Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-25

of Pennsylvania She is still cheerful and
well, and is beloved by a wide circle of
intimate friends During the past forty
years she has composed more than 5000
hymns. Among her best known compost
tions are Rescue the Perishing," Safe in
the Arms of Jesus, Blessed Assurance
and Jesus is Mine"
A service in Miss Crosbys honor will be
held tomorrow at the Calvary Methodist
Episcopal Church, Columbia road near 18th
street northwest at which Rev DR.. Couden,
chaplain of the United States House of
Representatives, will deliver address on
What Blind People Can Do" The pastor
of the church is Rev. Joseph Dawson, who
will conduct the exercises.
One who knows Miss Crosby well has this
to say about her:
Probably no woman in the Christian
world is better known than Fanny Crosby,
the hymn writer, who has been sending out
into the world songs for the use of reli-
giOuS meetings under various nom de
plumes, thousands of hymns for the past
forty years, some of them having been
translated into many languages. Some of
them have interesting histories, and all are
associated with the beautiful resignation of
deeply consecrated Christian woman.
MANY hearts have been uplifted and en-
couraged by hearing her songs sung, and
men and women past middle life remember
them as they themselves sang them in Sun
day school and prayer meeting. / recall
company of people coming home from the
Willimantfc campmeeting and bringing with
them a copy OIL w lUnOWeQ Hymns, a Id
vorite in it being safe in the Arms of
Jesus, which she wrote under pressure or
necessity for Mr. Doane while he was wait
ing for train, in less than twenty minutes,
and which will pass down the ages. l did
not know of the woman who wrote it, but
later met her, and shall never forget the
Yeneration with which l looked upon one,
whom since has become warm personal
friend.
Miss Crosby is now at an age when
most women retire from active life, but
her devotion to her ideal has kept her WON
oerfulIy sustained and few would suspect
that she is about to celebrate her eighty
fifth anniversary. She is CHEEKY, and her
laugh as merry as it ever was, and her hand
clasp as warm and fervent. She goes about
the country meeting engagements to speak
from the platform to large audiences, and
doesn't seem to be worn out by her effort.
She Is accompanied by her sister, who de-
votes her whole time to her care. She
speaks In high key and her voice has a
peculiar carrying power, SO she can be
heard all over very large room.
''Her friends think that 1t would not only
be gratifying to her to have her birthday
anniversary celebrated during her life, but
would be spiritual uplift to have a pro-
gram of songs written by her, and have
won her consent to allow this to be done
and to accept an Offering Of a contribution
If one Is arranged for.
ST. Marks Protestant Episcopal Church,
Sd and A streets southeast, will soon have
crate design of the Lord thrpned in glory.
The altar window also will be filled in tho
early summer with stained glass, repre-
senting angels engaged in worship.
The aforementioned art piece will be the
gift of Mrs. r. K. Elliott of Falmouth,
Cornwall, England; her daughter, Mrs. Ro-
berta Elliott Mansfield. of Dublin, Ireland.
and Mr.. J. ]. Darlington of this city, in
memory of Mr.. Robert K. Elliott and his
son, Robert L. Elliott. Mr. r. K. Elliott was
one of the founders and first vestrymen Of
the parish and its first treasurer. The de-
sign is from specifications drawn up by the
rector, Rev. DR.. Devries. Mayer Co. Of
Munich doing both of the works re-
ferred to.
The regular monthly meeting of the Aid
Society of the lexington Presbyterian
Church was held last Tuesday at the home
of the retiring president, Mrs. ]. II. Lane,
lexington. The exercises were opened with
brief address by Mrs. Lane, in which she
thanked the members of the society for
their hearty cooperation in making her
administration a successful one. Matters
of more or less business Importance were
then taken up, provision being made for a
rummage sale, lawn party and teas for
the next three. months.
The following officers were then unani-
mously elected for the ensuing year: Pres
ident. Mira. Harry James Rsdfleld; vice