Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15

warden: Virgil T. Wolford, junior deacon:
Herman D. Billmyer and w. A. Wilson,
stewards; j. 3. Pitzer, tyler, and Past MAS
4 ter Charles w. Donnelly, marshal. Inc
Cumberland Glee Club sang the hymns 1T
/ is the Lords Day and 20, Paradise" Rev.
Charles H. Cannon offered the prayer. The
! benediction was by Rev. William A. Melvin.
Rev. J. c. Jeter, superintendent of the build
| ing, formally received the working tools
| from Worshipful Master Young. The ad-
dress was by Prof. John I. White, county
| examiner of schools and a member of Chr
| Lodge. The church will be of brick and
| stone and will cost $4,000. 1t will be built
| on George street. in the heart of the city.
Rev. j. G. Jeter, the active young pas
| tor of the church, has been assisting the
| stone masons and bricklayers. and has ac-
CURED the sobrfquet of working parson.
| old house which stood on the site, in dig
ging the foundation. in laying out the work
| for the bricklayers and carpenters and
with hammer and saw he is working daily
| with them. Rev. DIR. Jeter is native of
Virginia. On leaving the training school
| in New York he was sent to the Belmont
Church, Roanoke Va, later going to Frost
| burg, Md, thence to- Cumberland. The
Methodist Episcopal Church South is grow
! ing rapidly in Cumberland. A few years
| ago they did not have church here, but
| now with the one building they have three.
! besides another at Ridgely, w. Va, just
across the river from Cumberland, supplied
from Cumberland.
About 1900 persons attended the union
| revival services held at the Cadet Armory,
fOS 0 street northwest, last Sunday. Con-
siderable interest has been aroused among
the colored churchmen of the city in these
meetings Another will be held tomorrow
at IL am. and one at s pm. Evangelist
Drew will speak at the evening meeting.
The following is a list of subjects upon
which Rev. DR.. Weston Bruner pastor of
the Fifth Baptist Church, E street near 1th
southwest will preach during the next few
weeks.
IL am. October 16. 1.-The Savourhood of
Jesus" October %. 1.-The Friendhood of the
Holy Spirit October 80, THE Brotherhood
of Man." November &, 1.-THE Conquest of
Worlds
s pm. October 16, THE Young Man at
School, or the Young Man and His Teach
er; October %, 1.-The Young Man in the
City, or the Young Man and His Friends;
October 80, ''The Young Man Who is Down,
or the Young Man and His Enemies; No
vember 6, 1.-The Young Man in Love- or the
Young Man and Destiny
The annual rally of the Young Peoples
Baptist Unions of the District of Column
bia was held in the auditorium of the
Metropolitan Baptist Church, corner 9th
and A streets northeast, last evening.
Some time before the announced hour of
starting arrived the congregation of the
Metropolitan Church and visiting delega-
tons from most of the Baptist churches
of the city had filled the church from
doors to altar so that it was with great
difficulty that all were accommodated.
Rev. r. r. West, pastor of the First
Baptist Church, presided The Scripture
was read by Rev. d. Long of the Temple
Church. Mrs. Miller of the Metropolitan
Church sang a solo. after which prayer
was offered by Rev. w. M. Nevins of
Grace Baptist Church. Addresses were
made by Rev. j. Compton Ball of the Met
ropolitan Baptist Church and Rev. DR..
Weston Bruner of the Fifth Baptist
Church.