Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-21

1880 o'clock. Judge Norris will take
for his subject The Star of Empire"
| There will be special music by Miss
Cristobel Sawin.
At the Adventist gospel tent, located
at 18th and c streets southeast. Evan
gelist r. E. Harter's subject for to-
morrow night will be THE Trial of
Faith"
Beginning at 1880 o'clock there will be
half-hour's musical service by the
choir and orchestra. Besides several
selections by the large choir, there will
be a special selection by the male
chorus. Other features have also been
provided.
Monday night there will be a stereop-
ticon lecture by Mr.. L. A. Hansen on
Gospel Medical Work in India
Tuesday night Evangelist Horton will
have charge, his subject being THE
Home of the Saved" During the rest of
the week the following subjects will be
presented: Babylon and Jerusalem"
Babylon Is Fallen and "Jerusalem's
Sins
On account of the great interest
aroused. the evangelists have an
nounced that the meetings would con-
tinue through September.
X
The crucifix over the cardinals
throne in St Patrick's Cathedral, New
York. which is ten feet high. is made
entirely from olive wood from the
garden of Gethsemane, and is the work
Of Christ is also Of olive wood. The
cross is inlaid with fourteen medal
lions of mother of pearl, taken from
the ground on which it is said Christ
stood during the passion. They repre-
sent the fourteen stations of the cross.
1t is pointed out that had it not been
for the war Pope Benedict XIV would
have held public consistory before
now. The plenum of the Sacred Col
lege is seventy, but there are only
Italian, thirty-one foreign and Cardinal
Falconio. formerly apostolic delegate
at Washington.
No cardinal has been created since
usual raising to the purple of the. sec
rotary of the conclave-in this instance,
Mgr. Boggiana, assessor of the con-
happened. One Of the suburban sees
has become vacant, that of Albano,
through the death of Cardinal Agliardi.
In normal times. it is said. public
provide for these and other things be-
fore this, but the twenty-three car
dinals of the curla in Rome (though
not all of them active) still suffice to
do the work in headquarters. even to
brief respite from the unusual heat
of this year.
Both Cardinal GaSquet and Cardinal
Merry del Val are taking a short rest
in this way just now.
X ~
The sum Of $4,000 was contributed
by Roman Catholics of the country at
collection taken in the churches last
fall for the support of the Catholic
University, according to announcement
recently made at the university
x
At the Union Methodist Episcona1
Church. the pastor, John MacMurray will
speak tomorrow evening at an informal
summer Sunday night service Of Sacred
song. The topic will be Conversion"
with the brief consideration of the great
need of revival of moral and religious
ideals in view of certain events which
have occurred during this past week.
Rev. DR.. William H. Wilder of the
Illinois Wesleyan University of Bloom
ington. ILL.,, will occupy the pulpit OF
Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church to-
morrow morning and evening. The
theme in the morning will be 1.-THE I'm
consumed Burning Bush" and at the
bright hour" service the subject will be
1.-THE Cry Of the Human Heart"
DR.. Wilder was formerly president Of
the Lucy Webb Hayes Training School
Of this city
Rev. DR.. ]. Gray McAllster of the
Presbyterian Theological Seminary at
Lamsville, KY, is to occupy the pulpit
Of the Central Presbyterian Church to-
morrow at both morning and evening
services.