Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-18
Resident and Visiting Clergy
Speak From PuIpits.
SERVICES IN THE CHURCHES
Large Congregations Attend Local
Religious Meetings.
ADDRESSES BY MISSIONARIES
Delegates to the Methodist Confer
ence Among Those in Attend
ance-views of Speakers.

ance-views Of Speakers.
Large congregations were present in all
the city churches yesterday. the me
weather being responsible for the large
turnout. Some Of the programs ana
services were notable due to the speak
ers. the sermons and the music. The
presence of many delegates to the Meth
odist conference gave the members OF
that church an unequaled opportunity to
hear the most prominent speakers. In
addition to the bishops and ministers
several of the churches heard from men
in public life, missionaries and church
workers.
Anniversary at st. Pauls.
To mark the sixty-fifth anniversary Of
the date of the organization of st. Paufs
English Lutheran Church special pro-
grams were followed for the services
there yesterday. Many men of promi-
hence assisted members and friends of
the church to make the occasion a nota-
BILE one. and they complimented the work
and the progress of the congregation.
The edif1ce at 18th and H streets was
crowded.
The observance began at $50 o'clock in
the morning with special celebration in
the Sunday school. In addition to an ad-
dress by the superintendent, Charles b.
Bateman. remarks were made by four
former OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES D. Alden.
Thomas F. Pendel Joseph L. Enderle
and George w. Linkins
At the IL o'clock church service a ser
mon appropriate to the occasion was
preached by Rev. DR.. 8. w. Owen of Ha-
gerstown, Md. president of the general
synod of the Lutheran Church in Amer
lea. The meeting of the Christian En-
deavor Society at 4 o'clock ives jubilee
service. and several members spoke of the
part which the organization has played
in the history of the church.
Former Pastor Speaks.
Commissioner Mcfarland. Rev. Or. ].
G. Butler. former pastor. now of Luther
Place Memorial Church. and Rev. j. L.
Huddle. the present pastor. were the
speakers in the evening. Mr. Huddle
opened the service by giving a review
of the congregational activity covering
the past sixty-five years. Commissioner
Mcfarland spoke of church work and its
relation to civic affairs and paid trib
ute to the progress of st. Pauls. DIR.
Butler related incidents of the early MS
tory of the church.
At both the IL o'clock and o'clock
services special music was feature of
choir and ST. Paul's quartet.
The celebration will be continued to-
morrow evening when a platform meet
ing. choral service and reception will be
In order. At that time. 1t is expected.
the pastors of other Lutheran churches
in the District will present their con-
gratulations to ST. Pauls. The musical
numbers will be sung by double octet.
Justice Brewer at All Souls.
In an address at All Souls Unitarian
Church, 18th and l. streets. last evening,
Mr.. Justice Brewer of the Supreme Court
of the United States discussed life from
judicial standpoint, and also the i'm
mortality of the soul. Rev. Ulysses G. B.
Pierce presided at the meeting, which
was under the auspices of the Unitarian
Club of Washington
1T is impossible to administer justice
in this life said Mr.. Justice Brewer.
I'VE have schools of law. We have
courts. Thousands of young men are pre-
pairing to make a lifework of the profess
sion. but seldom a day passes that the
injustice of the law is not illustrated.
Stories Of Missionary Life.
Metropolitan NJ. E. Church, John Mar
shall Place and c street, was crowded to
it's capacity yesterday afternoon by con-
gregation which assembled TO hear stories
of missionary life and work from men,
bers of the Womans Foreign Missionary
Society. In the auditorium and gallery
were prominent Methodists from this city.
visiting ministers and missionaries and
bishops who have been attending the
Methodist conference.
Mrs William Butler, now in the eighty
eighth year of her age, known as the
mother of Missions, was the principal
speaker For fifty-two years Mrs. Butler
has been working in India, and is still
actively engaged. Her story of the start
Of the Disappointment, the slow progress
In the early years. We're dramatically
told. She spoke of visiting the governor
of one of the Indian provinces who
strongly advised her to desist and to re-
turn to civilized people. Her determine
ton has been well repaid, and her emu
meraton of the churches now established
in India. compared with the desolate con-
ditions of half a century ago, aroused
great enthusiasm.
Opportunities in Africa.
Mrs. John NJ. Springer of Initial, At
RIGA. also spoke
The only things we African mission
aries can boast of are our opportunities
which are exceptional she said ''Afri-
ca. which has been called the dark CONT
nent, is now waking up to daybreak. 1
do mot mean that there is full daybreak.
but just the peep of dawn.
1T was seven years ago when I went
to Africa. After looking the field over
thought it necessary to convert the
women first. as a man generally retro
grades. even If he has taken up Chris
tianity. If he marries a heather woman .
Mrs. Springer described the superstitions
among the women and the difficulties she
encountered in overcoming them.
Bishop Warne of India told of the pro-
gress of religious enlightenment and Its
wonderful advances
nr Rufler of Mexico EnOkp IF copIitjop.
there His remarks were brief After
prayer by Rev. John NJ Springer OF
Africa the meeting closed
Those occupying seats on the platform
were Bishop and Mrs. Warne of India
Mrs. Robert NJ. Moore. Washington: Mrs
William Butler. Boston; Rev. John Nj
and Mrs. Springer of Umtali. Africa:
Rev John w. Butler OF Mexico and
Mrs. Ira H. La Fetra of South America.
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