Evening star., 1901-10-05

In the morning there will be a board
meeting at o clock and at O'Clock lunch
con will be served. z
From o'clock until the hour for begin
ming the services the building will be open
for inspection. A second luncheon will be
served In St. Marks Church at o'clock,
and at 8 o'clock evening services will be
he'd there. There will ba.a number of ad-
dresses by prominent ministers and lay
men from all parts of the country. Among
the speakers are to be Mr. Charles A SHE
rem. former mayor of Brooklyn: Mr. F. A.
Hartranft of Philadelphia, Rev. Dr. A. H.
SSuoeoaker OF BROOKLYN Rev Dr. George
W. Enders of York, Pa, and Rev. Z. II.
Delk OF Hagerstowf, Md
1t is understood that before the Protest
ant Episcopal convention, now in triennial
session at San Francisco, finally aGjournS.
arrangements will be made to inaugurate
a series OF meetings throughout the United
states so that what is now deemed to be
the great lesson and example of President
Mck1nleys life may be brought home to
all the people, that there may be conscious
understanding of it. as there was uncon-
scious, intuitive recognition of it at that
historic moment when the activities of tie
nation We're silent and all the people stood
with uncovered heads
1t is urged that the incident last related
was not only in the spirit of respect to the
dead, but also lifted by a sort of religious
exa1tation, which at the identical moment
seemed to bring the whole population of
the United States into close communion
with the Supreme Power, to whose will the
dying Mckinley so beautifully submitted.
The members of the Methodist Protestant
churches of this city and vicinity are much
interested in new church about to be
erected by members of the conference with
Wnich the former are connected, at Snow
t1lll, Nd. The plans of the building were
draWn by an architect in Grand Rapids,
Mich. The edifice viii be constructed of
brick, with granite trimmings The fronts
VIII be of gray brick. The main auditorium
viii be 46 by 46 feet In the rear of this
VIII be lecture room % by 2S feet and a
class room 1S by IS feet
In the basement VIII be a large parIo-
handsomely fitted up, SO to be used for
festivals, suppers and general church en-
tertalnments Entrance to the church will
pc through a tower, which will rise to a
helght OF oS feet, and which will have a
broad vestibule, on a level with the floor,
SO arranged as to permit entrance into both
the main auditorium and the class room.
Handsome oak pews arranged in circular
form Will be used in the main auditorium
while in the claR room a movable seat
VIII be used. The organ and organ loft
vated several feet. An improved steam
heating apparatus will be used in heating
the building, and, exclusive of this, the
building will cost $4,000 The church win
be known as the Bates Memorial" in
tribute to the memory of the late venerable
Rev. DR.. Lawrence w. Bates, who was for
a number OF years president of the Mary
land Conference Methodist Protestant
Church.
The removal from the city of Rev. E. D.
Bailey, who since its formation was the
principal evangelist of the Peoples Mission.
to engage in work of a similar character
In Brooklyn, N. Y, will make no change
IN the plan of operations of the organiza-
uon, but hereafter the management of the
mission will be in the hands of what is to
be known as the general committee Mr..
George w Havell is to be continued as
evangelist, and Mr.. w. c. McMichael has
DGen named assistant
The officers of the Peoples Mission,
9ther O. :, than those named, are: President.
3; 1heu "a; r Warner warner; vice presidents, Mat
G. Orr; treasurer Mrs. w. c. McMichael;
missionary, Mrs. NJ E. Carroll; honorary
beard. beard. Rey; Henry e. Amos. Rev. T. S.
Gray, Richard Kingsman, Rev. JOS T.
Kelly, Rev. j. D. Kinzer Charles Lyman
Irwin B. Linton, Rev. Geo. o. Little, DID.
5; y. Luckett, Melville Lindsay, Clarence
Rev. D. w. Skeienger, George TruesdeIl,
Millard F. Thompson. Ralph Wells, w. j.
Wallace, w. H. H. .Warman. Rev W. ].
Wright W. S. Washburn, Rev. G. S. Will
Work on the Polychrone Bible which is
expected to be a great educational factor
among the people, Is, it is said, progressing
steadily and most satisfactorily. There are
sixteen volumes complete, two new vol
umes ready for distribution and two vol
umes in the press. There are to be twenty
volumes in all -.,.- =
1t is stated to be probable that Bishop
Satterlee will, during the present meeting
OF the Protestant Episcopal general con-
vention at San Francisco, take an active
part in trying to secure more funds an
nually for the cause of missions than has
been contributed for many years past The
bishop recently addressed letter on the
subject to the bishop Of Albany as vice
president of the board of managers of the
Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society
of the church In the communication Bish-
op Satterlee called attention to the fact
that when nearly twenty-five years ago
CS1D the general convention was con-
stituting the board of missions. it was felt
then and there that new era in the mis-
sion work of the church had begun, and
this, regarded as the most important part
Of the churchs work. would be carried
on to far-reaching and splendid results;
and yet. after quarter of a century, the
most remarkable, possibly in the worlds
history for the development of new ideas,
new methods of doing things and the ac-
every line Of material, scientific, intellectu-
al and moral activity, he failed to find an
swer to the following questions: What
new progressive methods has the board or
ganized?' What educational campaigns
has 1t inaugurated?' What influence has
it exerted?"
Referring to the subject of missions, it
Is stated that the episcopal Church (us-
Of the Anglican communion) gave last year
to foreign missions S., 159, ,S5S This is near
ly two millions more than the Presbyte-
rians, who rank second in the amount of
missionary funds. Of this total the Pro-
testant Episcopal Church in America con-
tributed $430, ,2S0-about one-twelfth of the
entire sum.
The total number of. missionaries and
workers sent and supported by the Angli-
can communion is 1896. OF this number
the American church is responsible for $50
less than one-twenty-fifth of the whole
number. The aggregate offerings, for all
objects of the Church of England. is an
nually about S40,O00,O00. OF this at least
10 per cent goes to the foreign missionary
field. The aggregate annual offerings of
the American church approximate $16O00,-
600, of which less than per cent is ap-
propriated for foreign missions.
neat church is being erected at Havre
de Grace, Md, for the use of Methodist
Episcopal congregation. the cost of which
will be about $4,000. 1t is the gift of Mr.
and Mrs. Stephen ]. Seneca. The plans of
the building were prepared by Philadel-
phia architect. The building will be located
at the intersection of Union and Congress
avenues one of the best sites in the city