Evening star., 1902-03-15

Christian Endeavor Union of Christian
| Churches of Washington, ID. c." with the
| object of establishing at that point another
| church Of their faith. One-third of the
| purchase price was paid i'll cash and the
| deed was delivered Wednesday to Messrs.
Andrew Wilson and Harry S. Welch as
| trustees. 1t is proposed to erect chapel
on the lot during the present year. This
| movement is the outgrowth of a mission
| Sunday school established in the south
cast section about year ago, of which
| Mr.. Ellis Hughes is superintendent.
The services of last Sunday at Eastern
/ Presbyterian Church were devoted to the
| promotion of interest in Bible study under
the auspices of the American Society of
| Religious Education. Rev. J. E. Gilbert.
| ID, preached the morning sermon, his
| subject being Every Christian a Bible
| Student"
| In the evening a platform meeting was
| held. when addresses were given by w. E.
Andrews. auditor of the treasury, on 1.-The
Bible and the Public Welfare" by B. F.
/ Leighton, on THE Bible and American In
/ stitutions," and by w. H. H. Smith, on
The Bible and the Life That Now Is"
| The church was crowded with interested
auditors, and the meeting was one Of in
| struction.
The Ladies Aid Society of the E Street
! Baptist Church gave a turkey dinner in
the Sunday school room yesterday evening.
| The proceeds will be applied to the fund
for furnishings for the new church. Mrs.
/ r. A. Roderick and Mrs. Edwin Shuttle
| were in charge of the arrangements. The
| +. street congregation expects to move into
/ the Sunday school room of it's new church
at 10th and N streets northwest about
| April 15 and the building will be dedicated
early in June.
Right Rev. Kelley, Catholic bishop of Sa-
| Vannah, Ga, was a guest at the rectory of
| ST Patricks Church this week
! The Junior Christian Endeavor Society
! of Metropolitan Presbyterian Church held
| a ''taffy pull last evening at the home of
| the superintendent Mr.. Ed Buckingham,
| 6o3 North Carolina avenue southeast. The
| proceeds derived from admission will be
| turned into the missionary fund of the So
! ciety.
The Mems Club of GurIey Memorial Pres
/ byterian Church held meeting Tuesday
| night and elected the following officers for
the ensuing year; President, J N. Rose;
| vice presidents. j. b. Chase and T. c. Tip
| ton; recording secretary, F. NJ. Steffins;
| corresponding secretary, Thomas Eagan;
| treasurer, w. E. Bolter. After the business
session. refreshments consisting Of oys-
ters, sandwiches and coffee, were served,
interspersed with short addresses by diff
fCrent members.
Workmen have commenced tearing down
the old parochial school building of St.
Mary's Catholic Church. preparatory to
building on more extensive scale.
Rev. D. w. Skellinger gave an illustrated
lecture last night at Ryland NJ. f. Church,
under the auspices of the Epworth League,
on Rips in the Rockies" The lecture was
| interspersed with solos by Mrs. d. H.
Smart. The church was filled with a large
audience, which expressed its approval of
the entertainment by frequent applause.
The attendance at the Sunday school of
the Ninth Street Christian Church last Sun
day was 491. The average attendance for
! t1,rfn I, 4
with 313 for the same period last year.
The Right Rev. Thomas F. Gailor. bishop
of Tennessee gave a lecture on THE
Apostolic Order9the God-given Trustee ship
of Certified Contact With Divine Grace
and Truth at Epiphany Episcopal Church
last Tuesday evening. under auspices of
the Churchman'S League of the diocese.
Bishop Galor is a most interesting speaker
and the large audience thoroughly enjoyed
his instructive address.
The anniversary of the Sunday School
Missionary Society of Dumbarton NJ f.
Church was held last Sunday night The
principal address was delivered by Rev.
Sheldon Jackson.
The executive committee of ST. Martins
of ours Catholic Church, at recent meet
ing, decided that the second floor of the
EeW building should be used exclusively for
church purposes, and will therefore have
permanent pews and all other necessary
fittings placed therein. 1t is also expected
that Rev. Father Hannah will be located
in the parish, and he will then be better
able to devote his time to the building up
of the church.
Mr.. Charles Warren gave a lecture on
Mexico Tuesday evening before the Mems
Club of First Presbyterian Church. The
lecture was illustrated with 100 stereopticon
views. and the audience was greatly inter
ested In Mr.. Warrens graphic descriptions
or the country and it's people. Mr.. Charles
A. Douglas lectured before the club last
week on Rome
| The March Century Social of Vermont
| Avenue Christian Church was held last
| night In the lecture room. Mrs. w F. Nc
| Daniel was centurion in charge Of the COM
| mittee on arrangements which embra ced
| those persons of the congregation whose
| names began with the letters from NJ to c.
inclusive. An informal program was given
| and an orchestra furnished music The
time was spent in playing games and in
| conversation Refreshments were served
| before adjournment.
Mr. Maurice Rubens Of the Friends OF
| Israel Mission Pittsburg, gave an address
at Assembly's Presbyterian Church last
Sunday evening.
Tennyson's I'm Memoriam' was the sub
/ 1ect of DR.. S. NJ. Newman's discourse
| Thursday evening at First Congrega tional
! Church. This was the fourth of the series
| " SiA pdSloIS evenings with great poets
Bishop Rowe, Episcopal bishop of Alaska
| preached last Sunday morning at Trinity
| Church, Sunday afternoon a Christ Church
| Navy Yard. and at ST. Paul's Church Sun
| day night.
! The official board of the Eldbrooke NJ
| +. Church, Tenleytown, at a recent meet
I ing, voted to request the return of the pres
| ent pastor, Rev. H. f. r. Reck The re-
| quest Will be made of the Baltimore confer
ence, which meets in April. Rev Reck has
| been pastor Of Eldbrooke Church for three
years past. fine new church has been
| erected during his pastorate and the church
! Is In fourishing condition.
| The Senior and Junior Christian Endeayor
| societies of Keller Memorial Lutheran
| Church gave social at the church last
| evening. The attendance was very large
and the audience thoroughly appreciated
| the fine program which consisted Of a violin
solo by Mr.. Charles Seltzer; vocal duet by
! Mrs q. l.. Beeler and Miss Elsie Parkin-
| son; recitations by Ada Belts Jessie SheD-
| ard. Victoria Noel and Roberta Neurath