Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-09
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me Washington congregation, and every
| sign presages harmonious and fruitful
ministry.
The annual reception in honor Of Cardinal
Gibbons will be held tomorrow at st. Pat
rick's Church. The cardinal viii preside at
me mass IN Capa Magma. The procession
VIII leave the rectory at Ave minutes to il
o'clock; The sermon will be preached by
Rev. DR.. Stafford. Ri. Rev Mgr. D. j.
OConneu, rector Of the Catholic Univer-
Father stickney and Rev Father McGui-
gan, subdeacons. Rev George Dougherty
ana MI. William Shreve will be masters OF
ceremonies The choir will be assisted by
Gumprecht's second mass At the graduate
II Will sing the Prayer for the Republic
and at the communion the Prayer for the
Pope After the mass 20 Holy Night
VIII De sung. Immediately after the conc,u-
sion of the ceremonies a public reception
will be held in the rectory in honor of the
cardinal, after which DR.. Stafford will en-
terrain him. the clergy and some distin-
gulshed laymen at luncheon.
The building improvements on this church
were begun this week, commencing with the
demolition of Carroll Hall. and in a week
or two the old buildings will have d.sap-
peared During the erection of the new
buildings the Sunday school and societies
will meet in the Rifles Armory. by courte sy
of that orgenizat ton. The girls school will
be held in Carroll Institute 10th street and
will probably he removed to the institute
during the coming week. The Duncanson
residence, 923 G street, will be used as a
temporary rectory. The choir rehearsals
will be held for the present in the rectory.
Some idea of the extent of Christian
benevolence during the past year can be
gotten from the following statement Of
| receipts by contributions of a number Of
established missionary organizations
throughout the world:
Church Missionary Society, England,
foreign 81 ,7o5515; Methodist Society.
31S; Propagation of the Faith. Roman
Catholic, foreign, S1,3l960S; Presbyterian
Home Board, United States, $1,29S, 321 !:
Presbyterian Foreign Board, United States,
$1,o4e,s4o; London Missionary Society, Con-
gregational, foreign, S99S,911; Protestant
Episcopal Board, home and foreign, United
States, $S64,764; Propagation of the Gospel
eran Societies, foreign. sT45,s90; American
Board Congregational, foreign, $40, III;
American Baptist Missionary Union, for
eign, S722, 49, Wesleyan Missionary So
ciety. England, foreign, s691 AIS; Congrega-
tional Home Association, United States,
s6l53O0; American Lutheran Societies,
home, $642, $50: American Baptist Home
| Mission Society, s46O,669; United Free
$441, S11; Baptist Missionary Society, Eng
land, foreign, s430,O45; Methodist Church
South, United States, foreign. 1888, 72s;
Zenana Society, England and Canada, for
eign, $3.50, 1855; China Inland Mission. Eng
land and Canada, s257,232: Disciples of
Christ, United States, home, $244, 1867;
Southern Baptist Convention, United
States, foreign, s2ls,512; Baptist Publica-
ton Society, United States home $211 ,064;
Disciples of Christ, United States, foreign
$4,000; United Presbyterian Board United
States, foreign, $4,000; Presbyterian
Church. South, United States, foreign,
sl67. 900; Presbyterian Church South, Unit
ed States, home, $15S, 1876; Universities
Mission to Central Africa, England, $751;
$50; Church Of Scotland, Presbyterian,
foreign, $149,S15 Adventists, United States,
foreign, slH,ooo; Presbyterian Church,
and Medical Missions, England, foreign,
$3.50, O65; Regions Beyond Missionary
Union, England, foreign, $125,OOO; Friends
Foreign Missions Association, England,
Sl22, 900; Moravian Missions, England and
American, foreign, $10sO26; Southern Bap-
fist Convention, United States, home,
$10O,45