Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-08

| penses of over $1,000. This relief was ac-
| corded the deserving needy without regard
to color race or religious laff1lia ton, and af
| fords an idea of the city's burdens thus vol
| unfairly assumed by the society, in which
no salaries whatever are paid to either Off
| GERS or members. considerable increase
| was noted in constructive work over the
previous year, more visits having been made
/ to the homes of the poor and a greater
| number of situations procured for them.
| those so benefited being thereby placed in
| the way of helping themselves. Commend
able advance was also reported in the field
of the conference of special works, which
| takes active interest in the inmates of the
| jail, workhouse the hospitals and other
eelemosynary institutions. of the District.
| The report also called attention to the erec-
ton of a five-story building by an active
member of the society, Mr.. William f. Dow
ney at his own expense, upon lot adjoin-
/ ing his place of business, to afford much
needed and more commodiouS and improved
quarters for the Good Samaritan's Home,
where discharged prisoners and other home
| less males are provided with food, clothing
and lodging.
| To fiji the existing vacancy Mr.. William
| II De Lacy was elected president. The
other officers of the society which has been
| incorporated under the laws of the District,
are: Spiritual director. Rev. d. j. Stafford,
| d. D., vice president, Thomas K. Gallaher;
| secretary, James d. Markin; treasurer J. S.
Larcombe
| Rev. Father Mackin, pastor of ST. Paurs
Catholic Church, has arranged to have a
large baldachn erected in the sanctuary of
| the church, which is expected to add greatly
| to the beauty and impressiveness of the in
terror of the edifice 1t will contain a heroic
| figure of ST Paul the work of local ar
| tist and is expected to be in position for
| Palm Sunday.
| 1t is stated that there has been no change
during the past few days in the condition of
| Rev J. d. Sterling, assistant pastor of st.
| Matthew's Church. who is seriously i'll of
muscular rheumatism at providence Hos
pital
! Mr.. George w Haven. who will have
! charge of the program Of music tomorrow
night at the rally of the Peoples Mission,
| 90 Pennsylvania avenue northwest, will
| sing the famed GLORY Song for the first
| time in this country This song is said to
| be the one which has brought about the
identification of the masses in the great
revivals which are sweeping over Wales
and making thousands of converts.
The Dominican Sisters have secured the
Schneider residence, on Park street, Mt.
Pleasant for a term of years, where they
will conduct a select school, which will be
under tie direction of Rev Father Joseph
MCGEE, pastor of the Shrine of the Sacred
Heart 1ith street and Whitney avenue. The
! new location of the Sisters will enable them
to attend the Shrine of the Sacred Heart.
Bishop r. S Williams residing in Au-
gusta Ga, and having charge of the third
Episcopal district of the Colored NJ. E.
Church, is spending today and tomorrow in
this city. While here the bishop will stop
at the residence of Mrs. Fannie Brooks. 3D.
9Th street southeast, with Rev G.. T. Long.
He was at one time pastor of Israel Church,
corner. of 1st and streets southwest. 1t
was during his passionate of this charge that
the auditorium was completed and the
largest revival in the history of the church
was held. The friends OF the bishop are
many in the city, and he is assured of a
hearty welcome in the nations capital.
Sunday morning at II o'clock Bishop Will
liams will occupy the pulpit at Israel
Church; at 3 pm. at Lane Chapel, corner
18th street northeast, and at night at Miles
Memorial. on Sd street northwest Monday
he will visit Baltimore and worship with the
pastor and congregation of Galilee station.
/, Tuesday morning the ministers of the local
churches will join the bishop in Baltimore,
from whence they go to Philadelphia, where
the annual session of the Jersey conference
convenes Wednesday morning. The bishop
expects to meet his friends at the services
tomorrow.
rs there not some method of religious in
struction which will be equally acceptable
to Catholic and Protestant. to Jew and Cen
tile?" A course of lectures to be given at
the George Washington University will
touch directly upon this question, and will
suggest principles which may possibly be
of use in the present discussion The popu-
lar course of lectures referred to will be de-
livered in University Hall Monday, Tuesday