Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-28
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| pastor gave a comment on the same, en-
phasizing the religious teachings in such a
| manner to make deep impression. The
| views were at various points interpreted
sung by the audience. The purpose of
| this service is to bring the Sunday school
| work more prominently before the families
of the church and secure increased coop
| Grafton of the same.
] The fourth quartey conference of Union
| Methodist Episcopal Church held last
| Wednesday evening. by a unanimous vote
passed resolutions commencing the work
| of the pastor, Rev. Page Milburn, and re-
| quested the bishop presiding at the ap-
preaching session of the annual conference
to return him to the charge for the fourth
year Similar commendatory resolutions
were passed by the same vote asking for
| the return of the presiding elder, Rev. H. r.
Naylor, to the Washington district.
The report of the pastor, trustees, stew
ards, Sunday school superintendent, etc,
| showed the church to be in a prosperous
| state.' The nomination of Mr.. E. S. Wes-
| colt to the office of Sunday school super
| intendent was confirmed
| Local Methodist ministers have COM
] pleted their reports for the past year and
| the final prepare tons for the Baltimore an
| nual conference have been made. With the
| exception of the changes previously an
nounced in The Star. it is expected that
| nearly all the local preachers will be reap
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| bishop who will preside at the annual con-
ference.
| The opening of the conference proper will
| take place at o'clock next Wednesday
morning, and the sessions will continue I'M
| til Monday night, April 6. The morning ses-
sions will be devoted exclusively to the
| business of the conference, and the after
| noon and evening meetings will be devoted
to anniversary exercises of the various aux
Hilary organizations of the Methodist
| church. The metropolitan Church. Of this
| city, through its quarterly conference, has
| extended an invitation for the conference of
| 1904 to hold its sessions here.
| The anniversary of the conference Ep-
| worth League will be observed with appro-
| pirate exercises Tuesday evening preced-
| ing the sitting of the conference. A large
| number of Washington leaguers have ar
| ranged to attend the meeting.
The program of the conference provides
! for the anniversary of the Freedmans Aid
| and Southern Education Society Wednes-
| day evening. The anniversary of the Wo-
| mans Home Missionary Society will be OBJ
served Thursday afternoon, when DR..
Frank NJ. Bristol aston of the Metropoli-
! tan Church, this city, will be the principal
| speaker. A reception to the bishop and
| members of the conference will be given
! Thursday night.
| A portion of Friday afternoon will be oc-
| cupied by exercises in commemoration OF
| the anniversary of the Sunday School
Union, and the evening will be devoted to
addresses by prominent missionary work.
ers. The conference love feast has been
arranged for Sunday morning, April 3, when
Bishop Fitzgerald will deliver the sermon.
1t is expected that the appointments Of
pastors to the various churches in the con-
ference will be announced Monday morning,
when the business of. the session will be
concluded The Woman's Foreign Mission
airy Society Will have charge of the exer-
clses Monday afternoon. and the evening
will be devoted to exercises in observance
of the Wesley bicentennial
The Young Peoples Union Of the People,
Church held its last meeting Friday evening
at the home of Mr.. NJ. A. Clancy at 1926
Corcoran street northwest. After the bust
by vocal solos, I'm May Time and Tit for
Tat, by Miss Eta Wilson; a paper on air
ships by George r. Davis; recitations, Mo
riahs min and How He Won Her.
oy MISS Mira F. speer; talk on our new
possessions by A. Upperman; vocal solo,
MY Love Nell,'' by Russell Abbott: har-
monica duets by Misses Lucy and Elsie
L1ghtbown. and vocal solo. "Voices of the
Woods by Miss Eta Wilson
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs Villa m
Osborne. Mr.. and Mrs Geo. R. Davis, Mrs.
hattie e. Abbott Mrs. Frances Upperman,
Misses Lucy B. Kellerhouse. Lucy Light
Down Eta Wilson. Stella Wilson, Faye
Kent, Mira Speer Marie Siemers, Beulah
Parsons. Dr. Alexander Kent. Messrs Rus
sell Abbott. Charles Osborne, Albert willis.
r. Z. Bebb, NJ. A. Clancy, A. Upperman and
11uW w. SOWllug.
The First Association of Spiritualists have
arranged to celebrate the fifty-ffth ami
versary of modern spiritualism with special
exercises tomorrow evening in Masonic
Temple Hall. The program for the occa-
sion Will include the following: Hymn. con-
gregation; invocation, Dr. Fred L. H. VIII
us; song. choir; anniversary address. Miss
dress, Mrs: Mary T. Longley; Soft Flow
ing RIVER. choir; messages Mrs Jennie L.
Edson; hymn, congregations; benediction.
Miss Anita Trueman
series of special evangelistic meetings
mas been arranged for at the III street
Christian Church. in Southwest Wa shine-
Ton, rev Finley B. sapp, pastor, beginning
VIII be held each evening during the next
two weeks. and will be conducted by Rev.
DR.. j. K. P. Dickson Of Richmond, Va.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Christian Womans Board of Missions of
the Ninth Street Christian Church was held
the esSreg .. last ,oai in the parors Of
Mrs Whtcomb, presided. and Mrs. Laura
Morrison acted as secretary and Miss
Cooksey as organist The topic under dis
t Gus Gn,, was Saving the World Through
the Children" and the following ladies'
took part in the discussion: Mrs. Mo
Naught, Mrs: Bowen, Mrs. McCurdy. Mrs.
Martin and Mrs. Bridges.
NAAS' DiAhi1 LdttiuIOT0, state president
gave an address on Influence of Mothers y
Mrs. Whitcomb distributed mite boxes to
the members for the purpose of collecting
money for the memorial in Calcutta to the
late leader of the National Christian Wo-
mans Board Of Missions during twelve
years. Mrs. Adkins read letter from
| Miss Bertha Lohr. missionary at Bilas-
| pur. India.
1t was announced that Miss Elsie Gordon
and DR.. Rosie Oxer, two missionaries of
the Christian Womans Board of Missions.
who were in India during the recent fam.
tne will be in Washington the second
week in April and will be given a tea,
at Vermont Avenue Christian Church Fri
day, April 10. from to pm. Miss Cor
don will give an address at Whitney Ave
nue. Christian Church and Dr. Rosie Oyer
at Vermont Avenue Christian Church
Thursday evening, April 0. Both ladies
will address the union meeting to be held
| at Ninth Street Christian Church SUNDAY
afternoon at $50 o'clock. After the meet
ing lunch was served by the ladies' of the
Mission and Ladies Aid of the church.
| The annual meeting of the New York
| Avenue Presbyterian Church. which was
interrupted by the death of Mr. Noble D.
| Larner, was completed last Tuesday even
| ing. The attendance was large and the
meeting interesting and in every way har-
| monious. All the societies reported in
| crease in numbers and In contributions
/ AAtN 49, 3d.