Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-19
IR,R@beh6burcbe.|

One of the most interesting of the reli-
gous services held in Washington is that
conducted every Sunday afternoon at 2:4o
o'clock at the District Jail under the aus
rices Of the Epworth League of Wesley M.
E. Church. The visitors and those In
charge of the meeting occupy the rotunda
of the building. while the strange congre-
CATION, composed of nearly 400 prisoners.
looks down upon the speakers from behind
barred Enclosures. extending in numerous
tiers by series of stairways to the top of
the building. And although this congrega-
ton is made up of persons convicted of an
| infraction of the laws of the District, yet
perhaps no audience can be found anywhere
that pays closer attention to the words of
the leaders or is more orderly during the
service than these men and women who
attend the Sunday afternoon exercises at
the Jail.
Special attention is given at these services
to the music and nearly all the prisoners
join with unframed but melodious voices
in the singing of familiar hymns, and the
large edifice resoundS with great volume
of melody. The music is in charge of Mr.
d. D. Lore. who for three years past has
acted as leader of the Sunday afternoon
singing. as we'll giving time during the
week to drilling some of the prisoners pos
sessing especially good voices, in chorus
work.
These Sunday afternoon meetings have
been conducted by the Wesley Chapter OF
the Epworth League for number of years.
and besides the music the services each
Sunday consist of Bible reading and an adj
dress by some local clergyman or layman,
on practical subject, which is calculated
to be most helpful to the prisoners. The ar
engagements for these meetings are In
charge of Mr.. F. A. Woodward, and he is
assisted by other members of Wesley Chap
ter and occasionally by outsiders. Mr.. j.
H. Harris the warden of the Jail. cooper
ates heartily In the movement and lends
every assistance in his power.
The singers are assisted by an organ, pre-
sided over by Miss Zerlina Fowler, a SER
vice she has performed for period OF seven
years
Ministers of every denomination are
called on to speak at the services and the
congregation is enabled to listen to a diff
ferent speaker nearly every Sunday.
The New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church has been closed for extensive re-
pairs and no services will be held in that
ed1f1ce until about the middle of September
Several months ago it was reported that the
members of that congregation were contem-
plating disposiEg Of their present church
property for the purpose of erecting
, building in the extreme northwest part of
the city, but since it has been decided to
improve the present structure, it Is said
the project of changing the location of the
church has been abandoned, for some time
at IedSt bOtn the interior ana exterior OF
the house of worship will undergo repairs
and the estimated cost of the improvements
is placed at 5000.
The auditorium of the New Temple BAD
fist Church, at 10th and streets north
west. was occupied for the first time by the
congregation last Sunday morning, and the
members of that organization, which was
formerly known as the E Street BAPTIST
Church, will hereafter hold services in their
new house of worship. The building is not
entirely completed yet, and the dedica-
ton exercises will be postponed until the
handsome new pipe organ now under course
of construction for the edifice has been in
stalled, which will probably not occur fsr
several months.
The new church is an imposing structure,
constructed of white granite, and it has
seating capacity for about 1000 persons.
The building has three entrances, and the
interior is handsomely furnished with pull
pit and pews of hardwood finish and car
pets of attractive figure. Running the en-
tire length of the building and upon both
sides is a gallery. in front of which are
sliding panels, which when pulled down
form separate rooms. where meetings may
be held without interfering with services
in other parts of the edice.. These small
rooms will probably be used in connection
with the Sunday school for class rooms
The Sunday school room is situated so that
it may be connected with the main audi
torium permitting auditors in any part of
the enlarged room to command a view Of
the pulpit.
When all the improvements are completed
the cost of the structure will be about
$4,000.
The twentieth annual general conference
for Christian workers will be held at East
Mortified Mass. August l to II. Among
the speakers are Rev. F. 3. Meyer London.
England: Rev j. Whitcomb Brougher
Chattanooga. Tenn; Rev. H. c. Mabie,
D. D.. Boston. Mass: Rev. C. 1. Scofield,
n ~ 81 n
Ross. England; Rev. A. C. Dixon, D. D.,
Boston, Mass; Rev. L. G. Broughton, At
lanta. Ga; Rev. G. Campbell Morgan, East
Mortified: Mass: Rev. H. w. Pope, New
D. D.. Chester, Pa; Mr.. Henry Marley,
London. England Rev. Stephen Band,
Liverpool, England.
Rev ]. w Ball of Kansas City, Mo. will
occupy the pulpit of st. Pauls English Luz
theran Church in this city during the
month of August. Rev F. W. Moot the
pastor, will spend the month in New York
state.
At the Whitney Avenue Christian Sunday
school an interesting contest is being held
for the purpose of en}arging the member
ship of that school The scholars have been
divided into two companies, the "reds'' and
the blues" with Miss Ardell Payne and
Mr.. Fred Maphis captains of the respective
divisions. Prizes have been offered for the
boy or girl bringing in the largest number
of new Sunday school scholars. and up to
the present time the 'reds' are reported
to be in the lead. The contest closes Sep
TENDER 81, and by that time those in charge
of the movement hope that the membership
will be greatly increased.
Mr.. Albert Parker Fitch. a theological
student at Princeton. has been secured by
the trustees of the Church of the Covenant
to preach during the summer at that house
of worship while the Rev. DR.. Hamlin, the
pastor, is absent his vacation. The
board of trustees allowed DIR. Hamlin three
months leave this year instead of two
months. as in former years.
The District Epworth League held a mass
meeting at Washington Grove last Monday
evening in connection with the chautauuua
In progress at that place. The service OPEN
ed With singing by the audience after
which the presiding officer. Mr. E. s. La
Fetra. president of the Washington Dis
trict League, was introduced Devotional
exercises were conducted by Mr.. w C.
Eldredge and Mr.. ]. O. Shuckers. The
principal address was given by Mrs. E. A.
Shipley of the Iowa state chautauqua, who
spoke on Literature an Inspiration in the
Home" The speaker made plea for read
ing good literature In the homes and to re-