand feet above the sea level, and an
nished from artesian wells. This camp is
to be a permanent fixture of the associa-
ton and will. it is expected, enlist the
hearty cooperation of every member of the
Local Preachers Association.
Congregationalists in Washington are to
be asked to contribute to twentieth CEN
fury fund. The plan, as outlined by those
intrusted with its preparation, contem-
plates the raising of but 500, 900. to be
used as sinking fund by the American
board, to insure it hereafter against the
uncertainties of legacies, which the board
has found sometimes fiuctuate to an un-
comfortable extent. In asking for an
amount SO small the president of the board
of other Congregational bodies. He be-
| lieves. however, that if the sum named be
raised, to be payable during the coming
three years, the American board will for
ever be upon such basis as will enable the
officers and members of the board to de-
vote their entire time to church extension
work. The request is for one hundred gifts
of $1,000 each and one hundred of $500
each, while it is expected to get the other
$4,000 in small amounts.
&c or Tod fhot will nov, he
made to the Presbyterians of this vicinity
for funds to aid in the erection of a Pres
byterian church in Havana The enter
prise will be under the charge of the board
of home missions of that denomination.
While there has not as yet been received
in this city a confirmation of the report
that Archbishop keane of the Catholic Uni
versity has been transferred from the THU
lar see of Damascus to the see of Dubuque.
Ia, which has been vacant since the death
of Archbishop HenneSSey, some months
ago. there is a general belief in usually
well-informed quarters that the change
viii be made. 1t is stated that the many
friends in this country of Archbishop
keane will regard his appointment as arch
bishop of Dubuque as great victory over
his enemies in the church.
Cardinal Gibbons OBLIGATED Sunday last
at the opening of a summer school in De-
troit, Mich. While in Detroit the cardinal
will be the guest of Bishop Foley Before
that he had appointed Rev. John C. Roth
as pastor of missions in Sykesville: Rev.
James O.Connell: pastor of St. Mary. $
Church, Petersvilie, and Rev. Sidney S.
Hurlburt, pastor of St. Marys Church at
Rockville, the latter temporarily.
A prominent Lutheran preacher of this
city is authority for the statement that
the Lutheran Church stands first in its list
of membership among the Protestant
churches of the world. 1t has nearly thir-
| Ef.
thousand churches and more than $1,000, 600
Of members, while its doctrines are
preached in some sixty languages. In
America it ranks third having sixty synods,
nearly seven thousand ministers and about
eleven thousand congregations, with more
than 800 600 of communicates. In the con-
duct of its services fifteen languages are
used The contributions last year for its
benevolences amounted to more than 81 0OO
600.
or as the denomination was formerly called.
the Disciples of Christ, in the eastern dis
trict of which their churches here form a
part, have, it is understood. determined to
appoint for their general fed work an
| evangelist. The eastern district comprises
not only the District of Columbia, but the
entire Atlantic seaboard.
During the absence from the city of Rev.
DR.. Teunis S. Hamlin, the pastor of the
Church of the Covenant. on his annual
will be filled by well-known Presbyterian
ministers. Last Sunday, which was the
beginning of these summer services, Rev.
Henry o. H. StebbinS, pastor of the Cen
trail Presbyterian Church, Rochester N Y,
officiated and will also be in the pulpit to-
morrow. Others who viii preach are as
follows:
July 29-Rev. Robert P. Kerr, D. D., First
Presbyterian Church, Richmond, Va.
August 5-Rev. Geo. P. Wilson, D. D.,
Assembly's Presbyterian Church of this
city.
August PREV. Joseph Dunn Burrell, D.
D., Classon Avenue Presbyterian Church,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
August 10 and August 26-Rev. James
Young Fair, D. D., Independent Presby-
terrain Church, Savannah, Ga.
September 2 and September 9-Rev. Mel
son Willard. D. D., First Presbyterian
Church, Rochester, N. Y.
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