Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-20

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| The Eastern Presbyterian Church, located
! at the corner of 9th and Maryland avenue
| northeast Of the most prominent
| churches of this denomination in the entire
| eastern section of the city. will celebrate
| next Tuesday evening the thirty-fifth ami
| versary of it's founding. The pastor, Rev
| Dr. Thomas Chalmers; Easton, who is re-
| garded as among the most scholarly clergy
men of Washington, will have the exercises
| in charge and Rev. DR.. Joseph T. Kelly
pastor of the Fourth Presbyterian Church.
| Washington Heights. will preach.
| The Eastern Church Is intellectually
one of the most beautiful in this section of
| the country. The organization has an inter
| esting history, full of trials and hardships
| of all kinds but indicative of the spirit of
perseverance which has always marked the
eHorts OF the congregation along all lines.
Baptists of this city are interested in the
efforts of the members of this denomina-
| ton in Vienna, Virginia, to raise enough
| money to erect a suitable house of wor-
| ship. The Vienna congregation is known
as the Union Baptist Church. DIR. j. NJ.
Hail OF this city is expected to speak to-
morrow before the members and encourage
| them and their pastor, Rev. Cornelius Will
| liams. in their labors.
Every southern Methodist Sunday school
| in the city was represented by its superin-
! tendent at the opening services wednesday
! evening last at the new st. Pauls Church,
| corner of I'd and streets northwest. After
| the singing of Onward, Christian Soldiers"
and prayer, the superintendent of st. Paul's
! school, A. l.. Dietrich, followed the pastor
| in an address of welcome TO his brother
| superintendents. Responses We're made by
| W. w. Millar, for Mount Vernon Place; L.
A. Potter, for Epworth Samuel Wood. for
Marvin, and J. W. Cox. for West Wash
| ington. expressing the heartiest good will.
a solo by Miss Follen and a duet by the
| Misses Follen and keane were enjoyed.
| Tonight will be st. PauIs Night" when
addresses will be given by Revs. ]. S.
| Hutchinson, J. w Duffy and C. d. Bulla.
| Solos will be rendered by Miss Lulu Simms.
The last, but not the least interesting OF
| the opening services was held in the new
| church Thursday evening at o'clock, the
| whole audience Joined heartily in singing
| "All Hail the Power of Jesus Name" The
| Rev. G. d. Bulla gave an interesting ad-
J dress and then came solo by Miss Lulu
/ Simms. The new presiding elder, Rev. ].
8. Hutchinson. next spoke words of warm
interest in the work of the church After
a solo by Mr.. Gordon. the late presiding
| elder, Rev. J. w. Duffy, addressed his old
| friends
| After the collection the doxology was
| sung and the successful series of opening
| services was brought to close with the
| benediction, pronounced by Rev. J. S.
| Hutchinson
In place of the sermon at Wesley NJ. E.
| Chapel tomorrow evening at O'Clock there
| will be a service of sacred music by the
Wesley Chapel quartet. The Wesley Chapel
| choir, it is said, has been doing work of the
1 very best description during the past few
| years, and music lovers will, it is believed.
! be glad of this opportunity to hear 1t at
gram: Organ prelude, pastoral, Foote;
| anthem, Rise Crowned With Light,
Thompson; tenor solo, Still, Still With
Thee Schneider; anthem, The Day Is
| Ended" Bartlett; quartet "One Sweetly
Solemn Thought" Ambrose; duet. 20 Land
| That Knows No Sorrow NOR; anthem.
Jesus Only" Rotoll; soprano solo. MY
Redeemer and My Lord" Buck; anthem,
| 20 Could | Speak, King; organ postiude,
'Hosannah! Dubois.
| Rev Harold NJ. Rider, recently assigned
| to the pastorate of the North Capitol NJ.
| f. Church for the second year, was greeted
| last Sunday with large congregations both
morning and evening. He is a young man.
still on the sunny side" of thirty, and
possesses rare ability a pulpit orator.
| Though young, he has had a large and
| varied experience. After his graduation
| from college some six years ago, he trav-
| eed quite extensively, visiting many of the
| large cities of Europe, both ancient and
modern. He also visited the missionary
| fields of the far east.
The pastor outlined his work for the COM
| ing year last Sunday, and introduced some
| new ideas which. it is hoped will be of
advantage to the church.
A Young Womens Christian Association
has been started in this city by the women
of the several colored churches and it is
understood that the aid of the church
ganiza tons will be used in behalf of the
new movement. Mrs. John r. Francis of
| the board of education is president of the
auxiliary, and Mrs. Lawson, Misses Bar
rier, M. p. Shadd, /. /. Russell, NJ. A.
Madre and others have gone to work active
| ly to make this Y. w. C. A. force for
| good in the District. All joining pledge
| themselves to give 81 per year.
The meetings held in the churches.
There will be a meeting Tuesday, May
| %, in the Metropolitan A. M. e. Church
| on M street between 18th and 10Th streets
| northwest.
Rev DR. Weston Bruner, pastor of the
\ Fifth Baptist Church, Z street southwest
near 7th street, has returned to the city
after an absence of two weeks. He at
| tended the southern Baptist convention at
| Kansas City, Mo-. and the general con-
| vention of Baptists of North America, and
| the May anniversaries at st. Louis. Mo.
| During the morning service tomorrow he
will give an account of these conventions,
| his subject being 1.-The Story of the Great
| est Convention on Earth"
The members of the Young Mems Social
| Club of the First Presbyterian Church were
entertained Tuesday evening by Mr.. Harry
| Barton at his new home. 1713 Joliet street,
| Mt. Pleasant. musical and literary pro-
| gram was carried out during the evening.
| There has been no announcement thus far
| of a successor to the late Rev. ]. d. Sterl-
/ ing who for a number of years was assist
ant pastor Of st. Matthew's Roman Catho-