Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-04
BUSY Season Opens.
Pastors Vacations Over, Church Workers Return
to City; Congregations Make Plans for
Many Activities in Coming Months.

Today practically all of the Catholic
churches of Washington will inaugurate
more elaborate services incident To the
fall and winter season.
At St. Patrick's Catholic Church the
fall program will be inaugurated with
forty hours devotion, and the two big
choirs will be heard for the first time.
Rev. DIR. William T. Russell. the pastor
of the church. Will preach the sermon at
the II O'Clock mass.
Musicalfy this will mark a wide de-
parture in Catholic Church circles. Ii
has remained for DIR. Russell. himself
distinguished critic and authority on &C.
clesiastical music. to install two chors OF
importance at 'ne church. both organize
lions TO take part in the one service. The
we'll known mixed choir at this church,
including the quartet, has been retained.
and there has been added fun male
choir. Today the all-male choir Will
take mp its position in the chancei.
while the mixed choir will sing as usual
from the music loft. 1t is expected that
the result will be harmonious blending
of sacred song. under circumstances such
as should prove pleasing TO the most
ardent admirers of the Gregorian form of
church music. The proper OF the mass
will be sung as usual by the mixed choir.
the chancel choir.
DR. Russell is chairman of the diocesan
commission on church music. and the
fruition of this elaborate scheme of song
prayer will he watched with interest both
in and out of Washington.
Mgr. James f. Mackin. pastor OF ST.
PaulS Catholic Church. will preach the
sermon in his church today, when the
fall devotions are to be inaugurated. The
rI,air nr tt,n rh1 low. 1la
full choral service.
Announcement has been made that a
two weeks mission will open today at
st. Joseph's Catholic Church. 1t will
be conducted by the Redemptorist faith
ers Revs. Hennes and Connolly. The
services of the first week will be for
women. and the second week for men.
Rev. DR.. Robert E. Campbell formally
took charge of st. Agnes Chapel, corner
4th street and New York avenue, Sunday,
September 20. DR.. Campbell is a native
of South Carolina, graduated from New
berry College in his native state. took
three years postgraduate course in
Princeton University, where he received
degrees of i. A. and NJ A. He has, too.
from the american College" OF Mental
and Mechanical Therapeutics his degrees
of several institutions in New York, it is
said he has had wide experience in So
Geological and chemical work.
He not only breaches. 1t is declared. but
he endeavors to revive and deinstate in
his classical vocation the lost art, 1.-THE
healing of the sick"
He is one of the founders of the
Society of ST. Luke, the Beloved Ply
stefan. and has launched a work which he
believes will enhance and render power
full the apostolic psychic element of Chris
tianity.
The Mems Club of the Anacostia Metho-
dist Episcopal Church held a meeting
Tuesday evening in the church parlors.
A ftsr the usual service of song and pray
er, Mr. c. +. Linger gave notice of a
special service to be held I'm the church
next Sunday evening. The Mems Club
is to attend in a body and Rev. Joseph
A. letters will preach on the brotherhood
of men. his text being Thou has gained
thy brother.
President George o. Watson addressed
the club. recounting the benefits that
have come to its members and others,
and to the whole town of Anacostia. from
the open-air meetings held on the Mount
Airy grounds during the past summer.
He announced that these same grounds
are at the clubs disposal for next sum-
mer.
Rev Joseph A. letters. chairman of
the committee on programs. outlined the
plans for the meetings during the winter