Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-13

education in the University of Virginia, and
was ordained asia minister in 1854 AT
the beginning of the civil war he entered
the confederate army as a private In the
1st Maryland Infantry, and participated in
| many of the great battles of the war, in
Guiding Bull Rum Winchester, Cross keyes,
Gettysburg, Front Royal and others Just
before the battle, of Cross Reyes he was
| promoted to aid-de-eamp to General q. H.
| Stewart. and during the fight had horse
| shot from under him. He also participated
| in the Napoleonic marches OF Stonewail
jackson. During the last nine months OF
| the war he served chaplain In the army
| short time after the close of the con-
| fict between the states DR.. Mckim was
called to the rectorate of the Episcopal
Church in Portsmouth, Va. This was his
| first parish. He afterward went to Alexan-
| dria, where for eight years he served as
rector of old Christ Church, where George
Washington was a communicate. After
completing his term of service at Christ
| Church DR.. McKim became rector of Holy
Trinity Church, located at 125th street and
! 9TH avenue, New York. He served this con-
| gregation for eleven years, going from New
York to New Orleans where he became rec
tor of Trinity parich the largest Episcopal
parish in the south. He accepted call to
| the rectorship of Epiphany in this city in
December, 1888, and has remained here
ever since that time.
DR.. McKim has been prominently iden-
| titled with many of the most important
movements of he church in this country.
He is well known throughout the country
as a writer, preacher and scholar. In 1871
the degree of d. D. conferred upon
him by Washington and Lee University. 1t
is said that the Churchman'S League in this
city was organized largely through his IL
forts, and it's constitution was drawn by
him. He was also at the head of the move
ment tor the organization of the Glorious,
body of Episcopal clergymen in this city,
and he has had a prominent part in nearly
all the important movements OF the church
in the District during the last fourteen
r m
the diocese of Maryland and the diocese OF
Washington in the general convention OF
the church; he was member OF the ma
t1onal board of missions, with headquarters
in New York, and he is also known as the
founder of the Church Temperance Society.
DR.. McKim is known to many churchmen
through number of books on religious
and theological subjects which he has pub
lished. Among the most notable of these
are Protestant Principles" Christ and
Modern Unbelief,'' Future Punishment
and present Day Problems of Christian
Thought
During the last fourteen years, since DR..
Mckim has had charge of Epiphany parish,
1.467 persons have been baptized in the
church, 1,2f3 confirmed, and 2,264 have been
added to the communion list. In this period
the parish has raised $780, for all OBJ
jects. The present number of communi-
cants in the church is 1900.
DR.. Mckim is regarded as broad-m minded
churchman, and he is highly esteemed by
the members of his congregation, besides
being very popular in the capital city. He
is chaplain of the District organization of
the Sons of the Revolution, and also of the
Confederate Veterans of the District. AS
a speaker many requests are made for his
services and from many sources.
At the communion. service in Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church last Sun
day twenty persons We're received into
membership with the church, twelve on
confession of faith and eight by letter from
other churches. This number brings the
additions during the year 1902 to slxty-nine,
of whom thrty-six were received on con-
fession of faith and thirty-three by letter.
The present membership of this church is
4S9.
Rev. J. S. Washburn pastor of the Sec
ond Seventh Day Adventist Church, at 18th
and NJ streets northwest, has arranged to
deliver a special review lecture in the
church tomorrow evening at $50 o'clock.
An attractive scheme of musical services
has been prepared by Dr. Wallace Rad
cliffe to be presented in the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church on the sue
cessive Sunday evenings in December. The
great Christmas cantieies will be presented
in turn, "Magniieat," "Benedictus,"
GLORIA in Exeelsis" and "Nunc Dimittis'
as interpreted by notable composers. The
various musical settings and illustrations
will be rendered by the choir, consisting
of Mrs. Shir-Cliff, Miss Whitaker, Mr..
John Nolan and Mr.. Stevens, under the di
rection of Mr.. J. Porter Lawrence, organ
list and precentor.
At the annual meeting of the Sunday
school of Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church, held this week, the following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing year: Gen
eral superintendent and superintendent of
the senior department, Herman w. Smith;
superintendent of the intermediate depart
ment, w. J. Bowman; superintendent of
the primary department, Miss Hlda North;
superintendent of the home department.
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Club, Rev. II. P. Higley, DID,; secretary,
Wallace Allen; treasurer, NJ. T. Norman;
librarian, James NJ. Spear; assistant libra
rian, William Dulin; pianists, Miss Clara
F. Young and Miss Ruth Campbell.
Cardinal Gibbons will be in the city to-
morrow, and will preach al the high mass
in Holy Name Catholic Church. The SOL
emn mass will be sung by Rev. c. NJ Bart
with Rev. A. ]. Carey as deacon and Rev.
Victor Dueat as subdeacon. Mr.. Thomas
Hanlon will act as master of ceremonies:
The cardinal will also confirm a class of
two hundred and fifty persons tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock. He will be assisted
in this service by several members of the
Catholic clergy in the District. Special
music will be furnished by the choir as
sisted by Mr.. Herndon Morseu.
Rev. John c. Bowers, formerly pastor of
ST. Marks Lutheran Church in this city,
will be installed tomorrow afternoon as
pastor of Calvary Lutheran Church. Balti-
more. Rev. Drs. w. H. Dunbar and w. S.
Freas of Baltimore will deliver the charges
to the pastor and congregation, and will
also conduct the ceremony Mr.. Cornelius
Eckhardt. an official member of ST. Marks
Church of this city, will attend the install
lation service
The Sunday school of the Mount Pleas
ant Methodist Church has organized a pri-
mary department, which will meet here
after every Sunday morning, from $50 to
1920 o'clock, in the hall over the old post
office building. Mrs. l. R. HIT jr, Is SUI
perntendent of the department.