Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-05
RALLY SUNDAY IN CHURCHES
PASTORS AND CONGREGATION
MEET AFTER VACATIONS.
Special Services ,and Sermons Mark
the Day in Several City
Sanctuaries.

In many local churches yesterday was
observed as Rally day. Pastors and
chur, IL members. having returned from
their vacations. met together again and
plans were outlined for a busy winter of
church activities. At Episcopal and
Catholic churches the holding of more
elaborate services incident to the winter
season was begun
With solemn high mass at IL o'clock
yesterday morning forty hours devotion
was begun in St. Patrick's Church. 1t
will end tomorrow night at 30 O'Clock
with solemn benediction of the blessed
sacrament. Yesterday morning also the
new male sanctuary choir of St. Patrick
Church made its first appearance. 1t
does not replace the mixed choir, out
joins with Ii in the service. Its members
are Joseph Ryan. William keane, Carroil
:. Noale, Victor Gregory, Francis Paullo.
Roy Gowns. Joseph Ryan. Charles Wal
ters. William Mortimer. William Allman.
Leo Pope. Charles McDermott. Edward
Cross. Vincent Elliott, Benjamin kirke,
Clarence kearney, Thomas Prosper. Al
bert Paulio, Henry Thornberry, Clarence
De Bethezy, C. a. Benson. Charles Fisher,
r. w Gates. William A. Lepley. Clayton
D. Long. Howard Mattingly. James T.
Norris. Richard NJ. Petty, Frederick Sill
lers, Dennis Connell ". ]. Curtin, j. $.
Duffy, ]. S. Mckee. J. c. Merkling, Philip
l.. Scantling. NJ. y. Sullivan, Edwin Cal
lon, j. F. Deeds. r. j. Hartnett. n. J.
Kearney. Frank J. Palcho, w. II. Parker
and ]. Frank Duggan.
Father w. T. Russell was the celebrant
Of the mass and he preached a sermon
on the significance of the forty hourss
devotion.
DR.. helms breaches to Masons.
nd
NJ Parker lodges. Free and Accepted
Masons. who attended the service at the
Church of the Ascension last night. Rev
]. Henning helms. the rector. preached on
Gideon. He said, in part:
Gideon fought for the protection of his
fellow-men and their homes. You who
are Masons know what your organization
has done for its fellow-man and the homes
of it's members. Gideon strove for that
which your order stands-namely, the
common brotherhood OF man, the Sanctltv
of the home.
Men of Masonry, you have been picked
to band yourselves together fighting for
Gods children. l will not say any fra
terral organization can take the place of
Gods church. but you who are pledged
to protect the weak are it's effective aid
But you must not stop there. Initiate
Gideon and continue battling against the
enemy.
We have an example in this city at
the present time. We see 5000 scientists,
from every nation. all speaking different
languages. and unable to understand each
other But they understand they are here
tor one purpose. and that purpose Is to
drive out the scourSe of human life the
great white plague. l appeal to you as
Masons to make fight such as that
which has characterized your order for
centuries to drive from the world that
plague greater than all diseases, the
great black plague of impurity.'
tuberculosis His Text.
THE White Plague was discussed at
the Hamline NJ. f. Church last evening
by DIR. B. M. Randolph of this city and
T E. Routzahn. secretary of the Ameri-
can tuberculosis Society. To the mem
bers of the congregation it was pointed
OUT that in their social service work they
should fight against the disease, which
causes much unhappiness.
DR.. Randolph divided his address into
two parts-defense and attack. After CIV
ing hints for the prevention and eradica-
ton of tuberculosis, he said. in conclu-
sion:
The white plague has already gone far
enough. We should aim at nothing less
than entire prevention from this time for
ward
St Pauls Catholic Church was filled at
the late mass yesterday. it being the first
music was sung by the full sanctuary
choir, again under the direction of E. L.
Winchester, who has just returned from
Europe. where he went to study the Eng
lish cathedral choir methods.
Announcement was made yesterday that
Rev. James NJ. ellis. president of st.
Thomas Aquinas College. Brookland. will
conduct iridium in st. Paul's Church.
beginning next Wednesday evening.
Centennial Baptist Church.
Centennial Baptist Church. Sth and
streets northeast, held its Rally day serv-
ices yesterday and celebrated the fourth
year of Rev. A. K. Wright's pastorate
The Sunday school also held special serv-
ices and reviewed past achievements,
showing decided improvement.
AT the church service Mr.. Wright gave
a resume of his four years work and
showed the church's weaknesses and her
successes. He asked the members to
work in faith and prayer for further sue
cess looking forward to realizing a new
church. with better facilities for the work
of evangeliZation.
In the evening he again urged the work
erS of the church to greater effort. There
was special music at both services. AT
the evening service Mr.. SamuelS, late of
the United States Marine Band, gave a
solo. The Holy City," on the cornet. and
Mr.. and Miss Bowen sang a duet.
Memorial Chapel Exercises.
The annual fall rally day exercises at
MEMORIAL Chapel Sunday school, corner
of 5th and p streets northwest, were
held yesterday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
There was a large audience.
The program was as follows: Song by
school. No. 1870; song by choir Chris
tian Soldiers; welcoming address. Au-
byne HarrieS; song by primary Scrip
ture reading, the superintendent and
Misses Edna Morgan and Eva Hillyard;
exercise by primary department, Stand
ard Bearers; recitation. Bell of Love-"
Virgie Schleuter; prayer, Mr.. ]. r. Daw-
son; duet, Misses Brett and Beale; talk
by Mr.. P. II. Bristow; exercise by ju-
niors. Il Must Work.; hymn by inter-
mediate quartet; offering. Giving to
Jesus Arlene Kane; song by primary
department., I've Two Little Hands,;
announcements. The exercises closed
with benediction.
The address of the day, by Mr.. P. H.
Bristow. superintendent Of the Calvary
Baptist Sunday school. dealt with rev
erence to Gods house, Gods worship and
the Bible. and was full of helpfulness
and inspiration.