Evening star., 1916-01-01
CHURCHES.

| During the past year large number
| Of Washington pastors inaugurated a
custom of setting aside a Sunday for
the observance of their anniversaries
OF pastorates. course which has
proved quite popular, in view of the
reception given its introductions by
other pastors who followed. A num-
Der OF pastors resigned during the year
and took up effort in other fields.
During 1915 the Roman pontiff also
honored a clergyman of this city, Mgr.
Bonaventure Cerretti, for some years
auditor of he papal legation. by send
ing him as apostolic delegate to Aus
| tralia. He has become the first papal
delegate to that country, and has es-
tablished his headquarters in Sydney.
Early in January Rev. G. A. Miller.
pastor of Ninth Street Christian Church.
observed his eighth anniversary in the
pastorate. Rev. John Van Schaick, jr.,
| resigned pastor of the Church of
| Our Father tCniversaIist, but the
congregation asked that he reconsider,
which he did. Evangelist Billy Sunday
came to Washington in this month for
a meeting, and more than 5000 persons
heard him
During this month new Presby-
terian Church was dedicated at Hyatts-
vile, Md; Rev. Dr.. Charles F. steck
celebrated his fifth anniversary as
pastor of Epiphany Lutheran Church:
/! Rev DR.. =. Carradine became pastor
of the Gospel Tabernacle; Sister Mary
Rose Mullen of Visitation Convent in
Georgetown observed the sixtieth ami
versary of her entrance in the vista
| ton Order; the Sisterhood of the WASH
| ington Hebrew Congregation observed
it's tenth anniversary: Rev. Lewis f.
torate of First Congregational Church
| to the pastorate of Emmanuel Congre-
gationaI Church, and Rev. H. J. Good
win came from Virginia to the pas
torate of the Maryland Avenue Baptist
Church.
At the opening of February Rev.
Hinson Vernon Hewlett. pastor of Sec
ond Baptist Church, announced his in
| tention of accepting call to the First
Baptist Church of Atlantic City. and
| late in the year he was succeeded at
Second Church by Rev. H. /. Stewart
of Pennsylvania.
that the denomination gave nearly
$273,000 for missions. and Rev. DR..
Henry Runner resigned from the pas
torate of the Kensington Presbyterian
shore. of MARYLAND. Rev. R. L. Fultz
retired from the pa storate of Epworth
NJ. f. Church South to go to Mary
! land pastorate., and Rev. w. r. We'd
Church. observed his twenty fifth an
niversary in the ministry during the
month.
During April. May and June John
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| Church dedicated: Rev. G. f. Dudley
! celebrated his twenty fifth anniversary
| in the pastorate of St stephens Epis-
| copal Church, and Rev. j. Henning
Nelms his seventh anniversary at the
| Church of the Ascension.
| In May Rev. ]. r. Stocking resigned
as pastor of the First Congregational
| Church to go to an Upper Montclair,
| n. j., pastorate.
Father Shandelle's Jubilee.
In June Rev. Henry J. Shandelle. S.
| J.. observed the f1ftieth anniversary of
his reception into the Jesuit Order. and
Rev. F. N w. Schneeweiss became as
sistant pastor of st. Teresa's Catholic
Church
| During August the corner stone of
| the Idylwood Presbyterian Church was
laid at Idylwood, Va, and work has
been progressing on the building since.
| During this month Rev. w. S. Dunlop
came from Pennsylvania to the pas
torate Of the Kendall Baptist Church
in succession to Rev. Theron Out
| water. deceased.
New Zealand. noted Roman Catholic
prelate, paid a Visit to Washington. and
| Rev p. c. Callaghan became rector of
the Apostolic Mission House at Brook
/ land The 39Sth anniversary Of the
reformation was also observed. Rev.
| Charles Z. FultZ observed his seventh
anniversary at Memorial United
| Brethren Church.
The golden jubilee of the First Con-
gregational Church was observed in
| November, and Rev. DR.. G. c. F.
pratenahl became dean of the Cathe-
dral of IS. Peter and Paul. The PAN
american mass was celebrated in st.
Patrick's Roman Catholic Church. and
Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe
were given a reception by the con-
gregation of the New York Avenue
| Presbyterian Church.
In December the siXtieth anniversary
of the Washington Hebrew Congrega
ton was observed with appropriate
services, and the new Sunday school
house Of the Memorial United Brethren
! Church was dedicated At one of these
/ services, arranged by the pastor, Rev.
| Dr. Charles E. Fultz, record money
raising gathering was held-$4. 500
being secured In thirty minutes. or $50