Evening star., 1904-01-02
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] The union revival services of the Metho-
| dist Episcopal churches Of Washington,
| which. it was stated in The Star some time
| ago, would be held at the beginning Of the
| new year. will open with a mass meeting in
| the Metropolitan Church, corner of AZ and
| c streets northwest, tomorrow afternoon
, at 8 o'clock The main meetings will be
conducted by Rev. C. M. Boswell of Phila-
| deiphia in Wesley NJ E. Chapel. corner of
| 9Th and F streets northwest, from tomor-
row until Friday and in Hamline NJ E.
| Church. corner 9th and P streets north
| west from Sunday to Friday, January 10
| Is, all these services to begin at 7:3O o'clock
| in the evening. except the one next Tues
| day in Wesley Chapel which will last all
| day. There will be special music by cho-
rus choir for all of the revival meetings.
| The Western Presbyterian Church has ar
ranged a series of evangelstic meetings TO
| begin tomorrow and continue until Sunday,
| the 18th. DR.. ]. P. f. kumler will open the
| series. Rev. r. NJ. Labarre of Doylestown.
! Pa, will conduct the meetings during the
| second week. The Christian Endeavor
| chorus choir will lead the singing.
distinctly novel idea in church calen-
| dars is that Of the Rev. DR.. William Du-
rant. pastor of the Presbyterian Church of
I Saratoga Springs. N. Y. DR.. Durant prints
| the necessary notices of the church appoint
ments on the first and second pages of his
little four-page leaflet, and uses the third
and fourth pages for a short tract The
plan is that this should be detached II de-
sired and kept for reading or used in any
way appropriate for tract. The result of
/ the plan has been that scarcely single
| copy of the calendars is left In the pews
| Sunday.
The Sunday school of the Metropolitan
Baptist Church, corner Of 9th and A streets
| northeast. held it's annual Christmas enter
l Wednesday n
| ings of this week. One evening the younger
members and the other the older members
! of the school had charge of the exercises.
| instead OF receiving gifts the school de-
| cided to be the donors and selected the
! Baptist Home in this city as the recipient.
| night in Congress Heights at the Christmas
entertainment of the Sunday school of the
! Methodist church of the suburb. The little
edifice on Nichols avenue was handsomely
| decorated, and two prettily trimmed Christ
| mas trees added TO the effect. Mr.. George
! w. Fowler, the superintendent of the
school, directed the program Santa Claus
| visited the school and distributed presents
to the teachers and pupils. The pastor and
the superintendent of the school were re-
membered with special gifts.
The sunda, school of the Garden Memo
rial PresbytFian Church, Minnesota av-
enue, Anacostia, held it's Christmas enter
tainment Wednesday night. cantata, en-
I
| sented. Mr.. c. o. Bohrer impersonated
| Santa Claus and presented each teacher
| and each Sunday school member with a
| gift. Rev. T. Boyd Gay. the pastor, was
| the recipient of a practical present in the
| form of a fine stove. Mr.. Alexander B.
| Garden superintendent of the Sunday
| school, directed the entertainment and had
| the decorations in charge.
| The Sunday school rooms of Epworth NJ.
e. Church South were thronged with the
| friends and members of the Sunday school
Tuesday evening, when a cantata, entitled
| Santa Claus Charm, was given by the
| younger members of the school. Those TAX
| ing principal parts were as follows: M ggie
Tommy, a newsooy, Willie Bursey; Sarah
and Molie, two "old maids Marjorie He'll
| and Ellamay b. Blakenore; funny old man.
Alex. Potter; fairy, Mae Roper; Faith
| Hope and Charity, Grace Roper, Annie
| Poole Blakemore and Mae Gulford; nurse,
Mable Boteler; fcur little tots ready for
bed Frances Callahan, Dorothy Callahan
! Marian Hummer Grace Roper; superinten-
dent, Mr.. S. S. Gather; M ,ude, Eula Tur-
ner: Mary. Helen Suess. Madge, Edith
| Boyer; Frank, Dan Roper; Santa Claus, Mr.
| A. w. He'll.
Those who took part were in costume
| There were number of choruses. two
! drills and the distribution of candy by "Old
Santa" At the close of the cantata Mr.
| D. c. Roper, on behalf of the members of
the church, presented the pastor, Rev. u.
| l.. Blakemore, with purse of $50. The
| committee in charge was composed of Mrs.
| s. E. Moore. Mrs. II. F. Meetze and Mrs
F. w. Tucker.
| The annual Christmas exercises of the
Ninth Street Christian Sunday School We're
| given Tuesday evening. The school assem-
bled in the Sunday school room al and
at 73O o'clock was marched by classes to
the auditorium of the church and seated
| by the ushers.
| The superintendent. Mr.. ]. E. Nichol call
4 fincr To nv1l 1ylfly at
| O'Clock. The entire school. under the lead
ership of F. Carpenter sang two very ap-
/ propriate songs. which were followed by
| prayer by Evangelist w. ]. Wright. The
program consisted mainly of a visit of the
| school to the north pole-Santa Claus
home-and the church had been elegantly
| decorated under the management of Mrs.
! Zura Reeves to completely represent the
| arctic regions The decorations We're pro-
nounced by many the best they had ever
seen.
| Santa Claus made his appearance before
| the exercises We're over. He was accom-
panied by his fairies, sprtes. etc. Cora
! Crews sang song of welcome. The
| Christ Child" was a beautiful recitation,
| rendered by five scholars from the second
| primary department.; piano duet. by MISS
Olive Cooksy and Margarite Allen; reclta-
ton by Leila Wilson; piano solo, by Mar
garite Allen; recitation. by Ida May Parks;
| recitation, Coming of Christmas. by Elsie
| Swank; a song by the first. also one by the
second primary.
Mr. j. A. Scott, formerly superintendent,
made appropriate remarks in presenting
beautiful gold medal, properly engraved, to
Miss Marie Toepper for having been pres
ent every Sunday for eight consecutive
| wears Miss Laura Goss. Mr. VIM. McCurdy
and Miss Lucy Holmes have received gold
1 medals in former years for similar at
tendance Miss Lucy Holmes has been pres
| ent every Sunday for eleven consecutive
/ years.
| Santa Claus then presented about forty
| members of the school with suitable re-
| wards for perfect attendance during the
] wear and a box of candy was given to each
| member of the school.
Many of the members of the school, upon
the request of the superintendent, brought
gifts and money for the poor.
| The galleries were completely hlled by
parents and friends. and many had to stand
/ to witness the exercises.
| New Year eve was appropriately observed
| at Faith Presby Chapel. on M street
| southwest The Christian Endeavor So
ciety held a brief business meeting, at
which the following officers were elected:
Pre- sident Mrs. Edward Warren; vice presi-
| dent T. H. Morgan; secretary, c. w. 'Hafie;
treasurer, Mrs. Regina Vermillton; organ
ist Miss Estelle Foster: news editor, Rev.
Edward Warren; prayer meeting commit
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