Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-19
IN THE CHURCHES.

The work has begun in earnest on the
new group of buildings the southeast
corner of 10th and G streets northwest, to
be known as St. PatrckS parochitl build
ings which viii include handsome new
rectory a school building for ST. Josephs
School for Boys and ST Vinceuts Girls
Academy, and large and weli-consflcted
hall to take the place of the Old Carroh
Hall. The fronts of the buildings are 10 be
of limestone, practically similar to the ma
terial of which St. Patricks Church Is
built and when the proposed structures are
completed and tower and spire of mason
ny erected upon the church building 1t Is
believed that Washington will have enc of
the handsomest groups of church structures
in this section of the country.
At present DR.. Stafford, the rector of
the church. and his assistants, together
with the other occupants of the rectory,
are temporarily occupying quarters in the
Re sidence at 923 street northwest. St
Nincent's Academy. which first occupied
the building, since torn down TO make way
for Woodward Il LothropS store extern
sion. and later moved into the old building
next to the old rectOry on the corner or
9th street is now housed in Carroll Insti-
tute awaiting the completion of its new
home.
1t is expected that next October will
see the school finished, so That the pupils
from both st. JoSeph'S Asylum and st. VIM
cents Academy, which together comprise
St Patricks parochial school, can occupy
these quarters The rectory will probably
be completed soon afterward and the tenn
porary residence of the priests abandoned.
The architects on whose plans the build
ings to be erected are Wood, Dom q
Deming of SOB 18th street northwest. VINO
drew the plans for the improved Providence
Hospital recently dedicated. The builder
is John S Larcombe, who has done great
deal of work for the Catholic University at
Georgetown.
The corner structure will be the rectory
or parochial residence On the first floor
of this building there will he a large dou-
bic parlor for entertaining purposes. while
on the opposite side of the hall he offices
of the parish will be located. Back of the
front hall will be large priests dining
room and behind this the rectorv kitchen.
On the second floor, directly in the cor
ner. there will be a handsome suite of
rooms for the cardinal when he shall be in
this city, and across the hall DR.. Stafford
will have a similar suite. recreation
room for the priests will occupy the portion
of the second floor behind these rooms, and
there will be back porch overlooking q
streets on this floor. The third and top
story will contain apartments for the
sistant pastors.
The front portion of the new school
building will contain the class rooms and
apartments for the sisters who do duty is
teachers. The hall which will be entered
from 9th street through a hallway, will be
at the rear of the building. 1T will be Eng
Nsh-Gothic in style and will have seating
capacity of 500 There will be platform
and dressing rooms to be used when parish
entertainments are given. The hall will
also have a gOod-siZed gallery. The upper
portion of the building above the hall,
which will be on the ground floor, will also
contain rooms for the sisters.
The tower and spire, which are to be
added to the present church building, Will
make the only masonry structure of its
in, aShivsytOD will be fiftY feet
higher than the top of Woodward & 10TH
rop's department store across the street.
The architects have also arranged for
the correcting of the architectural detail
Of the church. which is considered to be
. somewhat crude it now stands.
The Baltimore Methodist the authorized
publication of the Baltimore conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, in antici-
patton of the approaching conference, has
issued the following advice to the pastoral
committees. whose duty ii is to select and
appoint pastors to the churches in the dis
trict for the next term of service:
The demand for high order of pastoral
work. and great deal of it, is especially
imperative. We need, deeply need men of
intelligence. culture. gifted speech and de-
vout piety in the pulpits but We must have
pastors-the word pastors underscored
and written in italics and capitals at that.
Pastors, not simply genial callers but pas
tors not men who visit professionally. most
anxious of all to report a great number of
calls made, but pastors pastors, men who,
whether in country, village or city. go TO the
homes, haunts and business places of the
people as constantly and faithfully as the
mechanic goes to his shop or the merchant
to his store-go with fervent zeal for souls,
not zeal without knowledge, but zeal; for
souls must be hand picked in these days If
they are gathered at all. The superbest
men in the conferences are pastors The
men of ability in other conferences whom
the churches do not want and who are hard
utl Ft,a hon tf,arr xrisa
splendidly equipped, are poor pastors
Lenten luncheons were given by the La
dies Aid Society of the First Congrega-
tional Church. corner of 10th and G streets
northwest. Wednesday and Thursday of this
week. from noon until 1870 O'Clock. The
friends of the society and many members
of the congregation patronized the lunch
cons. which were served in the church par
Tors. and We're for the purpose of raising
money as Lenten offering for Christian
work. AS many as $50 persons were served
the first day and over 800 the second.
The fourth quarterly conference of Ed
brooke M E. Church, Tenleytown has
unanimously requested the return of Rev.
Ed III. Smith as pastor for another year,
and of Rev. Henry r. Naylor. ID. D.. as
presiding elder of the Washington district
The Sunday school board of this church
elected officers for the ensuing year We'd
nesday evening as follows: Miss Florence
Thompson. superintendent; Mr.. George f.
Patterson. assistant: Mr.. III. Cam Riley,
treasurer; H. Walther. secretary; Harry
Freer and Robin Bell. librarians; Miss II
T.. Riley and Miss Burrows. organists. The
Following persons were elected as officers
OF the missionary society: President Mr.
Frank t. Israel. vice president, Mr. g. f.
Patterson, treasurer. Mr.. Il. j. Giles.
\ retreat will begin next Wednesday aft
ernoon at st. Matthews Church, Rhode Is
land avenue. and will last three days The
sermons. which will be given by Rev Father
Piehon. S.-J., OF the Paris province but now
stationed In Montreal. will be in French
The exercises each day will be 10 am and
4::D pm
\ confirmation service at ST. Thomas
Episcopal Church on 18th street near Duponl
Circle, to be conducted by the bishop Of