Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-19
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

Fathers Forhan and Toner.
- Rev. l.. NJ. Gardner of Mount Zion NJ. H..
church, is at York Springs. Adams county, Pa
- Rev. Father Mccarthy, Of the church of the
Immaculate Conception, is on a short trip TO the
Virginia springs for the benefit of his health
- Rev. Father W. Reynolds Cowardin. first
project Of discipline in Georgetown college, sue
ceeds Rev. Father Mulaly as treasurer of that
Institution.
= The retreat of the Catholic clergy of the
diocese OF Richmond will open at st. Mary's
seminary. Baltimore. on the 2Sth inst.
Rev. DIR. J. T. Newman and wife are at
SaratOta The Doctors health is much improved
He will visit the Adirondacts, and return to
New York in time to resume his pulpit in
the Church OF the Disciples (MadisOn avenue
Congreri,t i0nal church, on the second Sunday
liz September
Rev. bro. II Tiffany formerly of the Metro
politan Gi.E.) church of this city. preached at
the Manhattan Beach hotel, Coney Island, last
Sunday.
- There were 40 conversions at the recent
camp meeting of the VI. f. church in st. Marys
county and it is said to have been one of the
best meetings ever held in southern Maryland.
. - Rev. L. n. Meade, of Grace 0. e. church.
St Denis, Nd, has accepted the cal from
Emanuel church. Cumberland
St Peters NJ. f. church. near CrsfieId. Nd,
Is now 100 years DID, and its centenary is being
celebrated by camp meeting.
The Congregational Year Book shows in this
country $780, churches of that denomination.
S7 pastors 1851 acting pastors, 157 licentiates,
1S9 churches unsupplied, and 3S1, GOT menu
bers.
tians.
C,I,- ,tfot oh, Narr- V.1rly haze
thoriZed its trustees to mortgage property for
100000 to build a new church edifice on 57th
street in that city.
A presiding elder recently visited Grand
Rapids Mich. to dedicate Methodist church,
bnt finding it in debt he declined to oflicate be-
cause he had promised not to dedicate to God
due bills. mechanics liens and mortgages.
Rev. DIR. James Mitchell, son-in-law of the
late Bishop Scott, of the lie. church, will write
the Bishops biography.
The Presbyterian church at Stamford, Conn.,.
was destroyed 10y lightning on the 14th inst. floss
$4,000.
- Rev. Edward Bryan. pastor of the Presby-
terrain church at Atlantic City for the past four
years. has entered upon the pastorate of the
church at Bradford, Pa, to which he has been
called Mr.. Bryan has many friends in this city.
- Trinity church corporation of New York
is about erecting a $4,000 keepers lodge at
Trinity cemetery
- Grace 7 e. church of New York is erecting
stone spire, at q cost of $4,000
- During this season the floating hospital has
made sixteen excursions to the Seaside nursery
and up the Hudson. under the auspices of st.
Johns Guild. of New York. taking usually ZOO
children. accompanied by mothers or nurses, on
each trip.
- The Wesleyan Methodsts in England have
S., 15i on their church rolls, with 40 663 prOba-
TONERS.
- After the Rev. Charles Garrett was elected
president of the English Wesleyan Methodist
Conference at Leeds. the Right Reverend ]. c.
Ryle. bishop of Liverpool. sent him telegram
cOngratuating him in warm terms upon
his elevation tn the highest office in the Gift of
that influential denomination to which he be-
longs (Epscopal)
The JJateltneGn has improved upon the ex-
6ting religions and now defines new species
august religion
The Irish Presbyterian assembly has adopted
resolutions strongly cOndemning the growing
practice of sitting instead OF standing during
prayers.
The Rev. George o. Barnes the Kentucky
mountain evangelist" is to hold series of re-
hgiOus meetings in Indianapolis during the lat
ter part of this month
The Rtualistic churches in London and Vi
cinity are steadily increasing Some 81 churches
out OF Wi now use eucharstic yestments,
against fourteen in 1869.
The Wdtchndn indorses the remark of a
writer in the CoagregationaIist that the agi-
tation against divorce is treating a symptom
rather than the disease Itself
The Gospel Banner refers to Rev. Joseph
Cook as 1.-THE Boston gentleman who gave the
plan upon which the universe was created his
unqualified personal Endorsement
The Free church of Scotland has a s.Wel-
fare OF the youth of the church committee"
One feature Gifts work is to encourage home
reading and study among the yOung. Prizes
are offered for written papers on appointed SUBJ
jects
The number of Congregational colleges in
The country is 20. Baptist q. Methodist EpiscO-
pal 81, Presbyterian Is, and the Presbyterians
lead all other denominations in the number of
their theological seminaries and the richness of
Their endowment. which amounts in the aggre-
gate to -. So, 600.
The Congregati0nofist says I'VE meet an
increasing number of people who express the
opinion that the Revised Testament will come
into general use but very slowly. if indeed it
ever does The general verdict. whether right
or wrong, certainly has not vet pronounced this
new revision any decided success
1t Is stated by The London Eco that at q
meeting Of the kensington Auxiliary of the
London city mission recently the remarkable
assertion was made by Mr. F.. A. Beyan that
only per cent of the workingmen of London
are III the habit of attending any place of wor-
snip. anu That there are only 40 city mission
aries engaged in house visitation and i'm out
door operations all over London
The Christian Union thinks that evolution
fs still hypothesis. not an ascertained fact: and
that a fall is certainly fact in human experi
iv,li 1nr
hourly. whatever may be the true reading of
the first chapters of Genesis" 1t also adds.
''The notion that the Bible is a substitute for
human reason and thought and experience is as
false to church history as it is to the Bible
ITSELF"
The Rev r. W. Kenmore, rector Of Ace, in
England. has been greatly annoyed the past
.hree years by the advocacy of total abstinence
oy his curate. the Rev. j. p. Hartman Re-
Gently the latter had the audacity to join the
order oil Good Templars- This act the Rev. Mr..
kenmore could not stand He commanded Mr.
hartman 10 give up his membership i'm the