The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-20
RELIGIOUS.

| South.
| The Southern Baptist Convention will
be held at Charleston, South Carolina,
May 7. .....
The London Baptist Association COM
prices 1870 churches, having above 10000
members.
| A small daily penny paper, in the inter.
est Of Catholicism, will soon make its
appearance in New York.
Two Episcopal clergymen of Baltimore
are in purgatory OF TT al Tor reading pay
ers for the souls of the dead.
The Baltimore Young Mems Christian
Association is just putting the finishing
touches on its new 1900, 900 building.
| The Catholics in WaXauchie; Texas,
are building II neat brick church, 2SX55
ieet Mt that place. 1t is within the pres
ent limits of the diocese of Galveston.
Delegates from Young Mems Catholic
associations and literary societies OF the
United States will meet in Newark, N.
j., on the I'D inst. TO form National
Uni IL.
Seven converts were baptized Sunday,
February 7th, in the Marcy Avenue Bap-
tist Church, Brooklyn, and thirteen had
previously been baptized i'll January.
The revival there increases.
| The success Of the recent fair in con-
nection with the Catholic church at New
Brunswick, N. j., was. unprece denled.
over $1,000 was realized Oh Il hand some
silk flag. The total amount is about
$12, 900.
Rev. Mr.. Chowryappah has sailed from
England to Madras, where he is ABOUT to
labor among The Tamil speaking popula-
ton. Tnis will be new work so tar as
the Baptist Missionary Society is con-
cerned.
phn ,,o,o,,hJo uo,ry Doobn, 10 ,voIl
again. He will be 100 years old in June
next. The Newark Conference expect
him to preach "centenary sermon" be-
fore that Conference at its forthcoming
session.
The Episcopalians have in Kansas 20
clergymen, 81 congregations, 1913 COM
municantS and LOGO persons in their
Sunday schools. The contributions of
the churches for the past year amounted
to SIS, l54.
The Nixon street Baptist church, Alle-
gheny, Pa, has been holding extra meet
ings for the past four weeks with encour-
aging results; the church Itself has been
greatly revived, and more than thirty
have proleseed conversion.
A new Baptist chapel is to be opened
in Rome during Easter week, at No. 50
Piazza San Lorenzo in LuciAa, u small
chapel and school-rOOm adjoining will
accommodate three or four hundred
hearers.
A precious work OF Grace is in pro-
gress in the North Baptist Church, New
ark, N. j. Services have been held al
most every evening since the beginning
of the year. Eighteen have been baptis-
ed thus far, and several are awaiting
baptism.
The Congressional Temperance Soci-
ETY., Vice President Wilson President,
renew this year their earnest recon-
mendation that intemperance and its
remedies occupy the attention of Chris
tian ministers and congregations on the
2lst OF February.
Rev. e. LareW, of the Newark Confer
graduated at the MedicRl Electric Col
Iege of New York on the 2Sth ult. as q
physician. He does not design to enter
into regular practice until physically
disabled for tile ministry.
A good work is in progress in the
Worthen street Baptist church of Lowell,
Mass, Rev. E. A. Lecompte, pastor.
Extra meetings have been held through
the month OF January, and nine candi-
dates have just been received for bap-
tism. Others will soon follow.
The statement is made that the num-
Der of Jews who have become Christians
in Prussia is about 5000; in Amsterdam,
Holland, 3, 400, and in England at least
5000. More than 100 of these converted
Jews have become ministers in the Es-
tablished Church OF England.
In the two cities of Pittsburg and AL
legheny, Pa, there are no less than for
ty.eight Catholic churches and chapels,
most of which have been built within the
last twenty years. The Catholic popula-
ton OF this diocese, which comprises tif-
teen counties, is closely estimated at
200, 900.
In the Waldensian missions in the val
leys of Piedmont there are 16 parishes,
containing 3,lS3 Protestants, 145 COM
mon schools, 4, 400 scholars, Al Sunday
schools, with 1905 scholars. In other
portions of Italy there are 80 organized
churches, 13 missionary stations, and 80
places occasionally visited.
There is an urgent call, both by the de-
nominational press and the people, for
Israelites on the east side of New York
city. The Rabbis in charge OF congrega-
tions are asked to volunteer their sery-
ices on alternate Sabbaths in some hall
or place that may be provided.
Nearly at the sunset of we'll spent.
life. Rev. DR.. Williams, the missionary
to China, is soon to return to this coun-
try to spend the rest of his days. He
mas lived there torty-one years as a MIS-
sionary of the American Board Of Mis-
sions, during which time he accepted
the position Of Secretary of Legation to
the United States Government.
The church at Lockport, N. Y, Rev. r.
b. Hull, pastor, have been holding meet
ings every evening for five weeks with
blessed results. About twenty have been
baptized since January /. The pastor
preached his first annual sermon Janu.
ary 8. He had baptized ITO during the
year. During his pastorate over 100 have
been added to the church.
So great is the religious interest in
Scranton, Pa, that business men have
closed their stores to permit themselves
and their employees to attend the church
services. The Presbyterian and Metho-
dist churches are said to be thronged
every evening, and men all through The
congrega cations are asking what they must
do TO be saved.
In view of the pecuniary embarrass-
ments of the various boards of the Pres
byterian Church, the Presbyterian Un-
ion Of Cleveland has appointed tine
fourth Sunday of February as a day of
special contributions in the Presbyterian
churches of Cleveland for their assist