Evening star., 1903-10-24
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Between 10000 and $4,000 persons are ex-
pected to he present tomorrow afternoon at
the Pan-American missionary service. to be
held in the Cathedral Close. Mount et. AL
ban. diocese of Washing ton. located on Ten
leytown road. The service Will oegln a' .
O'Clock and will be led by the bishop OIL
Washington President and Mrs. Roosevelt
will he present and the President Will oe-
liver an address number of the LADIES D..
the cabinet will accompany Mrs hoose-
welt.
In case the weather is inclement the serF-
Ices Will be held at the same hour anu Will
the same program in Convention Hal' CUT
ner of 9TH street and New 1ork avenue
northwest Notices of the change. II Is
made. will be placed upon the 'front.' VI .iie
street cars before noon tomorrow, SO liat
persons desirous of attending may not mdke
a mistake in the place. Special cars VIII
lie run on all lines leading to TenleytoWh
road, and line of herdics Will De estapiisI, 81.
ed between the cathedral grounds and the
Chevy Chase car line at the circle, 10 reheFe
the congestion. ~
Complete programs of the service nave
been issued. They contain also the hymns
and anthems that are to be sung. Pfo
cessional hymn will open the services. Ai'eI
exercises of song and PRAYER Presiuen.
Roosevelt will be introduced to the vast
audience and will deliver an appropriate iiu-
dress The Presidents address will be fol-
lowed by another hymn. after which Will
come the collects and the benedictlon' 1oi-
lowed by receSsional hymns
Members of the Pan-American conference
of bishops of the Episcopalian Church.
which has been in session in this city. are
expected TO attend In large numbers Ihey
will assist Bishop Satterlee in conducting
the service.
The dedication of the new edifice erected
by the congregation of St AIMS Cathoiic
,IAx-t WI
morrow. Rev Father Joseph G. MaliOn.
the pastor, arranged the details of the pro-
gram OF exercises attending the dedlcatory
service They will take place as announced
In The Star two weeks ago. The new church
is handsome structure
Wesley Chapel Methodist Episcopal
Church has arranged to celebrate the sew
enty-iifth anniversary of its founding dur
fng the week beginning Sunday. October 70.
The pastor and congregation are sending
cut invitations to q large number or theh
friends to join with them on the occasion.
The American Church Missionary Society
will give luncheon to delegates to inc
1lissionary council of the Protestant Epis-
lopal Church. to meet here next week
The luncheon will be given October y at l
o'clock i'll the afternoon at the EbDltt
House Mr. William Jay Scheffelin Of New
York the new president of the society.
will preside, and the speakers will include
Bishop MackaySmnih OF Pennsylvania,
Bishop MacVickar of Rhode Island. Bishop
peterkin of West Virginia, Bishop van
Buren of Porto Rico and the Rev. DR.. j. w.
Morris one of the senior missionaries OF
the society to Brazil Formal invitations
will be issued and they will be sent to the
clergy of Washington and Alexandra, and
the professors in the Virginia Seminary AT
Alexandria The visiting bishops from
Canada will also be invited. The Ameri.
can Church Missionary Society Is one OF
the two general missionary organizations OF
the Episcopal Church, and apart from
some domestic missions 1t represents the
whole Episcopal Church in the United
States in the work in Brazil and Cuba.
The Mems Society of the Fourth Presby-
terian Church held Its first meeting of the
rall Monday evening. October 10. 1903. and
ii proved IL very enjoyable occasion. The
attendance was large and those present
were delighted with the principal feature
of the evening. a review of the book "Quo
Nadis" by Rev. William B. Irwin. pastor
uf the Second Presbyterian Church. Steu-
benvile Ohio All of the characters OF
the story were sketched in a wonderful
manner and with great clearness, and the
book as a whole commended, some two or
three chapters only being likened to "a
bog in the midst of a beautiful landscape
DIR. Irwin is prominent candidate Tor the
pulpit of the Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church of this city. Mr.. Walter A. Birch
rendered two vocal solos and refreshments
were served. The society will hold ITS
meetings the second Monday of each month
during the season and up to June next.
\ meeting Of the Women's Foreign Mis-
sionery Society of the presbytery of Wash
irgtou was held last Tuesday morning in
the North Presbyterian Church. with Mrs
J. y. Culbertson presiding officer. Dr.
Charles +. Ramsdell led the devotional
meeting and welcomed the society to the
church The several officers presented re-
ports of the work along their respective
lines Mrs. Gerhart- Wilson and Mrs. SEQ
VILE. the president of the Little Light
Bearers Union, bore testimony to the
value of this work. not only to the little
ones but also to the mothers. Mrs Isaac
Pearson brought the work of missionary
class straightforward the two books-Via
Christi and Lux Christi-down to the pres
ent year book lex Christus which pre-
sents China to the study classes
A class of eleven young girls In recita-
tion and song showed the crying need of
carrying the Christ-love to China. Rev
Chas. Il. Brodt of Urchita. Kansas, ad-
dressed the ladies briefly, and next We'd
nesiay at the presbyterial prayer meeting
In the New York Avenue Church. will use
the last half hour from II 80 to II In ad
dressing the women on missionary meth
odS.
The Young Peoples Union of the Peo-
pies Church held Its last meeting at the
home of Miss Annie =. Goebel. No. 1888
Prospect avenue northwest. This being an
absent friends meeting letters from
former members now married and living
in other cities were read by the hostess
It union letter.
The society was entertained by harmoni-
music by Miss Elsie Lghtbown. and by
reCitations by hiss Katie Young. After re-
freshments lad been served the club adj
1uurned to meet Saturday, October 81,
with Mrs. William Osborn. at 1903 Sd street
northwest, where a Halloween party will
br Held
Those present were: DR.. and Mrs. Alex
aHder Kent. Mr.. and Mrs. William Osborn,
Mr.. and Mrs. William S. Heath, Mrs. Fran
els Ipperman. Mrs. Elizabeth Goebel. Mrs
Kate Potter. Misses Fayo Kent Stella E.
Wilson Annie and Agnes Goebel. Katie
Iioyle Katie Young. Katie Potter. Ruby
Potter, Marie Siemers Marie Wahlgren
Richie Mclean, Elsie Lightbown. Eliza
1igFtbown, Pearle Smith. Gertrude F. Met
calf. Messrs. George II. s. ibey. Russell,
Arthur and Roland Abuott. Albert Willis
i. Upperman, William d. Mackenzie, Geo
A. Warren and Francis Goebel
The ladies of the Assembly Church held
a reception last evening at the church in
honor of the pastor, DR.. Geo. F. Wilson
and Mrs. Wilson. A large number of the
congregation and their friends were pres
eut. The rooms were beautifully decorated
with flowers and vi ;. with music con-
NerSation and refreshments