Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-15
Activities and Plans of Various Congregations.
Anacostia Baptist Pastor Has Resigned:
Notes of Young Peoples Societies.

Rev. James r. Edwards, pastor or the
Anacostia Baptist Church, 1t is announced
has resigned. He has been in Ill heath
for some months, and it is understood
that he gives up the local pastorate In
order to recuperate. His successor mas
not been chosen.
Mr. Edwards was In charge of the Ana
costa Baptist Church about year he
has now gone to Aurora. w. Va, Where
he will enjoy relief from active pulpit
duties.
Rev Hugh 7. Stevenson, pastor of the
Bethany Baptist Church, has returned
from Culpeper Va, where he went to con-
duct a series of special evangelistic meet
ings in the church at Salem, near Gull
pepper
Reports from the Virginia town 1ridl-
cate that the revival was highly success
full, resulting in the addition of many
new members to the church. Inc cohsie-
cation was so aroused that the memoeIs
decided to increase the pastor salary -
per cent and to build a parsonage lo cosl
$1,000.
The Mems Club of the Anacostia Metho-
dist Episcopal Church held its meeting
Friday evening in the grove on mount
Airy The opening religious exercises
were led by Mr. c. +. Linger, ana ne an,
nounced a sunrise devotional service
for next Sunday morning at q O'Clock MI;
Daniel c. SmithSon played the organ anu
led the singing. Rev. d. A. Jeners an
nounced that Sunday. October !. the even
ing service at the church will be especially
arranged for the Mems Club. which mas
voted to attend in body. Inc sermon
on that occasion will deal with the orolh-
erhoOd of men and the dutS WHEN no h; I.
owes to his fellow man, regardless OF MS
condition. ~,
After a brief business session the CLUB
spent the evening in social ENJOY meIi,'
President George o. watson urged each
member to aid the good fellowship and to
this end proposed a question for genera
discussion. Many spoke pro OF co.' ana
the remarks were both humorous anu
serious The discussion continued untli
late in the evening. The members then
caused lie disappearance OF NUMBER Oh
watermelons.
Plans for the evangelistic campaign to
be conducted here next fall in connection
with the visit to Washington OF Glpsy
Smith are now taking definite shape
special meeting of the METHODIST
ministers of the city was held recently
and 1t was decided that the campaign
should be continued after Gypsy smith
leaves the city, in order to make the re-
suits more definite and to continue the
interest in religious matters which is ex.
pected to be stimulated by G1pSy
i
odist Church in the city should conduct
special services Immediately following the
Gypsy Smith meetings.
This evangelist has announced his plans
for the winter. He will conduct special
meetings as follows: September 2s-Octo-
Der II. Baltimore; October 11-November
. Washington; November 1-23. Cleveland;
November 2S-December IA, New York;
ruary s, st. Louis; February 13-March 1.
Kansas City. Later he will be at Dem
yer. ST. Paul, Minneapolis and Toronto.
the Luther Place Memorial Church. par
ticipated in the formal exercises at the
Lutheran reunion held at Mountain Lake
Park, Nd, recently. w. F. Davidson. sec
rotary of the American University here
and superintendent of the Mountain Lake
Chautauqua, welcomed the Lutherans to
the grove.
conducting the summer services at the
Keller Memorial Lutheran Church in the
absence of Rev. c. p. Wiles. who is on
his vacation.
Mrs. H. E. Monroe of this city is in at
tendance at the general conference of
Christian workers at Mortified this
month.
Former neighbors OF the late Rt Rev
Henry Y. Satterlee. Bishop of Washing
ton, at Twilight Park in the Catskil
mountains. where the prelate had his
summer home. recently adopted a me-
mortal showing their high esteem of him
His devotion to the best interests of
that mountain region was. they say. man
ifested everywhere. "Our church in the
park owed its very existence to him and
he frequently ministered there. His
range was far wider than that of his own
special division of the church of Christ
DenOminational barriers did not exist In
mind.
Christ were his brethren. Sane and
brOad-minded. tender and CHART able, he
reflected the spirit of the Master Himself.
Outside of church matters the same
spirit showed itself in a loving sympathy
with whatsoever things were pure. in
gracious compassion for every form of
human weakness. Chastened by lfe's
experiences himself. he knew how to feel
for others and never withheld his aid and
counsel when they could do good
Much interest has been taken by local
churchmen in the fourteenth annual con-
ference of the Brotherhood of the King
dom held August 81. at the country home
of DR.. and Mrs. Leighton Williams near
Marlborough-on-the Hudson. Among the
speakers were Rev. Josiah Strong. Rev.
E. F. Merriam and Rev. Owen R. Love-
JOY.
Rev. DR.. William T. Russell. pastor of
St. Patrick's Catholic Church. has left
Inc CITY Oh the vacation lie HAS
taken since becoming pastor of that
church. He has gone to the Adiron-
dacks. where for the next few weeks he
will camp In the wilds with a few con-
genial clerical companions and a cook.
DR.. Russell secured his tentage and other
camp equipment before leaving Washing
ton, and until his return to Washington
will give himself up completely to such
recreations as fishing. tramping and
reading
DIR. Russell is much in need of a rest"
said a layman to a Star man. He came
to ST Patricks during a most strenuous
period in the history of ST. Patricks
parish, on the death of Rev. DIR. d. j.
Stafford. Besides attending to his multi
farious parochial duties Dr. Russell has
entertained many visiting prelates and
clergy during his regime. the most nota-
BILE of these being Cardinal Logue, the
primate of Ireland. Much time has been
spent by DR.. Russell In perfecting the
musical forces of st. Patrick's. He is at
the head of the diocesan commission APP
sOinted by Cardinal Gibbons to pass on
Ahurch music in the light of the 'motu
,--oprio' of Pope Plus X. Next year
Father Russell will not only have a
Gregorian choir of boys at st. Patrick's
but will also retain the choir of mixed
voices and the quartet which has so long
faa nf he