Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-04

mediation. Miss Ida E Miner OF the home
has been relieved of her duties in connec-
ton with Metropolitan Church for three
months To superintenI the new Res. Home
Tor Deaconesses and Missionaries At Noun
tain Lake Park. Miss Anna Ferguson. also
OF the home. is in the west. whore sfc
had been engaged 20 address 4 number o.
meetings and conventions i'm the central
Illinois conference.
The Central Union Mission has bern pre-
scented by Mr.. +. G. Long OF this - Niih
! a portrait of the la.e Rev. Latham \.
Douglass. who was largely instrumental In
! tne organization OF the mission.
The fourteenth annual reunion OF Luther
ans OF the District Of Columbia. MARYLAND
Virginia, West Virginia and southern Penn
sy!Nania. which took place a few days ago
at zen Mar. was a SrC&t success Il WIS
estimated that fully 5000 persons were
present An address of welcome was do
lvered by Roy. DR.. Z. II. Miller. president
OF the Lutheran synod of Maryland Fo,-
lowing the formal exchange of greetings
addresses were made by R.r. {. II. Rocky
OF MaNnsshpro'. Pa. on Lutheran Pros
perity;" by Rev. Dr. +. X. Eell of Balti-
more on "Luth ran Energy" and Roy.
Or. Roth. pres a#; OF Tn.eI CD-a 90 at
GreCuvilie. Pa. 81 ply mouth Rocks and
Lutheran Rocks
1t was determined TO have the reunion at
the same place next year and To ask the
Reformed ministers from the same sections
as themselves To unite with them I'm re-
quest 10 lhe ralirU2u company owning thu
| park to erect a crmmodious building in
which to hold future reunions. commit
| zee to arrange for The meeting in 1871 WAS
elected. composed of Rev. DIR. G. W. End
efS of York. Pa. chairman: Rev. George q.
Henry Of ShlDaanshUrE. Mr.. George BelS-
WarSer of Baltimore, Mr.. john l.. Bike uF
liaGerstoWn. Rev. T. II. Leiseng!ng OF
Ch&mhersburg and Mr.. George Seeker Of
Carlisle.
The delegates from this city who al
tended the recent general Ep.1orth icagH,
! conference Of the Southern Methoiisl
Church In Atlanta have returned home.
Some Cf them were especially pleased with
2 sneech made by Maj. +. W. Ialford.
I. >. \. private secretary to president
Harrison during his administration. in tn.
course Of which he said he had lived in Al
lanta two years ard durin3 his association
on terms Of warn1cst friendship with The
southern people he had experienced nothing
That reminded him jhat there had ever bgon
a Mason and DiNon's line and that h.. dep
recated any sectional lines OF du;.ia rlation
between the people OF the NORTH and The
south. He said he WAS not "a r.as; ilalrlet.
but citizen Of the great American :ruub-
lie, whose people were one in heart IS IN
geographical bounds.
Rev. p. Franciscus c s C. who for
a number of years has been recto- OF Hoy
Cross College, at the Catholic University
has been appointed superior of missions If
the order to which he belongs in the United
States AT the recent meeting Of the con-
gregation of the t1oly Cross held Al Notre
Dame, Ind, the establishment of a mis-
sionary corps was directed. and of this
Father Eranciscus will be the head. He
will have as his chief assistant Rev. p. +.
Klein, c. S. c., who has been In mission
work for several years past, and who has
the reputation of being q pulpit orator of
exceptional ability.