Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-13
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

RELIGIOUS NOTES.
DISTRICT AND EEIGHBoRaoep cHuRcHEs-RE-
WAL w0RK-DEBr-PAYING JUBILEE OF THE
METROPOLITAN CHURCH - RELIGIOUS DISCUS
sIoN-''nvALID fEws," &C.
The Virginia Baptist General Association
will meet at Warrenton, Va, May 81.
Rev. Father Fulton, Of st. Aloysus, is on a
collecting tour for the benefit Of his parish this
week.
The Bethel (Baptist) Mission work in st.
Louis has resulted In the conversion of over
5000.
Archbishop Gibbons will visit the Convent
OF the Visitation, and administer the rite Of con-
flrmation on the 3Oth inst
AT the First Colored Baptist church. of
Raleigh. N. c., over 800 converts have been the
results Of the meetings.
Rev. A. c. Barron. pastor Of the Baptist
church at Culpeper, Va, has accepted a call to
the Baptist church at Berryville. Va
The general assembly Of the Presbyterian
church OF the United States meets in Spring
field, Ill. next Thursday.
TO aid st. Charles Catholic College, near
Baltimore, st. Peters church, Of this city, has
lately contributed go, st. Mary's (5th street, }
S25, and Holy Trinity, West Washington, sSS.
= Rev. DR.. Bartlett, the new pastor of the
New York avenue Presbyterian church, since he
accepted the call has had two calls Offering
larger salaries.
The vestry Of st. Luke's parish, Church
Hill, Caroline county, Md, have invited Rev.
Mr. Bynum, of North Carolina, to the vacant
rectorship Of that parish.
Rev. A. L. Grouse Of South Carolina, has
| accepted call to the I1uthern charge in Shen-
andoah county, Va. made vacant by the resig-
| nation OF Rev. J. Paul Stirewalt
- In this city the Baptists have an organ,
The Baptist Nation edited and published by
Rev. NJ. c. Thwing, and the Catholics have a
weekly paper The Catholic published in the
| Globe building.
- The North Capitol NJ. E. church, corner of
K and North Capitol streets, will likely make a
move. as the square on which it is built has
been sold. and the title the congregation held
was not q clear one.
- Rev. Dr. Samson, we'll known in this city,
and now pastor Of the Peoples Baptist church.
New York. baptised recently Chinaman con-
nected with his Bible class. and an Armenian
who is studying for the ministry.
Last month, Rev. R. G. Moses, OF Camden,
N. j., formerly of England, left the Baptist
church to join the Episcopalians. Rev. Mr..
Hobbs of the Methodist Protestant church,
of Berwick, Pa, has entered the ranks of the
Baptist ministry.
In consequence of a great military display
in Charlotte, N. c., from the 18th to the even
ing of the Goth of May, the General Lutheran
| Synod south. which was to have met in Char
!otte at that time, has been postponed until
| May IS.
- The First Baptist church, at Richmond, has
| recently had 20 additions to the membership; the
Freemason street church. Norfolk, Sc; the Ports
| mouth, 81; the First church, Lynchburg, CO.;
the Swansboro church. at Manchester, 20. and
the Loyal Street COl0red church in Danville Is
| converts.
- The Georgetown Baptist church organized
but a few years ago. and now under the pastor
| ate Of Rev. Joseph Walker. numbers now about
100 members, three fourths Of whom may be
called active members, and recently paid OF all
Indebtedness except debt Of 5000 due the mis-
| sionary society.
The evangelists. Bentley and Jones, who
| have been engaged in revival work at East
Washington for some weeks, have lett the city
| for rest-gOing to Philadelphia Before they
came here they assisted Rev. E. D. Owen. for
| merly Of this city. at the High street NJ. E.
| church, Baltimore, for so me weeks, and 125 &C
cessiOns resulted.
The question Of discontinuing Sunday
| traffic and travel to camp-meetings having re-
Gently been before the Baltimore annual confer
ence, was discussed by the preachers meeting
of the District at their session on Monday last.
The subject came up on report recommending
| that the preachers and churches object to the
Washington Grove camp-meeting unless the as
ISOLATION refuses to receive from the railroad
company the 15-cent rebate on tickets used for
Sunday travel, and discountenances the moving
of trains on Sunday. The sentiment Of the
meeting was that the rebate should not be re-
ceved, but there was division as to the respon-
sblity Of the association for Sunday travel, and
| on the clause committing preachers to refusal
to attend the meeting. vote on the adoption
of the report was not reached, but probably will
be taken on Monday.
The appointment Of Rev. J. ". Stevenson.
who has for couple OF years served the Union
Bethel A. NJ. E. church On street. between 18th
and 10th streets,) to Cambridge, Nd, at the
late session of the conference. was somewhat Of
a surprise to many. DR.. Stevenson came here
from the New Jersey conference, and shortly
after he settled here measures were set on foot
looking to the rebuilding of the church, and the
work was last fall commenced, but has only
reached the main floor. Rev. j. A. Handy, who
has served several terms at this and other
churches of the District has been appointed as
DR.. Stevensons successor, and under him the
efforts to complete the building will be con-
tinued. This church will give seating capacity
for 2, 500; has no less than seven exits and will
cost not far from $4,000, making one Of the
finest structures in the city. Mr.. Handy will be
remembered here as having served in the Dis
trict legislature.
The Metropolitan NJ e. congregation, Rev.
r. N. Baer PASTOR are in good spirits this week
in consequence of the success last Sunday in
raising sufficient amount to clear them from
debt. For some years debt Of about $4,000
naH hung over this church, the most of it held
in Baltimore and it will be remembered that
some few years ago an attempt was made to
enforce the payment. Several attempts to
secure aid having failed, portion. at least, of
the congregation had almost come to the con-
clusion, about year ago, to make no further
attempt to save the property. Last winter.
through the exertions of the pastor, another
effort was made, and Rev. C. c. McCabe, secre-
tary of the church extension society, took the
matter in hand and, with the bishops, agreed to
raise S25, 600 on condition that the church
should pay off the floating debt and raise
$15, 900. This undertaking was crowned with
success, for on Sunday last but 81, $50 remained
to be raised by the church here. Chaplain
McCabe occupied the pulpit in the morning, and
Roy Van Shaick IF Scranton pa in tho