Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-03


In Pennsylvania. where the minister has
spent the greater part of his life. After
completing the course in the public
schools there Rev. Mr.. Swift attended
Geneva College of Beaver Falls, Pa.
where he was graduated He then en-
tered the divinity school of Yale Uni
versty.
His father, Rev Charles T. Swift. has
been pastor of the First Methodist Prot
estant Church of Beaver Falls for the
past ten years
Since his arrival in this city Rev. Mr..
Swift has met many of the congregation
of the First Church and made a favorable
impression.
His appointment was decided upon sew
eral months ago when Rev. DIR. Samuel
ii. woodrow, the pa or, found that the
increasing duties of the church work
made it necessary for an assistant pastor
Cardinals Ordination Anniversary.
Cardinal Gibbons celebrated quietly
Wednesday his forty-eighth anniversary
as Catholic priest. He was ordained in
the Cathedral June 80, ..,61, by Arch
bishop Francis P. Kendrick.
Many letters Of congratuation and
other tokens of affection were received by
the cardinal from priests and laymen He
said mass In the morning and observed
his ordinary routine during the remainder
Of the day. He told his friends he felt
do young dIu happy DIS Usual
Temple Baptist Church Services.
The pulpit of the Temple Baptist
Church during the absence of Rev. Dr.
j. J. Muir. the pastor. in Europe will
be occupied by a number of clergymen.
Rev. Q. H. Wilmington of Brookland. ID.
C.. will preach July Is and % and Sep
TENDER 5; Rev. A. F. Anderson of Har-
risburg. Pa. August /, 8 and 10; Rev.
II. r. Myers of Baltimore. August %,
and Rev. ]. S. Sewers of Norwood. Ohio.
August %.
number of friends. win sail for Eng
land July IA. Dur g August DIR. Muir
will preach In Paddington Congregation
al Church of London. one of the lead
ing churches of that denomination
open-Air Services.
Two open-air patriotic services will be
held under the auspices Of the Young
Mems Christian Association tomorrow
afternoon, beginning at o'clock. At
Franklin Park. 18th and X streets Rev
John Lee Allison, pastor of the Gunton
Temple Memorial Presbyterian Church,
Will speak and an orchestra of twenty
pieces will play a program of patriotic
music.
At Lincoln Park. 18th and East Capt
toll streets, the first meeting of the East
Washington out-of-door series will be
held, and an address delivered by Rev
John Weidley. pastor of the Lutheran
Church of the Reformation. A commit
tee composed of the pastor and two mem
bers of each church in East Washington
is in direct charge of these services.
which will continue until the first Sun
Rev. w. T. D. Moss of Washington
Heights Presbyterian Church will speak
on the gospel wagon OF the Central
Union Mission at Sth and g streets south
Mt IT. ~.
Rev A. w. Spooner of the Sixth Presby-
terrain Church viii speak at Market space.
7th and Pennsylvania avenue, at els
o'clock
The exercises at both services will be
periodically appropriate to the day.
Annual Outing
The large Berea class of the Sunday
school of the Fifth Baptist Church. OF
which j. J. Darlington is teacher. to-
gether with the large chorus choir of the
church, will spend Monday as guests of
Mr. Darlington a his country home at
Herndon. Va. This annual outing Is
delightful and helpful occasion The choir
Will render program at the village
church.
Lessons to Mothers.
The Alley Helping Hand Society OF
Shiloh Baptist Church is doing some
practical work in helping to lessen the
infantile mortality. in the alleys Of the
northwes- section by distributing among
the mothers there copies of Prof. Ber-
liners pamphlet on "The Care of Babies
and Their Food" and by giving practical
talks to these mothers upon hygiene,
and temperance.
Y. NJ. C. A. Roof Garden.
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
TONS roof garden will be formally OPEN
ed for the season tonight, when a pro-
gram of mu ic and readings will be rem
dered by the Amphion Male Quartet and