Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-17
fin Local Churches.

The Sunday School of the Western Pres
byterian Church has adopted the card sys-
tenn for keeping its membership and at
tendance records. This, 1t is pointed out,
is in line with the modern methods of book
keeping and will result in a great saving
of time for both the teachers and the sec
rotary.
This school has also inaugurated what Is
known as the messenger service. For each
scholar absent from the Sunday school
card is filed out with the scholars name
and address, the name of the teacher anu
the date. Each card is then given to some
member of the class who Is present anu
who becomes the messenger to the apsehtee'
The messenger takes the card to the ao-
sentee during the week and has MIN "ri'e
on it the reason for the absence. The card
is then returned on the following SUNDAY
This has the twofold result. first, OF snow
ing the scholar that his absence Is noueeo'
and. secondly, Of showing him how his rea-
son for the absence looks when written
down In black and white.
The Warner Memorial Presbyterian
Church. at Kensington, Md, entertained
about three hundred members Oh the Wol-
ans Home and Foreign Missionary Socie-
ties of the presbytery of washington cry
at their annual union meeting last lues9as
Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe, the new president
of the foreign society, presided during the
first hour After the devotional exercises
Rev Mr. Marshall, in welcoming the socie.
ties to his church, spoke OF ATTENDING Ine
In st general assembly at Winona Lake, IN
diana and dwelt upon the inspiration ana
stimulus 1t had been to him In missionary
zeal to be privileged to hear Justice Harlan
and William Jennings Bryan eioqueh'iy ao'
yocate the cause Of missions.
ba business
notified of some changes in the CONSTITUTION
to make it conform to the requirements VI
the Philadelphia board, the matter TO pe
voted upon at the next regular heeone VI
the society in October.
In compliance with the repeated requests
of the foreign society for the past ioui
years that it be a given meolcal nlissioii'
airy to support the mission boaro mas %
signed Dr. isabella l.. Mack OF Kansas
under orders for hospital work at canton
China, to this presbytery. she was accept
ed by the executive committee, "Hose az
ton was unanimously approved by .he So
ciety Dr. Mack is a graduate OF SmiIh
College and of the Womans Medical Col.
lese of Pennsylvania. She was present aho
gave expression of her thanks for the WARN
welcome accorded her. -.
II was announced that DR.. Lawrence VI
Persia would be the new missionary Ioi
whom the Christian Endeavorers Wouio
work During the last hour OF the ioleish
session DR. Clara Ernst gave graphic &C
and of hospital work, out OF an experience
of fifteen years She is connected with .
hospital at Jhansi. the geographical Center
of India. which was established by a New
York gentleman as memorial 70 ms VIZ
and is strictly a "zenana,' or womens nos
pital. , l.. ,,,onoo,
work" she said 1T clears the way. IL
opens the homes"
AFTER social hour, with luncheon In the
gymnasium and Sunday school rooms, Mrs
Teunis Hamlin, president of the nome SO.
ciety, continued with the work pegun d.
the close of the first hour. The reports OF
the officers on the home work were grati-
fving The announcement that the society
would establish a memorial room IN Tue
MARY z. James School, at santa re. u
he called the Frances b. Hamlln Room,
In honor of their beloved president, came as
q surprise to Mrs Hamin. Miss Bradley
made an interesting report of the proceed,
fngs at Winona Lake and Mrs. Kelly urseo
the value of seeing and Selling opportunl-
ties. Mrs. Richards picture OF the noun tha
French Broad presbytery of North Caroina
wa; interesting. She spoke of their apthess'
adaptability and conservation
II have applications for a thousa!o anu IL,
room for thirty-five,' said the principal IN
sueakfng Of the growth of her school and
its popularity.
conditions as she found them In her mission
La L
need of desks and met with prompt re-
sponse from the floor, thirty dollars belhg
subscribed in as many SECONDS, the presi.
dent promising the Church of the covenant
would provide the remaining '"eH'S o'
lars required.
After thanking the resident society for
the splendid arrangements for their com
fort and entertainment the joint meeting
adjourned.
The friends of John Montgomery Cooper,
son of Mr. and Mrs ]. j. Cooper OF eo 3
street southwest. this city. are today turn
ing their thoughts to Rome, where TINS
young man is being invested with prlesliy
orders In theRoman Catholic Church. father
Cooper is said by his friends to pc prn-
liant Young man. When scarcely more tnah
ten years of age he evidenced remarkable
desire for study, and those who knew him
best predicted an ecclesiastical career ftis
tastes ran to books and learning. AL TINS
time his parents resided In Baltimore, ana
he was enrolled a student at Calvert
Hall. where he took many honors. and later
entered St. Charles College, Baltimore. In
this institution, devoted to the training of
young men for the priesthood, he demon
trated uncommon scholarly attachments,
and after two years was selected by Card-
nal Gibbons to go to Rome for a more COM
plete fulfllment of his ecclesiastical train
ing. Here in the center of Catholic theology
and dogma Father Cooper found an even
greater degree of success. The North Amer
lean College, under the direction of Mgr
Kennedy. was the scene of his endeavors.
Last May he was made doctor of divinity
and 1t is stated that he is one of the young
est students to receive this degree, being
scarcely in his twenty-ffth year
Father Cooper Is expected to leave Rome
on the 10th of this month, and before re-
turning to Washington will travel ex-
tensively in Europe, his itinerary allowing
for arrival here about the 10th of August
AS Father Cooper is attached to the Bal
timore diocese, there is a probability that
he may be assigned to Washington. There
is now vacancy at st. Matthews Roman
Catholic Church, on Rhode Island avenue
northwest, and 1t is thought that his dis
tinctive talents would mark a benefcent
influence at this rectory.
Father Cooper comes of distinguished
Maryland family, on both the paternal and
maternal side. His father is one of the