Evening star., 1909-01-24

The year 1909 is being observed all over
the world by the religious body known
as christians or Disciples of Christ
Bs commemorative of the centennial of
their religious movement. The first cell
hbration by the denomination in this sec
ton of the country will be held next Fri
day evening in the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church, Vermont avenue and n
. street northwest. Sessions will be held
auring the afternoon and evening.
The afternoon session will be given over
TO the women, and Mrs. 6. S. Van Ars-
dale will preside Devotional services
will be conducted by Mrs. Jennie Bates.
The following papers will be read: The
Early Days With the Campbells,' Mrs.
Clara schen; "Reminiscences of the
Campbells." Mrs Jennie Stier; ''The
First Auxiliary of Christian Women's
Board of Missions Miss Weightman;
Our Oldest Child" Mrs Shook: The
Second Child" Mrs Dram: The First
Lirandchild, Mrs. kinsell; Mount Raj
ner.'' Mrs. Gavin: Tuxedo, Mrs. Har-
man; whitney Avenue Mrs. Shinn;
our First State President" Mrs: Lat
timore: THE Centennial Outlook" Mrs.
Prewtt: Our Young People" Mrs Fer
gusson; Our Aims Mrs. Shinn.
The general meeting will occur at s
u. Power, will preside, aud e-minute
addresses will be made as follows: The
Pioneers Rev, George A. Miller; Per
sonal Recollections." Mrs. Clara Schell:
The Progress" Rev. ]. +. Powell; The
Centennial and Foreign Missions" Rev.
a. T.. Zeiger; The Centennial aud
Woman's Work" Mrs. G. 7. Prewitt;
Rev. ]. Z. Stuart; 1.-The Centennial and
The Bible School," Joseph E. Scott: The
Centennial and the Individual Church.
Rev George e. Dew; Our Local Field
and Forces" Andrew Wilson. Rockville:
The Centennial and Home Missions"
Rev. II. F. Lutz. and THE Forecast"
Rev. w. G. Dram. The closing address
will be by Representative Champ Clark
of Missouri. The music will be ia charge
of Mrs. G. e. Powell.
Church History.
In 1909 Thomas Campbell of Washing
ton. Pa. issued his celebrated "Declara-
ton and Address, and the work began
with such supporters as Alexander
Campbell, Barton w. Stone and Walter
Scott. This American movement sought
Christian union upon original New Testa-
ment foundations. There are now be-
longing to it, as the growth of a CEN
tury: over 1000 churches, with mem
berShip of 1,3J0ou0 and representatives
in all lands. Their gifts for missions
last year amounted to over 81 100000.
The denomination will celebrate in Pitts
burg in October next. 1t is expected that
at least Jo,on delegates will attend this
convention, coming from every state in
the Union. from Canada, Australia, Great
Britain and other lands. There are eight
churches of this brotherhood at the cap
ital. with 800 members.
The Vermont Avenue Church is the
mother church in this section.
In recent address Rev. DIR. Power said
that the origin of the disciples dis
tinct body dates back to the early part
of the last century. I'm different parts
Of the United States simultaneously he
said, teachers arose among the religious
denominations. who pleaded for the Bible
alone, without human addition in the
form of creeds or formulas of faith, and
for the union of Christians of every name
upon the basis of the apostles teaching.
This movement assumed most notable
proportions in western Virginia and Penn
syIvania, and In kentucky. In 1923
Alexander Campbell of Bethany, w. Va.
began u set forth with great viSor and
learning. in a periodical entitled the
Christian Baptist, the plea for the restor