Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-25
IN THE CHI URIC HE S

| plenary council to consider important mat
tiers affecting the Catholic Church in the
! United States will be called to meet in
| this archdiocese in the near future. Wheth-
er the meeting will take place in the Ca
| thedral in Baltimore at the Catholic
university, near Washington, cannot be
now stated. The last plenary council was
| held in Baltimore in 1884. Since that time
| there have been many changes in the per-
sonnet of the hierarchy as well as in other
| lines. Principal among these were the ar
rival at Washington of Monsignor, now
| Cardinal Satolli and the celebrated contro-
versy in which the late DR.. McGlynn was
the central figure; the establishment and
| development of the Catholic University
| the differences of opinion among the au-
| thorities at that institution which eventu-
| ated in the retirement of Archbishop keane
| as rector, and his later rise to the office OF
| archbishop and appointment to the see OF
| Dubuque. In the interval new dioceses and
| provinces have been formed, and the
| church. it is stated, has grown with great
| rapdity.
The council will probably be the largest
Of the kind ever convened in the United
| States. At the last council there were pres
| ent fourteen archbishops, sixty bishops,
five visiting foreign prelates, seven abbots,
| project apostolic, eleven monsignors,
| eighteen Wears general twenty-three SUI
| periors Of religious orders, twelve rectors of
those referred to took part in the proceed
| ings, but the voting was limited to the
archbshops, bishops and abbots.
1t Is the consensus Of opinion among those
who are interested in the matter that one
| of the most important questions that will
| come up at the council will be the proposed
| federation of the societies of the church.
| The union, If made, will comprise the An
| cient Order of Hibernians, Knights of Co
| lumbus, knights of st. John, Catholic Be
nevoient Legion. Catholic Order of Forest
ers and a number of other organizations.
| The suggested merger is approved by many
| Of the highest officials of the church
| throughout the Union.
| According to reports received here con-
| corning the Presbyterian Church in the
| United States the statistics show that dur
| ing the twelve months just ended there has
been an increase of nearly 24Go in the
| number of communicates. The entire mem
bership amounts to more than 1,0uo,0O0
| There nearly 5000 ministers. in
crease of over $50. The total contributions
| amounted to more than S1J.HO0,0o of which
/ the various boards of home and foreign
| missions church erection. etc, received be-
tween 2,0D,VW and S3GiHGO. All these
| boards began the new fiscal year free from
! financial membranes, the first time such
thing has occurred, it is said, in num-
| Der of years.
| The ministry of the evangelical churches
| in this country is the only calling that is
not overcrowded, according to the opinion
of Washington minister who was ques-
toned the subject. The minister fur
Their impaired the following information
| relative thereto: Among the Disciples of
/ Christ alone there are nearly 12UH churches
and less than 1909 ministers. The aston
! ishing matter about all this is that while
those entering the ministry never had bet
ter opportunities than now there are fewer
young men in proportion to the population
! entering the ministry than there We're in
former years. In a certain district of Vir-
| gina there could be scarcely enough money
| raised to defray the expense of the two or
| three young men who were being educated
| during the university course.
| AS to the cause Of this. whether it is that
| other callings furnish better financial re-
enumeration for their services or whether 1t
is q lack of interest, it is difficult to decide.
| There are hundreds of doctors and lawyers
who go years without success but there are
few ministers who do not have fair start
| in their calling.
A number of Lutherans Of this city have
received invitations to attend what is ex-
pected to be a big Lutheran reunion at
Mont Alto Park, Pa, in September. The
provisional program comprises addresses by
Rev. E. H. Delk of Hagerstown Md, on
''Lutherans in America and Rev. F. w.
Staley of Middletown, Pa, on AN Hours
Ride With Sheridan Mr.. Staley was a
member of General Sheridan's staff during
| the civil war.
Bishop Satterlee, who is expected home in
a few days from Europe while in Paris
confirmed a large class at Trinity P E.
| Church. one Of the most influential par
| ishes of the denomination in the French
| capital
A Protestant Episcopal chapel, with
| capacity to seat $50 persons, is being built
at Coltons Point St. Mary's county, Md.
diocese of Washington. The cost of the
| structure will, it is estimated, be about
$500. Regular services have been held for
several years past in an old log hut in the
neighborhood, and a Sunday school, hav-
| Ing about forty pupils. has been organized.
Rev. c. 1. La Roche, rector of the parish
and archdeacon of Charles and st. Mary's,
| is now engaged in making tour of the
| parishes in the archdeaconry. He is ac-
companied by two ministers, each Of whom
will make an address at the respective SER
| vices attended by them.
The managers of the Vacation Home in
| West Virginia, short distance from Har-
| pers Ferry, which is under the auspices of
the Girls Friendly Society of the diocese
| of Washington, are much pleased with the
| success which has THUS far attended their
efforts. The board is composed Of Miss
| Satterlee, Miss Glover, Miss Ashton and
| Miss Dare, all of the Pro-Cathedral branch
Mrs Berry of Epiphany, Mrs. Lowndes of
| ST. Mtchael's and Mr.. Corcoran Thorn. The
| funds with which the home is being sup
ported were raised by Miss Glover and
| Miss Ashton by means of a garden party
| held in the grounds of Corcoran House, by
permission of Senator Depew. Each week
| one of the associates Of the home takes IN
| a party of ten members of the society, who
| otherwise could not obtain a vacation and
| for seven days they enjoy life to the full
| when they give way to another party The
| location is described as picturesquely beau
| tiful, and the home environment all that
| can be desired.
The annual report of Epiphany P. F..
| Parish shows the following: Baptisms 76:
| combinations, "a; marriages, 80; burials, 81:
present number of communicates 19O7:
services on Sundays, 425; other days, 5S4:
| holy communion administered In public 145
times: in private SO times; total ISL Num-
Der of Sunday school teachers. 81; scholars.
I'll. Contributions received from all sources.
50 O52.34; expenditures, general s17OOO1:
diocesan, $840314; parochial, $3135O Tin
| GLIDING $9,O99O7 for the endowment Of the
parish).
| The degree of MA. in course has been
been conferred by the University of OK
ford on Rev. p. NJ. Rhinelander of the
Pro-Cathedral Of st. Marks. Mr. Rhine
! lander recently returned from a trip to
| Europe. He will be hereafter assisted In
| his labors at Good Shepherd Chapel and
| Benning by Rev. c. Rockford Stetson Ear
| nest efforts are being made by Mr. Rhine
| lander to erect an appropriate structure
| at the former place, and he has already
! succeeded in getting q commodious site,
| which has been purchased and paid for