Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-07-03
LOCAL NEWS.

he cross, on eitner SIDE being small boy bear
ing lighted candles, Rev. Fathers Walter ard
| Mccarthy, the pastor and assistant pastor az
81. Patrick's Church, Archbishop M j. SpauI-
/ ding, of Baltimore, and the principal rnsmbers
| OF the church, which passed down the asle
| and thence around the outside Of the church.
| chanting the ltany; and the Archbishop bless
ing the church. and then back TO the interior of
church, the procession passing around by the
| walls. After arriving at the altar, silent SOL
ernn prayer was offered that those who here
after worship here may be especially blessed
and comforted. The Archbishop then ad-
dressed the congregation, congratulatirg them
on the erection Of this church in q locality
where il was so much needed. He commended
the liberality OF the Catholics. and Also those
who were not attached TO the church, who had
aided in the erection OF the building. II is the
intention to erect magnificent church Cd
ifice on the large let At the corner, which
will afford accommodations 10 the population
If this part of the city, but the debt now due ~
% be extinguished first This house, which is
IS by 50 feet with accommodations for schools
in the lower story, which IL is thought may no
put in operation by the lst of September, with
the ground has cost about $1,000, Of which
sum about S. 600 has already been raised. Il
is contemplated ultimately 10 make this a
church to itself, with its parish bounds, bnt
for the present it will be attached 10 81. Pat
rick's, whose pastors will see to the wants Of
the people. He would as soon as possible sup
ply priest, but in the archbishopric there is a
great lack of priests, and he could give work
TO twenty additional at this time il ne mad
them.
High mass was performed, Rev. Father Wal
ter being the celebrant, assisted by Rev. Father
Walter. Haydn's sixteenth mass was finely
rendered by the choir of st Patrick's, the prin-
cipal performers being Miss Mary Murray,
Miss Mollie Harrington. Mrs. Newton, Mr..
George Paddon, and Prof. J. p. Caulfeld.
The Archbishop preached the dedicatory SER
mon, taking for his text the words used by
Mary when Elizabeth visited her, MY soul
doth magnify the Lord" Luke, chap. 46th
attention of the auditory, speaking eloquently
Of the doctrines of the church and Of its earlier
days. 80
ORGANIZATION OF A New CHURcH.-Tne.-
day afternoon new church of the Methodist
Episcopal persuasion wcs organized At the
Union League rooms, 9th street, Rev f. p
Phelps. presiding elder of Washington District,
presiding and Rev. w. S. Fort, local deacon,
acting as secretary.
There was about IS persons present, The most
Of them having heretofore been identified with
McKendree Chapel, and during the meeting
certificates were handed to the chair, signed bV
M. GOheen, preacher in charge of McKenoree,
of the following :--Kinsey Dyer, Ann T. Dyer,
Teuana Dyer Josephine Dyer, Clara Outer,
B. Christy, Daniel S. Chrsty, Jas. H. Bushby,
Catharine Bushby, Ada r.. Bashby, f. B. Cod
frey, VIM. R. Baker, Sarah A. Baker. Thomas
H. Langley: Mary f. Langley, Emma " Cook,
The certificates of Revs. w. A. Cook and ".
J. Pond. local elders and w. 5. Fort, signed
These were declared members OF The new
charge. which for the present is to be known as
the 9th street charge, and classes We're a. once
organized, Wednesday evening being set apart;
for prayer meeting at the house Of Brother
Roach.
The Presiding Elder addressed them feel
ingly, eXhorting them to live up 70 their duties
1t is thought that $50 to 900 members Of Nc
Kendree Chapel will mite with this charge.
1t was thought that on Rev. Mr.. Goheen berg
stationed at the KcKendree in March last that
the wounds would be healed and the member
ship get along harmoniously, but it seems that
after those who had Withdrawn from the
phN,ro s,,t ttac cy,rsr,
sensions took place, and that the action of the
preacher in removing some of the ofncers OF
the church has given dissatisfaction, which is
the prime cause of this movement
After the meeting yesterday had determined
on the classes, &c, measures were at once taken
to organize Sunday school, and a subscrip-
understand that an effort is being made TO pur-
chase a lot on 11th street, between @ and H, on
which TO erect church.
SABBATH SCHOOL CoNCERr-Aa Isterss stiaJ
Meeting-Maior General Hoacard and the CAildren-
Last night the Sabbath School Of the English
Lutheran Church, Rev. ]. q. Butler pastor,
gave q concert i'll the church on I1th and H
streets. The church was crowded 10 over
flowing with the Sabbath School, the orphan
children of the Protestant Asylum, and a large
number of officers of the army and Government
officials, beside the permanent congregation OF
the church, which of itself is large.
The ceremonies of the evening were under
the direction of the venerable superin aendenc
of the school, and were arranged SO as TO
interest Wltn0ut tlr1ng the large audience, and
the plan was an entire success.
The ceremonies were introduced with reli-
gious services by the pastor, and consisted in
the reading Of the report of the school for the
month of June. giving a very encouraging
account OF its rapid progress and increase; the
reading of the 21st chapter of Revelations by
the pastor and school by alternate verses; reci-
tatiOn of verses of Scripture by the children,
the girls recitng texts in which the word toce
appears, and the boys text with the word fear
is found In all these exercises, which were
iltn ca6 Nrrtfh inn htyr 10
children acquitted themselves admirably, and
the audience was delighted TO see the manner
which the children OF the Asylum participated,
singing their parts and reciting texts with aS
much ease as if they We're at home with the
school.
General Howard addressed the children, and
basing his remarks upon the subjects of the
evening recitations, kept the audience inter-
ested during the remainder of the evening.
woods, near Harewood hospital, ON the ith
instant, and by unanimous vote invited Gen.
eral Howard to be with them. The General
returned his thanks TO the children, and said
he would be glad TO be with them, but on that
occasion business called him away from the
city.
THE ORANGE AND ALEXANDRIA RAILROAD.
A party, consisting OF Mr.. - Quigly, one OF
the trustees on the part OF State, VIM. H. Nc
Caferty, Superintendent OF the road, John :.
Barbour, President of the old company, John
Underwood, VIM A. Duncan, Col. Bartolette,
A. A. G.. on Gen. Parks staff, and a large num-
Dcl VI dHu PcAtieiLeL, ucSts u party,
proceeded on an excursion over this road in q
special train yesterday. Arriving at Bnn Run,
a large party of workmen were found engaged
in putting the finishing strokes upon this struc-
ture. The work on the bridge was commenced
on Thursday morning, and a little after TWO
yesterday afternoon the locomotive passed
over. The train proceeded as far as Cannon
Run. one mile and a half this side of BTis.oe
Station. The bridge over this stream was
found to be in an unsafe condition, two or
three of the heavy tmbers having been burned
off. Several bridges beyond are known 10 be
in an impossible condition, but will be repaired
during the coming week, and the Su peTinten-
dent expects to have train run over the en-
tire road in one week from to-day.-AIes.
Journal, 1st
ROBBERY, ARREST AND RECOVERY OF TIE
MONEY Saturday, detectives Clarvoe and
McDevitt arrested a colored boy named James