Evening journal., 1902-01-21
NOTES OF THE CHURCHES

. Madeley Chapter OF the Epworth
League. has installed the following
officers. II. r. Guild. resident; John
p. Ieary. first vice-president; Mrs.
Lima j. Jones. second Weep president;
Miss Lucy Carvn. third vice-presi-
ldent. Miss Lucretia G. short fourth
vice president; William H. Donovan,
secretary; Miss Margaret Welch. treas
urcr. Tomorrow evening the officers
will be installed. Miss May Toner is
organist. and Mrs. Mary Green, assist
ant organist, Of the league.
O.. Bishop Coleman was in Philadel-
phia yesterday, and took pant in The
lthirty-second annual meeting and
Teachers Institute of the Sunday
School Association, and assisted in
celebrating the twenty-first anniver-
sary of the establishment of the Joint
Diocesan Lesson Committee, at the
Church House and at the Church Of
the Holy Apostles, at Twenty-third and
Christian streets.
AT a. m. the Rev DR.. ]. De Wolf
Perry president of the Standing Com
mittee, administered the sacrament,
and at 10 a. m. the semi-annual meet
ing of the Joint Diocesan Lesson Com
mittee was held, its object being to
prepare the schedule for Trinitytide,
1908. George c. Thomas was in the
chair. and these officers were chosen:
President, the Rev Dr. Leighton Cole
man, bishop of Delaware; vice-presi-
| dent George c. Thomas; secretary, the
! Rev DR.. Herman l.. Duhring.
1t was agreed that there shall not
be more than five bishops on the EX-
lecutive Committee.
The members of the Executive Com
mittee i'm addition TO the officers
named above are Bishops Whitaker
Vincent, Walker and Gailor, the Rev.
DR.. G.. w. Shinn, Newton, Mass. the
Rev. T.. j. c. Moran, New York; the
Rev Edgar Cope and John e. Baird,
of Philadelphia; the Rev. Dr. E. S.
Lines, New Haven; the Rev. c. Edgar
Haupt ST. Paul, Mimi; the Rev. Ste
phen II. Green, the Rev DR.. Cornelius
b. Smith. New York: w. r. Battles
Mauch Chunk the Rev. Edward p. Mll-
Iler, Newark N. j.; the Rev. DR.. James
S. Stone. Chicago; the Rev. X. J. Ham
lmOnd, Wilmington; the Rev. DR.. W.
w. Newton. Pittstield Mass; THE Rev
DR. Daniel c. Roberts, New Hampshire
the Rev. DR.. Arthur c. Kimbler, New
York, Ewing L. Miller. Philadelphia,
and the Rev. II. T. Scudder, Brooklyn.
I'm First NJ. z. Church tonight the
Rev. George Lewis Wolf, ID. D., the
pastor, viii preach ON THE Tragedy of
! a Useless Life" Miss Elsie Mckinley
Will sing descriptive solo.
Mr.. and Mrs w L. Nassau will
give an organ and song recital in St. Ste
phen's Lutheran Church on the evening
Of February 6.
Since the resignation Of the Rev.
William Main Schall. several months
ago, the First Presbyterian Church has
been without pastor, so congregational
meeting viii oe held tomorrow evening,
when new pastor will be called. The
call will be extended TO the Rev w.
rankin Smiley, Who now is pastor Of
the Presbyterian Church in Holmesburg
Pa. He recently conducted a communion
service in First Church and so pleased
the congregation that it was decided to
extend the call to him. He has given no
indication that he would accept it.
On Monday night next the annual con-
gregational meeting win be held, when
five trustees will be elected.
The Rev. John Shape will preach
on pleasures Forevermore" in .yela-
ware Avenue Baptist Church tonight.
| Thomas Heathcoate will lead the song
service