Evening star., 1901-05-25
IN THE CHURCHES S

Millions Of dollars have been given In
| the past year to provide libraries for some
Of the largest and richest cities of our
country" This statement Is made In a.
letter from an official of the American
Sunday Schol Union to a friend In this city
The country districts" the official says
are far more destitute of literature and
generally quite unable to purchase 1t. To
the American Sunday School Union there
come appeals for a thousand libraries
which could be wisely placed In the south
ern states. AS many more such libraries
could be wisely used in rural communities
In the southwestern and western states
and on the Pacific coast
There are, it is stated over a million of
dependent and delinquent persons In the
United States. The union has done much
TOR them, and with the requisite funds can
do much more. Swedes Norwegians
Danes and other foreigners coming to the
I ln1ted States and the new populations in
Porto Rico, Cuba and the Philippines call
1t is asserted, for special religious publi-
cations.
The unions missionaries, it is said
could supply hundred thousand non-going
church families with a Testament or Bible
II 1t had more funds at its disposal Dur
ing the past year 1871 new Sunday schools
We're organized. 594 reorganized and - 123
visited and aided. The missionaries num-
bered DID, of which 113 We're at work during
the whole year. The conversions reported
numbered 1,SS2 and the churches organized
from the unions schools numbered 1o5 of
different denominations. The amount re-
ceiVed Tor missionary work was S1iG, 1O1
The Maryland classis of the Reformed
Church, which includes the churches of
tne depomlnation in the District of Column
bia, has been in session this week at Mid
aletoWn, Md. The classis has within its
bounds thirty-five charges. sixty-ffye con-
SfeSatlonS, forty-three ministers and three
lcentlates. The baptized membership is
almost 1000. The Sunday schools number
%, with membership of a little over o 600
Inc Inc contributions last year reached 500. go
The annual sermon was delivered by Rey
DR.. Schick of Washington.
The Womans Foreign Missionary So
clety of Washington District. Methodist
Episcopal Church, has had during the past
two weeks the visitation and assistance of
Mrs. f. Z. Stevens, CORRESPONDING score
tary of the Baltimore branch and Miss
Grace Stephens of India. Services have
been held in nearly all the churches of the
District under the auspices of the respect
i've auXiliaries. and those who attended
say the vivid descriptions which have been
given of the work of the society in Madras
and adjacent villages have been a great
inspiration and announcement. Many
auXliaries have received large accessions
to their membership. and it is expected
that good results will follow
The evening before Miss Stephens left
l. "A
tra's, where she made her home during her
stay in Washington, with a delightful sur
prise. In her absence at church the par
lorS had been transformed into a scene of
picturesque beauty by shaded lamps, pot
ted plants and flowers. a coronation chair
was erected on a raised platfrom over
which was a canopy draped in oriental
silks, laces, etc, and surrounded by palms
cut flowers and Easter lilies Upon her
arrival Miss Stephens was lifted into the
chair and literally showered with roses
carnations and other fragrant flowers
while laurel wreath was placed upon her
brow by her sisters in the cause.
Rev r. S. w. Wood, who for more than
a year has been assistant rector of old ST
Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church Bal
timore. bade farewell to that congregation
Sunday last, and will for the future re-
side in Washington.
1t is stated that as soon as Cardinal Glib
bons arrives in Paris he is to have a con-
ference with Archbishop ChapeIle who #
will be remembered was appointed special
envoy to the Philippines soon after they
were occupied by the United States 1t is
understood the two prelates will then go to
Rome for the purpose of taking up formally
relating to the schools and the friarS in the
Philippines. 1t is well known that Arch
bishop Chapelle had several long confer
ences with the President and Secretary of
War before he left this country, and that
the government was kept fully advised Of
the progress Of his work during his stay
in the Philippines. He is now familiar
with the situation in the islands and is in
a position to assist the authorities at Rome
in formulating a definite policy which will
dovetail into the policy to be pursued by
the United States government.
known to all the Presbyterian ministers Of