Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-25

will bring his supply work at Metropoli-
tan Baptist Church to a close tomorrow
He plans shortly to return to Louisville
to again resume his work.
During the month. Rev. Mr.. Tiffany
has been particularly successful in his
effort at Metropolitan Church
He was for some years pastor at Elkins.
W. Va.
Rev. ]. C. Twele OF Baltimore is to oc-
cupy the pulpit of ST. Johns Lutheran
Church at II O'Clock The service will he
conducted in English
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Misses Ella and Nettie Holmes have
left Washington for San Francisco.
where they will sail on September /
for Assam. where they plan 10 begin
missionary educational work under the
direction of the Northern Baptist Mis-
sionary Society
Miss Ella Holmes has had six years
of foreign missionary service, 1t is
pointed out, prior to her coming TO
Washington on a furlough about one
year ago. Miss Nettie Holmes will be
attached to the same school as her
sister.
Rev. J ]. Muir. pastor of Temple
Baptist Church. and Mrs. Muir. after a
two-week stay in Atlantic City. are
Orange. \. J. There viii be preaching
tomorrow in Temple Church by Rev.
j. w Long of Hyattsville.
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Preparations are now being made for
the celebration in St Augustine's
Church of the patronal feast Of the
church, which falls on Sunday. septem-
Der =.
An Irish officer recently described in
the Daily Chronicle. London. how the
Catholic soldiers at the front try u
live up to their religion. Nothing is
more noticeable" the officer says. chan
the way the Catholic soldier holds hy
his beads. In the change and chance
and turmoil of active service many
things get lost. bat the rosary beads
seem to be always treasured and every
soldier at mass seems to have them.
Prayer books are often missing but
the rosary. as a rule. never is. The
writer has seen men who were killed
in line. Their little personal belong
ings are carefully collected By COM
rades and safely kept to he sent home.
but the rosary when found in the
pocket is often-usually. indeed-rev-
e-ently placed around the dead mans
neck before he is wrapped in his bIan-
ket for burial"
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Rev. Francis +. Lyons. {. :. p. Of
the College of St. Paul the Apostle will
celebrate mass tomorrow at Forts
Washington and Hunt.
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Rev. Lewis !. O'Hern. c. 5. r, in
charge of the spiritual and moral vel
fare of the Catholic soldiers in the
National Army. will celebrate mass at
9 am. tomorrow in the hall at Fort
Myer, Va \ special program of music
VIII he rendered during the service
and DIR. O'Hern will deliver a sermon.
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The convention of the American Fed
Grafton of Catholic Societies will open
at Kansas City. Mo-, tomorrow and
close on Wednesday. 1t will be at
tended by Most Rev. John Bonzano.
apostolic delegate to the United States:
archbishops and bishops and delegates
from thirty national organize atoms.
Many of the clergy and laity of Wash
ington will attend.
The convention will open with :
pontifical mass at the cathedral when
the apostolic delegate will be celebrar .
and Archbishop Hanna of San Fran
cisco will preach. There will be mass
meetings Sunday and Tuesday nights
at the Convention Hall which has a
seating capacity of 10000 persons.
At the mass meeting on Tuesday
night three addresses will he given on
"The Conservation of the Family"
Other questions of vital Importance
will be discussed at the meetings and
the diocesan unit plan will be put into
effect
The commission of archbishops and
bishops. named by Cardinal Gibbons at
the annual meeting of the archbishops.
to direct federation, has prepared a