Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-04


cal, the mems clubs. young peoples socie-
tics, missionary organizations and other
auxiliaries of ehnrch work began prepare
tions for the fall campaign in Washington.
Nearly all of the churches have resumed
their regular schsdule of two preaching ser
vices each day and aggressive work has
been commenced Many of the organiza-
tons incident to the religious life of Wash
ingten this week elected officers for the
ensuing year 10 carry out and direct the
work of the various societies. The outlook
for successful effort along religious lines in
Washington this coming year is said to be-
very encouraging and the plans of the sew
eral denominations are being laid on broad
lires.
The Sunday school of the First Congrega-
tional Church has arranged to hold annlver-
sary and rally day observances tomorrow
morning. The exercises will be held in the
audience room of the church. beginning at
10 O'Clock. Several of the original members
Of the Sunday school will be present, and a
brief history of the organization since us
beginning, thirty-seven years ago, will be
given by one of the first members.
. DR.. s. M. Newman, pastor of the church,
has returned from his vacation and will oc-
cupy the pulpit tomorrow.
The Rev. c. F. winbigler, who was re-
Gently elected pastor of the First Baptist
Church In this city, together with his fam
lily, arrived in Washington "Wednesday ana
viii assume his duties in connection with
that church tomorrow morning. On the eve
or his departure for Washington the mem
bers of Frankfort Avenue Baptist Church
In Philadelphia, where he served as pastor
previous to accepting the call to the First
Baptist Church of this city, rendered the
minister and his family farewell reception,
When the people expressed. their regrets at
rf 11rn or,I 1aI thntr 10
for his success in the new field of work. He
was also the recipient of number of gifts
from the members of the Philadelphia con-
gregation. signifyng the esteem in which he
Is held by them.
Rev Mr.. Winbigler is not stranger to
the Baptist denomination in Wa hin stc n
FOR several years he supplied the pul 1t
curing the summer months fo- the Cal y
Baptist Church to which cong ega ion NJ 1s
well and favorab Y known. Mr.. Winb gler
was born near Middle town, Md. in 1857.
He S. udied in the Mile sviIle aks Normal
Schcol Pennsylvania, and was graduated
at Mount Union College, Ohio He took
postgraduate course of study at Cberlin
University, Ohio, and was ordain to the
Baptist ministry in 1889 at the Wilson Ave-
nue. Baptist Church, Clevelar d. Ohio. For
Cal. BAPTIST Church, d for Two yeirs of
the Baptist Church at Bio omicgttn n. Ill.
For the past five years re has been pastor
of tie Franz RI Avon.e Baptist Caurch
I Il
the Frankfort Avenue hu.c:1 49s n embers
have been added t. tn church, ; 50 Of whom
were received by baptis n. He Is a nan of
pie sing rers o. al ty, forceful sot akec,
deep thinker an n Gle rcaSoler. His
fam IL insists tf two sons, il s. reaclirg
manhood.
The First Baptist Church. to which he
comes, is enc Of thu eldest and most i'm
portant churches of the Baptis- denonina-
t1on in the District The orglnz ton cele-
brated its one hundre. tt ann vers airy last
March The last p.elg en- the debt the
church are bel g laid this W elk, making
with the advent of the new pa To-, the
church f: ION debt
The Prc-Cath d al of tn Else ,pal O.
cese of Washi1gt III was this week t.ans-
feired from s.. Ma ks Chu-ch t. tie
Church Of the a zion. The C anse was
decided upon la august. Rev. J. H FL
l!ott, tie veteran pa tor Of the Church of
the Asc rsivn, WI remain as rector Rev
the parisA. and Rev. John II. Ri nelander
will act as can n missionary f the cath :
dral
The sixtieth anniversary of the Temple
Baptist Church will be celebrated tomor-
row with appropriate exercises The services
OF the day will close the services designated
as the Feast of Dedication" which have
been in progress at the edfce since last
Sunday morning The Sunday school rally
will occur at 9:30 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing, and the anniversary services will take
place at IL o'clock. when Rev. DR.. j. j.
Muir, the pastor, will deliver the anniver-
sary address. In the evening at $50 O'Clock
the Christian Endeavor meeting viii be ad-
dressed by Mr. Percy S. Foster of the First
Baptist Church The services in the even
ing will consist of a patriotic discourse by
the pastor and special patriotic music The
cnolr Will render appropriate music at all of
the services.
The Sunday school of the Vermont Ave-
nue. Christian Church held a business meet
ing last Monday night and elected officers
for the ensuing year follows: Andrew
Wilson, superintendent; ]. D. Fulton Harris.
assistant superintendent H. C. Stier and
Miss Marion Speare, associate superintend-
ents; A w. StaTratt, secretary; w. r. Saun-
ders treasurer; Hiram Schell, auditor; John
B. Moon, librarian; Miss Mamie Shelley.
chorister, and Miss Minnie Sangston plan
ist The home department is in charge of
Mrs. Brinkmsn and Mrs. Perkins At the
rally day exercises tomorrow Mr. w. E.
Andrews, auditor for the Treasury Depart
ment, will deliver an address.
The Y. NJ C. A has secured the services
of Mr.. w. W. White, a well-known Bible
student of New York, to address the mass
meeting for men at the associa ton building
tomorrow afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock Music
will be special feature of the service
The twenty-third anniversary of St Iuke's
COlOreQ BaptlSl CHuTcn at BrightWOOd was
celebrated last Sunday. when three special
services were held at the church The ex-
ercses were participated in by several pas
tors of local churches.
Rally day was observed last Sunday by
the members of McKendree NJ E. Sunday
school, and a large audience witnessed the
exercises. The program included an address
by Rev. DR.. E. L. Hubbard and special ex-
ercises by the primary department. The spe
cial musical features were rendered as fol-
lows: Duets, by Misses Agnes and Linda
Hubbard, Misses Annie Williams and Fan
ME Cissell, and a quartet by Misses Rena
Rouse, Lola Williams, Ollie Wiggington and
Sadie Wilson.
The annual business meeting of the Whit
ney Avenue Memorial Christian Sunday
school was held Monday evening last, when
from the different departments
were read, showing the school to be in an
excellent condition, both numerically and
financially. The enrolment, it was stated,
is about 225 and the average weekly at
tendance for the year was 100.
After the reports and regular business
were disposed Of Mr. r. A. Balderson, who
has led the school for three and a half
years, being unable to longer serve as SUI
perinterdent, expire ssed his appreciation of
the kindness and faithfulness of the officers
and teachers, who have been so long asso-
n;o tod with him in fIp ,uorC o,d o,l.l