Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-03
GENERAL CHURCH ACTIVITIES.

American Catholics began to contrib
ute. 1t is stated that now. because of
the war, the entire work is crippled
seriously Thousands of candidates
in training for the work. and in the
foreign fields already in the work, have
been forced to quit and go to the
trenches. Thousands of stations, schools
and asylums are reported to be in de-
plora poverty and their work at
standstll.
The closing exercises of Nativity
Catholic Sunday school will take place
tomorrow at o'clock. when the ad-
dress will be delivered by Rev. Francis
Lyons. c. S. p. of the College of St Paul.
Catholic University of America. There
are ten graduates this year in the class
each one of whom Will receive a medal
or graduation, as follows: Misses y.
Cole. NJ Cox, c. Dean, NJ. Juenemann,
H. Howard, C. Maher, a. Glover and
Messrs. J. Finkle, II. Lynch and y.
Voigt.
The gold medal in the graduating
class will be awarded to Miss Aelese
Glover.
Other prizes will be conferred. as fol-
lows: Gold medal. Earl Downs: pre-
miums, Messrs. J. Matthews, K. Cox. J.
Common, H. Daily, l.. Schrider, W Trot-
ter, j. Trotter, d. Dawson and Paul
Kelly, Misses u. Noith, g. Lynch. r.
Donovan. L. Yeatman, NJ Trotter. =.
Matthews. T. Kelly, NJ Dawson and NJ.
Zurlach.
Two gold medals. one for the boys
and one for the girls. will also he
awarded for attendance during the
year.
The summer schedule for services will
go into effect tomorrow. masses to be-
at 1, and 10 o'clock.
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In st. Teresa's Church the children
made their first holy communion at the
\ Ascension w lrh
was celebrated by Rev. +. Schneewetss.
The children OF st. Stephens Roman
Catholic parish will receive holy COM
munion in d body tomorrow at the 7
o clock mass.
The Lords supper will be observed
tomorrow afternoon at Shiloh Baptist
Church and new members will be well
coined into the church. The Florida
Avenue Baptist congregation, of which
Rev. W. y. Taylor Is pastor. will JOIN
Shiloh in the communion service.
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An impressive service WAS held last
evening at o'clock marking the laying
of the corner stone of the new Lincoln
Road Methodist Episcopal Church.
The corner stone was laid by the Grand
Lodge of Masons of the District of Column
bia, the ceremony being in charge OF
Grand Master w. w. Jermane.
An address was delivered by Bishop
ing part in the service Were Bishop Earl
Cranston, who presided; Rev. w. l.. Nc
bowel. District superintendent of the
Washington NJ. f. churches; Rev. James.
Shera Montgomery, pastor of Calvary NJ
f. Church: Rev. ID. II. Martin, pastor Of
Dumbarton NJ +. Church: Rev Harry
u. Mitchell. pastor of Metropolitan NJ Z.
Church, and Rev. Guy Ii. Luttrell, pas
tor of the Lincoln Road NJ. +. Church
Hiram W. Belnap, president of the
board OF trustees. announced the contents
of the corner stone.
The complete program was as follows.
Selection, National Training School Band
address OF welcome and presentation of
officer, Rev. q. A Luttrel in
vocation, Rev. j. S Montgomery, hymn,
prayer, Rev. w. l.. Mcdowell reading Of
scripture. Rev d. H. Martin: announce
ment of contents of corner stone Hiram
W. Belnap; laying of corner stone Grand
Lodge of Masons; hymn, address. Bishop
William A. Quayle; hymn, benediction,
Rev. H d. Mitchell.
The new church building will be OF
Potomac blue stone, and located on a
high lot at the corner of Lincoln road.
Rhode Island avenue and street
northeast.
The Lincoln Road Church was organ
lied about five years ago with twenty
members. 1t has now grown to a mem
bership Of over 200, and it is expected
that its membership will be greatly in
creased with the proposed new building
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For the first time in the history of
the United Presbyterian Church IFS
figures this year go bevond
the 100000 mark. the exact numbers
now being 200,s79. says New York
dispatch. Both in the United States and
on the foreign field the number to he.
come Presbyterians last year was fewerg
than the previous year. The number of
pastors increased slightly, but their
salaries did not