Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-18

Rev. DIR. Samuel NJ. Johnson of Char
lotte, S. c.. has been chosen pastor of
the recently organized Chevy Chase
Presbyterian Church and he will take up
his duties with the local. congregation
within a couple of weeks.
Dr. johnson is we'll known throughout
the denomination deep thinker and
strong preacher and has been pastor OF
several prominent Presbyterian churches
in this country. He was born in Fort
Wayne, Ind, and attended the public
schools there He received the degree of
\. b. from Parsons College, Iowa, in
1881 and the degree of NJ. A. in 1893. He
graduated year later from the McCor-
mich. Theological Seminary in Chicago
His first charge was at the Presbyterian
Church of Corning. Iowa, and he stayed
there three years. In 1885 he organized
| the Corning Academy and remained at
| its head for a couple of years Ihen he
was called to become pastor OF the
Twenty third Avenue Presbyterian Church
| in Denver, Col. one OF the promneh'
| churches in the west He remained there
| for six years. resigning to become pastor
of the Highland Park Presbyterian
Church in Chicago. where he was Tor
several years pastor of large ana prom
ipent congregation. That was his last
charge. for he resigned few years ago
to look after business interests OF MS
wife at Charlotte. S. {. He has since
made his home there
DR.. Johnson is expected TO move his
family consisting of his wife and three
children. to Chevy Chase within a short
time Plans for the erection of church
building on a site already purchased VIII
be made soon after DIR. johnson takes
charge.
With the object of examining Rev. n.
j. Scarito. pastor of the Italian Baptist
Church in this city. preliminary to his or.
dinaton as a Baptist minister council
| of the Baptist churches of the District
will meet i'm Bethany Baptist Church next
=! Monday evening. The council will con-
sist Of the pastor and two lay delegates
| from each church.
When it meets Mr.. Scarito will tell the
| council Of his calling to the ministry and
| his views on theological matters. Many
questions will be asked him by the dele
gates. Then the council Will determine
| whether or not he Is ready TO be or
! daincd If il is decided that he is ready
plans will be made for public ordina-
| ton service later.
Plans are being made by the Anacostia
Baptist Church to celebrate the twenty
fifth anniversary of the organiZat ton of
its Sunday school July 26. The progress
made i'm the quarter century will be re-
viewed and the possibilities of future adj
vanceS discussed.
| Many members and friends of Plymouth
| CONGREGATIONAL Church Sunday school, in
charge of it's superintendent. Henry r.
Adams. attended its annual picnic
| Wednesday at Wilson's Park. Congress
Heights D. G. The picnic was the most
| largely attended of any in recent years.
The children were provided with swings.
crouuet sets and hammocks The base
ball nine of Plymouth Sunday school
| played a game with boys from Lincoln
| Temple Sunday school. the score being 16
| to 10 i'm favor of Plymouth. The grounds
were decorated with banners inviting all
| to attend the Sunday school and pennants
and flags bearing the name of the Sunday
school. Before leaving for the grounds
| the Sunday school was photographed at
| Iowa Circle. \ wagon load of water
| melons was given the children at the
| park. Mr.. Adams was assisted by Misses
| Lee. Thomas. Shorter, Carter. Mrs. Mary
! Douglass and j. L. Neill.
Shall We Know Our Loved Ones After
Death is the subject which Rev. r.: HeZ
SVEN, pastor of the Second Baptist
Church announces he will discuss tomor-
row evening.
DR. w Taliaferro Thompson. pastor OF
the lexington Presbyterian Church. lett
last Tuesday to spend vacation OF two
months in the mountains of North caro-
be occupied by Rev. n. IL. Miller of this
city, July 10 and 26: Rev.. S. Roddy of
Harrisburg Pa, August = and o., Rev.
c. s. Lingamfelter of Berkeley, Va, Au-
gust TO- %: 30 and September =: DIR. III.
| Fiddle of Falls Church. Va, September
13.
Mr. A w. Graves, the newly appointed
agent of the Washington City Bible So
| ciety has announced that his aim will be
| 1.-The general distribution of the word OF
! God throughout the District in missions,
! lodging houses and all the various reli-
gious and charitable organizations as
well as in all families who have no copy
| of the Scriptures in their homes. and to
| furnish it TO all of these at q reasonable
| cost and 10 donate 1t in cases Of those
| who are unable to pay for it..
| A missionary mass meeting was held at
| the Metropolitan A. NJ E. Zion Church,
on ID street between I'd and Sd streets
| southwest last Monday night. with the
object of organizing a woman's home and
/ foreign missionary society in that congre-
cation. The meeting was called to order
by Mrs. Lizzie Scott Jones. who was
| formerly the president of missions of the
| church and prayer was offered by Mrs.
| Cecilia Ellis. Mrs. Jones introduced Mrs.
| j. w. Smith, wife of Bishop Smith. the
District president. who took charge of the
/ meeting. Miss Gertrude Hood, daughter
iof Bishop Hood, was next introduced