Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-03
fin Local Churches.

Rev Charles o. Isaac, pastor OF the Ana.
costa Methodist Episcopal Church, will as
sumo the duties of chaplain tomorrow at
the Government Hospital for the Insane.
Mr.. Isaac has been assigned to perform this
duty owing TO n chaplain's place being va
cant through the death of Rev. DR.. w. K.
Parson, late pastor Of the Church of tho
Reformation.
Rev. A. Augustus Hobson, pastor of the
First Baptist Church at Hydttsviiie, Nd
preached his farewell sermon last Sunday
night to q large and appreciative audlence'
taking for his text: Woe be II unto me IL
1 preach not the gospel After the SER
mon the right hand of fellowship was given
TO the retiring pastor. in which all paftic'-
rated, while the choir and congregation
sang God Be With You Till We Meet
Again"
During the two years Of DR.. Hoosons pas
torate over this church he has aodeo 10 the
membership and leaves the churcn IN d
nrosuerous condition. His resignation TOOK
effect March !, and he has several pastor
ates under consideration, but Will taKe
few weeks rest before deciding on MS ne"
field of labor.
Rev. DIR. VIM. Elliott Grifis of Ithaca, n
Y Iectured at All Souls Unitarian Chufch
last Sunday evening on ne INch6ioiS
Japan" Dr. GrInIs is a Congregations
minister who spent many years In educa-
tionaI work in Japan, atterWard he!o pas
torates in Ithaca and Boston and Is now
devoting his strength to promoting &c
uuaintance between the orient and the &C.
cident He says that the Chinese ana the
Americans are the two most concerted peo-
pies IN the world. He was the nrst white
man permitted TO live In Japan away iIolii
the treaty ports and had under his instruc-
ZION some OF the now famous men of that
country.
The Japanese have great power of adap-
tation, he says, but do not possess olie'i aaa
ity Their Teilgion includes the three gre
uents of Shintooism, the old nature WI
ship; Confucianism and Buddhlsin' me
last, he believes, cannot De tahen eve" w..
from them, and no Christian shoulu We" re-
TO take il away. Japan VIII certainly pe
come Christian nation, but their Chrls-
tianity will lie different from ours oile
shaped to meet their own MODES VI cono ip
ton. They need to receive from lie -,
tiau religion the BELIEF in personal oo'
and other elements wanting 10 Buouhlsii.
The famine in Japan is a serious matter ie
said and the sufferers should receive qua
aid,
The Ladies' Missionary Union of the Dis
trict OF Columbia will hold Its ahnuaI ses
sion at the Fifth Baptist Church, II suee.
near 9TH southwest, Monday afternoon ana
evening An attractive program mas peen
arranged. including addresses by MRS; FTeo
Real ana others OF washington, anu NV
j. T. Anderson of Baltimore.
The fourth quarterly conference was heIu
at Asburv NJ +. Church last MONDAY even
ing. with Rev. Alfred Young IN the chai
'TSe several reports presented Indicated d
wear OF success and that the church Is III
a fiourshing condition. Inc ioiI0"Ins "
dcers were elected: Stewards-Hehry T.
Ienifer Charles II. Taper, Joseph II Haw
Iins Charles r. Sprague, George X. brow M ~
Robert S. Penn. James T.. Smith Daniel w w
Elder, ST., Charles b. Johnson Snaiies u I.
Harris George G. Turner lnol mas IL, e.
Tonas Prince A. Beaman. Trustees-Cnaries
II christian John r. Smallwood' Nathal me
liver John Bias, Thomas +. Camprlc, re
ter H. y sGot1; GeO nnde I'd Rev. E. ".
8 peck. d. D., presiding elder OF me baiI
timore district, was present anu auuie ''eN
the conference. 49,. av,ressad a
ddSjre ~ have Rev DR.. NJ. w, clair, the
present pastor returned for anotaes go. 800,
ff'he next session of the annual conferences ere
will be held in Pittsburg, fa'' Api'4 A.
Bishop ]. f. Berry presiding.
,r,o enten Club for Ladies of the Sacred
Hart Roman Catholic Church met LOT the
80 tjrra thts wear on Ash Wednesday
This club which was organized -FOUR yea a.
ago by Rev. Joseph f. McGee, pastor W eno
church. is distinctive feature ol the P
ISL. The members pledge themselves 10 en-
gage in all manner of spiritual ana char-
liable work and to attend mass ana ser
mons every "Wednesday morning at 30 cloch.
The sermons are given by Fat.ier Mcdee.
The following committees h&i e been ap,
pointed: Committee on char.i% SICK anu
hospitals Mrs George May al ladies' OF
charity; committee on League = the Sacred
Heart Mrs Oscar Schmidt ar promoters
of the league: committee on VI IN, Mrs. ..
NJ Miller, Mrs. R. o. Holtzm, 4, Miss 3.
Barry Miss II. Barry, Mrs. 4. 5. Adams
Miss Margaret Shea. Mrs. A. hooks, Miss
NJ. Carroll Mrs. John CammacE, Mrs. L. s.
Hoover. Mrs. DIR. Scott, Mrs. VI Drury ana
others; committee on Sunday school, MISS
@, De Lane, Miss Wheeler. Miss Extein and
Miss Davis; committee on sanctuary, MISS
NJ Davis, Mrs. A. Hooks, Mrs. NJ. Brown
and others.
. Father MCGEE is president of the club and
Mrs Henry Simpson Is the secretary.
Rev William l.. Sullivan will preach every
Sunday night during Lent on Some Ideals
of Religion" Rev. Charles Warren Currier
will preach during holy week and at the late
mass Easter Sunday.
Rev. C. P. Stealey, pastor of the West
Washington Baptist Church, 8lst and n
streets northwest, will begin tomorrow night
at 7:90 special series of sermons to young
men. General subject, The Up-to-Date