Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-01
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Know Each Other Hereafter?' Rev. ]. W.
Willard. THE Man Who Said He Could
and Couldn't Madison c. Peters, why
Became Baptist Rev H. a. Gre 1a7iIl
addresses. The meetings promise to be
highly interesting.
The Lutheran Young Peoples Union Of
the District has arranged to hold its first
fall mass meeting Monday evening, Novem-
Der 10, at St. PaufS Lutheran Church. The
affair will be in the nature OF a celebration
of Martin Luther's birthday anniversary.
There will be song service and musical
prelude from 7:3O to o'clock, and the
program proper will consist Of five-minute
talks on various phases of Luthers NE anc
work. These addresses will be given by
the pastors of local Lutheran churches. The
meeting will conclude with social hour lin
the lecture room of the edifce, when the
visitors will be the guests of the st. Pauis
society. Rev. C. H. Butler is president of
the union and Miss A. A. Hinkel is secre-
tary
The friends and workers of the Central
Union Mission have arranged to hold
meeting next Monday night at the mission
building for the purpose of making prclinll-
nary arrangements for the annual distri-
button of Thanksgiving dinners.
Rev. DR.. Stowell L. Bryant, who for sew
eral years was pastor of st. Paufs NJ. f.
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the Rev Frank Crane in the pulpit of the
Hyde Park Church, in Chicago The salary
connected with this pastorate is the highest
paid to any Methodist minister in the Chi
cago district. DR.. Bryant is thrtytwo
years of age, native of Ohio and a grad
uate of the Ohio Wesleyan University and
of the divinity school of Boston University
He has many friends in this city and in the
Baltimore conference who will be pleased to
learn of his promotion.
A number of the Methodist churches in the
Washington district have already begun
their revival meetings for the year. Among
the number now holding special services are
McKendree, Douglas Memorial, Kensington
and Congress Heights. Several of the
churches will commence their special ser
vices next week.
Rev. ]. G. Butler, pastor Of Luther Place
Memorial Church, has arranged to observe
the reformation anniversary with four
special sermons bearing upon the incidents
and period of the reformation The SER
mons will be delivered on Sunday evenings
beginning with tomorrow evening.
The Woman's Home Missionary Society
or the Baltimore conference, which has
been In session this week at the Madison
Square NJ. E. Church in. Baltimore ad-
1ourned Thursday afternoon. There were
Ill delegates in attendance, besides numer-
Gus friends of the organization. Mrs D.
b. Street of this city responded to the ad-
reports of the secretaries of bureaus were
read The treasurer reported the receipts
for the past year at $14,15O19. showing an
increase of 81 3S9. 10 over last year The
washington district raised So sos, O2 Of this
amount.
The afternoon session was devoted to
deaconess work, which includes Sbley Me-
mortal Hospital and Settlement Work in
Washington and Baltimore An interesting
part of the program was a chorus of nine
Bohemian children in native costume.
At the evening session Mrs. C. w. Gala
CHER of the National Training School de-
livered an address on Our Country's
Need" banner was presented from the
national society by Mrs C. L. Roach to
the Young Peoples Society Of the Balti-
more conference, it being the banner society
Of the United States
The most important item Of business in
the proceedings "Wednesday morning was
which resulted as follows: President Mrs
w. q. Mcdowell; vice president. Mrs VIM
Burris; corresponding secretary, Mrs. c. L.
Roach; recording secretary. Mrs. ]. E. Gill
bert; treasurer, Mrs c. w. Brown.
Mrs. J. w. SharroW, delegate to the re-
cent executive meeting in Kansas City,
gave comprehensive report of that meet
ing The principal address of the afternoon
was by Miss Blanche Zehrng of the Lucy
Webb Hayes Training School. Miss Zehr-
ing told of the needs of Porto Rico and ex-
hlbited curios from that place. Bishop J.
w. Hamilton was present in the evening
He spoke of The Mission and Responsible
ties of Methodism." DR.. c. w. Gallagher
of the National Training School also made
an address.
On Thursday morning the Young Peo-
pies Work. was presented. The reports of
the district secretaries showed encouraging
progress, Washington district leading in
members and amount of money raised The
Young. The fifteenth annual meeting
closed with memorial services.
| Church rendered a reception last Wednes-
| day evening to the Rev. J. C. Bowers the
| retiring pastor, and to Rev. John L. Frantz
| who assumes his duties pastor of the
church tomorrow A number of the local
| pastors of Lutheran churches were present
| at the reception and spoke their farewell
| and welcome greetings to the two ministers
AT the close of the speechmaking Mr.. Bow
| ers was presented with a gold watch and
| chain, the gift of the members of his for
mer congregation. The presentation was
| made by Mr.. Cornelius Eckhardt, who pre-
| sided over the exercises. A social hour was
| spent with refreshments.
| The American Society of Religious Educa-
| ton, of which Justice John NJ Harlan of
| the United States Supreme Court is presi-
| dent, has established a normal college for
| Sunday teachers in this city. This school pro-
| yides two years course of study for those
| who desire to prepare themselves to teach in
Sunday schools The class for this year
| will be organized next Monday night in St
| Pauls English Lutheran Church, corner III
| and 18th streets northwest
! The following instructors have been Sc
cured Rev. j. E. Gilbert, DID, dean of the
| college, on sacred pedagogy; Rev. S. s.
| Laws, DID, on psychology; Rev. John NJ.
| Schick. DID. on Biblical introduction Rev.
| F. j. Prettyman, on Biblical history; Rev
| F. w. Moot, on Biblical literature Rev.
| George o. Little, DID,, on the life of Christ;
Prof: F. A. Springer, on New Testament
| Greek
| Rev G. w. Eichelberger, DID, will spend
Sunday in Washington, preaching at ST.
| Paufs English Lutheran Church, corner H
| and 18th street northwest, both morning
| and evening DR.. Eichelberger is a mem
Der OF the Maryland Lutheran synod and
resides in Baltimore
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERs.