Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-02
IN LOCAL CHURCHES I'm lAb0R'S INTEREST
First of November Notable Taft Specifies Measures That
Day on the Calendar. Ought to Be Adopted.
HOLD SPECIAL SERVICES |REc0MPEMSE TO INJURED
the All Saints and Believes SxteenHsur Bill Nigh Be
Of Ali Souls Amended.
CLOSES TWO WEEKS MISSION WILL MAKE NO REpRIsALS
Apostolic Not
a. oa.icks Turn From His Attitude
Good Shepherd League Of Support
First of November Notable
Day on the Calendar.
HOLD SPECIAL SERVICES
Observe the Feast of All Saints and
of All Souls.
CLOSES TWO WEEKS MISSION
Papal Delegate Bestows Apostolic
BeGediction at st, pa.ricks.
Good Shepherd League.

0SJS- SiACpASEu VCi
Yesterday was notable day in the
church calendar and special celebrations
IN commemo.at.or werc helt l.: loca!
churches % several denominations.
All saints day was observed In the
Episcopal and Catholic churches with
elaborate ceremonies. Reformation day.
which marks the anniversary oe the date
when Martin Luther nailed the n!netyfive
theses on the wittenberg Church door IN
1917. was observed IN the Lutheran
churches. At the Church OF Our Father.
Universalis'. All Souls day was observed,
At 81. Patric!s's Church tha day was
marked by tbs special services In COM
memoration % the Feast Of All Saints,
the closing by the papal delegate OF the
two weeks mission with the apostolic
benediction and the first meeting OF the
League of the Good Shepherd, which was
organized the previous week
Before the mass IN the morning prayer
was sad "for the church and civil author
tiles. or account Of the approach OF the
election. Rev. DR.. William 7. Russell
sang the mass. with Revs. John Dalauney
and John II. Burke the deacons-
League Of Good Shepherd Meets.
At the reception of the members into
the League OF the Good Shapherd at the
service last evening Father Russell pre-
sided, Four hundred members were en-
rolled.
IL was announced that at the special
service November ~ to dedicate the pulpit
10 the memory Of Rev. DR.. D. ]. Stafford
Cardinal Gibbons will oficiate. The
speaker will be Rev. John w Cavanaugh,
president OF Not-e Dame University.
Notre Dame. Ind.
In Episcopal churches yesterday the
affairs ware decorated with autumna1 foli-
age and flowers. and the specia! rituals
were followed.
Story of Luther.
The story of Luther and the reforma-
tior Wa told in many % the Lutheran
ccGTches yesterday In Concordia Luth-
ersr Church. Goth and G streets, Rev.
Paul a. Menzel, pastor. delivered a spe-
rial Sermon pointing out the meaning of
III, reformation at the present day and
urged continuation OF Martin Luther's
work.
THE great character of the reforma-
tion." he said. was founded on Christ.
first. as personal Savior: second, as the
ruler of the affairs of the church; third,
az one who has issued the command that
the work already started by Himself be
continued"
meaning OF Cnauge.
!; the Church of Our Father Univer-
salisi. Rev. John Van Scha.ck explained
To the members of his congregation why
that denomination had changed the feast
o. All Saints as observed in Episcopal
and Catholic churches. to that Of All
Souls
I'm the Anglican church today is the
day of all saints he said. I'm our
the day of Pope Gregory III November /
has been celebrated as a day sacred to
all saints. 1t has been called All Hallows
day and the evening before All-Halloween.
In Scotland and Ireland certain sports
and festivities. said to be relics of Druid
ism, were INDUCED In. ! don't know
whether our sports and pranks on Hal
loween had their origin in the oak groves
of England or the jungles of Africa, but
side by side with many ancient and time
honored religious observances we find sur
vivals of most curious customs and an
tics.
The great thought of Halloween and
All Saints day is the life of the blessed
in paradise.
Our church has modified the ancient
teachlns' and on this day celebrates the
great truth that all souls are precious i'm
Gods sight: that all souls will eventually
be delivered from sim and therefore we
call this Sunday the day of all souls
The foundation for>our faith is very
simple and very strong. 1t is God"
Rev. DR.. Woodrow Lectures.
In the First Congregational Church last
evening Rev. DIR. S. II. Woodrow gave the
third In the course of lectures on 10
seph the Dreamer" The subject was
The Dreamer Tempted The speaker
pictured Josephs life in bondage and his
rise 10 power in the house of Potiphar,
mis- master.
We should learn to say NO to tempta-
ticn,' the speaker urged. III concluding
lie said:
1t is sometimes argued that the temp
'ations of our great cities are such that
tl.ey cannot be resisted. With good sense
and Gods help they can he. Shun evil
thoughts. Danish bad books, avoid evil
companions as you would pestilence,
and you can he pure and strong master
of your own soul. blessing and not
curse TO others
Forty Hours Devotion.
Forty hours devotion was begun yes
;erday in St AIMS Church. Tenleytown
The special feature Of the service last
evening was the unwilling of an eight
foot cross bearing life-size image of
Christ. The crucifix was presented to the
church by a member of the parish
At the Shrine of the Sacred Heart this
week is known as encharistic week. with
services every day. The text will be the
same as that for the eucharistic congress
recently held in London. "Couldst thou
not watch one hour with Me-" Rev.
Joseph MCGEE the pastor. will be assisted
by Rev. James ellis and Rev John Har-
ney, from the Paulist House of Studies.
Rev. DIR. George A. Miller of the Ninth
Street Christian Church, assisted by Mrs
j T.. Powell, the evangelistic singer, last
evening began series of revival serv-
ices 10 continue nightly. except Saturday,