Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-10-10
Union Revival Meetfnx,.

tian Association yesterday meeting OF
pastors and lsymen Of many OF the Evan
gelical Churches was held TO take action in
regard 10 holding union revival meetings In
THIS city during the coming autumn and
winter. The meeting was opened by prayer
chosen chairman. and Or. Gray stated the
object OF the meeting.
Dr. Noble spoke of the great union efforts
OF the meetings last winter in this city, re
marking That twelve hundred men and
women had united with seven or eight
churches during the past nine months, the
most Of whom had not been in the habit of
attending church.
Dr. Gray spoke OF the good work done last
Rev. B. Peyton Brown favored a union
EFFORT, but urged that the meetings should
De held 80 as not TO interfere with the regular
church service.
Rev. Dr. Sunderland urged that the tenn.
porary arrap cement should be contemp plat ,
but long siege should be made. He added
lnat the pastors, ministers, and officers Of
one OF the grandest moral Impressions of the
unth OF christianity ever seen In Washing
Further remarks were made by Rev. Drs
Wills, Rankin, Chester, and Messrs. Little,
BAN mond, and Mason.
DR.. Presbrey stated that Messrs. Moody
and Sankey could not be secured this winter,
tnonght that Major Whittle and Mr.. Bliss
could be secured.
DR.. Sunderland offered q resolution which
was adopted, expressing The opinion "that IL
is desirable that q union effort should be
made 70 build up the cause Of Christ In this
city; that In pursuance OF this purpose a
COM mittee OF two from each denomination
De appointed TO prepare plan OF operation,
and TO report at future meeting, land the
following were appointed: Methodist, Speake
and Dashiel; Baptist, Mason and Meador;
Cor gregatiopali Rankin and Presbrey;
Methodist Protestant, Hammond and MUIR
ray; Presbyterian, Willis and Noble; Luth-
erap, Dr. Butler and Domer, and Mr.. Stew.
art, Of the Y. N. c. A.
BUILDING PERMITS issued by Inspector
Plovman: John ii. Lewis, three two-story
frame dwellings south side Maryland ave-
nue., between 18th and 18th streets north
east; 50 400. Washington Brewery, remodel
ONCE Il street, between 10Th and q tn streets
northwest; 5000. Wm. Wagner. q three
story brick store and dwelling south side
fennsylyania avenue, between I'd and Sd
streets southeast; IS 600. Richard Fitzmor-
ris, a brick dwelling and store, west side I4th,
between and Q streets north west; 1000.
w. 7. Grfmth, improve house north side X,
X. O'Neal, two story frame dwelling north
SIDE q, between ID and Sd streets southwest;
$500 Emiline Brown. o frame dwelling
south side I'd street, Georgetown, between
High and Potomac streets; $500. James Rob
bins, four three story and basement frame
dwellings, east side Vermont avenue, be-
tween Rhode Island avenue and q street;
$4,000. James Robbins, q three story and
basement brick dwelling east side Vermont
avenue and Y streets northwest; 81 900. j.
f. ThorDe, brick dwelling west side sth,
between and Boundary streets; $500.
THE COLUMBIA LONG RANGE RIFLE
CORPS met last night, the president u. o =.
BurDside) In the chair and George T.. Hall
secretary. A letter of thanks from the Ma
tional Rifle Association was read, In which
that club thanked the members OF the Long
Kan &c Corps and the citizens Of this District
for Kindness and attention during their STAY
In this city. The following were elected
members of the corps; General William ID.
Whipple, Colonel 3. M. Benjamin, Major
Augustus Nicholson, and his son, Mr. Mich
olson, IT., and Colonel c. NJ. Alexander. a
resolution was adopted making Tuesdays
and Fridays OF each week practice days by
the club At the park. A resolution was
adopted 10 appoint q committee To draft
suitable resolutions OF thanks to the press
and the citizens, ana especially to Colonel
burnside, for their untiring efforts and en-.
beavers TO make the visit OF the foreign rffe-
men rs pleasant as possible. The chair APP
pointed Mt. Hall, Mr.. Laurirzen and MI.
Bell.