Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-06
I'M Local Churches.

In the Metropolitan NJ. E. Church, John
Marshall place and c street, Monday morn
Ing and afternoon. will be held the annual
meeting OF the Woman's Interdenomina-
tional Missionary Union of the District of
Columbia.
The following is the program for the day:
Morning session-10 o'clock, Mrs. John N.
Culbertson presiding; singing. Come Thou
Fount OF Every Blessing" scripture lesson !;
prayer and welcome, Rev. Frank NJ. Bris-
tol. d. D.; record OF the years work, Mrs.
g. u La Fetra: annual report of treasurer,
Mrs. Washington Topham: report of COM
mittees. IL o'clock, roll call of local repre-
sentatives; singing, "Blest Be the Tie That
Binds Our Hearts in Christian Love-"
prayer for the spirit of unity, Mrs. H. p
Viles. II: 80 o'clock, City Mission Field. Mrs.
r. r. Reidel: Home Mission Field, Mrs. o.
q. Brown; Foreign Mission Field. Mrs. ].
Ellen Foster; violin solo. Miss Laura Rus
sell II III. Offering address Debtors to
the Jew" Philip Sdersky; prayer, Mrs. NJ
E. Catlr.
Afternoon session-130 o'clock, Mrs
Clara Roach, presiding; singing, Hail to
the Brightness of lions Glad Morning.
prayer, Mrs. NJ. B. Graves; election of Of
hCers nominations from the floor and
members of affliating societies entitled to
yote). o'clock, address, American
Women in Chinatown, New York City,
Lifting the Veil" Miss Cartes X. swartz;
solo. with autoharp accompaniment, Miss
Marguerite Morse; Offering; greetings.
$50 O'Clock, Women's Christian Temper
ance Union, Mrs. C. w. shelton; Young
Woman's Christian Association, Mrs w. z.
De Riemer; Mccall Association. Mrs,
David McKn Ght; Waldenstein Associa-
ton, Mrs. Wesley Bovee; prayer Miss
Lanterman, chairman committee on Bible
shop window: announcements; report
of committee on resolutions.
At the last meeting of the young mems
Bible class of Tie First PRESBYTERIAN Sum
day school the II itter of charging the
quarters for TIE lass was discussed. and
II was decided 10 begin al once to raise a
thousand dollars or more for that purpose
committee appointed to confer
with the trustees of the church in regard
to building an addition to the present sun
day school room to be used for class and
CLUB rooms and to devise means for doing
the same.
This class was organized five years ago
with three members, and under the leader
ship Of Harry Barton has grown to over
10. half of that number being added dur
ing the past SIX weeks as result of an
enthusiastic membership contest The class
was evenly divided into the ''Maroons'' and
Whites, these being the club colors, and
the contest began. When il ends in May
the winners are to be given a banquet by
the losers, and while the winners sit at
one table enjoying the good things pro-
vided for them the losers are to sit at an
other table and feast mush AID milk
Another question discussed with equal en-
thusidSm was the matter OF more earnest
CHRIS tan service on the part of the class
as individuals and a class.
Tn First Presbyterian Sunday school
now has the largest enrolment and attend
ance In its history. and is the largest Sur
day school III the synod OF Baltimore.
mont. corner Rhode island avenue and
North Capitol street. Rev. l. o. Baker
pastor. were especially interesting during
holy week, Palm Sunday the chapel was
crowded with attentive audience to
witness the first admissions into the mem
bership by the rite of confirmation. A
class Of seven adults was confirmed. An
other class Of the same size will be con-
frmcd on Pentecost.
Easter Sunday there were sixteen ac-
cesSions To the membership by transfer,
making n total addition OF twenty-three
Adding to these the fourteen accessions
the first Sunday in January 1907 the con-
gregaton has had addition of thirty
seven members since entering its new
chapel.
Forty hours devotion will begin tomor-
row morning at the IL o'clock mass in St
FatriCks Roman Catholic Church Rev
Or -. j. Stafford, the pastor of the
church viii preach the sermon There
Will be Procession about the aisles Of
the church, participated in by the chill
dren Of the parish, dressed in white gar
ments and carrying flowers. which they
VIII Strew before the Blessed Sacrament
as IL is carried in procession. The men
or the congregation. wearing white gloves
and carrying lighted tapers. will form n
guard Of honor. Armand Gumprecht the
director 81 the choir. has prepared a pro-
gram for the ceremonies
As 81. JosephS Roman Catholic Church
I'd and streets northeast. was originally
designed as German Catholic Church.
Rev. Valentine + Schmitt the pastor of
the church. has arranged for a social re-
nulun Of his congregation next Tuesday
evening at National Rifles Armory when
. genuine German supper will be enjoyed
and IL Is stated that the watchword will
he "Alle Wilkommen' Rev Ignalius
Fealy. the assistant pastor of st. Joseph S
Roman Catholic Church. has the event
In charge, ana the committee of arrange
mentS consists of Messrs. Oehman
Schaefer. Lehman. Schladt, Hess. Schroth
and Roth. and Mesdames Brahler. Web
Der. Howard, Boyd. Combs and Rupert