Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-01
THE CHURCHES

There has been much progress along
all lines of the church work in Washing
ton during the past year. A number of
pastors have left the city and others have
been called to take their places. After
Bishop Brent OF the PHILIPPINES had twice
declined the Protestant Episcopal bish-
opric OF the diocese. and DR.. Alexan-
der Mann OF Massachusetts, once, Rev.
Dr. Alfred Harding. rector of ST. Paurs
Episcopal Church, was selected AS sue
cessor of the late Bishop Henry Y. Sat
terlee.
In the early part OF January the new
synagogue Of the Adas 1sreal congrega-
| ton. at 9Th and I streets northwest, was
dedicated. The services marked the COM
petion of one of the most modern of the
medium-sized synagogues of the country.
Rev. DIR. James 6. Butler, after many
years pastor at the Lutheran Memorial
Church. celebrated his eighty-second
birthday AS DR.. Butler had been prom
inent in local Lutheran circles the cele-
bration was largely attended.
On the last day OF January Cardinal
Gibbons announced to Washington Catho-
lies that he had named Rev. William T.
Russell as the pastor Of 81. Patricks
Church in succession to the, deceased
Father Stafford
Successor to Or. Easton.
Rev. Or. Charles L. Neibei of Pennsyi-
vania was called to the passionate of the
Eastern Presbyterian Church early in
February as the successor OF the Rev.
Thomas c. Easton, who resigned on &C
count OF ill-heath Shortly after Dr.
NNibel took up his residence in this city
Rabbi l.. Egelson Of New York was call
ed to take charge of the work in the new
do
initial sermon here late in March.
Catholic circles were stirred early in
May when the venerable primate of Ire
land, Cardinal Logue, visited this city.
The distinguished churchman was re-
ceived by the President at the White
House. While he was visiting Washing
ton another distinguished Catholic was
being honored in Baltimore The cere-
monies in this instance were those rails
ing Mgr. Denis J. OConneli, rector of the
Catholic University, to the rank of titular
Bishop Of SebaSte. This service was at
tended by the cardinal, who assisted in
the work OF elevating the educator.
Early in this month the Protestant
Episcopal convention Of the diocese of
Washington met to choose successor for
the late Bishop Satterlee. The name of
Rev Charles Henry Brent. missionary
bishop OF the Philippines. was brought
the clergy and laity assembled. Bishop
Brent declined late in May and was again
elected the middle Of June. He finally de-
clined early IN August.
Methodists Elect Bishops.
One thousand Methodists came to Wash
ington from the big conference Of those
OF that faith being held in Baltimore early
during the second week in May. They
were received by the President and after
seeing the sights In the city returned to
ho
elected number OF new bishops. In
these elections Rev. DIR. Frank NJ. Bristol,
pastor of Metropolitan Memorial Church,
was made a bishop. He was later assign
ed to the bishopric Of South America. tie
resigned the local Passionate Immediately
and Rev. DR.. John Reid Shannon of NAL
den, Mass. was chosen as his successor
early in September.
Rev. G. c. F. BratenahI. rector of ST
Adams Protestant Episcopal parish, was
honored In July by Williams College with
the degree Of DID.
Cardinal Gibbons while In Rome in Au-
gust was taken suddenly ILL., 1t was re-
ported that his condition was serious. and
the same caused much uneasiness among
Washington Catholics. About this time
Pope Plus commended the work Of the
Apostolic Mission House upon the Cath
Ollie University grounds at Brookland
D. c.
Rev DR. Alexander resigned from the
Church late in August. Rev. E. Hez
Sven. pastor Of the Second Baptist
Church. and Rev. DR.. Frederick D Power.
pastor Of the Vermont Avenue Christian
Church. celebrated their twenty-fifth and
thirty-third pastorate anniversaries, re-
spectively, early in September.
William Knowles Cooper came to Wash
ington September IS to take up the duties
OF the general secretaryship OF the Y. NJ.
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elected Episcopal bishop early in October
and declined two weeks later
Several days thereafter the Gypsy Smith
evangelistic meetings were being held in
Convention Hall. with thousands in at
tendance at each service. Later during
the meetings the evangelist conducted his
celebrated March Against Sin Thou
sands Of church people marched through
the streets of the city to the strains Of
militant church music. The meetings
cess.
Elected to Bishopric.
Early in November the fourth Protes-
tant Episcopal convention to select a sue
cessor to Bishop Satterlee convened. and
after a short session Rev. Dr. Harding
was chosen.
About this time it became known that
the New York Avenue Presbyterian
1luTc0 contemplated eTeCtlng q modern
church structure to take the place of the
present edffce at 18th street and New
York avenue and Fl street. Rumors be-
came current that the congregation also
desired to unite with that OF the Wash
ington Heights Presbyterian Church and
build the contemplated structure in the
Washington Heights section. The matter
is now under discussion in both churches
Rev. DR.. Winbigler. pastor Of the First
Baptist Church and prominent in that
denomination. resigned from his pastorate
early in December in order to continue re-
search into special lines of study. About
the same time Rev. Weston Bruner,
pastor of the Fifth Baptist Church re-
ceived call to become pastor OF the First
Baptist Church OF Durham. n. C. This
was the third call, and he now has it
under consideration. DR.. Grenfell OF Lab
rador spoke in this city in the middle of
the month on the mission work at his
home. DR.. Newell Dwight Hills of New
York delivered notable address before
the Conversational Club Of Washington
several days ago.
At the close Of the year the Seventh
Day Adventist denomination with head
quarters at Takoma Park has twenty-one
union conferences. ninety-eight local con-
ferences. 127 foreign mission stations and
over 5000 churches with 100 600 members
in the principal cities Of the world The
entire number OF evangeIistic laborers
WAS about 2 600 For tho s,,oporf ~ ti,;,