Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-29
Methodist Home for the Aged, and large
sum was realized,

sum was realized.
The woman's Missionary Society of the
Fourth Presbyterian Church is planning
for big public meeting to be held some
time in December at the church edifice.
There will be several addresses on matters
of particular intrest to the workers in
missions.
The dedicatory exercises Of the Tenth
Street Colored Baptist Church, which have
been in progress since the first Sunday in
November, will close with rally service
tomorrow afternoon. when Rev. William P.
Gibbons, pastor of Mt. Carmel Baptist
Church, will preach the sermon, and other
local pastors will take part in the eXer-
cises. Special music will be furnished for
the occasion. The special services which
have continued throughout the present
month have been participa ted in by g. large
number of ministers of the local churches
of various denominations, and their church
choirs have provided music.
A series of revival meetings have been
arranged for in this church, to begin in the
early part of the following month and con-
ttnue for several weeks. Rev DR.. Benjamin
w. Farris, pastor of St. Paul Baptist
Church, Boston, has been secured to con-
duct the special meetings.
Eldbrooke NJ. E. Church, at Tenleytown
has arranged to hold a bazaar in the church
the evenings Of December 3, 4 and ). The
first evening there will be chicken supper
the second evening an oyster supper, and
the affair will close with New England
supper Friday night, December 5. The Ia
dies of the church have arranged for booths,
which will contain fancy articles, fruit,
candy, etc. Prof. W. B. Ireland is chair
man of the committee on arrangements, and
Mrs. Herbert Riley is secretary.
The missionary rally of the Methodist
churches of the Washington district began
Monday morning with addresses at the
weekly preachers meeting held at McKen-
dree Church. Rev. Page Milburn of Union
Church spoke on 'Retrenchment-Its Causes
and Effects and Rev. DR.. L. B. Wilson OF
Foundry Church spoke on Our Opportu-
nifty" In the evening at Wesley Church
the official members of the denomination In
the District assembled, and the meeting was
devoted exclusively TO missionary talks, the
subject being Echoes From the Cleveland
Convention" Rev. DR.. H. R. Naylor, pre-.
siding elder of the District, presided, anG
addresses were delivered by Mrs. e. NJ
Wharton, Mr.. G. w. F. Swartzell and by
Mr.. E. S. WeStcott.
The meeting Tuesday night was held al
Douglas Memorial Church, Rev. Page Mil
burn acting as chairman. Rev. William
Burt, DID,, of Rome, Italy. delivered an adj
dress on missions
Dr. Naylor and Rev. F. G. Porter of Bal.
timore, Nd, made addresses at Anacostis
Church Wednesday evening. Rev. e. E
Maydwen pastor of Waugh Church. pre-
sided.
Faith missionary prayer meetings were
| held in nearly all of the Methodist churches
of the city Thursday night, and last evening
at Hamline Church big platform meeting
! was held when Judge Thomas H. Anderson
of the District Supreme Court presided. TIL,
principal address of the evening was deliv
| cred by Rev. DR.. Frank D. Gamewell, WHIT
delivered a stirring address on The Sieg,
| of Pekin. DR.. Gamewell was in the Chi
nese capital during the memorable siege
| and was instrumental in defending the lie
! cations at the time Of the Boxer uprising
| His discourse was replete with many thrill
| ing incidents, and aroused considerable en-
| thusiasm.
| In all the Methodist churches of Wash
| ington tomorrow morning missionary serv
| ices will be conducted. the pastors of thu
| various churches exchanging pulpits. Al
| Epworth League missionary rally in thu
afternoon at Metropolitan Church will mari
| the close of the series of meetings