Evening star., 1908-01-25
Activities and Plans of Various Congregations.
Organize Chevy Chase Church Tomorrow.
Exhibition of Cathedral Plans.

Mckendree Sunday school. Mr. Albert p.
Johnston, leader OF the school orchestra or
twenty-four members. will assist In the
program. 4 testimonial to the first su-
perintendent, MIR. John darkness. VIII be
presented To the school. MlsS t. IL. SWartz
will tell of the school as it was fifty years
ago. Rev. r. l.. Wright, Mr. \. Q. La
tnam and others Will also speak.
The right to occupy the pew in ST.
Johns Church in front of that of Mrs.
Roosevelt and used by the late Senator
and Judge Louis +. McComaS was re-
Gently sold at auction and the purchaser
paid $3.50. AS the sale was private
he identity of the new occupant will not
be known until lie attends services there.
\ series of special meetings. preparatory
to the communion service a week from
tomorrow. has been planned to be held
in the Washington Heights Presbyterian
Church next week. Rev Charles Alvin
Smith will speak Monday night. DR.. AL
bert Evans Tuesday evening and Rev.
DR. Wallace Radcliffe Wednesday even
ing. The regular prayer meeting will
be held Thursday evening land the fol-
lowing night. the preparatory lecture VIII
be given 10y the pastor OF the church. Rev.
W. u. Moss.
Rev. George Davenport of Danbury,
ConlI.. delivered a sermon at the Wednes-
day evening meeting i'll the Esther Me-
lllDTldl fTOleStdui EIiStopdl Sidpti pii
Nichols avenue. Congress Heights. Rev.
William Brayshaw. the rector, conducted
thh service. Mr. Davenport is visiting his
parents. Rev. and Mrs. w. q. Davenport,
the former rector of the Protestant Epis-
copal parish in Anacostia, at their resi-
dence on Maple avenue.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Garden
Memorial Presbyterian Church, Mime
sofa avenue. Anacostia. has been rreor-
sanized and will be known as the Willing
Workers. Arrangements have been made
to hold "a meeting at the residence of
Mrs. Anna McGraw Crothers.
The mission study class which was or
ganized recently among the members of
TIL" Garden Memorial Presbyterian Church
unde~ the direction of Mrs. John NJ. Cul-
berson of Washington is now holding its
meetings i'll the church. The members
OF the class expect to complete the course
of study in three weeks.
The Mems Brothe rhood of the Ana
costi;- Baptist Church held meeting in
tn. editice Tuesday evening last, at which
Rev. James r. Edwards. the pastor. pre-
sidsd. The building committee. in a re-
port presented by Alvin G.. King, made
the announcement that the cooperation
of the church has been secured to said
the organization in the erection of a
building to be used as parsonage, a
library, cluIbroom and gymnasium MeSSrS.
j. A. Burch and Beoni Mistead were ad-
mltted into membership. 4 feature of
the evening was a debate on the question
whether or not civilization increases hap
piness. The affirmative side was present
ed by A. Courtland Brooks and Beoni
Milstead. the negative by \. P. Ferguson,
Leo. Griffith and Benjamin Taylor. The
decision was awarded to the affirmative
speakers.
The recent fortieth anniversary celebra-
tion at the Central Presbyterian Church,
southern assembly. at I'd and / streets,
marked also the first anniversary of the
active pastorate of Rev. James H. Taylor,
the successor to DR.. A. w. Pitzer.
The church has had most satisfactory
year. according to reports, the various
organiZati tions of the church having flour
ished and the attendance on all the serv
ices increased. The missionary spirit and
work of the church have increased. 1t is
declared. On the request of the Laura
Pitzer Missionary Society the organ.Za-
Chesapeake presbytery, where none had
existed before. was accomplished. The
church is represented by missionary in
Hangchow. China, Rev. j. l.. Stuart.
The church edifice has recently been
extensively repaired at Il cost of $2,IOO.
This amount was given entirely by volun-
tary subscription. There are no pew
rents, and weekly offerings are relied
upon for the support OF the work. The
amount necessary for repairs was raised
by the appeal of the pastor and the trus-
tees.
Meanwhile the church and Sunday
school have contributed in larger degree
to the benevolent causes OF the church.
The Sunday school plans the partial sup
port of a home missionary, and is ready
to undertake the obligation. unique fea-
ture of the Christmas entertainment in
this church was that it's object was to
give to others The institutions that prof
tied by this plan We're the Presbyterian
Home and School at Fredericksburg, Va;
the Presbyterian Orphanage at Lynch
burg Va the Presbyterian School at
Toecane, n c.; the Emmanuel Mission to
the Jews in Baltimore, and the local
branch of the Salvation Army.
Recently brotherhood was formed. the
purport of which is to enlist the men in
church work. At the last meeting of this
organization the address was made by