Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-15

past week, at pm. tomorrow WheH
the closing mission sermon will be
preached, solemn benediction of the
blessed sacrament and the papal bless
ing given. At 7:30 pm. the mission
for, the men of the parish will open.
with short instruction. rosary, mis-
sion sermon and benediction.
The mission services during the week
Will be mass celebrated at a.m when
exercises each evening at 1880 o'clock.
me Jesuit clergy in charge Of the
mission are Rev. John Walsh. S. il;
Rev. Francis Goering. S. j., and Rev.
Mission Band.
| Cardinal Gibbons will follow the mis-
sion the last Sunday of January. the
goth instant, to administer the sacra-
ment of confirmation to those of the
parish who have not yet received it.
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The annual reception of the Western
Presbyterian Church to the pastor.
Rev. j. H. Durham. was held last
evening.
! China in Revolution and the Out
! look for Church and State" is to be the
topic off Rev. S. Harrington Littel, rec
| tor of st. Paufs of Hankow. China. at
a missionary service to be held in st.
Johns Church. Lafayette Square. Mon
day evening at o'clock.
|
| turer and writer of Baltimore. will de-
! liver a gospel message to men in West
| minister Presbyterian Church tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock. The meeting
will be a part of the Southwest COM
munity services, and at the same hour
Mrs. Harriet E. Monroe Of this city will
address a meeting for women in the
Sixth Presbyterian Church.
| Beginning with the IL o'clock service
| fhA~ will a a
ries of addresses delivered at the
Fourth Presbyterian Church by Rev.
| Robert v. Miller of Hendersonville. N:
C., on Christian Life and Service,
| lament epistles
These addresses will be given for the
benefit of all the Bible students and
Christian workers Of the city In order
that every one will have ample oppor-
tunity to attend. the following schedule
has been arranged: Tomorrow Mr. Mil
Ter will have charge Of the II O'Clock
service. Monday he ~ will deliver Wad, one
day, Thursday and Friday addresses
will be delivered at 2:30 o'clock and at 8
pm. There will be no meetings Sat
urday. The last address will be given
at the IL o'clock service, Sunday. jan
uary %.
Two memorials were placed. In st.
Marks Episcopal Church at Christmas
in memory of former communicates OF
this parish. They are ornamental
wrought iron screens across the aisles
on the baptistry side and the organ
side of the church. in effect continue
tons Of the rood screen.
The bapistry screen was erected by
the. vestry with some OF the income
memorial of the donor. Mrs: Frederica
Boyden Wilson, one of the founders OF
the parish and a communicate OF TINS
church from it's mission days until her
death.
The screen on the organ side is a
memorial of Mrs. Hannah NJ, Tunnel
Shaw, wife of the late, Maj. Josiah
parish. who left a legacy to the vestry
for this purpose
St Marks Episcopal Church has
been chosen by the committee on
the preaching mission as the church
in the eastern section OF Wash.
ington in which the services Of
the mission shall be held. The mis-,
sion services will be held for a period
of two weeks, including three SUNDAYS.
beginning Sunday. March IL. and con
The missioner in this church will be
the Very Rev. Frank L. Vernon, DD.
dean of the Cathedral in Portland. Me-
That the mile OF pennies" being
committee of the Central Union Mis-
sion for improvements in plumbing has
almost reached the sixty-dollar mark
meeting of that organization held dur
ing the week at the mission building:
The report showed the entire fund
which this committee is raising to re-
building now amounts to more than
$500. The total amount necessary to
complete the work is $1,000. according
to estimates obtained.
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for special work to be done for the
dormitories in February.
The officers of the committee are:
Mrs. W. H. Ramsey. president: Mrs.
F. Richardson, secretary, and Mrs. A.
&c. Rykerd. treasurer.
At the First Congregational Church
at o'clock tomorrow evening the ser
mon will be preached by Rev. David
the secretaries of the American board
of commissioners for foreign missions
of the Congregational Church.
The annual meetings of the First
Congregational Church and the First
Congregational Society will be held
reports will be presented and officers
elected for the coming year.
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Oficers have been elected recently by
Holy Name Societies of various Roman
Catholic parishes as follows:
St. Vincent de Paul-President,
James ORrien; vice president, William
Fitzgerald; secretary, John Snyph;
treasurer. Lorenzo Filipo.
st. Ann's-President, John Polony;
vice president, John Barr; secretary,
John stadtler; treasurer, James Rider.
| st. Paul's-President, Thomas E.
| Petty; vice president. James H. Clarke;
secretary. Thomas McEneaney; treas
| urer, John w. Cotter, and marshal,
Col. William H. johnson.
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Announcement is made that the In
ternationa1 convention of the Young
Mems Christian Associations Is to be
held in Cleveland next May.
In its army and navy branch the
! Y. NJ. C. A. is just now sending new
welfare secretaries on the Delawar
New Jersey and Tennessee. which are
departing for Cuban waters. Recently
| a new secretary was sent to Panama,
where there is new work carried on In
building furnished by the govern
| ment A new building has just been
| completed at Philadelphia for tho use
of enlisted men.
The association reports close CO.
! operation with Secretary Daniels of the
navy in the training Of new secretaries