Evening star., 1902-09-13

evangelical churches Of Washington tomor-
row will be OF especial interest to local
churchgoers in that they will partake or
the nature of an observance of the ami
versary of the death of the late President
William Mckinley. In several of the lead
ing churches of the various denominations
there Will be special Mckinley memorial
services, and addresses commemorative OF
the life and work of the late President will
be delivered by the pastors of the congre-
cations, while the choirs will render appro-
pirate music, among which will be the Sc
lections Lead, Kindly Light" and Nearer,
My God, to Thee" both favorite hymns Of
the late chief executive of the nation.
A number of the local pastors have not
returned from their summer vacations,
which in several instances will be prolong-
ed until the 1st Of October. 1t had been
suggested that 1t would be most approprl-
ate for the churches of the city to hold
general public meeting IN observance of the
anniversary Of Mr.. Mckinley's death, but
on account of the absence from Washing
ton of so many of the local clergymen the
project did not materialize. The observance
of the day for that reason Will be In ac-
cordance with the particular wishes of the
individual ministers, and nearly all OF them
have stated that either part or all OF the
sermons tomorrow morning will be devoted
to the topic suggested by the anniversary.
Among the pastors who will conduct
memorial services and deliver special ad-
dresses commemorative Of the late Presi-
dent are the following: Rev. DR.. Frank NJ.
Bristol, Metropolitan NJ. E. Church; Rev.
DR.. Donald C. Mcleod, First Presbyterian,
assisted by DR.. Hutchison of the West
minister Presbyterian Church; Rev Or.
Herbert Scott Smith, St. Margaret's Epis-
copal Church; Rev. DR.. John NJ. Shick,
Grace Reformed Church; Rev. DIR. ]. j.
Muir, Temple Baptist Church; Rev. For
rest j. Prettyman, Mt. Vernon Place NJ Il.
Church South; Rev. DR.. G. N. Luccock, Met
ropolitan Presbyterian; Rev. John Van
Schaick jr, Church of Our Father, Uni
versalist: Rev. F. w. Moot. st. Paul S
English Lutheran: Rev. Joseph Edmund
Smith, Grace NJ. E. Church; Rev. d. H.
Martin, Brightwood Park NJ. E. Church.
At ST. Thomas's Episcopal Church, Rev.
Dr. ]. A. Aspinwall, pastor, a memorial
service will be held, and the sermon Will
be delivered by Rev. Carl s. Smith. Rev.
George E. Maydwell, pastor Of Waugh NJ.
e. Church, has also arranged for spe-
cial observance of the day, and Dr. L. NJ.
kuhns will preach the memorial sermon.
The missionary convention Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church of the United States,
which will be held in Cleveland, Ohio, Oc-
tober 21 to "a, is expected to be one of the
most important meetings ever held by that
denomination. 1t will bring together the
friends of the cause of missions from all
sections of the church, returned mission
aries from all the Methodist mission fields
and many of the most influential preachers
and laymen In the country. The member
ship will include all the bishops, presiding
elders, officers of the missionary society
and many others who have studied the in.
terests of the church, and are in deep sym
pathy with the cause.
1t is thought the effects of this conven-
tion will be far reaching and of perma
nent value as the themes to be discussed
and the speakers that may be selected, 1t is
holt Il o,,,l |,
tention Of the denomination. The conven-
tion will have the presence of those bishops
Of the church who have been overlooking
the work of the church in the foreign field.
Bishop Vincent, who is now stationed in
Lucerne, Switzerland, is expected to be at
the convention to tell of the work of Meth
odlsm in Switzerland, Norway, Denmark
and Germany. Bishop Moore will be there
to tell Of his experiences in China, Japan
and Corea, and Bishop Hartzell will speak
of the work carried on in Africa.
Washington Methodism will be represent
ed at the convention by two ministers, sew
eral laymen and a delega ton from the Dis
trict Epworth League.
An appeal has gone out widely among the
churches and Sunday schools of the land
for the observance Of the second Sunday
in September a day of prayer for pub
lie and private schools. The movement was
begun by the National Reform Associa ton,
and the suggestion has been indorsed by
the executive committee Of the Alliance OF
Reformed Churches, by the Presbyterian
general assembly (North), the general syn
cd of the Reformed Church (German) and
other ecclesiastical bodies. The proposal
has also been seconded by several prom
inent men in many churches, among whom
are Mr.. John r. Mott of the Students
Christian Federation, the Rev. NJ. Rhodes
ID, Of the Lutheran Church. Bishop Foss
of the Methodist. Episcopal Church. DIR.
Henry c. Minton, moderator last year of
the Presbyterian general assembly (North)
and DIR. Francis L. Patton. late president
of Princeton University.
Among the reasons assigned for this an
peal is the magnitude of the moral and
spiritual interests involved in the vast work
of education. More than sixteen millions of
pupils, or one-tifth Of the whole nation, are
In the schools, and nearly four hundred
thousand teachers are employed in the
work Of instruction. This work is regarded
as moldng the character and determining
the destiny of the nation. The day of
prayer for colleges has been observed for
many years and, 1t Is considered with
marked results for good, but there are al
most one hundred times as many pupils in
the entire schools of the land as there are
students in all the colleges, universities and
technical and professional schools Of the
country combined
1t is thought that the general observance
Of such day of prayer will deepen public
interest in the whole work of education
will eXalt and dignity the vocation of the
teacher, will deepen in the mind of both
teachers and pupils their sense of the i'm
portance Of their work and will also be
great help to the spiritual life Of the bows
and girls for preparing for the larger duties
Of life.
The dedication Of the new Temple Ban
tist Church, at the corner of 10th and n
streets northwest, is planned to take place
the last Sunday in September. 1t is thought
the pipe organ which has been con-
structed for the new edif1ce will be in posi-
hy that time and that al
will have been completed for the formal
dedicatory service. The congregation has
been worshiping in the structure for nearly
two months past but the formal opening
has been deferred until the building and its
accessories Of worship were all finished
Rev. John c. Bowers of ST. Marks Lu-
theran Church last Sunday morning
preached his sixth anniversary sermon to
the congregation of that church. Rev. Mr..
Bowers is regarded as a very popular
preacher by the members of that congre-
cation, and he begins the seventh year of
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