Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-01
liam Deane. Miss Mildred Suit. Miss
Agnes Koonts and Miss Mary Hardy.

| Rev. DR.. John Henry Wyckof, presf-
dent of the Theological Seminary OF
Dutch Reformed Church in that coun-
| try for more than forty years, died
Thursday at Kodai-Kanal. India. He
was born at Roycefleld, n. j., in 1851
lege in 1871. Three years later he was
graduated from the New Brunswick
Theological Seminary and went to In
| dfa as missionary of the Dutch Re-
formed Church. DR.. Wyckof has visit
| ed in Washington number of times.
| DR.. Wyckoff returned to this coun-
| try in 1886 and became pastor Of the
Dutch Reformed Church at Claverack
| N. Y. where he remained until 1872
| when he returned to India. He was one
of the best known missionaries in that
| country and president of the board OF
trustees Of the United Theological
Seminary at Bangalore. DR.. Wyckoff
Emmeline Bonney, who died in 1856
His second wife. who survives him. was
Miss Chandler. Besides his widow,
four children survive him, one OF whom
is DR.. John Henry Wyckoff of this city,
and another is Miss Charlotte Wyck-
off. a member of the senior class at
Wellesley.
Among his literary work VIZ. Wyck-
off prepared History Of the WICK
off Family and last year attended the
| reunion OF that family. which was
held in New Jersey. and of which he
was historian
Cardinal Gibbons has accepted the In
vitaton of the World Court Congress to
attend its sessions In Cleveland May IL to
IA. 1t has been some time since the pref
ate has been in the middle west and II
he goes he likely will be accorded several
big receptions.
The congress has for its object the es-
a inf
Justice, through which 1t is hoped to
eliminate war. The cardinal, it is de-
clared. has always stood for peace and
has always given his support to any plan
designed to prevent the clash Of arms.
At the convention will he former Presi-
dent Willarm Howard Taft and Judge AL
ton 3. Parker. both friends of the cardi-
nal. Other noted Jurtsts and peace advo-
Gates will take part i'll the congress.
X
Mr.. John F. Bennett. convert of the
old Jerry AcAuley Water Street Mis-
sion, New York city. Is to assist in the
services at the Central Union Mission
over Sunday. Mr.. Bennett has a thrill
ing story to tell of his conversion.
The Bishop of Washington will cele
brate holy communion at the opening
OF the diocesan convention Of the
Protestant Episcopal diocese Of Wash
st. Adams Church.
The convention will be continued on
Thursday and all sessions, with the
exception Of Wednesday evening will
will take the form Of a public mis-
sionary meeting and will be held In
the Church of the Epiphany, when Revs.
c. ?. Sparkling, George H. McGrew-
and F. 1. A. Bennett will be speakers.
The proposition OF pensioning Prot
estant Episcopal clergy in proportion
to the size Of their salary will come
up for discussion.
Bishop Alphaeus W. Wilson of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South will
leave Baltimore Monday K his health
permits, for st. Louis, Mo, to attend
the meeting of the cabinet Of bishops
OF that church next week. He has re-
Gently recovered from another attack
of Illness, but will scarcely be prevent
ed from attending on account of that.
AT the cabinet meeting the bishops
will make out the sch edule of presiding
officers for the annual conferences for
the coming year, and VIII take up or
ferent matters of church polity. 1t Is
probable that they will discuss the
present state of progress for union be-
tween the Methodist Episcopal Church
and the Methodist Episcopal Church
South. The southern church has made
definite proposals on this line and the
the general conference next year.
In the northern church Bishop Earl
Cranston and others, it is said. are
throwing their whole force toward ac-
cepting some definite basis Of union.
The bishops of the northern church are
now meeting in Des Moines. Iowa, and
Bishops Cranston, Hughes. Bashford
and Hamilton have been placed On a
committee to draw up definite plans or
action.
An attractive announcement AND pro-
gram has been issued for the Mount
st. Alban Summer School for Sunday
school Workers to be held at tho
Washington Cathedral Close June to
II, 1915, and already many enrollments
have been made. Last year. when TINS
summer school was first held. over 100
persons, including Sunday school teach
ers and officers and several or the
clergy, were in attendance. ana all
were so well satisfied and pleased that
they expressed Il wish that 1T might be
held again this year.
The school is held under the Joint
management of the boards OF religious
education of the province of Washing
ton and the diocese of Washfn gton,
with the approval and cooperation OF
the Bishop of Washington and OF the
chapter of the National Cathedral. Its
aim is to give expert instruction in the
principles. methods and material Of
modern Sunday school teaching and ad-
ministration. The sessions will be held
in the great hall of the Cathedral
School for Girls and in the groves Of
the beautiful close Members of tho
school who so desire can make ar
rangements for board and lodging. or
meals at the Cathedral School for
Girls The altitude and spaciousness
of Mount st. Alban make 1t an ideal
spot for summer school in June, and
there will be abundant opportunity
each afternoon to visit the many places
of interest in the Cathedral Close and
in and near Washington.
The school will be opened at pm,
June Z, by festival evensong, to which
the public are invited. in the Beth1e-
hem chapel, with music by the cathe-
draI choir, an address of welcome by
the Bishop of Washington and an adj
dress by the Bishop of Maryland, presi-
dent of the synod Of the province Of
Washington.
Following this sectional conferences
for primary, junior, senior and adult
Bible class teachers will be held daily,
from Monday to Thursday. inclusive,
led by Miss Helen I. Jennings, super
intendent of elementary grades, Trim
ity Church School, Pottsville. Pa: Miss
Jane Millikin. superintendent of teach
er training diocese of Maryland: Rev
Howard W. Diller, executive officer of
the board of religious education of the
nroyince of Washington, and Rev.
Stewart o. Mitman Phi. D., field secre-
tary of the provincial board of rell-
gious education. At the morning ses-
tn Ert1 inn