Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-30

Baptist Church, Richmond. have rece,rea
tnIormation that he VIII at once retire
4 from the ministry. DIR. Hatcher retires
| IRON his passionate. where he has been for
/ Iwehty-sfx years. TO accept a position with
| richmond College.
on tour to collect funds for that insti-
| tuition OF learning. Mr.. Rockefeller the
4 Stanoard oil magnate, has Offered TO give
richmond College $4,000 on the condition
mat that Institution shall collect $4,000
/ ~ Is 10 collect this amount that the doctor
| VIII 20 on ms new mission. He is regarded
| as one OF the most successful collectors for
| church purposes In the south After this
| work is done ii is expected the old pastor
| OF Grace Street Church will occupy a per-
/ manent position on the stan of Richmond
! interest >F
The Maryland conference of the Metho-
oist Protestant Church. with which the
churches OF that denomination an this "a
| cinity are connected, win hold its annual
session at Easton. Md, next week COM
mencing "Wednesday. Rev. L. F. Warner
| pastor OF the Easton Church. has made
| elaborate preparations for the meeting
Many important questions are to be brought
up Tor discussion before the conference
1t is believed all the Washington masters
VIII be reappointed to their present charges
Tor another year, but in various parts OF
| the conference many changes are looked
| for There are several candidates for the
presidency this year, but II Is cenerallv
| thought the incumbent, Rev. A. ID. Melvin
VIII be reelected.
Sunday school expansion continues 10 A.
| tract much attention among leading work
ers In the cause. but complaint has been
| made that some superintendents have re-
| sisted the claims of the home denartment
| LOT recognition on the ground that the
| church was already overloaded with or
carnations. The truth is that the home
| department introduces no new organization
! nor does 1t tntrude, supplant or trespass
upon any other field of church work Ii
Is simply new class in the Sunday school.
dinerent from the others chiefly i'm the fact
that its members pursue their studies I'm
| absence. generation ago the Sunday
| school work expanded, and the primary
work was instituted on new and better
lines Further expansion of this depart-
| ment has given the kindergarten ana the
| cradle roll: that ingenious trap to catch
babies in
When the Sunday school extended its
| boundaries so as to include in it's home
class the numerous Bible students fer
whom regular attendance had for any .'ea-
son become difficult, it reached for She first
| time its natural limits. 1t now offers a
place to every individual in every house.
hold, and when all departments are fully
operated it should enroll every Individual
IN the church, from the babe of a week to
the patriarch of four score. At last there
| is some prospect of realizing the high ideal
OF Sunday school workers when the school
study.
The home department is moro than self
supporting; instead of being a drain on the
school. it has proved itself not only a
source OF revenue and moral support,
but recruiting camp for Bible classes.
Rev. DIR. James ]. Vance. who is wen
known in Washington, and was formerly
stationed in Alexandra, Va, but who for
some time past has been pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church. Nashville. Tenn, has
accepted a call to the North Reformed
N ng
garded as one of the ablest ministers in
the Southern Presbyterian Church.
Mr.. Jesse E. Potbury of the Washington
bar viii speak at the meeting of the Ep-
worth League Of the Metropolitan NJ. E.
Church tomorrow evening. MIR. Potbury is
an enthusiastic Y. NJ C. A. man and is re-
garded as very forcipie speaker. especial
ly to men.
Cardinal Gibbons has received a letter
from Cardinal Vaughan OF England to the
effect that the Westminster Cathedral
which the Catholics have been building in
London for several years, is not sufficiently
advanced to be dedicated June %, as was
planned so that the exercises intended for
that date will be postponed for another
year AS heretofore stated in The Star,
Cardinal Gibbons accepted an invitation to
deliver the dedicatory sermon. The invita-
tion was first extended to the cardinal
when he visited the English prelate in
1895. 1t was renewed in the letter an
nouncipg the postponement. Cardinal Glib
bons expects to make trip to Rome this
year and will start soon after the elevation
of Archbishop Martinelli to the cardinal
ate. On his way back he may make a
short visit to Cardinal Vaughan.
1t is stated that Cardinal Gibbons will
in a few days announce number of i'm
portant appointments and changes among
the clergy of the archdiocese. Those at.
present decided upon are as follows:, Rev.
John Sullivan of St Peters Church, Wash
1ngtOn, transferred a
of the Sea. Baltimore, as assistant to
the pastor, Rev. John T. Whelan. His
place at St Peters will be taken by Rev.
Joseph Gallen, formerly pastor Of the
Church of SITS. Philip and James, Balti-
more. Rev. Dennis keenan,. formerly as
sistant priest at st. Cyprian's. Washington.
will go to Newport, st. Mary's county, Md,
from which church Rev. John Wade has
been transferred to SITS. Philip and James,
Baltimore.
1t is understood that Rev. DR.. d. ]. Stat
ford will be appointed pastor of St Pat
rick's Church, this city, to succeed the late
Rev. John Gioyd.
Rev. Armand Camp, formerly one of the
priests at St Marys Church, this city.
but more recently pastor of the Sacred
Heart Church. Glyndon, Nd has been an
pointed by Cardinal Gibbons temporary
pastor of st. Mary's Church, Govanstown,
to relieve Rev. NJ. A. Femme, whose health
Is bad Father Femme will soon sail for
Europe. where he expects to remain for
time in the hope of regaining his health
Rev. Thomas J. Monteyerde Of ST To-
seph's parish. Ammendale. Prince Georges
county. Md, who has been i'll, has recovr
cred and returned to his parish.
The Proper Spirit.
From Life,
First Doctor-"I don't think II absolute
ly necessary TO operate
Second Doctor-"But told them that it
was"
'Oh, well, then, as a matter of profess
sional courtesy, 1, of course. shall stand by
what you said"
Youths Bad start.
From Puck.
Man oft may soar to Fames proud height,
But-drops with dismal thud
When he goes back to neighborhoods
Where people call him Bud"