Evening star., 1915-04-10

fact that the book came from an Amer
lean Sunday school boy or girl.
| sumo his special Sunday evenings lee
| lures in celebration of the 5OOth an
| niversary of the life and work of John
Huss, the course having been interrupt
| ed by the Easter themes.
His subject will be The Master OF
Controversy"
This year large Indian congress will
| be held in honor of the seventy-fifth
! anniversary of the famous Indian mis-
, sionary, Rev. De Smet, among the
Sioux The celebration will take place
near Greenwood. s. D.. from July 80
| to August l, 1915.
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For the first time in the history of
! the United States, perhaps. indeed, IN
the entire history of the world, mis-
| sion for non-Catholic deaf mutes was
preached in Pittsburgh by the Redemp-
torist deaf mute missionary, Rev.
| Charles J. Berger. The mission to
/ these persons was continued every
evening for full week, and many deaf
persons. it is said, attended every serv-
ice and listened" to the explanation
| of Roman Catholic doctrine by the elo-
auent missionary, who used the sign
language In imparting to his silent
hearers his message.
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| movement Is on foot to erect
suitable monument over the grave, In
st. Peters cemetery, Quincy. III, OF
Catholic negro priest in the United
States
Rev Tolton was born in Brush creek.
Rallo county, Mo-, April l, 1854 he
came to Quincy with his mother wnen @
he was seven years of age and after
| working in a factory for seven years
attended ST. Boniface School. where he
learned to speak the German language
| Later he went to Saint Peters School
and received his first education in the
classics from the local priests.
Through the efforts OF Rev Michael
Richardt, he was enabled to go to
Rome in 1850 and complete his edu-
cation at the College of the Propa-
| ganda, where he was ordained on April
"a, 1886. by Cardinal Parocchi. He
! was assigned at once to take charge
of the colored work In Quincy. where ne
labored. until November 2s, 1889, when he
went to Chicago and held services In St
Mary's Church. later in a church OF his
own which he dedicated to st. Monica
He was in charge of this church when he
died, July 8, 1897. in consequence OF a
sunstroke. The remains were taken to
\ Quincy and buried at St Peters ceme-
terry.
4 The Second Baptist Church will enter
upon a series of special meetings be
ginning Wednesday. The meetings VIII
church. Rev. Hinson Vernon Hewlett.
who will be assisted by Rev. George
Pitt Beers of Liberty Heights Baptist
Church Of Baltimore.
Rev. Beers occupied the pulpit OF the
Second Church for several Sundays last
summer, during the pastors vacation
The meetings will begin each even
ing at 1880 o'clock, with a half hour
of song Mr.. Beers will preach each
evening.
| At the congregational meeting held
in Grace Reformed Church. 18th ana y
streets northwest, during the week the
following officers were elected to serve
two years: Elders, w. B. Johnson and
DR.. G. w Middlekauff; deacons, W: Fl,
Graham. c. J. Warwick and l.. II. Mil
lizard. All are to be installed tomorrow
morning.
The members and frieHds of Ingram
Memorial Congregational Church gave
a reception to their new pastor Rev.
Lewis E. Purdum, and Mrs. Purdum
Tuesday evening.
Il Judge Seeds was in charge of the
program, and spoke briefly in behalf of
the congregation. Other words of vel
come We're spoken by Rev ]. T. Stock
and by DR. C. A. Vincent of the Mount
| Pleasant Church. Rev Mr.. Purdum
also spoke briefly Music for the oc-
: casion was rendered by the choir,
under the direction OF the orSahlst
| Mr. William Stornel.
At both services tomorrow Rev. Mt
Purdum will occupy the pulpit ,.i,, His
, subject in the morning will be The
Awakening Of the Soul. -, and IN M the
evening he Will speak on Lacking the
Fundamental"
contest between the boys and girls
of the Junior Christian Endeavor So
ciety has just come to close, the ooy
being the winners. AS result or the
= contest the girls provided an excellent
luncheon party at the church Thursday
Rev. DR.. j. Fred Heisse, pastor
, of Union Square Methodist Episcopa
Church of Baltimore. will occupy the
pulpit of Foundry Church tomorro"
day is Better Than Yesterday Was
In the evening Rev. Carlisle l.. Hub
bard, pastor of the North Baltimore
NJ. E. Church, will preach on the sub
e iect THE Perfect Life"
The choir. under the direction of Mr.
1 Anton Kaspar, will give the following
( selections: Morning-When the Sab,
bath was Past !Clough- Leighter)
the evening, sweet is Thy Mercy
: Lord" (Barnby), and Il heard Great
Voice" tJohnston).
bethlehem and Jericho" will be the
topic Of Rev Charles f. Fultz in his
special lecture on the Holy Land at the
United Brethren Memorial Church to-
morrow evening at 1880 o'clock. The
lecture last Sunday attracted an audi
ence which taxed the capacity of the
church.
The combined Easter offering of the
congregation was S1,S13.21. the Sun
day school giving $1.207l3.
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The churches of Washington are
moving toward a significant and in.
teresting celebration of the five-hun-
dredth anniversary of the life and
! work of John Huss, the Bohemian re.
!, former.
They have appointed the last Sunday
in April as John Huss day. and specia
s services will generally be held.
In Bohemia the Roman Catholic, with
the Protestant churches. are uniting
s il is said, in this celebration because
d of his great service to national life
and patriotism.
All over the Christian world the
peculiar and lasting gifts of thi,
I man to religions. national and literary
ciaily recognized and honored.
e 1t was intended to hold an interna
tional celebration Of July 6, the dat,
n of his martyrdom in the monastery a
: Constance, where he was excommuni
n Gated and sentenced, but the presen
y war will no doubt prevent that meet
Dr. Radcliffe of this city is a dele
gate of the Presbyterian Church t,