Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-12
IN THE CHURCH Els

At the fourth quarterly conference of
Union Methodist Episcopal Church, held
Wednesday, March 8, a unanimous vote
was given for the return of the pastor,
Rev. S. Reese Murray, d. D. DR.. Henry
r. Naylor was likewise honored in re-
quest to the presiding bishop of the Balti-
more conference to return him as presid-
ing elder Of the. Washington district.
Stewards and trustees were elected for
the year. OF the former, Messrs. A. S.
Taylor. A. M. Gangewer, W. E. Corbin, ].
P. Crawford, E. A. Nelson, ]. I. Hunt. c.
E. Beckett and c. NJ Overacker. OF the
latter, E. S. Wescott, F. c. Linger, J. w.
Daniel, A; s. Taylor, E. Hodge, NJ. Fer
nandeZ, w. L. Stuard.
E. s. Wescott was confirmed as Sunday
school superintendent, and A. S. Taylor
president of the Christian Endeavor So
ciety. Reports from the various depal t.
ments were read, showing the work of
the year.
At an adjourned meeting of Mckendree
Sunday school board, held Thursday even
ing, the new officers for the year begin
ming April were elected, as follows: Su-
perintendent r. V. Belt; assistant super
intendent, s. s. Culbertson; superintendent
primary departments, Mrs. A. o. Latham;
Henry s. Hunter; chorster, Mrs. Mamie
FCwle; librarian, Horace Naylor; Mrs H.
7. Brian was elected as teacher. Sunday,
March 20, is the annual missionary day,
and the exercises of the school will be held
in the evening.
st. Marks Lutheran Church, corner of
18th and c. streets southwest, J. Luther
Frantz pastor, has rented Potomac Hall,
corner of 18th street and Maryland avenue
southwest, and will hold morning and
evening services there hereafter on Sun
days This arrangement will hold until
I ha has either rpnairpd the
old church building recently destroyed by
fire or built new one. Several months
will probably pass in any event before
change will be made in the quarters. A
meeting of the building committee was
held last evening for the purpose OF con-
sidering matters in connection with the
providing Of a church structure.
The Metropolitan A. M. E. Zion Sunday
school has elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: William II. Wash
ington, superintendent; Miss Sarah A.
Cooper, assistant superintendent; Mrs. Jen-
ME Williamson, superintendent of primary
department; Miss l.. A. Smith, secretary;
Miss Larrie Lonesome, assistant secretary;
j. Dick, treasurer: BENJAMIN Hutchinson,
librarian; Miss Maria Adams, assistant
librarian; Miss Helen Washington, draw
ing teacher; ]. T. Newman, chorister, and
Addison G. Turner assistant chorisrer.
"a novelty in the way Of an evening
church service has been introduced by a
pastor in Cincinnati, Ohio" remarked one
of the local churchmen the other day, land
his example might well be followed by
other pastors, say in Washington. The
minister is Rev. Dr. Jesse y. Young of the
Walnut Hills Methodist Church, and the
novelty, which, by the way, is not entirely
without precedent, is tie reading of an
original continued story in lieu of the regu-
lar exercise each Sunday evening. The
theme touches the service done stricken
community in Nebraska by two young peo-
pie who happen to visit there. The idea
that it is within the power of Christian
people to render great social service to
their neighbors is brought out by the action
and discussions of the story"
suggestion for next summer comes from
an announcement used last summer by the
Rev. S. D. Conger, minister of the Presby-
terrain Church of Columbus Grove Ohio.
This was little group of six leaves, print
ed in black with red line border and tied
with red and white satin ribbon. The
first leaf says: Sunday Excursions. Cool
Places for Hot Days. Come. S. d. Conger,
Excursion Agent The second page has
this: IN. B. These excursions will start
from the Presbyterian Church every Sun
day morning during August at 1890 sharp,
and will go, d. ". rain or shine" On the
succeeding pages are given the separate
dates, with the specific announcements of
the excursions to the springs. the brooks,
the rivers and the seas Of the Bible.