Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-27

NaInIfIg IeaCneFS,
'Woman's Share which viii have special
| reference to the condition of women in I'M
| Christian countries and child widowhood;
| 'Self-supporting Missrns.' embracing prin-
ciples and methods; Students Work. bav-
| ing special reference to volunteer and young
| peoples movements: Medical Work Lit
| erary Work Bible TRANSACTIONS Indus
| trial Training The Present Situation and
| especially the Comfy of Missions by
| which 1t is hoped that overlapping I'm mis-
| sion fields. UNCONVENTIONAL rivalries and the
| accumulation of UNCONVENTIONAL differences
| will be largely avoided.
! Many other subjects will be discussed.
I but those mentioned give fair idea of the
work which will be before the conference
| Men of recognized competence will conduct
| The discussions, and the papers to be read
| are assigned 10 those whose training expe-
fience and scholarship especially fit them
| to speak intellgently on their respective
| subjects "
The Washington Lutherans who went to
| Baltimore Monday last to attend the hun
| dredth anniversary OF the birth of Theu-
| core Fliedner. the restorer of the Order Of
Deaconesses. were much pleased with their
trip. One of the ministers present at the
meeting told Star reporter that as a re-
suit Of Fliedners efforts in the direction
| mentioned there are laboring today 1000
! sisters in $500 places throughout the
world.
Fhedner was also. he said. a prison re-
J former When he began travelling through
MS native land, in his efforts to restore the
| Order of Deaconesses he found the Ger
| man prisons in a very bad state The nris-
oners Were huddled together in dirty rooms.
/ idleness. No one thought of instructing them
| or of collecting statistics to prove the basis
| OF useful legislation on the subject. In
| 1876 he organized the first prison society in
| Germany, and in 1873 he offered IN the
| little summer house of the parish garden at
kaiserswerth, refuge for discharged
| female convicts. Through that incident the
| little summer house became the cradle OF
the kaiserswerth Magdalen Home and of
many other institutions located there.
Preshyterians here are interested in
what takes place in the churches Of the
| denomination in Baltimore those in both
cities being connected with the same synod.
| ana they VIII. it is thought, be glad to
| learn that al the suggestion of Rev Dr.
| Babcock, who a few weeks ago resigned
| the PASTORAL of Brown Memorial Church
| the congregation of the latter has called
| Rev. John 7. Stone to succeed him as pas
The Rev. John Timothy Stone is thirty
one years old and was born near Boston,
| Mass He comes from family of minis
ters, being representative of the sixth gen.
| Grafton to follow this calling on his fathers
| side He studied in the public schools Of
| Boston and graduated at the Amherst COL
| lege in 1891 with honors. He was orator
OF MS class and made decided impression
| on his class associates by his abilities Az
| ter leaving Amherst College he Went to the
Auburn On. W Theological Seminary,
where he completed his studies for the
| ministry.
] After graduating from the theological
| seminary he was sent to the Adirondacks
\ as the first missionary Of the Presbyterian
SUNDAY school board During his sojourn
| IN the mountains he walked LOO miles and
established sixteen Sunday schools. four of
which have siIre become churches. His
| first charge was the Oliver Street Church
| in Utica n. Y, whel he rema ned for sew
| eral years. He then accepted a call to the
| First Presbyterian Church at Cortland, N.
", where he is at present. He was mar
n MiSc h.
| daughter OF the Rev. Henry NJ. Parsons a
| well-known minister Of Toronto, Canada.
| Mrs. NJ. E. Carroll has been elected mis-
| sionary for the Peoples Mission, of which
| Rev. E. d. Bailey is president. The mission
| authorities have issued address to tho
| public. stating that: THE Peoples Mission
| is interdenominational and evangelIstic. 1t
| aims to be in full accord with the churches,
/ and 1t desires their cooperation. 1t has
| one branch. with more in prospect: 1t pub
| fishes weekly paper, and II is proposed to
run a gospel wagon. All persons In SYM
pathy with its work are invited 10 be en-
| rolled as supporters
| As heretofore mentioned in The Star the
conservation of Monsignor Sbarretti. bish-
| op-elect of Havana, will take place at St.
Aloysius Church Sunday morning. Feb
| ruary 4. The event is expected to be at
| tended with magnificent surroundings. The
ceremony of consecration will be performed
by Archbishop Martinell, Bishop Curtis of
| Monaghan Of Wilmington, Del. assisting.
| Others who will take part In the ceremo-
| niles, according to present understanding.
| are: Rev. DR.. Rocker assistant priest; Rev
| ]. l. Barrett of Brooklyn. n. Y, and Rev.
| DR.. Pace of the Catholic University, dea-
| cons of honor: Rev. Mr.. Daugherty of Phil
| adelphia, deacon; Rev. J. d. Lehman of
| New York subdeacon; Rev. George Daugh-
| erty of st. Augustine's. Washington: Rev
| Henry T, Newey of New York and Rev. p
]. Magee of Providence, R. l., masters of
| ceremonies.
Fifty altar boys will be present in the
| sanctuary.
| The quadrennial session of the Bishops
| Council Of the African Methodist Episcopal
| Church will begin at Metropolitan A. M E.
| Church. NJ street between 18th and 1eth
= streets northwest, "Wednesday of next
| week. and continue until February 6. The
| council is composed of Bishops H. M. Tur-
ner, w. ]. Gaines, b. w. Arnett, b. T.
| Tanner: A. Grant, B. F. Lee. NJ. b. Salter.
| W. Henderson. II. B. Parks. H. T. John
son, NJ. NJ. Moore. C. S. Smith. R. M.
Cheeks, c. T. Shaffer, J. T. Jenifer and L.
]. Coppin, Profs. ]. r. Hawkins, H. T.
| Healing. and Mr.. Charles S. Smith, official
| photographer.
| The opening meeting will commence at
| 10 am. Wednesday, and after devotional
exercises and address by the senior
| bishop present adjournment will be had
| until the evening, when the following pro-
gram will be carried out: Reception TO
| bishops by Metropolitan a. VI. L. Church;
| address on behalf of the city. Commissioner
| John w. Ross: address behalf of the
| city churches Rev. DR.. Francis ]. Grimke;
| address on behalf of the la,ty. John A. ST.
| mon. ST.; responses by Bishop II. NJ. Tur-
| ner Rev. T. W. Henderson and Prof. II. T.
| Healing
! The morning of each day during the meet
| ing will be devoted to the transaction of
| general business, and the evenings, other
| than the first, as follows: Second. observ-
| ance of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the
! itinerant service of Rev. j. Albert John
| SON. pastor of Metropolitan Church: third,
! anniversary meeting. Bishop r. F. Lee,
presiding; fifth. twentieth century meeting
| Bishop w. ]. Gaines presiding: sixth, plat
| form meeting, Bishop Salter presiding. and
| addresses by DR.. H. T. Johnson and Rev.
| DIR. c. S. Smith. Bishop Turner is presi-
| dent of the council and Bishop Arnett sec.