Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-08
I'm Local Churches.

The ladies of the Central Presbyterian
Church gave a reception last evening AT
o'clock in the chapel of the church, I'D ana
streets northwest in honor of their new
pastor Rev. James II. Taylor.
Announcement is made thar Mai. III. A.
Hall will deliver an address at the Peoples
Mission $40 Pennsylvania avenue north
west tomorrow evening. Maj Han mas
long been identified with religious Work III
this city. and is described as "a most mag
netic speaker In addition. there Will Dc
music by the full Peoples Mission Orches-
ira, solos, quartets and congregational sing
ing, in charge of Mr.. George w. Haveli-
Rev. William P Mckenzie. C.S.B., of
Boston, Mass has arranged to give a lee
ture on Christian Science" next Sunday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at the National
1..eater The lecture is free and the public
is being invited.
The District organization of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church has announced
congress of reading circles TO be heid
at Wesley Church Monday next at pm
The congress will be conducted by Mrs.
]. Finney Engle. the District superintedent
of literature. Mrs. Eng!e has organized
systematic mission study in twenty-five
reading circles in the Methodist churches
of this city, and 1t Is expected that each
Of these circles will be represented in the
congress.
The work is not UNCONVENTIONAL. All stu
dents of missionary literature enrolled in
any mission study class will be welcomed.
The patronesses for the occasion are Mrs.
E. d. Huntley, corresponding secretary or
the Baltimore branch w. +. M. s.; Mrs.
J. Ellen Foster. president of Washington
district Mrs. 7. H. Martin. District secre-
tary. and Mrs. E. l.. Harvey. superintena-
rly Of ha Ilnlt IL
more branch.
Rev George w. King, pastor of the Dunn
barton Avenue NJ E. Church. Georgetown,
is preaching a series of Monday evening
sermons on Heaven as a complement to
his recent series on He'll The first OF
the new series was preached last Sunday.
The topic tomorrow evening will be The
Nature of the joys of Heaven"
Arrangements have been made by the
African NJ. f. Ministerial Association or
this city to open new place of worship
In True Reformers' Hall. 18th and U streets
northwest
Much interest is being manifested among
colored people throughout the city in the
enlargement of the work of the Missionary
Bible Training and Industrial Institute of
the District of Columbia of which Rev. S.
Geriah Lamkins is president. The move
ment has the Endorsement of all Of the
District Commissioners. it is said, and OF
denominations and of public and business
men. both white and colored.
The first Of series of mass meetings in
the interest of the school was held at the
Tenth Street Baptist Church, corner 10Th
and r streets northwest, at pm. Thanks
giving day
At quarterly conference of the Me-
mortal United Brethren Church, Rev.
Bishop J. S. Mills presiding. the following
board Of trustees was elected: John B.
wi
w. s. Browning. Washington Topham, U.
D. Settler and William J. Hoffman
The board organized by electing Rev. W.
]. Houck president; John b. Espey. score
tary, and w. J. Hoffman treasurer. The
following committees were named: On
sexton, light and fuel, Alvin III. Line; on
Espey and Alvin II. Line; on pipe organ
and music, L. D. Setzer; on printing
Washington Topham: on parking and ex-
terror of property, w. S BROWNING on
man. solicitor, Rev. William ]. Houck.
Rev F. d. Power. pastor of the Vermont
Avenue Christian Church. is delivering
series of Sunday evening sermons, or lee
turings, on the general topic, The Heart of
the World" The subjects are; On the
Deep" "A Decaying People" The Worlds
Greatest Stronghold" The Worlds Cham
Der of Horrors The Flower of the
World" The Mother of Arts and Flo
quence," The City of the Crescent" AN
Asiatic City with European Face" The
Church Without a Candlestick," ''The
Home of the Div ne Boy THE Conse
Grated Sea- The City of the Great King"
Among the Holy Hills The City of the
Star" The City of Palms. "A Buried
Civilization" The City of the Caliphs,
AT the Mouth of the Bottomless Pit,
1.-The Eternal City" "A G lded He'll "A
Center of Learning" THE City of the
World" The Basis of Our Civilization
The sermons are based on DR.. Powers
trip to the Mediterranean last winter
Rev j. r. Heffernan, who for several
years past has been stationed at st. DOM
been transferred to st. Peters Church. in
Memphis, Tenn. 1t is understood that
Father Heffernan is to assume the pastor
ship of that church. which Is regarded by
his friends as deserved promotion nd
recognition of the record he has made
while assistant at st. Dominic !. Prior
to his assignment to the latter church he
was located in Memphis, where host of
friends will accord him a hearty reception
upon his return to that city.
At the Church of the Immaculate Concep-
ton this morning there was a special cere-
mony in honor of the Mother of God. in
which Cardinal Gibbons officiated the
principal celebrant. Besides the special
services to the patron of the church, con-
frmation was also given to number of the
children of the parish by the cardinal. The
"a new mass composed by Prof. Harry
Wheaton Howard. the organist and director
of the church. The boys choir sang the
mass
Services were held in all the Catholic
churches in the city this morning in honor
of the feast of the immaculate Conception.
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