Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-22
fin Local Churches.

Rev Dr. Donald C. Macleod and Rev.
Dr. George Bailey, pastors, respectively,
of the First and the Western Presbyterian
churches have returned to the city after
q summer vacation. a large part Of which
they spent together. DIR. Mcleod went to
his home in Cape Breton early in July,
where he stayed about a month.
He was Joined by DR.. Bailey In Pictou,
N. s., and from there they went by ship
10 Prince Edwards Island. up Northumber-
land strait and into the Gulf of st. Law
renee.
They then went up the st. Lawrence
river to Quebec, Montreal, Kingston and
Toronto and returned to this city by way
of Niagara Falls and Buffalo. N. Y.
Rally day" will be celebrated by the
Sunday school of the First Presbyterian
Church Sunday, September 30 The school
expects to have an enrolment at that time
of 1000. 1t has grown in two years from
212 and in the last year from $50 inns is
said to break all local records.
The following appeal has been issued by
colored church people and Is being sent
out over the city:
Seeing the great need of united action
by the Christian churches of this city,
looking to the betterment of the condition
of our people in the alleys, short streets,
Jail houses and dens of vice, we appeal to
the Christian public to join us In move
ment to organize union for the purpose
of influencing young men and boys 10 at
tend Sabbath school, Divine services and
to extend to them the light and sympathy
of Gods Word. The Great Teacher, VINO
came into the world for the redemption
of man. did not fail to call the wandering
sinners from the highways and byways and
to succor the fallen and the outcast
"As Christians and followers OF CHRIST,
we owe 1t to Him, to humanity ana 10
ourselvs to perform this duty that is at
our door. ,.,
"a temporary organization, with ten
churches represented, has been 1orneu anu
we appeal to friends of religious ana morai
elevation to Join with them on SUNDAY
september %. 1906. at Israel Z. M. =;
Church. LIST and streets southwest, az 0
pm for the purpose of forming perma,
nent organization, and devistng ways ana
means by which We can reach these people
and impress upon them the great moral
lesson taught by our Savior ana the woh-
derful power of His Word
Trusting that every religious pody IN
the District of Columbia will SEND at leasI
three persons to cooperate with us, we
remain humble workers for the Master,
COMMITTEE Of appeal: e. s. Akin
son. Ebenezer NJ. E. Church, temporary
president; F. w. Dixon, chairman, b eIeah
BAPTIST; E. L. Scott secretary, Me.roPoI-
tan A. NJ E, sos Howard place; J. w. bos-
ton, Israel c. NJ. E. Church.
An African Methodist Episcopal ZION
mission has been organized at Dean"E3oo o
Heights by Rev. NJ. NJ. Bell, VINO mas aiso
nurchased two lots at cost OF s9VV VI,
pn,ch 70 buiId a house Of worship. Several
friends have made liberal contrlputiohss ~
aid in paying for the ground anu 'Ae 40
payment has been maze. sohoo1
Services which consist or SUNDAY eoiIo
and preaching, are held in the missluii, . CIV
lanes w Poe has accepted AN IN aiaca
to address the congregation a. a. aoth in
slant. on 1.-The Need of Home Ml stiun
work" He will also address tne s. end 3
at Israel C. NJ. E. Church, at Is, anu N
streets southwest, at pm tofho. im+er-
~ interest of the formation OF an in.eaI
denominational church union 10 90 sp eIass
Worlx among the non-church-gohhs
a aai,,a5 an Invitation to address the eongre-
o+ion aud auxiliaries of Union WesisS
a M. E. Zion Church in Montg gad 'oN'
~, Maryland, at Date To oe
Tho feast of ST. Cypran, paron san. ,, w
the colored Catholic Church az the 1 20 Oh
of 18th and streets soutneas.' wiz A.
served Sunday in an impressive iiiah MI he
~ solemn high mass the sermon VIII pe
delivered by Rev. A. P. Doyle direclor VI
tha Apostolic Mission House. speclaI nu
stcal program will be heard 81. =! pi ian
Church was organized in 1893. It's pastor
is Rev. James r. Matthews assisted ny
Rev. p. j. Richie. .,oot
The narish is said to present an OBJECT
,ess,an for the friends of the colored race
An old missionary was once asked what
parish he considered among the pesl auniiir
tstered in this country. You will be sur
prised at my answer to that question, ne
said While do not care to make any IN
yIdious comparisons, still can say frankly,
and in doing l have no fear or arousing
1ealousies that one of the model parishes
OF the Catholic Church in the United states
is ST. Cyprians, at Washington, D. C. MOST
people have never heard OF ST. Cyprian
Church, or of its pastor, Father Matthews,
still there few parishes in the country
where the people better church-goers,
where the sacraments are frequented more
reverently and where the general admins
tration of parochial organization is better
carried out"
About thirteen years ago the congregation
at St. Cyprian's built stone church, and
several years ago it paid off the last cent
of $4,000 Indebtedness.
The fall rally of the congregation OF the
Eastern Presbyterian Church was held last
evening in the lecture room Of the church.
During the summer the lecture and class
rooms OF the church have been frescoed
The Ladies' Aid Society served refresh
ments and an interesting program was
given.