Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-25
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Activities and Plans of Various Congregations
Ordination Service in Italian Planned.
Notes of Young Peoples Societies.

Rev. Nicholas ]. Scarito. in charge OF
,he Italian Baptist Church at 9TH and r
str, cts will be ordained to the ministry
in the fall. After Questioning the young
man for hours in the Bethany Baptist
Church last Monday evening a council
of Baptist ministers and laymen from all
the local churches of that denomination
decided that he was fitted for the min
istry and that he should be ordained In
that calling.
The formal and public ordination will
take place next fall and the most unique
feature of the service will be that 1t will
be conducted entirely in Italian. This. 1t
Is believed. will be the first of its kind
yer held in the Capital city. 1t Is ex-
pected to draw many of Mr.. Scarito's
countrymen. not only from different parts
Of this city. but from nearby cities
The session Of the Baptist council OF
the District held Monday evening IN
Bethany Baptist Church brought together
many Of the leaders OF that denomlna-
ton in the city Each church was al
lowed to have its pastor and two lay rep
resentatives at the gathering and an the
churches were we'll represented Mr. r.
w. Johnson. pastor Of Grace Baptlst
Church. called the meeting togetner as
temporary chairman. Rev. T. Hez SVEN
moderator of the Columbia Association
of Baptist Churches was elected moder-
ator Of the meeting and Mr.. f. II. NC
Even Of Hyattsville was elected clerk.
After the organization Mr.. Scarito De-
gan a state of his views OF the biole anu
of theological questions. AT us CLOSE
those present propounded many ques-
tons.
When the council retired to consider
their decision II was voted thar "s mem
bers were we'll satisfied with the views
of the candidate and that he lasseo d
creditable examination.
To take charge of the arrangements TOT
the formal ordination the following com
mittee was appointed: Representing ths
council. Rev E. Hez Sven. pastor OF
Second Baptist Church: Rev. c. F. WIN
bigler pastor of First Baptist Church:
and Rev H w. o. Millington. pastor OF
Brookland Baptist Church; representing
Bethany Baptist Church, who presented
istry, Rev Hugh Stevenson. Mr. Charles
E Fairman and Mr. G. 7. Shinnlck
Rev. DR.. Donald c. Macleod. pastor OF
the First Presbyterian Church. left To-Day
for short vacation to be spent IN Nova
Scotia He will be gone about two weeks.
1t is announced that. in his place Rev;
DR.. Zimmerman. missionary to Africa ana
Alaska. will occupy the pulpit tomorrow
Dr. Bannerman spent five years among
w
full success in making converts among
those unciviliZed people For the past
eight years he has been working IN
Alaska.
Rev. Dr. ]. Garland Hammer. pastor Of
the Manassas Va. Presbyterian Church.
was in consultation with local pastors
during the past week.
At o'clock last Sunday morning. while
i,,Sf hyr through
mists Of early day and the trees and
heritage were stii! glistening with dew.
the Mems Club Of the Anacostia NJ. E
Church held an open-air devotional serv-
ice on Mount Airy. Mr.. Daniel c. Smith
son. choirmaster Of the church. led the
singing.
Rev Joseph A. LETTERS preached on the
text with Men This Is Impossible. But
Matt. xix:26. The discourse was a mes
sage of hope to all who .have become dis
heartened. not only in things spiritual.
but in things physical and temporal, the
keynote being that the grace of God can
and oftimes does work wonders in ones
affairs even after we feel that we are
at the end Of our RESOURCES. The speaker
gave several Illustrations drawn from
personal knowledge Of men who had ex-
perienced the lowest ebb OF the tide.
Prayers were offered by Messrs Arthur
B. Suit. John Fort. c. F. Linger and
James Simpson.
Many of the men brought their families
with them, and the large attendance Of
ladies was a surprise.
No successor has been chosen to Rev.
]. F. Moore. who was assistant pastor of
the Fifth Baptist Church.
Mr.. Moore resigned short time ago
and has gone to Buffalo. s. c.. to become
pastor of three Baptist churches in that
village and its vicinity. Mr.. Moore was
assistant pastor of the local church about
ten months. During that period he was
also a student at George Washington
University. He completed his college
studies in June.
Rev. DR.. Weston Bruner. pastor of the
Fifth Baptist Church will begin his sum-
mer vacation next week. With his fam
lily he will go from Baltimore to Bos-
Ton by boat. Thence he will go to
Mortified to attend the general confer
ence of Christian workers and other
meetings at that lively, place.
He has announced the pulpit supplies
at the Fifth Baptist Church during his
absence as follows: August and o. Rev
DR.. F. j. Porter of Richmond. Va;
August 16. Rev. a. X. Wright of this
city: August 23. Rev. w. D. McCurdy of
j. NJ. Thomas.
Rev NJ Ross Fishburn. pastor of the
Mount Pleasant Congregational Church.
Will ledNe next week Will Ills idHiiiy IoI
Kennebunk Beach. Me-, where they will
enjoy an outing of six weeks.
During Mr.. Fishburn's absence the pull
pit will be supplied by the following
clergymep: Rev. j. w. Ferner of Tabor.
Iowa August and o: Rev. B. Alfred
DUNN of Stoneham. Mass. August Is
and %: Rev. w. F. De Riemer of this
city. August 81. and Rev. DR.. s. M. New
man Of Front Royal, Va. formerly pastor
of the First Congregational Church in
this city. September 6.
Pensioners of ST Teresa's Catholic
Church of Anacostia and their friends to
the number of about 800 went on an ex-
cursion to River View last Wednesday.
Many huge baskets were emptied of
tempting eatables and the children romp-
ed on the lawns to their hearts content.
Among those who went were Rev. Charles
NJ. Bart: pastor of st. Teresas Church:
Rev j. D. Mari pastor of the Church of
the Immaculate Conception. and Rev
William T. Russell. pastor of ST. Pat
rick's Church.
At recognition council" held at the
Cosmopolitan Baptist Church on n street
between 9th and 10th streets recently
that church was formally recognized as
member of the Baptist Union The
initial service celebrating the event took
place Tuesday. June 80. and the special
exercises have been continued through
this week
The twenty-ffth anniversary of tho or
ganization of the Anacostia Baptist Bible
School will be celebrated tomorrow even
ing az the Anacostia Baptist Church.
Several former superintendents Of the
school will outline its history.