Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-06
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are members OF the District division of the
United Boys Brigade of America are MAX
ing preparations to attend the annual con-
vention of the organization, which meets
In Lancaster, Pa, October l. This order is
religious military in Fnature and is COM
posed of boys and young men under the
supervision of various denominations in the
city There are three companies of the
brigade in Washington
Arrangements are being made to divide
the Seventh Day Adventist Church of this
city INTO two congregations, one composed
OF the colored ana the other of the white
members of that sec. in Washington. This
action was decided on by the general con-
ference of the church, with headquarters
in Battle Creek, Mich, and two evangel-
ISIS or the denomination, Rev. J. S. Wash
burn and Rev. Lewis c. Sheafe have been
in the city holding special services for the
past month or more, with the idea of gath
ering the members into their respective
congregations The membership of the
church here, it is stated has greatly in
creased during the past year and the d.
vision was deemed advisable by representa-
tives Of both races
The Storrs Glass Club for young men of
the Sunday school of the Fifth Congrega-
tlonal Church has recently participated in
an enjoyable outing at Herndon, Va, where
the members of the class were the guests
of their teacher, Rev. D. W. Montgomery
place. The first evening of their arrival in
the Virginia town the members of the club
were entertained by friends in Herndou.
Inc following Sunday morning the club
ATTENDED the Herndon Congregational Sun
day school in a body, and after the session
of the school closed they listened to an adj
dress for young men delivered by the pastor
or the church, Rev. c. H. Kershaw. The
cup also attended the evening service Of
the church.
Labor day the club made a trip to the
falls of the Potomac. spending the day pic
nlcklng, and many hard scramble over the
rocks was INDUCED n by the boys. On the
return trip the club took lunch at the his
toric old village of DranesviIle, reaching
Herndon in time to take the evening train
for Washington. The young men thorough
~ enjoyed their outing, which is termed
one of the most pleasant events in the his
tory of the club, and they speak in warm
est terms of the hospitality Of the people
of Herndon.
on the trip were Rev. d. w. Montgomery,
j. F. Robb, Howard Entrkin. Armin Kah-
Ter, Roy Tremain, Fred Ottinger, G. H.
Hamilton, w. S. Blanchard. Major Robb,
Leonard Fowler, George Watt.
Mr., E. o. Sellers, who. during the past
few years. has been the assistant secretary
of the Washington Young Mems Christian
Association, last Monday assumed his du-
ties as general Sc secretary of the y. NJ. =. A.
in Wilmington, Del, to which position he
was recently elected by the directors of
the association in that city. Mr. Sellers
had many friends in this city. He was re-
garded very popular am Dng the young
men, with whom he was brought into close
contact by reason of the nature of his work
While here Mr.. Sellers had charge Of the
music of the ASSOCIATION, and he was also
soloist ard precentor in the First Baptist
Church.
The male choir of ST. Paul's Catholic
Church has been largely augmented for the
services of the coming season and weekly
reht arsais are now being held to perfect
the members in the music for the services.
Rev DR.. F. d. Power, pastor of the YER
mont Avenue Christian Church, has inau-
gurated a series Of Sunday evening sermons
on The Divine Library, Book by Book"
which seem to be especially interesting to
the members of his congregation.
Work the new rectory Of St. AIMS
Catholic Church in Tenleytown has been
having been made necessary by the sale
of the former edifce to the Sisters Of
Providence who propose to establish an ed
ucational institution on the site.
The New York Avenue Methodist Episco-
pal Church and the Methodist Home in
this city are named as bepesjctaries IN the
will of the late Mrs. Mary W. Smith.
Among the Washington ministers who
have returne to the city from their va
cations during the past week are Rev. DR..
Donald c. Mcleod of the First Presbyter-
ian Church, Rev. DR.. Lucien Clark of Ham
line NJ f. Church, Rev. F. ". Moot of st.
Paul's English Lutheran Church and Rev.
w L. Dolly of Marvin NJ. L. Church South
The twelfth annual convention OF the
Washington district, Epworth Lea que. is
arranged to be held September - and 80 at