Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-19

tion holds lis annual mCsting at W ght's HUI
7th street, when The election OF Off ,ers will
take place.
TIE Washington Dautal Association ma. a.
27s Pennsylvania avenue.
RELIGIOUS NEws.-A spirited revival has
been in progress at Mekendree NJ. T.. Churc 4,
on Massachusetts avenue, for the past two
wee Ks aud promises fair 10 cOntinua for some
time yes- Last evening very large con greg a.
ton was in AZ enhance VINO listened to an eio-
auent sermon by Rev. A. j. Myers. of Il iii
more. The numOer Ofp'nitents increases .ch
evening. aud large number Of con versions
have already teeO reported.
Yesterday morning Dr. Boynto1. the pastor
OF the COBgrc -atiOnal Church was prese Ited
with a written request 10 withdraw the resg-
Latlon teLderCd lew weeks s'ncs, signed by
q large number Oftne nembsrs. 10 II III L -us-
tees. and pew-holdars and duriag tAs services
announced that he did not feel "A, liberty To DIS
regard so general requr and IN 4 ne woJld
therefore comply with the desire of his file IDS
An open-air meeting under tue auspices of
the Young MPn's Chrl ian AsSocI .tiOn was
held al S y. m. yesterday. corner of PrnnSyl-
vauia ave Tue and Seventh str, =. A large
crowd OF Indies end -eHtlemen were in attend
snes, aAd many lOinCd IN the SINGING. The
services were conducted oy DIR. G.. II. Hall, a.
sisted by members of tbs asSocIayo1. who a.
the Conclusi7n distributed a number of reii-
giOus t-ac'S, &c.
the lmma"ula Conception commenced YES
terday At IO2 a. m, PIC at the mes the R.y.
JACOB A. Walter ac-- d IS celpbraqt, a sisted by
the % stOr OF the church Rev. l.. r. Nice Irthy,
as deacon. Rev. DIR. White. of 81. Mathews.
preached n very able sermon on the occasion
The choir was nader the direction or Mr.. Neff.
who rendered MOza' : l2.h IN fiue style, the
solo parts beng performed by Mrs. koehIsr.
Rev. George III. Smytn. pastor OF the Sixth
Presbyterian Church, y'S'rrday pre- lched his
fourth anDiye-s " ,crmon n ON Luke xvi, -
.G.ve an account of thy stewardship" Mr..
Smyih spoke of the progress of religion in New
OTk- where now the Church Of God u pros
porous and fCurIshipg. He stat d that the Sixth
Presby terrain Church was organized January
%, 1~53, with p me nbers, since which time Us
had been ADDED Ia Of whom came in under his
pastoral charge.
At Ryland Chapel, South Washington, one
of the most spirited prOtractea meetings which
has ever been witness d in the district. has
been in proyrs-s during the past two weeks;
the ALTA AID als o the first ben hes being FIRE
quently filed by the mourners. The meeting
rs under the charge OF Pew. Mr.. Baldwin. who
Is assisted by Rev. DIR. Hamilton and others.
The msen1g 81 the Island Baptist On
still continues, under the superintendent of
the pastor. Rev. e.. G.. MeIdoT. aud AT present
II seems likely that 1t will result IN aS large
access SONS 10 the church as the meetings of last
year.
At the Est Washington Methodist Episeo-
pal Church a prOtracted meeting has been in
progress for four weeks past, under the charge
of Rev. W. II. Holiday. winch has thus far re-
suited IN the accession of over 81 TO the Church.
Ibe meeting Is still IN progress and the interest
is increasing
At East Washin gtoA Methodist Protestant
Church. under charge of Rev. J. W. Charleton.
a revival YVES commenced last evening and
VIII be continued. Rev. J b. Jones will assist
the pastor In this meeting.