Evening star., 1902-08-30
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the Methodist Church last Sunday morning.
| Inc sessions of the Epworth League con-
| senuon' heid In connection with the con-
| ference, were well ATTENDED. The election
| Of officers for the district league for the
ensuing year resulted as follows: Presi-
dent, Rev. J. A. Jeffers; first vice presi-
| cent, William Pierpont; second vice presi-
dent, MIS- Ella r. Downing; third vice
| president Miss Sadie Detwiler; fourth vice
| president Miss Lulu o. Fulton secretary,
: MISS Nettie Gaver; treasurer, NJ NJ. Thorne;
corresponding secretary, Miss Maud Jen-
! N. Ball
Papers We're read by Miss Nettie Brad
| shaw, Herndon, Va, on How Does the
| League Aid the Church, Miss Maud Jen-
! League, Its Objects and Opportunities;
Miss Sadie Detwiler, Herndon, Va. Mercy
and Help Miss Ruth Dyer, Herndon, Va,
! The Influence of Good Literature;" Miss
Ida N. Ball, Falls Church, Va, :"rhe Best
FINANCIAL System for the Epworth League"
MI NJ NJ Thorne, Falls Church, Va, ''The
| Needs of the Junior League" Miss Lulu O.
| Fulton, Herndon, Va, THE New Spoke in
the League Wheel" and an able address
| on Spiritual Growth was given by Mrs.
Ella X. Downing of GarrisonyiIle, Va
| The next annual session of the confer
ence will be held at Mount Oliver on the
Hlllsboro circuit during the month Of Au-
gust, 1905 The delegates expressed them
selves as highly pleased with the hospital
! lty accorded them by the people Of Hern-
don, and state that it was in all respects
equal to that received at any place where
the conference had previously convened.
The twenty sixth annual conference of
Mount Bethel Baptist Association, which
convened in the Second Baptist Church on
ID street between II and / streets north
west, tuesday morning of this week, closed
Thursday night Seventy-five delegates
representing churches in Maryland, Nir-
ginia and the District of Columbia were in
attendance on the meeting of the conven-
ton, and many matters of interest to the
churches within the jurisdiction of the as
sociation We're disposed Of 1t was decided
to hold the next annual meeting in Balti-
more, the fourth Tuesday in August 1903,
at the Enon Baptist Church.
Rev. ]. c. Bowers pastor of st. Marks
Lutheran Church, has returned from his
vacation, and services will be held in that
ed1f1ce tomorrow morning. Beginning with
the first Sunday in September all the serv-
Ices IN connection with the church will be
resumed. The edifce has been closed for
the past four weeks, while the pastor was
absent from the city.
Reports from DR.. Thomas Chalmers Eas-
ton, pastor of the Eastern Presbyterian
Church. who left q few weeks ago for the
Pacltc coast to recuperate his strength
after severe illness. are to the effect that
he is steadily regaining his health and that
Der. 1t Is expected that he will be able to
resume his duties pastor Of the Eastern
presbyterian congregation by the middle of
october. In the meantime one service each
sunday is held at the edifice, the pulpit
being filled by ministers in the city
Rev. DR.. D. J. Stafford, pastor Of st.
Patrick's s Catholic Church who has been
absent In Europe since the 18th of June.
Will return to Washington the latter part
OF september. The members of his congre-
CATION Will be pleased to learn that Dr.
Stafford's health has been greatly improved
during his absence.
The next regular meeting Of the District
Ep"orth League board Of control has been
arranged for Wednesday of next week at
E.idbrooke Methodist Episcopal Church in
Tenleytown. This meeting it is stated, win
De an important one. as final arrangements
Will then be made for the coming district
convention Of the league, which Will take
place September % and 80 at Waugh M.
Z. Church. The board of control consists
or representatives of the various chapters in
ward, g. W. F. Swartzell, H. o. Hine, Will
lam DeWhirst, j. f. Engle DR.. c. B Camp
Dell, q. ": King. jr, E. Erwin. Miss F. s.
walker w; W; Cohen, H. L. jenkins Prof.
n. Roesch, D. F. Nirts, William r. Hunt,
Miss C. F. Smith, J. s. Mewshaw. e. r.
rochester. w S. Phelps, C. Bond, c, S.
mackenzie, Mrs. F Weiskaupt, W. Harper,
a H.
dali, D. o. Daughton, NJ r. Speelman. F
A. Woodward, ]. H. Allen, Rose Wilson n
Smith, G. w. Littl,l lord, w Pierpont q. s,
l1a,a La hetra Dr. J; H. WesIer, Mrs. NJ. NJ.
H. Pullman, Emily Scrivener.
Mr.. P. NJ. Kendall of Columbus, Ohio,
conducted an illustrated song service
Wednesday evening at the Ninth Street
Christian Church There was large at
tendance.
Rev Robert Nourse, who suffered a
slight stroke of apopleXy while occupyinr
the pulpit Of the First CONGREGATIONAL
church In this city last Sunday morning,
Is reported to be very much better and If
Is thought he will preach to that congrega-
tlon tomorrow morning.
Rev J. H. Hyatt, pastor of the Methodist
Church at Brookland, is spending his sum
mer vacation at Ocean Grove n T. the
popular resort for Methodists of the east
Rev Toxic Kuhimiya Of Hiroshima.
Japan, and member Of the Methodist con-
ference In that country, preached In the
Mount Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal
Church South last Sunday morning and at
Epworth Church South in the evening The
large congregations present at the services
regarded his sermons as very Interesting
dealing as they did with religious matters
In his native country.
From present indications the erection of
lIie he" edlllce Tor the Foundry Methodist
Episcopal Church will not be commenced
before the first OF the coming year Plans
for the new building will be submitted to
the building committee about the 1st of
October, and after the committee has made
selection the choice will have to be SUBJ
m1tted to the Methodist conference for it's
approval. Considerable time will be con-
sumed in arranging the details of the con-
struction. Six architects have been invited
to present sketches and plans for the new
structure, and the building committee will
begin the examination Of the plans by Oc-
tober 1.
Arrangements have been made for the
Sunday afternoon meeting for men, to be
held at the Young Mems Christian Associa-
t1on rooms at $50 o'clock. The speaker will
be the Rev. George E. Maydwell of Waugh
NJ. E. Church, who will speak on Freedom
for Service.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVoRERS.