Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-27

HoDorcd by International Sunday School Asso-
citation.
bians for entertaining the convention will
De started next fall, under the direction of
The local Sunday School Association.
For the purpose of choosing a perma-
bent minister, it is announced, a meeting
Of the congregation of the Chevy Chase
Presbyterian Church will be held In the
auditorium where its services are held a
week from tomorrow. For several months
past the congregation has been hearing
candidates for the pastorate and 1t is now
thought 1t can unite on one minister.
The church has not had regular pastor
since its organization last fall. Rev. Sam
1el F. Sharp of Alliston. Ont. is expected
10 occupy the pulpit tomorrow.
To Rev. DR.. Arthur Willis Spooner. the
new pastor Of the Sixth Presbyterian
Church, congregational reception was
rendered Wednesday night. 1t was largely
attended and many members of other
churches of the denominations and other
rity pastors were present.
Local pastors are now busy making ar
rangements for the continuation of reg
uIar church services during the summer.
while they are absent on their vacations.
Some ministers have already left the city
for the heated months. and it is expected
that many more will go about July 1.
Practically all of the regular pastors will
De away curing August
Local clergymen say that they have re-
reived many more offers than ever be-
fore from ministers who want to fill
Washington pulpits during the summer.
Many pastors outside of Washington want
to spend their vacations in this city,
where all the advantages of the capital
are at hand. and for that reason there
are many offers from outside men to
preach here during the summer. On ac-
count of the abundance of offers this
year il Is declared. practically all local
pastors have already completed arrange
pents for preachers during July and Au-
gust.
The annual convention of the Junior
Daughters of the King Of the diocese of
Washington was held in the parish hail
~ the Emmanuel Protestant Episcopal
Church. on Washington street. Anacostia
recently The convention was opened
with services in the church auditorium.
where Rev. Willard G. Davenport. the
rector. celebrated holy communion. An
address on conservation by Rev. r. L.
Georgetown. followed. After the services
i've probationary members were admitted
70 the Emmanuel chapter of the order.
The business session of the society then
was held in the parish hall, the meeting
being presided over by Mrs. Chappel.. the
president of the order. An address of
welcome was made by Miss Bessie Brad
bury OF the local chapter. Mrs. W. q.
OdNcipOIt icdu paper OcilIlis with WoI Ia
among young girls. Much routine bust
was transacted
The order is made up of young girls as
ISOLATED with the various Episcopal par
ishes of the diocese of Washington. Some
Of their work has extended to the Bell
Home for Children in Anacostia. at which
institution they aim 10 place some need Y
child and assist III its maintentance there.
The attendance at the Sunday school III
Shiloh Baptist Church, under the dir.Cti ion
II Supt John A. Miles. has doubled dur
Ing the past year. The equipment OF the
school has recently been Increased by In.
edition of several sets of R'bie nlcturcs
'N master artists and half dozen stet-o-
-copeS 10 be used in Illustrating the sun
tay school lessons
n addition To its regular work Shiloh
Baptist Church is conducting hall Il ,lpZ,r
mission schools in alleys q; tic north
western part u. the city These Glasses
attended by large numbers o. children
and grown people.