Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-01
THE CHURCHES.

The year just passed was marked by
changes in a number of prominent pas
torates of the city. Rev. DR.. Samuel
ii. Woodrow accer ted a call to st.
Louis and Rev. j. r. Stocking of New
ton, Mass, has been called as his sue
cessor. Rev. e. X. Hardin of Rock
Hill, S. c., has come to Mount Vernon
Place Southern Methodist Church in
succession to Rev. +. v. REGISTER, who
has assumed the presiding e1dership Of
the Washington district of the denom-
ination. Rev. S. L. Weaver came to
Grace NJ. E. Church from Philadelphia
Rev. C. A. Vincent of Boston, Mass,
has accepted a call to the Mount Pleas
ant congregational Church as the sue
ceSSOr of Rev. Frank j. Goodwin. The
pulpit of Gurley Memorial Presbyterian
Congregation, vacant for over a year
past, since the resignation Of Rev. DR..
j. Russell Verbrycke, who went to the
First Presbyterian Church of Vineland.
N. j., was but recently filled by the
Braskamp, who has been assistant
pastor of the Church of the Covenant.
Changes in Anacostia.
In Anacostia Rev. DR.. W. G. Daven-
port retired from active work as rec
tor of Emmanuel Episcopal Church and
became rector emeritus, being sue
ceeded as rector by Rev. William Os-
car RoOme, who was serving as curate
Of st. Stephens Parish on Columbia
Heights In this same section of the
city Rev. G. Leroy White came from
Baltimore to the Methodist Episcopal
Church. Rev. Hermon Spencer Pinkham
resigned the pastorate Of Emmanuel Bap-
tist Church to become pastor of the First
Baptist Church Of Lowell, Mass. Rev.
Charles f. Sontag retired as rector of
Esther Memorial Episcopal Church at
Congress Heights and while another
rector is being chosen Rev. DR.. Ds.ven-
port is serving as temporary rector.
Early in January Pastor Charles T.
Russell of Brooklyn Tabernacle was
called to serve as pastor of the
newly formed Washington Tenn
pie Congregation, .non-sectarian or
ganization which meets in New Ma
sonic Temple each Sunday afternoon,
and has Brig. Gen. w. p. Hall. former
ly military secretary of the War De-
partment: j. r. d. Pyles and Eliot H.
Thomson as the members of it's bust
ness committee. He accepted, with the
provision that he would probably only
be able to preach in Washington on an
average of once a month
During this month the parish house
of the Church of the New Jerusalem
was dedicated, and Rev. DIR. Randolph
II. Mckfm announced he would retire
as president of the Episcopal house Of
deputies after having been elected nine
times.
In February William Howard Taft, then
President Of the United States. laid the
corner stone Of the proposed new All
Souls Unitarian Church on the Avenue
of the Presidents. William s. Shallen-
berger assumed the leadership Of the
Vaughn class of Calvary Baptist Sunday
school.
Rev. T. E. Davis, pastor of Westminster
Presbyterian Church. claimed ST. Patrick
ior the Presbyterians In an address early
in March.
Cardinal Gibbons dedicated st. Mat
thew's Roman Catholic Church in April
and shortly thereafter Mgr. Vincent Mis-
urata became secretary of the papal le-
cation In succession to Rev. Bonayenture
Cerretu Rev. DR.. Hubert Rex johnson,
pastor Of the Chevy Chase PRESBYTERIAN
Church. was elected moderator OF the
Presbytery Of Washington during this
month, and Rev. DR.. Charles Warren Cur
rier Bishop of Matanzas. Cuba.
Miss Calvo Entered Convent.
In June Mgr. James F.. Mackin OBJ
served the forty-fifth anniversary OF
his active pastorate. The service took
place in st. PauFs Roman Catholic
Church. Miss Maria Calvo. daughter
of the Costa Rican minister. entered a
convent In New York
The Central Presbyterian Church, at
tended by President Wilson. was Of
fered to the Mount Carmel Colored
Baptist congregation and ater sold.
A. +. Fox observed the fftieth ami
versary of his membership in St Paurs
Lutheran Church.
Sister Angelica, superior of the Holy
Cross Academy. retired from her posi-
ton on account of advancing years
and Cardinal Farley denounced a num-
Der OF the new styles of gowns worn
by women.
In October. Dan Crawford. noted mis-
sionary, spoke here.
Rev. Frederick B. Howden. rector Of
ST. Johns Church, Geore etown. was Sc
lected by the Episcopal House Of
Bishops at the general convention of
the denomination in New York as mis-
sionary bishop of New Mexico.
Rev. DR.. j. j. Muir also during the
month observed his twenty-fifth ami
versary in the pastorate of Temple Bap-
fist Church.
Visit of Benedictine Abbot.
Abbot Dom Gasquet Of the Benedictine
Order paid visit to Washington in No
vember. Rev. E. X. Hardin came to
Mount Vernon Church and Rev. Bernard
Braskamp accepted TIE Gurley Memorial