Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-19

other churches similar pros ram is car
ried out at 5 or $50 O'Clock Christmas
morning. Low masses, with snort IN
struct.ons. are also sad every half hour
until 1890 or IL O'Clock. when the most
elaborate service is held.
NEW PASTOR IN CHARGE
Rev. A. L. Rynder has taken up his
new duties as the pastor of the two mis-
sions of the New York Avenue Presby-
.~rIan Church, Faith and Bethany Chap
els.
" Mr.. Rynder came to this city from
the presbytery of Erie. lie a..
considerable missionary experience IN the
Board of Home Missions and the Ameri-
can Sunday School Union. Later he be-
came the evangelist for the presbytery OF
Erie, and his success is reported as BENG
great He is not only an evHngelstlc
preacher, it is declared, but is lecturer
and a singer of no small ability. He Is
making his home for the present at the
Maury.
officers of the lexington Presbyterian
Church have made plans to give lunch
con to the Presbyter an Aliance next
Monday at the Y. NJ. G. A. building. Eff
that time, it is understood, to liquidate
the obligation assumed by 1t to the Eek
ington congregation.
II. "A.
Sixth Presbyterian Church. will. after the
first of the year, ASSIST Evangelist J.
Wilbur Chapman n big evanSeistic
campaign in Boston.
Rev. Dr. George Bailey, pastor of the
Western Presbyterian Church. gave the
last of his oriental travelogues in the
church parlors last night. His subject
was From the Lake of Galilee to the
Dead Sea-
w. III. III. Smith delivered an illustrated
lecture on Missions" to large audience
Sunday. This was under the auspices OF
the Epworth League. AT the church
service Percy Foster spoke.
Tomorrow Bishop Frank M. Bristol will
preach to a double meeting of the league
and brotherhood at 100 pm. AS Bishop
Br stoI leaves for South America Decem-
Der 26 large audience is expected
impressive ceremonies attending the
public recognition of the Randle High
lands Baptist Church were he'd last Mon
day evening, and on that occasion the
members of the church received their
friends and the other members CT the de-
nomination in the District in the new
church edifice on Randle Highlands.
Rev. E. Hez Sven. moderator of the
Columbia Association OF Baptist Churches.
Grace Baptist Church preached the SER
mon Rev. II. w. O. Wilmington of the
Brookland baptist Church welcomed the
new congregation into the fold OF the
District Baptists. Rev. Mr.. Sven charged
the church with its duties. Rev. F. f.
Ives offered prayer and Rev. Hugh T.
Stevenson CT the Bethany Baptist Church
had charge OF the raising OF FUNDS 10
complete the new building
The new home of the congregation Is
not finished although il is being used
for tine regular services of the church
The formal dedication will be held later
About TO persons were baptized and re-
ceived into the Baptist churches Of the
District as a result Of the Giosy Smith
meetings in Convention Hall and the spe-
cial evangelistic services in the individual
churches Immediately following. accord
ing TO reports presented at u recent meet
ing of the Baptis. ministers. In addition
TO this number. it was stated, many
others have made application for men,
bcrship in the churches and are await
ing baptism. The pastors were enthusi-
astic ever this showing
The congregation Of the Italian Baptist
Church is now holding its services in the
chapel Of the Working Boys Home on
Sd street between B and c streets, hav-
ing given UP its occupancy Of the Me-
mortal chapel at 9Th and P streets. The
new location. it Is declared. has been
found more convenient for the members.
Rev. y. j. Scarito. the pastor. has been
called 10 BROOKLYN on account of the seri-
Gus illness OF his brother.
The annual christmas Coffee of the
Concord'a Aid Society. held recently in
the chapel of Concordia Church was
larrely attended and enjoyed by all. The
tables were decorated with flowers and
greens. which We're afterward distributed
to nged ard SIX -nemh"
As is the custom there was a surprise
rOr the pastor and mis- fe: and X
pressing tfei~ n-~~." a-'-~
the society success in its fut, endeav-
"s. One of the Z atures of the enter
n nment was the reading by the presi-
dent. Mrs. w liam Eeerhof. OF an origi-
nal poem. At the conclusion of the pro-
gram q Christmas tree was lighted and
ell present sang Christmas hymns.
New officers of st. Johns Colored Bap-
list Church, Sherman avenue and Irving
street have been. elected as follows:
Trustees. z. J. Barnes. Dumpsey Sims
and George Mickey; clerk James Will
fams: superintendent Of Sunday school.
II S. Barnes: pastor Joseph Fl. Curtis
At the recent quarterly meeting Of the
Home Missionary Society of the NJ. E
Church of the District OF Columbia. Mrs
d. B. Street was elected corresponding
secretary for the twentieth time. In
recognition of the length Of her service
Mrs. J. E. Gilbert, on behalf Of the so