Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-22
I'M local Churches.

A successor to Rev. DIR. Clement Brown.
who resigned few days ago as the rector
ot the Pro-CathedrdI Church of the AS
ccnstou. Protestant Episcopal. it was learn
"a Yesterday afternoon will no, he appoint
ed until Bishop SatteIlee returns to WASH
ingion from his summer vacation in Sep
tcmaer
II was stated that Bishop Satterlee be
fore leaving the city last Tuesday, tried to
secure Char lain Pierce. L. s. a, who is
now ON SICK leave, to take charge of the
services Of the church during the summer,
and that failing in this, he left the matter
Of the summer services TO Or. William c.
Reeves and s E. Kramer, two of the YES
tTym,n.
Wesleyan Pentecostal Church, 9th and ID
streets northwest. has erected tent on
An street northeast between and ID
streets in which opcn-&ir services Will be
held during the summer months. The first
service VIII be held Sunday at II o'clock.
Regular services viii he held there at IL
am. and 30 pm. Sundays. and every
week evening. except Saturday, at 80.
They VIII lie conducted by Key. II. b.
Huslcy, pastor OF Pcntecostal Church.
The feast of St. Aloysius Gonzaga. who is
regarded in the Catholic Church as the pa
trua of youth and OF students Will lie OBJ
served in the church OF that name tomor-
row. y solemn high mass will be sung in
the morning at IL O'Clock, when the cele-
brant VIII ue Rev. Thomas Becker, S. j.,
Of Fordham College Il Washingtonian, with
Rev. Eugene Del. MacDonnell as deacon
and Rev. Aloysius Brosnan, S. j.. as sub
deacon. The sermon Will be preached by
Rev. T GitbOn Smyth, assistant pastor Of
St stephen Catholic Church.
In the evening the feast day will be OBJ
served 10y the members of the St John
BCvCaman's Sanctuary Society, comprising
the sanctuary boys of the church. 1t Will
also mark the tenth anniversary of the for
nation Of the society. which IS under the
direction of Mr.. Francis y. ByrHe.
1t is thought that Rev. DR.. D. ]. Stafford
pastor of s.. PatriCks Catholic Church,
w.O has been i'll at Providence Hospital for
the past Two weeks, must have been graft
fed at the many anxious inquiries and
other evidences of esteem with which he
has been showered. Report has it that the
telephone bells at both Providence Hospital
ana ST. Patrick rectory have been kept
unusually busy replying to inquiries for Or.
Stafford, vino, at las, reports, pro-
crossing famOusly.
AS Yet date has been fixed for his leav-
ing the hospital. Nor IS it probable that he
VIII he able to resume his pastoral duties
for some little time to come. While his doc
tor and the nurses feel that the patient is
well on the way to his former vigorous
state of health, it is thought advisable that
DR. Stafford take a prolonged and what is
regarded as a much-needed rest. During
his absence from St. Patrick's Rev Thomas
h. Michigan has exercised the office of
pastor.
Divisions and councils of the Ancient Or
der of Hibernians in tie District of Column
bia and the Knights of Columbus have
taken official cognizance of the illness of
ia I'd
Eathy for him in his present illness and
Fur.ng him of the high esteem in which he
is held by the members of the respective
societies.
Cardna! Gibbons will be present in the
city tomorrow to administer the sacrament
OF confirmation to large class at S.. Dom
ines Catholic Church, the ceremony taking
place il connection with a solemn high
mass at II o'clock. Rev. DR.. J. &. Ken
ledy, prior of the Dominican House of
Studies al BrCokiand and Rev. Father
Spencer, O. P. Will be the deacons of honor
10 Cardinal Gibbons, and DR.. Kennedy will
be the ceiebrant IF the mass.
The choir of the church. under the direc-
ton OF Miss Barbara Bischoff, has pre-
pared elaborate musical program for
the occasion.
Rev. DIR. ]. ]. Muir, pastor of the Temple
Baptist Church, has arranged 10 preach a
series of special sermons entitled Men
Win Nb!4|lCl-tI4S
They VIII be as follows: June %, 'Athan-
asius Against the World June 30, ''Savon-
arc.a Preaching Righteousness July :.
Luther justified by Faith July II, BUN
yam. the Dreamer July Il. Williams and
Soul Liberty July -, Carey, the Conse-
Grated Cobbler.'
The Mems Bible Glass, with Rev. DR..
George Bailey. leader, of the Western Pres
hyterian Sunday school. enjoyed a supper
in the church parors Tuesday evening of
this week, at the expense of the losing side
in an attendance and membership contest
running through the months OF April and
May The supper, which deserved the com
pIiments and praise it received from all the
partakers was provided and served by
members of the Ladies Aid Society AT the
close toasts and responses were made by
many of those present.
The Brotherhood League of the Metro
poltan Presbyterian Church entertained
the ladies of the church at a social gather
ing Wednesday night last. The following
was the program: Prayer by pastor, Rev.
Dr. Albert Evans; selection by orchestra;
soprano SOLO by Miss Helen keech; recita-
ton Capt. W. w. Case; baritone solo, Mr..
George Bulough; selection by orchestra;
talk by the pastor, recitation, Mrs. Apple
ton r Clark; tenor solo, Mr.. b. Allen Ter
rel; selection by orchestra