Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-25
IN THE CHURCHES

| In the Catholic churches OF the city the
( past week there has been witnessed a series
| OF the most impressive ceremonies in COM
| memoration OF the death of Pope Leo
XIII. According to the order issued by the
| administrator of the archdiocese of Balti
| more, the public observance of the sad
| event in the Catholic world must be held
| on or before Monday, July y, and the
| churches which have not yet held serv
! Ices in memory Of the late pope will do so
| Monday The services attendant upon the
| commemoration of the death of the pope
| already have been characterized by great
soemnity, and the pontifical requiem mass.
| which has not been celebrated here since
the death of Plus TX. has been sung by
| noted prelates of the Catholic Church, while
| glowing tributes to the life and character of
| Pope Leo have been pronounced from many
| pulpits of the Catholic faith. Thousands
of adherents Of the Roman Church in this
| city have gathered in the various houses
! OF worship to pay silent tribute to the late
| head of the denomination, whose reign ex-
| tended over a period OF more than quar-
ter OF century.
In striking contrast to the services Of the
| past week will be recalled the ceremonial
| held In this city incident to the celebration
| of the silver anniversary of Pope Leos
| reign short time ago. The former event
| was an occasion for great rejoicing, and
while the ceremonies partOok Of spirit of
| religious reverence, yet they were eXultant
| in character and were expressive of the
| great joy of the people who acknowledged
| spiritual allegiance to the pope. In the
| services of the last few days there has been
| expressed the sorrow Of the people who
| have been bereft of their spiritual head.
| the director Of their spiritual life ana the
arbiter of their religious differences. A
spirit of mourning has pervaded all the
ceremonies. both in the settings for the OBJ
SarvanCe and in the form of observance IL
| self. The churches have been decorated IN
| sOmber hues and the affairs have been
| draDed in suggestive black.
Masses for the repoSe of the soul OF the
| pope will be said for month following the
| date of his death. and the period Will be
| one of unusual solemnity in the Catholic
churches.
The annual meeting Of the executive COM
mittee of the International Sunday School
Association has been arranged to be held
! at Winona Lake. Ind, August 10 H. IN,
| elusive. and 1t Is expected that there Will
| be the largest attendance at the annual
| meeting ever noted in the history or the
association. 1t is stated that since the
great Denver Sunday school convention the
enthusiasm and interest In the work has
grown to great extent. Leaders In the
| Sunday school work are expected to attend
| the convention from the provinces In the
extreme east and north of the continent
and from the states in the west and the
| south, and the unpaid committeeman and
the paid field workers will sit together In
| conference and counsel at Winona for five
days.
| Among those invited the executive
| committee, the vice president. the secre-
| taries the field workers. the lesson COM
| mittee lesson editors writer's and publish
! ers: state. provincial and territorial execu-
| tive committees: officers of denomina tional
| organizations, editors Of the religious press,
| educators, pastors superintedents ana lay
| men.
| The present nIan ia to devote the morn
| ings to general conferences with the eXecu-
| tive committee. The Thursday morning Ses-
| sion August g. will be devotional and given
| to surveying the field and its needs as the
| secretaries present them one morning will
| be devoted to the field workers: another to
| the lesson committee and lesson editors; yet
| another to lesson publishers and editors OF
| religious papers.
| Among topics to be considered
| How. if 1t Is best. to establish field
| workers trust?" What plan of Organiza-
ton will secure active annual member
| ship of IOO,UO?" "How can the theological
| seminary best aid the Sunday school move
| ment?" How to incorporate the 1nterna-
| tional Sunday School Association so that
| it may receive and hold property?'
The regular meetings of the executive
committee will be held in the afternoons;
| also departmental and special conferences
| Platform meetings in the evening will be
| features of the annual session.
The regular schedule of the church base
| ball league will close today. but there are
| a number Of postponed games yet to be
| played The athletic movement in the
| churches has been warmly supported this
| year and it is beloved that next season will
| witness n general participation in the pro-
| ject by the churches Of the city. The
probability of instituting tennis basket ball
| and other sports during the remainder Of
| the season has been discussed favorably
among the churches and 1t is thought that
| several tournaments and field meets may
| be held before the fall.
| Nearly all the young people Of the local
| churches who have been in attendance on
| the conventions of their respective societies
| In other cities have returned to Washing
| local societies the plans and projects recon-
| mended al the general meetings.
| A large number Of local pastors have
! left the city on their vacations and clergy
| men from other cities now preaching
| from many pulpits in Washington.
| The Leslie Md, camp meeting held Its
| first service for this season last Wednesday
| evening. The exercises took the form of 4
| platform meeting. The session will con-
| tinue ten days.
| Leslie Grove is the property Of the Ma
| tiCnal Association of Local Preachers of
| lea Among the distinguished preachers
| expected at the meeting are Rev. DR.. c. B.
| Stemen of Fort Wayne. Ind president Of
| the National Association of Local Preach
! ers in America; John r. Wright. d. d.. Of
Washington d. c.. president of the Ma
tional Camp Meeting, and others of the most
| noted local preachers resident in Boston.
| New York, Brooklyn. Philadelphia Balt-
| more, Wilmington. Washington, Chicago
| and other points.