Evening star., 1905-11-11
fin Local Churches.

The Mems League of the Metropolitan
Presbyterian Church, 4th and b streets
southeast. held its regular monthly meet
ing Thursday of this week. The league mas
been reorganized, with Judge Ira G. KIM
ball as president. Judge kimball has taken
hold of affairs with his characteristic en-
ergy. AMI has surrounded himself with ae-
tive men who have the welfare OF the
league at heart and there is every lnoi-
cation that the membership will grow rap
idly In the near future. 1t was ladies'
night, and the lady friends OF the league
turned out In large numbers.
The following interesting program, ar
ranged by Capt F. " DeCoster chairman
of the entertainment committee, was gwen:
Song by the I[imball quartet; an original
paper What | Did for My Rheumatism,
by Mrs NJ NJ Metcalf; reading from TIE
Noahs Afoat." by the author, Miss H.
Rhea Woodman; recitation, How the
Dutchman Gave Mrs S"udder the Small
poX," by Mrs. X. a. w. Mcke-dn; read
ing from THE Second Mrs. Jim and MIS-.
Jimmie" by the author, Mr.. Stephen Con-
rad Stuntz; original stories by DR.. Pitman
Pulsfer; songs by the Kimball quartet.
Refreshments were then served during
which a social time was enjoyed. The
next meeting of the league will be held
the second Wednesday in December and
church will be invited to be present
Rev. Albert II. Zimmerman, the evan
gelist of the Baltimore conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. who came to
this city October and began his work at
Ryland NJ Z. Church, has been holding
meetings for the past two weeks at Doug
las Memorial NJ. E. Church His sermons
are said to have made .. deep impression on
the community of Northeast Washington
Mr.. Zimmerman will remain another week
at this church and will preach each even
ing upon present-day applications Of the
ten commandments. His subjects will be as
follows: Idols and Idolaters of the Twen-
tieth Century, or the First Commandment,
Three Ways of Breaking the Third Com
mandment," -Four Reasons, or the Why
of the Fourth Commandment" The Sad
dest Sign of Modern Times, or the Fifth
Commandment" Murder, Who and How?
or the Sixth Commandment" "Seven-fold
Sin, or the Seventh Commandment" Prop
erty Right Wrong, or the Eighth Com
mandment," The Meanest Human Ever
Known-the Liar, or the Ninth Command
ment," THE Law of Purity"
Mr.. Zimmerman is widely acquainted in
this city. especially among the members OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church. For ten
years he has conducted young peoples
meetings at the Washington Grove camp
meetings. He was born in Doylestown, Pa,
and graduated from Dickerson College. Dur
ing his career he has been an errand boy In
a store, a foreman in mill, drummer on
the road and successful clergyman. The
position of evangelist of the Baltimore con-
ference, to which the Washington district
belongs, is a new one. and he Is the first
to fill it. having been appointed by Bishop
David II. Moore at the last annual session
of the conference.
Prof. J. G. Rodgers, Ph.D., of the Univer-
sity of California who speaks tomorrow
night at the Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church, 4th and b streets southeast will
lecture every night next week except Satur-
day. His subject tomorrow night will be the
New Demands of Science on Religion"
and the subjects during the week will be
along the same lines
Services will be held for the first time in
the new building for the Church of the
Holy Comforter, Roman Catholic. at 14th
and East Capitol streets, tomorrow. The
pastor is Rev. Joseph Mcguire and the
construction of new charge has been
largely due to his untiring efforts. The
services tomorrow will be at m, an
and II am, and at the last service Rev
DIR. W. G. Kerby Of the Catholic Univer-
sity will preach.
The meetings at the Fifth Baptist Church
this week, incidental to the reopenlng OF
the building after extensive refitting, have
been largely attended. They will continue
all next week Rev DR.. Weston Bruner,
the pastor, win preach, and large chorus
choir under the leadership of the Daley
quartet will sing. The auditorium has been
frescoed, and the new galleries give much
enlarged seating capacity
The Baptist young peoples societies of
the city taking advantage of the presence
of Miss Ella u. McLaurin, field worker OF
the American Baptist Missionary Union, at
the missionary institrte now IN progress
here have arranged a missionary rally of
the young people of the Baptist churches, to
be held Monday even ihg next at o'clock
at Temple Baptist Church. 10th and
streets northwest, when Miss McLaurin
will make an address.
Rev. Lucian Larner Knight will be or
dained and installed co-pastor of the
Central Presbyterian Church South, corner
of / and 81 streets northwest, tomorrow
morning at IL O'Clock. Rev. DIR. w. NJ.
Morrison will preach the ordination Ser
man, and Rev. DIR. ]. w. Lupton Will pre-
side PROFOUND constitutional questions and
make ordination prayer. Rev. DIR. A. w.
Pitzer. the pastor. will deliver the charge
to the associate pastor, and Rev. II. w.
Pratt will deliver the charge TO the cOngre-
CATION.
The first fall mass meeting of the Luth-
eran Young Peoples Union will be held next
Tuesday at kellar Memorial Lutheran
Church, whose pastor. Rev. c. H. Butler is
president OF the union. The topic for dis
cussion will be Society and Union Better
ment."
Special revival services have been in prog
ress at the West Washington Baptist
Church. 31st and n streets, Georgetown,
since last Sunday. The pastor, Rev C. P.
Stealey, has preached each evening and
Tlailey quartet OF Philadelphia. The meet
fngS have been successful. and will be con-
tiaued every day next week.
BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW.