Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-28


The Rev. DR.. George H. McGrew. rector
of Grace Church. Woodside. Md. is sched-
uled to deliver the sermon tomorrow even
ing at ST Johns Church. Georgetown, a
one of the series of special services held
each Sunday evening during Lent unde
the auspices of ST. Johns Brotherhood
Chapter
j. Lewis Gibbs of the Brotherhood
Chapter of St. Andrews parish conducted
the service Friday evening of last week
| in the chapel at Glen Carlyn, Va, and
last Sunday morning at Grace Church,
corner 9th and D streets southwest.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR NOTES.
Last Tuesday evening Calvary Baptist
| Church was the scene of merry gather.
ing, the occasion being a supper given by
the social committee of the Y. P. S. c. E.
of that church. Two hundred members
and guests assembled in the banquet
room. After the supper several short adj
| dresses were given. Rev. Samuel II
Greene. pastor of the church. spoke on
The Church Organizations and Their Re
lations to the Church; Mr.. Person H.
Bristow. superintendent of the Sunday
school. spoke on Training the Young
People Received in the Church and the
| Sunday School" Many others talked
along similar lines. Following the supper
the members adjourned to the upper
rooms, where the usual Tuesday evening
| prayer meeting was conducted by Mr..
| Owen P. kellar
| Three members of the society were dele
gated to the recent convention of the
| Young Peoples Missionary Movement In
| Pittsburg. Miss Brashears and Miss Hell
| en- Gilman represented the Christian En-
|
ney, who is the field missionary in India
| from this church. represented the Sunday
school. Beginning April 1 this society
| will conduct a mission study class every
Wednesday evening from I to $50 o'clock
at the church. Miss Harriet Ellis. dean
of women of the George Washington Uni
versity, will be the leader
| The Christian Endeavor Union has an
| nounced that the Brookland Baptist
| lished a Christian Endeavor Society.
| constitution has been adopted and it is
expected the election of officers will fol-
| low shortly.
The missionary department of the union
has supplied several leaders for various
| societies recently. Miss Dickey spoke at
the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Bliss. a former missionary, will address
| the West Street Presbyterian Society next
| Sunday evening.
The First NJ P. Christian Endeavor
| Society was visited last Sunday evening
| by the president of the union who spoke
on the union work Mr.. Zed H. Copp,
superintendent of the citizenship depart
ment. addressed the First Presbyterian
| Society last Sunday and spoke of the
| work of that department.
The Bethany Baptist Y. ?. S. c. E.
| held its last social at the Woman's Bap-
fist Home, in Georgetown. During the
| evening a musical and literary program
was given and refreshments were served
Rev. Hugh 7. Stevenson. pastor Of the
| church was present and spoke. This So
ciety reports the formation Of a flower
| and sick committee" under the leader
| ship Of Mr.. p. Wolf.
The secretary of the union has just sent
out blank form to be filled out blythe
| societies for use in keeping the recorSs
| of the union. This calls for a description
| Of the personnel and a brief history Of the
society. 1t is the desire of the secretary
| to have every one returned soon with as
much of the information as 1t is possible
1 to get. The presidents Of the societies
| are asked to see that these are returned
to the union headquarters at once.
! The West Street Presbyterian Society
| had well-attended meeting last Sunday
| Time" was discussed by Mr. Myron J.
| Jones' secretary of the educational de-
partment of the local Y. NJ. c. A
duet was rendered by Miss Nellie Sebas-
| tian and Miss Ella Allen, with Miss
Louise Birch as accOmpaniSt
| Wednesday evening. March %. the so
| ciety of the First Baptist Church gave
| social to the inmates Of the Baptist Home,
| at 324S n street. The entertainment con-
| ciSfp Of nv Mr
| Dayton president of the society and
songs by the choir Rev. and Mrs. c. F.
Winbiger sang duet. After serving re-
| freshments the guests departed, singing
''Biest Be the Tie That Binds"
/ The Mount Pleasant Congreg ational c.
| f Society reports the organization of a
! young peoples mission study club under
the leadership of DIR. and Mrs. +. NJ
| Bliss, who have had experience in all
| lines OF missionary work. both at home
and abroad. The meetings of the club
are to be held every two weeks. One of
! the regular prayer meetings of the church
| each month is to be devoted to the study
| of missionary enterprises. Capts. Smith
| and Sewer of the Salvation Army will
make addresses at the first meeting in
| charge of the club next Thursday even
| ing.
The annual business meeting and social
of the Presbyterian c. f. Missionary
Union was held March % at the Gunton-
Temple Chapel. 18th and r streets. Rev.
J. l.. Allison. first vice president, pre-
sided over the meeting and Rev. T. E. Da-
! Wis lead the devotional exercises. The an
| nual reports were read by the recording
secretary, Mr.. w. A. Smell, and they gave
! a resume of the years plans The report
| of Mrs. Edward Tarring. treasurer. show
| ed that during the past year $1.417.5O was
raised for missionary purposes. S6Ia-i1 for
| home missions. S6,S. 81 for foreign mis-
| sons and SAB. for current expenses. The
| election of officers for the ensuing year
was held. with the following result: Pres
| ident, Mr.. H. G. Metcalf: first vice pres
| ident Rev. ]. l.. Allison; second vice pres
ident. Mr.. Frank McChesney: third vice
president. Mrs Hickerson fourth vice
president, Miss Anna Began; recording
/ secretary, Mr.. w. A. Smell: CORES spending
secretary. Mr.. a. A. Charles; treasurer
Mrs. Edward Tarring.
| Mr.. George l.. Chandler of the citizen
ship department of the union visited the
First Baptist Society last Sunday evening
| and will attend that Of the lexington
Presbyterian Church next Sunday. He
addressed the society on the work of the
union and of the citizenship department.
The interdenomnational missionary
committee of the District of Columbia will
hold it's next meeting at the Y. NJ c. A
parlors next Monday evening. This COM
mittee, the objects Of which is to promote
t.r{4 OBJ Tow IL, no .-s-