Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-11

- l!y eft the city for shady hooks. to
est Many of them making
% leave about August 1. and 1T Is
,.u. I'd hat majority of them viii
l. ..-cn from their pulpts next month.
Rev Br Charles Wood, pastor of tn
Church of the Covenant. is sojourning in
Europe and will not return until fall. Rev.
Or. T. L. Davis. pastor of Westminster
PRESBYTERIAN Church. is now on his way
To the Pacific coast and will visit the Vel
lowstone Park before his return in Sep
1ember. Rev. DR.. w. e. Alexander of the
West Street Presbyterian Church will
spend several weeks this summer with his
son in Colorado.
Rev. DR.. Donald c. Macleod of the First
Presbyterian Church will pay a short visit
to his home in Nova Scotia in August. and
Rev. s. w. RICHTER of the Hyattsville
Presbyterian Church plans stay at
Dgby, y. S.
Rev. Dr. C Ernest Smith. rector OF 81.
Thomas Episcopal Church. is sojourn!ng
during the week on his farm in Prince
George county, Md. coming TO the CITY
to conduct the Sunday services in his
church Rev. DR.. Roland Cotton Smith Is
summerng at Ipswich. Mass Rev. Or.
Randolph III. Mcl>m of the Gnu CHI of the
Epiphany has been in Colorado for sew
eral weeks
Rev. e. F. Dudley of St Stephens
Church has just returned from spending
a month al Twilight Park in the Catskills.
where Bishop Satterlee had his summer
home. Rev. G.. +. c. Bratenahl of st.
Alban's parish. who went TO Williams Cot
lege several days ago To receive the De
gree. of D. D. is AT Twilight Park con-
Quoting the services in Bishop Satteriee's
chapel there this month. Rev. Dr. W. L..
he Vries of ST. Mark : Church Will spend
the month of August there Canon NJ
fred Harding of st. PaUls Episcopal
IN -Tr al o
during the summer
trchdeaCon p +. Williams. rector OF
Trinity Church: Rev. William Brayshaw.
rector of Esther Menoria. T. +. Church
and Rev. w. J. ID. Thomas. diocesan mis-
Sioner are ali spending their vacations IN
Europe wher" they went primarily TO at
tend the Pan-Anslican congress III Lon
don.
Rev. : IL Greene pastor of Calvary
Baptist Church. has started on his va
cation. going first 10 New England. Rev
{. L. Steale!. pastor of the West WASH
ington baptist Church. and Rev George
+. WhitenoiIse. pastor of Emmanuel Bap-
list Church. have both left the city Tor
several weeks of rest
Rev. DR. j. w. X. Sumwalt. presiding
eide. of the Met hodist Church. expects
u leave about August | for sea trip
TO Boston. Bishop Earl Cranston will
b.: in the city j greater part of the sum-
mer-
Rev. T L. Mctiuiggan and. Rev. James
rick's Catholic Church. have left Wash
ingtou for a vacation. Father McGuisgan
has gone To his former home In West
Virginia. and Father Smyth is making
Baltimore. his native city. the hrst stop
in Il five weeks trip.
Members of the Chevy Chase Preshyte-
ran Church plan to elect permanent
pastor tomorrow. A call has been issued
for a congregat ional meeting. TO be held
Immediately after the morning service.
and at that time the merits of the several
candidates WHO have been conducting the
services fer several months past VIII be
considered and selection made The
congregation was first organized last fail
and has not previously had d regular pas
Tor.
Rev Samuel NJ. Johnson of Charlotte,
y. O. has been filling the pulpit for the
past two Sundays
Rev Dr. Donald G. Macleod. pastor of
TN" First Presbyterian Church. has an
DGurced that as an innovation TINS sum-
ner all the regular services of that church
Will be continued throughout the summer
months.
Announcement has been made that
missionary mass meeting Will be he'd at
the metropolitan A. NJ. L. Zion Church,
y street between I'd and Sd streets south
west. next Monday evening at O'Clock
for the purpose OF organizing a Woman
Home and Foreign Missionary Society in
connection with the church. The call is
issued by Mrs. Lizzie Scott Jones. the
head of the mission work of the church.
and Rev. w. 4. Ray. the pastor.
The program is Ill pat as follows:
Prayer by Rev. W. III. Ferguson. pastor
al the Union Wesley A. NJ. +. Zion
Church: introduction of the district presi-
dent OF the Washington Missionary Socie-
ties by Mrs Lizzie Scott Jones: address
by Mrs Bishop J. W Smith. the district
president; address by Miss $: J. Jennifer
recording secretary of the Womans For
eign and liome Missionary Society of the
church: solo By Miss Laura Tyler. adj
dress by Miss Gertrude Hood and organi-
cation of the new society.
Rev. Nicholas ]. Scarito. pastor of the
Italian Baptist Church. at 9TH and z
streets. WAS chosen secretary OF the ma
t.Unal IL liam Baptist convention at its
recent meeting held at New Haven. Conn.
This il of the honOTS u: the organlZa-
ton and Mr.. Scarito has received many
congratulations from his friends here.
In reporting the sessions OF the conven-
1ion at the local Baptist ministers con-
ference recently Mr.. Scarito stated that
the attendance was the largest In the mis-
tory of the society
Rev. +. Iez SVEN. pastor of the Second
HaptiSt Church SPOKE. last Sunday even
ing in tent at Laurel Md. where union
- ~ ices ar" being conducted during July.
Pr.~byIeriau< Merhodists ana Eaptists
lave united in tn" tent meetings.
Tue National Christian Congress .\sSo-
ton uf tll,. United States Will convene
ior It's third annual gathering at tic Cos
u,opnIitan Temple L;a'fiSt Church August
=" II and -. II il believed this will i+
il" best attended Of the nat "nIl meet
iucS several Thousand delegates being OK
Hected.
Row Simon l. w nrrw. pastor of The
,-nuN"ntion church. vii! max" tho address
~ welcome aud I;rN IT. j. Williams of
pu:o Will respond in hchalf q! tho organ
.zatinu Roy. X y. T,nbius,n. president.
viii prc$id" at ia" sessions.
Plans have been perfected for The start
lHs Of u branch % the Italian Baptist
Church 18th and = streets. The holding
of regular services every sunday in the
aud forum Of the Working Boys Home.
on I'd street between h and & streets
northwest is contemplated The first
service will be conducted tomorrow by
Rev. Nicholas j. Scarito.
The new branch IS expected to serve
Italian colonies in the vicinity of sd and
f streets 1t will be in charge Of Mr.
Sca-ito the minister OF the main church
at 9TH and = streets.
Members OF Asbury Methodist Episcopal
Sunday School held their annual outing
at The 200 grounds last Thursday.
y unique feature OF the occasion was
the baptism OF an infant by DR.. Nj. w
Clair. DaStc~ Of the church.
Tie day Was spent in different amuse
ruevtS an! at its close all were agreed