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vary Baptist Church next Monday morning.
Wnen the meeting will be devoted to vaca-
,lon "reminiscences. 1t is expected that near
~ all the local ministers of that demonina-
tlon VIII be present at the meeting
The harvest home supper which was held
last week at Tenleytown for the benefit OF
the EldbroOke NJ. E. Church of that place
Is reported by those in charge to have heen
very successful from a financial standpoint
as well as social Over s2oo was raised on
the church debt as a result of the affair.
Rev. DR.. Frederick ID. Power pastor of
the Vermont Avenue Christian Church. last
Sunday began his twenty-seventh year as
pastor of that congregation. His sermon
last Sunday morning was in the nature of
viewed the progress of the church during
more than quarter of century.
The repairs being made on st. Johns
Episcopal Church. at 10th and III streets
northwest, are almost finished and the edi-
flee will be ready for occupancy by the
congregation in a few weeks. The vestry
of St Johns will soon take up the matter
of selecting a rector to succeed Coadjutor
Bishop MackaySmith. Several members of
the vestry are still absent from the city on
their vacations.
Rev. C. F. winbigler, the newly elected
pastor of the First Baptist Church, will
probably begin his duties in connection with
that congregation the first Sunday in Octo-
ber The church has been without a regu-
lar pastor for some time, the pulpit being
supplied from time to time by local and
visiting clergymen of the Baptist denomina-
ton.
The twilight" services, which have been
conducted at Waugh NJ. Z. Church during
the summer, in which members of the Ep-
worth League and the members of the
church have united, will close tomorrow
evening. The services have been largely
attended, and it is considered they have
been productive OF good results.
The fifth annual convention of the Lott
Carey Baptist foreign mission which be-
gan its sessions in the Liberty Colored Bap-
tist Church in this city last Wednesday
morning, will conclude its business tomor-
row evening, when farewell mass meet
ing will be held. The convention has been
attended by about 1J0 delegates from
Maryland Pennsylvania, North Carolina,
Ohio, Virginia and the District of Column
bia, while a large number of local mem
bers of the colored Baptist denomination
nave been present at the sessions. The
time OF the general meeting has been d.
voted to addresses and discussions on mat
ters of particular interest to the mission
and this convention is regarded as one of
the most profitable ever held by the organi-
zation.
The pastors Sunday school class con-
Quoted by Rev. George Z. Maydweu of
Waugh NJ K. Church is arranging for
soclal, TO be held at the parsonage in the
near future for the benefit of the mission
airy cause.
Rev e. Hez Sven, pastor OF the Second
Baptist Church. has just entered upon the
nineteenth year of his pastorate
There has recently been organized in
Washington a religious society called the
Friends of Israel. which holds meetings
every Tuesday evening in the Womans
Band room at the Central Union Mission
The organizatin is designed especially for
Hebrew-ChriStian converts, and the meet
inss are devoted 10 prayer and conference
Rev DR.: Gerhart A. Wilson. pastor of the
western Presbyterian Church, has returned
to the city and will resume his duties in
connection with that congregation.
Several chapters of the Washington Dis
trlct Epworth League have held their an
nual elections recently with the following
results:
Lynn Chapter-President, Mr.. Geo. W.
Littleford: first vice president Mr.. Andrew
steele; second vice president, Mrs Maggie
Littleford; third vice president, Mrs. Alice
Holt; fourth vice president, Mrs. Nettie
Steele; secretary. Mrs Bertha Holt; treas
urer. Mr. Edward Schenck
8. 2. Shipman Chapter at Garrisonyille
Na.-President. Mrs. Ella r. Downing: first
vice president Mr.. r. T. Shelton; second
vice president Mr.. NJ. A. Embrey; third
vice president, Miss Ella Honey: fourth vice
president, Mr.. j. 7. Humphrey; secretary,
Miss Clarice III. Garrison; treasurer, Mrs.
Emma Mussleman
Special meetings have recently been In
augurated at SO 9TH street northwest for
Hebrews of the city who are interested in
the Zionist movement, the coming of the
Messiah and other matters relating to the
tenets of the Jews. The meetings are held
every Monday evening.
The program for the twelfth annual
convention Of the Washington District Ep-
wort League, which will be held at Waugh
NJ. L. Church September % and 80, has been
changed slightly from the plan as origi-
nally adopted. The program as corrected
provides for the election and installation of
officers the first evening, Immediately fol-
lowing the rendering OF reports by the dis
trict chapters and the reading of several
short papers by various district and local
officers. Rev. Mr.. Colt will deliver an ad-
dress on the second evening of the conven-
tion
Among those who will read papers at the
convention on league work will be Miss
Elizabeth II. Funk Mr.. Tflghman, Miss
Ethel NJ. Hunter and Mr.. E. H. Pullman
the corresponding secretary of the District