Evening star., 1907-10-19

made to the triennial council of the
Congregations Church at its meeting
In Cleveland, Ohio, last Wednesday.
Ihe committee is unanimous in Its re-
port faNoring the proposed amaIgama-
tion of the Congregationalists, Meth
odist Protestants and United Brethren.
The Seventh Day Adventists at Ia
koma Park have organized al the Wash
1ngton Sanitarium, the Seminary and
Sanitarium Church. The organization
was perfected last Saturday. This new
ChNrch starts out with a membe rship of
hftN -four. which will probably be in
creased within the next few weeks when
several of those in attendance receive let
tiers from other churches to which they
now belong.
The board of officers is composed of the
iouowIDg: Elders DR.. ID. II. kress super-
lhtcndent OF the sanitarium, and Prof. Ii.
X SALISBURY; deacons, c. H. Haytoa and
"A O. kalstrom; clerk, Mrs. w E. Han
COCK treasurer, O. f. Butcher; librarian,
-hrS DIT w a. Ruble. The church will
meet at the sanitarum until the new
college building is erected.
IN response To an invitation from Elder
r. w FarnswOrth the president of the
Atlantic Union Conference Elder w
Spicer OF Takoma Park. secretary of the
mission board. attended the annual s.s-
sion of The central New England confer
ehce' which Is being held al South Lam
caster. Mass
Elder @. B. Thompson left Takoma
iark a few days ago and is attending
the camp meeting in Florida. He viii
pr"habiy visit other places in the south
before his return.
Several representatives of the general
cont' renee committee at Takoma Park
VIII attend the medical convention in
sou'hern California from October - to
November l. DIR. W. A. Ruble, the sec
Ietary or the medical department has
ryaJs h.
Will visit the Madison, Wis, sanitarium
and probably several other institutions
WHlIe en- route. He will be absent about
month.
The sl5oooo fund for special work at
nome and abroad. according to the last
report or Treasurer |. II. Evans now
amounts to S93,OOs.5S. Donations have
Zen received from the following confer
enc S: Atlantic Union Conference S14,.
ltI-Gs; Canadian Union Conference a .
III ~ Central Union Conference SIG
1881; District of Columbia, 81 354 to
Lake Union Conference s22 sI3 90; North
racine Union Conference, s7.9S7. 80:
NOT hefh Mon Conference, s1OO51 80;
dacinc Union Conference, 80 723
southern Union Conference So S.l4 81:
southwestern Union Conference. 81 iJ76S
foreign, 81 2G4.72
me Mems Society of the Church of Our
Father held the first meeting of the fall
TUESDAY, October 10 at the residence of
MT. II. f. Williams. assistant chief of
tiie weather bureau, The Winslow, 1925 T
street northwest. Addresses were made
pE Principal Willard Small PHI d of
the Eastern High School. and Prof. p r
t1aFfIott, chief forecaster of the weather
bureau. DIR. Small described Types of
North Shore Life as seen by him on his
vacation trip last summer to Nova Scotia.
Al NortNpoTt, twenty-five miles from the
railway he found "a country uns,oiIed
hy the tourists, where life was simpla
primitive and pastoral" and where peo-
pie Were narrow. stubborn and intoler-
any on religion, but generous and kindly
IN thfT att lde toward the stranger"
Prof. Garriott spoke on The Windy
city, where he has lived at various times
and where he has been for several months
IN charge of the weather bureau I'm
like Cincinnati and ST. Louis" he said
"thlcago never imposed conditions on
railways entering the city but extended
generous welcome. 1t never was jeal-
Gus OF outside capital. but m2de it posi-
PIE lor TO be used. The open door
Toiicy along these lines has made Chicago
the greatest city in the west"
series of revival services will be in
auSurated at GorsUch NJ. F. Church, cor
ner AZ and l. streets southwest, Sunday.
october p. in charge OF the pastor. Rev
w. l. Lynn. They will continue for sew
eral weeks.
Rev. DR.. ] W. r sumwalt. presiding
elder of the Washington district, Will
preach at Gorsuch Church next Sunday
morning
Rev. Robert NJ. Moore. pastor of Foun
dry Church, and Rev. Frank NJ. Bristol
pastor of metropolitan Church, have each
been engaged to deliver lecture at Cor
fuch Church during the coming winter
The Sunday School of St Paurs English
Lutheran Church held its Pally day ex-
ercises Sunday at 9:3o an. The session
rooms if1,lI
american flags. The superintendent Mr.
tharles Bateman was in charge and an
interesting program was rendered. A
beautiful souvenir and also flag pin
were given each one present A liberal
Offering was made for the board OF educa-
tion.
Rally day exercises were held by the
Sunday school of Mount Vernon Place NJ
+. Church South last Sunday morning
The church auditorium. which had been
handsomely decorated for the occasion
was crowded with the members of the
school and congregation
novelty in the way of an invitation in
the form of bank draft. had been issted
and the members of the school were on
hand early to cash these drafts which
promised to pay to bearer hearty greet
Ing and a profitable hour. Rev W. F.
Locke, pastor of the church, opened the
exercises with prayer.
feature of the program was Rally day
messages from former pastors of the
church, read by members of the school
These Were as follows: From Rev w "
Tudor. read by Miss Margie Follin: from
Rev. John a. Kern, read by Ernest An
derson; from Rev. J. 7. Wightman, d. D.
read by w. A. Mcmillan: from Rev s K
Cox, d. D, read by Miss Mary Pugh;
from Rev. ]. w. Duffey. d. D., read by
Miss Carrie Riddle: from Rev. F. J. Pret-
lyman, read by Miss Eta Leonard; from
Rev. l. w. Canter. read by Allen Jones
Rev. d c. Mcleod. ID. d. pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, delivered a
stirring address. urging the members of
the church to greater activity in the Sun
day school because the church is getting
80 per cent OF its accessions from among
Sunday school scholars.
Solos were sung by Miss Maxwell of
Virginia and Miss Marcelia Yingling.
The Invitations indicated purpose to
increase the present enrolment of the
school. which is 467. to 600. during the
coming winter. The superintendent of
the school. Mr. w w. MILAN, apportioned
the proposed increase among the classes
and requested them to pledge themselv s
to make the desired increase by Easter
Sunday. This request was heartily re-
spouded TO and a canvass for new mem
bers was begun Immediately.
The first meeting for the season of the
Young Women's Foreign Missionary So
ciety OF Metropolitan Church was held
Wednesday night at the home of the
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