Evening star., 1907-11-16
fin Local Churches.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
District Union OF the Holy Name Society
was held Wednesday evening at St. Jo-
seph's School Hall with President T. k.
GaIlaher in the chair. The committee on
entertainment. appointed at last meeting.
reported that arTa:.s sencnts have been
complt ted for a grand rally of all the
members OF the society throughout th"
District. as we'll as all others who wish
to become members, or who are in any
way interested in the progress of the
society. to he held at 81. Dominic's School
Hall 9Th ami f streets southwest. Fri
day. November -.
The entertainment VIII comprise sev-
eral vocal, musical and other numbers.
and an address by Rev. Father Noon,
who will explain the object of the society.
1t was also planned TO have large dem-
onstration on the feast of the Holy Name,
which is also to be held at st. Dominic $
Church and It is the hope of the spiritual
director OF the Holy Name Society of that
parish to secure the services of one OF
the most eminent preachers in the Do
miniCan Order to address the societies on
that evening.
Full arrangements. however for such
service will be MAJ later. 1t is the IN
tention of the union to try and organize
Holy Name societies in the remaining
parishes in which there are none at pres
ent. The greater part OF this WORK VIII
be left to Rev. Father Noon. who Is an
enthusiastic member Of the society and
who always stands ready to promote Its
interest.
After several words of encouragement
by the cIergymen present and other mem
bers the meeting adjourned The next
regular meeting of the union will De held
I'm the basement of St. Peters rectory,
corner ID and c streets southeast.
The conservation meetings which have
been conducted for ten days past by
local colpred ministers al Shiloh Baptist
Church. on I, street between 18th and
18th streets northwest. for the promotion
of holiness, closed with the meeting FIJI
day afternoon. The exercises consisted
mostly of reading and eXpounding the
Holy Scriptures by the members of the
association; of prayer for the outpourins
of the Hoy Ghost: singing spiritual songs
and of discussing the great need of
Christian holiness and the full ard com
plcte conservation of Christian minis
ters so as to enable them to do more
effective work for the conversion and
ChTistianiZation of the masses. DIR. J.
NJ Waldron presided and DR.. l.. c.
Sheafe was secretary. The minister
adopted motion made by Rev. DR.. F.
J. Grimke, pledging all who had taken
part in these meetings to pray at noon
each day for each other, for the Wash
fngton ministry, the church. and the
salvation of all men, and this was ordered
10 be placed on the records minis
teriai prayer meeting circ'e was then or
ganized for the purpose of meeting at
3 pm. every first Tuesday in each month
to conduct prayer and praise service
as a continuation Rev. Dr. ]. NJ Wal
dron was elected president and Rev. Dr.
/. C. Sheafe secretary. DR.. Waldron of
fered the free of Shiloh Baptist
Church for these meetings and the offer
was accepted. Rev j. F. Moreland D..
called attention to the coming meeting
of the y. NJ c. A. convention in this
city
1t was agreed to hold two separate
meetings for men and women, the one
at Shiloh Baptist Church. of which Dr.
]. NJ Wadron is pastor. and the other
at John Wesley A. M +. Zion Church. on
18th street between J. and streets
northwest. of which Rev, DIR. P H. Will
Hams is rastor. 1t was then suggested
that DR.. J. E Moreland try to arrange
similar meetings al Zion Baptist Church,
on F street. and Metropolitan A NJ. f.
Zion Church. on d street southwest: at
Metropo.itan Baptist Church, on r street,
and al Lincoln Temple Memorial Congre-
gational Church on f street northwest
DR.. Moreland has agreed to furnish
many of the colored churches with speak
ers. who Will be in attendance at the
i u
the country. He has sent letters to
many asking their cooperation.
\ carol choir has been organized for
the Sunday school of the Eastern Pres
byt.Tian Church, composed of a number
of girls from the Sa b5ath school In ad-
dltlun. two violins are assisting the pian
ist. and more instruments viii soon be
added. y new song book has also been
introduced into tn Sabbath school. The
members of the school are beginning to
practice fer cantata to be given At
Christmas.
Tft. second week Of the mission of the
Shrine of the Sacred Heart. which is be
ing conducted under the direction of the
PauIist Missionary Band Of New York,
VIII open at that church tomorrow. This
second week viii be in the interest of the
OF the city and 1t is the expectation
that II the mission for men is as success
fuI as th- one this week for the ladies
has been the devotions viii mark a wide
departure in the attendance at this
church. Rev. Father McCiec, the pastor
of Tie church. has been much gratifiad al
JhF response TO the call Of the mission.
For thu coming week Father Burke and
the other clergy assisting him nave pre-
parrI = notable list Of sermons it is
stated designed especially for the cdifca-
tor of the men. The mission rvices
ar announced for tS same hours next
week as Obtained for the women'S mis-
sIuli.