Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-06
I'm local Churches

E. Church has elected the following Off
GERS for the ensuing year: President. J.
Edwards. jr.: vice president. r. II. Chap
man: secretary. l.. A. Pinnar: assistant
secretary, J. Eldrdge: treasurer. J. New
bold; assistant treasurer. w. G. Greenley
The class expects to make great strides
this year and eclipse all former records.
Announcement has been made OF
series of special Sunday evening services
during December at the Church Of the
Covenant. Rev. Dr. Charles Wood. the
pastor, will speak on THE Stress OF City
Life"
preceding the sermon Mrs Thomas G.
Noyes will sing DR.. Wood will preach
tomorrow on 1.-THE Financial Stress" De-
cember 13 on THE Intellectual Stress"
December 20 on THE Moral Stress and
December % on The Religious Stress
The employees of the Office of the re-
corder of deeds will be in charge of a
religious service at ST. Paurs A. NJ r.
Church on Sth street between d and F;
O'Clock. John C. Dancy. the recorder,
will make an address.
On Wednesday evening December . the
Worley Glass Club of Bethany Baptist
Sunday School held meeting. AS this
was the annual business meeting an cleo
ton of officers for the ensuing year took
place. resulting as Follows: III. F. Worley.
class leader and instructor; Rev. II. T.
Stevenson: co-instructor: Or. f. c. john
ston. president; f. c. Milliken. vice presi-
dent: W. n. Mcconnell secretary: II. r.
Whalen. financial secretary: w. O. Ohm.
treasurer.
Annual reports were also made by the
retiring officers. which show the club 10
be in healthy condition. over fifty new
members having been elected during the
year. The finance report showed the ag-
gregate receipts from all sources to have
been over 5000. with pledges and out
standing dues uncollected of about SOS.
After the election the members were
called to refreshments and M. D. kiefer
chairman OF the entertainment commit
tee. presided at the dinner \ number OF
speeches and impromptu talks were made
by the outgoing officers defeated cand
dates and officers-elect. A large number
were in attendance and il was voted the
best meeting during the year
meeting of the young mems Bible
training class OF the II Street Christian
Church was held last Wednesday even
ing. President r. l.. Balderson presiding.
The vigilance committee reported that
they had good many names of prospec
tive new scholars for the class. The
ports of the secretary. treasurer and Nis-
lance committee were commended by the
pastor. organizer of the class and the
president. An address on the progress u
the class was made by w. c. Dram pas.
tor of the church
Announcement has been made that
Bishop Frank NJ. Bristol. former pastor
of Metropolitan Memorial Methodist Ep:s-
copal Church. John Marshall place and &
street northwest. will deliver his lecture
on Brains" next Wednesday evening at
the Metropolitan Church.
Vice President Charles w. Fairbanks
will preside. Bishop Bristol will leave
shortly for South America
Baptist churches of this city, as we'll az
those of the whole country. will celebrat,
a week of prayer. beginning January =:
Themes for the week have been decided
on as follows:
uary 1. THE Bible: January 5. God
January Z. 'Intemperance and Cam
bling: January s. Family and Schools
January Q, Advance of Christian ~
lowship''; January 10, Christ. Giver of
Life.
Rev. Robert NJ Moore. pastor of the
Foundry NJ. E. Church here. is scheduled
to speak before a large Y. NJ. c. A. mans
meeting in Fords Theater in Baltimore
today.
The ministers of the A. NJ f. Zion:
Baptists and Congregational churches or
the city. have completed arrangements
for ministerial sacred concert, which -
to take place at Galbraith Church tomor-
row evening The concert will open at
pm. Among those on the program are
s. l.. Corrothers. George W. Lee. w. a
Ray. A. c. Garner. w. H. Furguson, $.
n. Brown. Alexander WiIbanks. c. G
Allcyne. w. D. Jarvis. III. w. Smith. II.
f. Wiseman w. J. Grimke- At the con-
cusion of the concert and the awarding
of the prize free luncheon will be
served in the chapel of the church.
OF Rev. c. G. Doney. former pastor o.
the Hamline M. E. Church. the North
western Christian Advocate said in a re-
cent number:
cat the close of President Doney's re-
port to the recent session OF the WQt
Virginia conference the conference with
out solicitation gave spontaneous and en-
thusiastic Endorsement of the West Vir-
ginia Wesleyan College by making a sub
scription of $1,000. During the one year
of DR.. Doney's administration over 10000
has been given and pledged to the col
lege. Recently provision has been made
In several wills by which considerable
sums will be realized later"
According to the report of the board OF
foreign missions of the Methodist Epis-
cOpal Church. the Baltimore conference,
to which the local churches belong. con-
tributed SPA. .43 to the cause Of foreign
during the year ending October
81. Nine other conferences contributes
more.