Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-26

The people of the Episcopal churches Of
the District are promising themselves
busy and interesting time, with various
meetings in the next few days. Tomorrow
at 4:15 the Brotherhood Of st. Andrew will
have a special meeting at 81. Johns Church
at which the president of the brotherhood
MI Robert Gardiner Of Boston, will speak
Sunday night at Epiphany Church, under
the auspices of the Churchman'S League,
there will be a mems mass meeting In the
interest of the 1907 missionary thankoner-
ing. at which the speakers will be Bishop
Gailor of Tennessee and Bishop Burton OF
Lexington.
Monday night the Churchman'S League
will hold It's winter meeting at the High
lands, when the bishop of the diocese will
speak on the topic, THE Cathedral-lts
Worship and Work.
Tuesday night at st. Paurs parish nan
there will he a meeting of the local assem-
bly, of the brotherhood of st. Andrew. at
which Bishop Satterlee and Mr. Gardiner
will speak.
All Souls Church 14th and l. streets, an
nounces a course of four Sunday evening
sermons by the minister, Ulysses G. b.
Pierce on THE New Theism. Dates and
topics are follows: January u. Goo m
the Bible" February 3. God IN christ:
God in the Church" Music by the quartet
The Temple Baptist C. E. Society has
been holding special Sunday evening meet
ings during January. and the closing service
will be held tomorrow. DR.. Hamlin will adj
dress the meeting The gospel song serv-
ices, under the leadership OF Mr.. James +.
McCurdy. have been quite feature OF the
meetings.
An interesting mems meeting will be held
In,
northeast, tomorrow afternoon at $50
when Mr.. f. Eaton of Melbourne, Aus
tralia. will speak of his native land. On the
general subject of Songs in the Dark. MI.
Baton will display fine series OF stereoptl-
con views of Australia, with an explanatory
talk concerning each picture A special
song service will be conducted during the
course of the meeting.
Special religious services have been held
in Hamline NJ e Church during the past
three weeks conducted by the pastor, Rev.
Dr. Carl G. Doney number of persons
united with the church as a result of the
meetings. Good music was special 1ea-
ture of the services.
The management of the Gospel Mission
secured the services of the Rev. Robert w.
Patenan of Jacksonville, Fla, for ten
days series of services. and DR.. Bateman
has been speaking at the Gospel MISSION,
1880 Pennsylvania avenue every evening az
7:3O since last Saturday. January 1S. The
series will be concluded Monday evening,
January % Singing Evangelists A. H. Ty
and H. d. Gordon are singing at the
services; also Miss Edith Irvine, Mrs. G.
NJ Tucker. Mrs. Armstrong and others.
The following is the statistical report OF
the Gospel Mission from May II tdate OF
opening) until December 81 1906:
Number OF services held at 1890 Pennsylvania
Number OF services held on street ........... 173
Number of services held at Asylum Hospital. 81
Total number of meetings. Observation-Disclosures. 523
Requests for prayer at street meetings. 1GO
Requests for prayer at hall 1920 Pennsylvania
Requests for prayer at Asylum Hospital. ..... 90
Total number of requests. .................. 543
Number OF persons protesting conversion. 1O2
Total expenses from May II to December -,
Average expense rer month SIS. 90
Average expense per service. ..-..-..-.- SIS
The Mems Club of the Dumbarton Avenue
Methodist Episcopal Church held meet
ing Tuesday evening in the church parlors
After the business session DIR. Maurice E.
Miller entertained with a talk on Social
Evils. Refreshments were served.
Rev Paul Sperry will be the speaker at
the service of the New Church tomorrow.
His subject will be, The Infinite Reveals
Itself Only in Symbols; Without Parable
Spake He Not Unto Them; the Sonship; the
Apocalypse. the Second Coming, are Para
bles Which Claim a Divine Source" This
service is a continuation of the special
series on 1.-The Present Religious Crisis,
with the advent of the new year
Continuing his Sunday morning discus
sions of Great Religions and Their Lead
eIs." Rev. Weston Bruner, pastor OF the
Fifth Baptist Church, h street near 9TH
street southwest. will speak OF Luther
and the Lutherans' tomorrow. He Will
close the series Sunday, February J. with
a talk on "Spurgeon and the Baptists.'
The Feast of the Conversion of St Paul
Ia coll mix oh tor At
Pauls Roman Catholic Church, 18th and V
streets. of which the Rev. James F. Mackin
is pastor. Mgr. Diomede Falconio. the
apostolic delegate 10 the United States will
officiate In ''cappa magma at a solemn
high mass at IL o'clock and will administer
benediction at the close of tie service. The
sermon viii be delivered by Rev. rather
ODonoghue.
The Feast of St. Paul was observed at
the Catholic University of America under
the auspices of the faculty of theology, of
which ST. Paul is the patron saint. Ri.
Rev. Mgr. OTurner of Philadelphia was the
celebrant OF solemn high mass, which was
attended by Mgr. OConnell, the rector of
the university, faculty and students. Rev.
Or. Shanahan, the distinguished dean of
the faculty OF theology, preached the SER
mon
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church has
been thronged during the week. which
marked the first period of mission now
going on in that parish. This week has
been devoted to the women of the congre
cation. Next week will be for the men.
and the final week for the benefit o. nom
Catholics. DIR. Stafford and the clergy of
his household are declared to be very much
Eratitied al the interest manifested i'll the
deVotiOns
There will be special music at Marvin
Church on Sunday evening. including two
tenor solos by Charlton Haworth. The pas
tor, Rev. j. G. fIawR. viii take his sub
jet. AN old sta!neut Character" which
will be the last sermon on the men OF the
During month FGpr1arE
will preach on the women of the Bible.