Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-09
fin Local Churches.

The Rhode Island Avenue Methodist
Protestant Sunday school boasts of class
of boys which perhaps has no superior in
the city in attendance and class spirit. 1t
was organized little over a year ago with
seven members, and has grown to a present
membership of sixteen boys, ranging in age
from eleven to fourteen years. During the
past three months there was but one absent
from the class. and that was on account OF
Illness. During the year 1905 the average
attendance was 50 per cent, notwithstand-
Ing the fact that most of the boys were
out of town the greater part of the summer
and their attendance elsewhere was not
considered In the years average.
A few months ago the boys organized a
class club called THE Builders" the object
of which is to build up character. This
club has, besides It's officers, committee
which prepares the questions for the Sun
day school lessons; a membership commit
tee which does missionary work among the
children in the neighborhood; lookout
committee, which looks after SICK and aD-
sent members, and social committees,
which provides entertainment for the club
The chairman of each committee, togeth-
er with the officers, constitute the cabinet
which body meets frequently to discuss i'm
portant matters pertaining to the good OF
the club and the class work. AT each OF the
bi-weekly meetings of the club subject
is chosen for debate at the succeeding meet
ing and two debaterS are appointed on each
side. At these meetings parents and
friends are invited some of whom are
chosen to act as judges of the debates.
great interest is manifested by the
boys in these debates. and elaborate prepa-
rations are always made by the appointees
The boys who constitute the club are:
Allen Burnley Harold Burnley, William Bur
ley, Clyde Coils. Cecil Cross. Richard.
Glading Irwin Hall, Edwin johnson, Earl
Jones. Lawrence Jones, Elmer Murray, Ed
VI Mics Fred SDpiip1 COrleS TaylOr, C.
Gil Week and Emery White.
Mr. G A Weber is the teacher of the
class.
Rev. C. P. stealey of the West Washing
ton Baptist Church, 31st and N streets,
will preach special sermon to bowling
men on splits, Spares and Strikes" Sun
day night at 730 o'clock. MIR. Stealey Is
an experienced bowler.
That Jesus Christ is actually now the
worlds Savior, operating upon Jew, Mo-
hammedan. Hindoo. heather of all kinds
in and out of Christendom, is what Rev.
will attempt to show in his lecture In the
course on 'The Deity of Jesus" at the
New Church, corner 18th and Corcoran
streets, Sunday night. Mr.. Wheeler Is
strong preacher and Is engaged in settle
ment work in New England. .. 50.
There was large attendance at the
meeting of the Waldensian Society this
week in the New York Avenue Presby
terrain Church. THE History of the Wal
densians." by Mrs. ]. Wesley Bovee, who
presented the salient facts of thousand
years in an admirable half-hour talk, was
received with great interest. Miss Flor
ence Casey, who has spent much time in
Florence. described the growth of the Wal
densian faith there, the work of the theo-
logical college and industrial schools I'M
der the Waldensians, and the charity
work which is drawing many of the poor
TO the old Protestant Church of Italy.
Several beautiful hymns used in ancient
times by the Waldensians were sung by
Miss Mauro.
Signor Nard we'll known in this coun-
try. where he has resided for thirty-fve
years, a prominent and successful busi-
ness man, and better known as a success
full evangelist among his Italian country
men here, gave an impressive talk on the
growth of the Waldensian Church in
Italy and the need it is supplying He
told briefly of his work among Italians in
New York. Philadelphia and Pittsburg.
AS il was the annual meeting of the So
ciety. election of officers for the ensuing
year was made, and resulted as follows:
For president IRIS. ]. Wesley Bovee, to
succeed Mrs. Charles w. Richardson; first
vice president, Mrs. John Frederick Leech.
vice president, Miss look, who was re-
elected: secretary, Miss Anna Wells, to
succeed Miss Margaret Mauro; treasurer,
Mrs. Albert Evans, reelected.
The ladies retiring from office declined
reelection. A large number of new names
was added to the list of members at the
close OF the meeting.
The fourth quarterly conference of Asbury
Methodist Episcopal Church was held re-
Gently Rev. Alfred Young, presiding elder,
presiding The pastor, Rev. NJ. w. Clair,
submitted a report showing the results of
the years work. Since the list of July
there was raised and paid on the X street
property $1,000, in addition to the current
expenses OF the church. The membership
is constantly increasing and the pressing
need is a new, more commodous church
building. which will be projected In the
near future.
The conference passed a resolution by a
unanimous vote requesting the return OF
Mr.. Clair to the charge for the sixth year.
also the presiding elder.
The following were elected to the board
of stewards: Henry E. Jenifer, Charles H.
Topper JOS III. Hawkins, Chas. F. Spra que,
George r. Brown R1bt: g; Penn, " Jas fo, I.
SON. Charles II. Harris, Geo. G. Turner,
Thos. f. Jones and Prince A. Beaman:
Elections for the board of trustees resulted
as follows: Charles II. Christian, Nathaniel
Dyler John T. Smallwood, John Bias, Thos.
e Cambria. Peter II. Scott George l..
Brooks Francis Hall and William III. I'm
derdue.
r E Jones was elected. President of Ep-
worth League, p. E. Glascoe: superintend-
ent of Junior Epworth League Mrs Lucy
Reeves.
Rev. Father Fidels, provincial of the Pas
sionist Order, will give iridium next
week, beginning with sermon and devo-
tions Wednesday evening next, March 13.
II will close Sunday evening, March II,
when there will be a reception OF new mem
bers into the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin
Mary.
Forty hours devotion will begin at st.
Matthew'S Roman Catholic Church at the
close of the solemn high mass tomorrow
morning at IL o'clock
BRoTHERHooD OF ST. ANDREW.
The MONDAY lenten services for business
people which are being held at the Church
of the Epiphany. street between 18TH
I, under the