Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-02
@@2GNEzUs OF ocL CHURCHES AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS Cd
Activities and Plans of Various Congregations.
Special Meetings in the Churches.
Notes of Both Pew and Pulpit.

Officers 10 serve during the ensuing
year were elected at a recent meeting oil
the members Of the r.. L. Hubbard class
of Mckendree VI. f.. Church Sunday
school. The list of those selected includes
C. W. Miller president, Robert Lorberg.
vice president: &. II. Bowers. secretary,
and G. H. Dowell treasurer.
At the conclusion of the election Ed
ward Parsley selected as the SER
Gcaut- arms for 1909. j. &. Cissel was
made chairman of the membership COM
mittee; &. II. Bowbeer. chairman OF the
social committee: Rev -. r. Miller chair
man of the spiritual committee.
The retiring officers President J. b.
CissrII, vice president. c. II. Bowbeer;
secretary. y =. beforehand. and treas
1irec 6. l. Merryman.
The membership of the class includes
Messrs. y. Davis Robert Davis, Ed Stew
arr. H. Caldwell. !. Il. Cisscll. A. e. De-
Morcland, John Carter Rev. II. l.. Mil
Ter C. W. Miller. Charles NJ Potter, q.
H Dowell. Robert Wright. Ed Parsley. f.
w. Richardson. c. II. Bowers H. Rausch,
G. +. peyo. g. T.. MerrynIan. II. Tappan,
!. Talbot. L. i. Franz. j. IL. Williams,
r. e. Morris and y. kloenc.
Solemn high mass will be celebrated at
street northwest. tomorrow morning at
II o'clock by Rev. Joseph Magee. the
pastor Karst's devotional mass of the
Sacred Heart will he sung. Miss Mabel
G.. Latimei viii sing the offertorun.
Mark Lansbureh Will accompany her upon
the violin. Miss Alice Eversmann. who
recently returned from Russia, will rem
der Adams Noel
The Rev Mar Elias a clergyman of the
Assyrian Church, who is conducting
large educational institution III Persia,
Is spending some time in Washington.
The Assyrian Church is one of the most
ancient branches OF the eastern church.
and Rev. Mar Elias is doing a great deal
to improve the social and moral cond-
tions among girls in Persia.
He Will give description of his work
at St Stephens Episcopal Church. Co.
Iu,nhia Heights, tomorrow morning at the
II O'Clock service.
Rev. ] Henning Nelms. rector of the
Church of the Ascension. 10Th and Massa-
chusettS avenue northwest will preach d
sermon especially addressed to men at the
church tomorrow evening at S o'clock.
The sermon is to be addressed to men
at the request of members of the Mems
Club of Ascension Church. Cards Of inv-
tdtior to the service. signed by William
p. Bowie president. and John S. Poyn-
ton, secretary. have been sent out to a
arse number of men requesting their
attendance.
The Christmas entertainment of the Will
son Sunday School, nth street southeast
near G. street. was held last Monday night.
The program was opened with a chorus.
after which a number of Yuletide recita:
lions and songs completed the exercises.
Rev. Mr.. Lamar was presented with a
handsome umbrella by the scholars.
James Allen, superin tendent of the Sun
day school and Mrs. Burgess of the
primary department also assisted in the
exercises.
The Metropolitan Baptist Church, Rev
John Compton Ball, pastor, recently EJECT
ed the following church officers: Henry
d. Boynton, w. s. Keiser and Robert H
Owens. deacons; Mrs. Ethelyn Galloway
and Miss Ida Is. keirle, assistant deacon
esSeS: Robert o. Oterback. trustee: J.
A. QuiSenberry, treasurer: + ancis Me
Lean. clerk; Lewis b. Lawrence. finan-
cial secretary. Tie Sunday school elected
James orc. Roberts. superintendent;
ROLAND Z. FIeharty. w. d. Sutherland
and Miss Mary NJ Battles. assistant SUI
perintendents; q. Fred Thompson. secre-
tary: Robert o. Otterback. treasurer;
Stephen +. Hamilton librarian: Gilbert
\. Clark. precentor; Miss Jessie l.. Gala
way. pianist.
The Gunton-Temple main school held its
Christmas entertainment Wednesday