Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-11

participants in the controversy over the re-
tention of Rev. DR.. Thomas Chalmers Eas-
ton pastor. short time since, met At
La Fetras Hotel Thursday evening and in
body handed over their letters to Rev. DR..
Donald Mcleod. pastor of the First Pres
byterian Church. They will be received
into the First Church, according to the GUS
tom of the Presbyterian denomination. on
the next Sunday the communion is cele-
bratcd This, ii is expected. will be on
June %.
1t is stated that the attendance at the
meeting at La Fetra's was much smaller
t..an expected, on account of the heavy
rainstorm that prevailed. Some fifty per-
sons altogether will. it is said, join the
First Church Mt the time mentioned. 1t is
also understood that a -aumher of the pres
ent members of the Eastern Church who
did not form part of the opposition 10 Dr.
Easton in the recent controversy are con-
tcmplating the transfer of their member
ship to the First Church.
In deciding to go to Rev. DR. Mcleod
church. il is said, the Eastern Church peo-
pie thought they could do more good there
than elsewhere They recognized, they say,
that this church is at present growing rap
idly. but is still in need of greater impulse.
which they hope to aid in giving to 1t IL
is understood the officers and pastor or the
First Church are gratfied at the proposed
Increase of the membership.
The membership of the Sunday school or
the Anacostia Methodist Episcopal Church
= has been steadily increasing until the
church is fourth the numerical list OF
the denomina ton in this city, The total
membership is placed at over 400, with
an average attendance of over 40 each
Sunday An interesting card record nas
been arranged in the Sunday school ROOM
which. in addition to making the dlstinc-
ton between the primary. intermediate
Junior and senior departments. SHOWS "hat
pupils are attending regularly, how they
advance in their work and what classes are
doing the banner work This card record
of tracing the work of the school, with an
accompanying diagram of the ATTENDANCE
is stated to be unique in the history of the
churches of the city.
A Methodist Episcopal Church publication
gives interesting sketches of the lives of
the new bishops OF the church. recently
elected at Los Angeles, Cat They are In
part follows:
the Rev Francis Berry, and was born IN
Canada forty-eight years ago. He was
not a rugged child. and his school life was
often interrupted by i'll health. He re-
ceived his classical training at Milton Acad-
envy. and began as local preacher at
sixteen. He was received into the De
troit conference on trial at eighteen FOR
several years he was known the hoy
preacher" He was ordained deacon ny
Bishop Ames and elder by Bishop Merrill
Every charge he served was blessed with
gracious revivals. AS a small boy he
learned the printers trade and in his pas
toral days wrote much for the press. rms
work revealed his journalistic instinct, and
while pastor for the second time at Mt.
Clemens. Mich. he was elected as the asso-
ciate of Rev. DR.. James H. Potts, editor OF
the Michigan Christian Advocate. When
the new organ of the Epworth League was
launched in 1890 DR. Berry was elected by
the book committee. because of his enthu-
siasm and journalistic training, to take
charge of the new enterprise.
Bishop Henry Spellmeyer was born fifty
six years ago, and is of German extraction
on his fathers side and Scotch on his
mothers his father having lived to the
good age of eighty-one and his mother to
that of seventy-seven. He Is in robust
health himself. He has wife who Is in
every way worthy of him. He was grad.
uated from tho University of New YORK at
eighteen and received his degree of master
of arts in 1863. He studied in Union Iheo-
logical Seminary of New York city. The
Syracuse University conferred the degree OF
doctor of divinity. He has been pastor OF
churches In the city of Newark, N. j., or
contiguous thereto for thirty consecu-
tive years. He was a member OF tne gen
eral conference of 1896, at which time he
was elected a member of the book commit
Tee and during the quadrennium was elect
ed by the book committee chairman OF the
committee on entertainment or the genera
conference The general conference OF l9oo
of which he was a member. reelected him a
member of the book committee, and Two
wears ago he was again elected chairfna
of the committee on entertainment o. .his
GENERAL conference He voted for
nnmber of times for bishop during the gen.
eral conference in Chicago.
Rishop William Fraser McDoweii was
horr ar NiIlersburg, Ohio, on February A.
IS5s His parents were Mr.. David A NC
DoweIl who Is also a member OF this gen
eral conference. and Mrs. fepecca , rlasoi
Mcdowell. His youth was spent In ms ma
tive town and his education began In It's
public schools. He entered ONO WesieSah
University and was graduated In 1855. IN
1859 he entered north Ohio conference ana
was stationed at Lodi He served as pastor
at Oberlin and Tiffin. In the latter pas
torate he was selected for the important
position OF chancellor of the University or
Denver He began his educational work
in Denver in 1890 when the outlook was
most promising for the financial and COM
merciaI development of the Rocky Noun
Bishop James w. Bashford was born
May % 1919. He was converted In child
hood, after {. long conviction OF sin: In
1873 under an address by the late ID. L.
Moody he gave himself to God in complete
conservation and yielded to the call OF the
spirit to enter the ministry. lie imneoiate
Iy began a course of preparation Tor ms
life work in the University of Wisconsin,
from which he graduated in 1873
Bishop Thomas Il. Nicely. ID. d., LII. u,
of Philadelphia conference, was born In
Philadelphia. Pa, and has Methodist
Episcopal ancestry back for five gem
erations He entered his present confer
ence MS soon aus ne was ready for the min
istry. and remained there until four years
ago when he was elected secretary of the
Sunday School Union Tract Siciety.
Bishop Luther b. Wilson of the Balu-
more conference was born in Baltimore,
Md I'm 1876 a sketch of his life has been
given before in The Star.
Bishop William Burt was born at Pad
stow, Cornwall. England, October %. 49,
At sixteen he came to America and settled
at Warren Mass, muchinist. BY his
industry he was able in one year and a
half TO send for his mother, two brothers
and sister to come to America. After a few
years in establishing his family in their
home he entered Wilberaham Academy,
from which he was graduated in 1919. In
the fall of that year he entered Wesleyan
University. Middletown. Conn. and grad
uated in 1879. He completed his course IN
Drew Seminary in 1881 and united with
New York east conference. He, with his
young wife whom he had met at Wilbera-
ham. was appointed as pastor of st. Paul
Church In Brooklyn He was appointed
pastor Of De Kalb Avenue Church. Brook
lyn where he enjoyed a successful pastor
ate at the close of which he was invited to
be pastor of five leading churches He was
appointed in 1856 presiding elder of the
north district of the Italy conference, ana
located at Milan. Later he removed to
Florence In order that he might develop
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