Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-17

Activities and Plans of Various Congregations.
Rand1e Heights Baptist Church Recognized.
Notes of Both Pew and Pulpit.

an umbrella for faithful attendance during
the past two years. At the evening serv-
ice medals for raising certain sums of
money for the Ladies' Society of the
Fowkes. Mrs. Elizabeth Kienle, Mrs.
Emma Warren, Mrs. c. j. Crymes and
Mrs Charles Eiliff. At the morning serv-
ice the pastor preached on The Harvest
and in the evening DR.. j. w. r. Sumwalt,
district superintendent. spoke on the sub
ject. The Thoughtlessness and Careless
ness of the Age
Rev. Allan F. Poore, a native of Wash
ington. and one of the youngest pastors in
the Washington district. has been trans
ferred from the GaitherSburg. Md, cir
cult. comprising churches at Gaithersburg.
Germantown and Hunting Hill. Md. to
the pastorate of Eldbrooke NJ. z. Church
at TenleytOwn. D. c., succeeding Rev. l..
c. Carroll, resigned.
The new pastor received much of his
religious training in the Sunday school of
the Gorsuch NJ. e. Church under the
superintendent. w. r. Hunt. He entered
the ministry about a year ago and is
about twenty-five years old.
The Mems Club of st. Paul's English
Lutheran Church. corner of 18th and II
streets northwest. met in the lecture room
of the church last Tuesday evening. The
attendance was large.
the election of officers was taken up and
all the officers were reelected for the en-
suing year. DR.. W. w. Stewart was
elected president: Mr.. o. r. Bowman. vice
president; Mr. Paca Oberlin. secretary.
and Mr.. Robert c. Kremer, treasurer.
The report of the treasurer showed the
club to be in flourishing financial cond-
ton.
Following. there was a discussion Of
the proposition, What Can the Consumer
m 80 i,oir, Itch, M Of
suggestions were made. Mr.. Oberlin was
selected to give fifteen minute talk on
Current Events at the November meet
ing.
Resolutions Of respect and coincidence
upon the death of a former member.
Charles Perkins. whose decease occurred
since the last meeting OF the club, were
adopted.
Rev. Hugh Stevenson, pastor of the
Bethany Baptist Church. has announced
that. following the Gypsy Smith evangelis-
tic meetings in Convention Hall, special
revival services will be conducted in that
church by Rev. S. A. Arthur of Jersey
City. These will continue several weeks.
Announcement has been made that to-
morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock union
prayer service will be held in the Luther
Place Memorial Church. on Thomas Circle.
The pastor of the church, Rev. DR.. j. G.
Butler, Will PRESIDE ana nelRnOOriny pas
tors and congregations are invited. The
object of the meeting is to ask Gods
blessing upon the Gypsy Smith meetings
which begin tonight.
Rev. E. Hez Sven, pastor of the Second
Baptist Church. spoke on Bright Spots
before the members of the Waugh Broth
erhood of the Waugh NJ. E. Church last
Wednesday evening. His humor kept the
audience laughing for many minutes.
Members of the brotherhood suggested to
him that one bright spot in the city's
recent history was his pastorate of nearly
twenty-five years at the Second Baptist
Church.
H. c. Graves, president presided. and
N: c. Harper. secretary, recorded the min
uteS.
At the monthly business meeting of st.
Johns League he'd Wednesday evening
the following officers were reelected:
President Mr.. August Pflieger; secretary.
Miss Louise Bieber; treasurer, Miss Julia
Wacksmuth. Two new members were
elected and preparations were made to
celebrate appropriately the eleventh ami
versary of the league by special services
in the church tomorrow.