Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-19
IN THE CHUR CHE S

Mr. George H. Harries of this city lee
tured before the Itinerants Club in Balti-
mere Tuesday evening last. The club is
composed of prominent ministers and lay
men of this city and Baltimore. The theme
of Mr.. Harries' address was, 1.-The Indian
and the Soldier: From Snow to Cactus"
The lecturer was greeted by very large
audience. which evinced it's pleasure by
frequent applause.
Other Washingtonians who took part dur
ing the meetings were Rev. f. l.. Watson.
whose theme was What Should Be the
Attitude of the Pulpit Toward Economic
and Social Questions?" Rev. DIR. Ames.
who expressed views opposite in some re-
spects to those advanced by Mr.. Watson:
Rev. Stowell L. Bryant. whose essay was on
The Ministry of Poetry" and Mr.. A. r.
Spofford. assistant librarian of Congress,
whose subject was THE Bible and Litera-
ture.''
The general conference of the Methodist
Protestant Church began yesterday in the
NJ. 2. Church at Atlantic City. The dele
gates from the Maryland annual confercce,
with which the churches of the denomina
lions in the District of Columbia are af-
fliated. are: Ministers, Revs F. T. Tagg T.
H. Lewis, A. d. Melvin. J. D. Kinzer. f. T.
Little. J. M. Sheridan. II. l.. Elderrlice, W.
NJ. Strayer. w. s. Hammond. T. Q. Grouse
and j. l.. Straughn: alternates, Revs. ".
r. Graham. S. b. Tredway, J. T. Lassel, J.
l.. Mills and J. w. Kirk. Layrnen, MesSrs.
]. w. Herring. T. p. Fisher, ]. n. Warfield,
Daniel Baker. T. A. Murray. G. T. AtkiH-
son. ]. r. Cation. Samuel Vannert. W. J. c.
Dulany, r. h. Riggin and William B. Usil-
ton; alternates. Messrs. A. c. TuIl, John
Mason, c. A. Benjamin. DIR. E. B. Fensy
and c. S. Harris.
The principal business to be transacted
is the consideration of an overture which
presented session pf
conference two years ago as to the cleo
ton of women as ministerial delegates. and
which was ordered to be submitted to the
various annual conferences. 1t is stated
that so far only few of the annual con-
ferences have voted on the proposition, anI
Ii is thought the question will have % be
again considered at the present session.
The committee which has had In charge
the revision of the Book of Discipline will
also make a report This will be a purely
formal matter, as the committee has had
slips with the changes the members deemed
advisable printed and copies sent to each
delegate. so that he could consider them
and be prepared to vote upon them. This
plan was adopted because it was considered
that all unnecessary debate the subject
ought to be avoided.
The triennial council of the Reformed
Episcopal Church in the United States and
Canada began Wednesday in Baltimore and
will, it is expected. continue until the lat
ter part of the ensuing week. Bishop Sam
uel Fallows of Chicago is the presiding Off
Ger. The church has six bishops in the
United States and one in Canada. All but
two. who are detained at home by illness,
are in attendance.
The most important matter that viii! he
brought before the members-and this will,
it is thought, be presented Monday-will be
the revision of the constitution and canons
of the church. They have not been re-
vised since they were first drawn up in
md int ha ii1lt nf of those
most directly interested, there are several
things which need to be amended or
changed. A special committee has been
working on the revision for three years.
This revision will not, however, In any way
affect or change the doctrine or discipline
of the church.
Those persons in this city who are in
terested in the work of the American
Tract Society are pleased with what has
been accomplished by it during the past
year, shown by the annual report, copies
of which have just been received here.
summary shows that during the preceding
twelve months the literature of the society
was translated into 153 languages and dia-
lects; 40 permanent publications were added
to the list and the aggregate number of the
Z periodicals issued by the society during
the year was 2.O99,3O0. The aggregate
amount of gratuitous distributions during
the year reached In value the sum of Sl6.-
3S5 "a; total of GO 1856 visits was made by
the societys missionaries and 39.319 vol
umes were sold or given away.
Associate Justice d. ]. Brewer of the
Supreme Court of the United States has
been elected a vice president of the society
to succeed Rev. DIR. Williams, deceased.
At the suggestion of Bishop Hurst the
general conference of the NJ. E. Church.
now in session in Chicago, has ordered that
a commission be created. consisting of one
member from each general conference dis
trict, to select 129 delegates to the ecumeni-
cal Methodist conference, which Is to meet
in London next year.
The twenty-fourth annual meeting Of the
Concordia district of the joint synod. which
comprises Maryland. the District of Co
lumbia, Virginia. West Virginia North
Carolina and Tennessee, will begin on the
Both instant in Martin Luther Evangelical
Lutheran Church. Baltimore. 1t Is expected
that the sessions will continue for about
one week.
The eightieth annual session of the Mary
land Chassis of the Reformed Church began
Wednesday evening last In Manchester,
Md There SiXty-four congregations IN
the Chassis, having a total membership of
nearly 1890. The c.assis comprises within
its jurisdiction all the churches of the de-
nomination in the District of Columbia and
MARYLAND Its present membership consists
of forty-seven ministers and thirty-five ED
ers Before adjournment the Chassis WILL
ii is anticipa ted, consider home missions
foreign missions. beneficiary education and
the affairs of the colleges and the theologl-
cal seminary under its care
Rev. Dr. F. D. Power and Rev. E. B.
Ragby have returned from Hagerstown,
Md. where they went to attend the annual
conference of the Disciples Of Christ in the
North Atlantic States. which was held in
that city during the present week. During
the conference Mr.. Bagby made an address
on characterization of the East"
Speaking of the ease with which money
for church purposes can be obtained.
church worker said: Church mission boards
have only to say nowadays that the money
needed is for expansive work in our new
possessions to get in response almost any
sum they name. Congregational churches
have been giving of late for school pur-
noses in Porto Rico. A few months ago
the American Missionary Association had
in San Juan and UtCado ten representa-
tiyes each, who announced that schools
were about to be opened in houses which
they in part occupied, and they were ready
to receive pupils. The result was 1000 ap-
plications inside of two weeks for admis-
sions to two schools that will accommo-
date together about 400. superintendent
and eight teachers are in charge. A course
of study aimed to fit persons as teachers
has been mapped out.
The eighth anniversary of the Epworth
League of Epworth NJ. E. Church South.