Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-23
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
CHURCHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE.

Rev. Edward McNerhany, a brother Of Mr..
Francis McNerhaHy. OF this city. a Catholic
priest well known In Ohio, died recently at Gin
cinnati.
The forty hours devotion will take place at
st. AlOysius Catholic church on January Z and
at the Little Sisters OF the Poor on January 81.
Rev. Peter Light Wilson. well remembered
here as the pastor Of the 9th street Methodist
Protestant church over twenty years ago. iuan-
cia agent OF the Western Maryland college, has
been quite III recently at his home at johnson
vile. Frederick county Nd AT last accounts
he was somew hat improved
- The Memorial NJ T. church. street north
east. of which Rev. ". Hirst Reed is the pastor.
has now a membership of AS. the revival meet
in@s during the past few weeks having resulted
IN the conversion of nearly 100 persons. 50 OF
whom have joined the church.
- Rev. Samuel v Leech formerly of this CITY.
and now of Grace H. E. church. Albany, N Y.
TO which he was transferred last spring. reports
sixty conversions in the last few weeks
- The numerous friends OF Rev J. C. Hacey.
of Grace ME-. church. will be pleased to learn
that he has returned from his trip to Hot SPRINGS.
Atm. somewhat improved in health although
Dy the treatment he was reduced i'm fpsa. Mr..
Ha"ey believes that he has been permanently
benefited
VI f.
Fremont and Warner streets South Baltimore.
was on Sunday dedicated By Bishop Andrews
1T II handsome stone structure. the Offering of
Mr. Benjamin F. Bennett as a memorial of his
son. Allen Bennett, who died two wears auO
and it cost with the lot. SIS 600 1t is occupied
by the Cross street w. f. Congregation. of which
Rev Edwin ii. smith. formerly of the Badpns-
Dur@ circuit, is pastor. and Mr.. Bennett Is the
superintendent Of the Sunday school having
been such since 1868. The old church passes
into the possession of a colored congregation
1t is now stated that the proposed new Con-
gregatiOnal paper for Boston will not be started.
Dr. Mckenzie was To have been the editor had
the plans been carried out.
Judge Common, OF Ohio, has recently decided
that school houses cannot legally be used for
religious purposes.
The periodicals of the Salvation Army have
large circulation. The English Ua- Cs-y has a
Circulation of 800 900; The Little Soldier. or Chill
dsens War Cry amounts to &C. 1000; The 4meri-
can HT Cry to p O00; and The French Hdi- Cru
to $1,000.
The Rev. DIR. Maroon, of the Broad street
Baptist church, Philadelphia preached in Jew
1sh synagogue on Thanksgiving day. Nearly
every seat In the synagogue was occupied, and
In difference to their guest every Israelite i'm the
audience. with one or two exceptions sat with
uncovered heads. DR.. JaStrOw the rabbi of the
congregation, introduced the reverend gentle
man. saying that 10y his acceptance of the invi-
tation To occupy the pulpit there had been no
surreader of opinion. no compromise of religious
views on either side. ''We agree to disagree
or certain points, bat there are many more on
winch We agree to agree for all time to come
and chief among them are our love of nation and
love OF humanity"
1t is said that Prof Swing. Of Chicago. Is
making new departure in music in connection
with W. L. Tomlins, a we'll known musician
Mr.. Tomlins will produce chorus of $50 trained
voices, the nucleus of the festival chorus who
Will take the place of the regular choir and
perform Sullivan's OratoriO. The Prodigal
son. after the address. Other OratOrios are
also In rehearsal. among them Gounods Re
Gemption,' for performance hereafter. Mr.
IoGiinS has also in training a chorus Of 200
Children in order to carry out Theodore Thomas
recently printed suggestions relative to REFORM
Ing the current methods of elementary singing
A new Methodist Episcopal church is being
erected at Dayidsonvile. Anne Arundel county.
Md one of the appointments on the South river
circuit, of which Rev. L. A. Ihirlkeld has charge
Rev. Father Justin, of ST. Joseph. one of the
Passionlst order, died on Tuesday at ST. Jo-
seph monastery. near Baltimore He had been
In the order but seven years and was i'm his 18th
year. His worldly name was Edwin O'Brien,
aud ne was native OF Jersey City.
The Bohemian Catholic church, on Central
avenue. in Baltimore. has been placed by Arch
bishop Gibbons in charge of the Redemptionist
Fathers. and the superior general of the order at
Rome has sent a bohemian priest. Rev Father
lensch. formerly Provincial OF Vienna to cake
the pastorafe and he has arrived He will be
assisted by Rev. Father Berger
- Archbishop Gibbons confirmed class OF
$50 persons at ST. James Catholic church in
Baltimore on Sunday last. Rev Father Weirel
and others OF the Redemptorst order assisting
- The Mount Zion African NJ. E.. conrrera
fion in Baltimore. Rev. p. N. Lewis. being I'M
able to meet it's expenses. have removed TO a
smaller hall in North CarrOltOn avenue lot
has been leased by them on which they propose
to erect building.
- Rev. DR.. III. F. Buckner. well known as a
missionary In the Indian Territory, died last
week at his field of labor
- Rev. Edward Huber. of st. Johns Lutheran
church, in Richmond. Va. member of the Ger
man Evangelical synod of the west. has been
elected pastor Of ST. Matthew's Lutheran
church. In Baltimore, to succeed Rev. L. d.
Naier deceased.
- The ministers OF the Methodist Episcopal
church OF Baltimore at their meeting on Mon
day last discussed a resolution declaring that
the Sunday school publications and supplies are
too high in price at the book rooms and it was
referred to a committee REV Messrs. Courtenay
Waterman and Van Meter with Instructions to
bring the subject to the attention of the next
annual conference if they deem it expedient
Toronto keeps Sunday in more rigidly
quiet way than any other city of its size on this
continent. The street cars do not run. the boot
black boys are not on duty. and all the teIe-
graph Offices are closed except the central one
where one man remains all day to attend to i'm
portant messages. The cab stands are deserted
and any body who wants a vehicle and a team
must go to livery stable. The drug stores are
open at certain hours. and that only for the sale
Of medicines. The liquor shops close at on
saturday evening and remain closed until 5 on
Monday morning.
according to the existing Russian law .apos-
tasy from the state religion entails severer pen
alties than theft or murder. A Russian subject
who abandonsthe Orthodox faith for any other
whatever Is deprived Of his children his estate
is handed over 10 guardians appointed By the
state. and he himself is liable to prosecution by
the Holy Synod until he abjures The Golos
now remarks that this severity defeats its own
object, and it advises that this infatuated lepis-
lati0n should be abolished i'm favor of full re-
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