Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-18
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

RELIGIOUS NOTES.
Thus far 40 conversions are reported from
Methodist revival IN progress at Huntsville,
Ala
- The Episcopal churches Of Alexandra have
membership as follows: Christ church, 90; St.
PauTs church, 2S1, Grace church, s.; total, 562.
1t is thought that the new American Epis-
copal church in Paris, Of which the Rev. Dr.
B. Morgan is rector, will be ready for occupation
by the last day Of next year.
Rev. W. N. Scott, of the Third Presby-
terrain church, Of Rishmond, Va, has received a
unanimous call to the church Of Galveston,
Texas.
Prof n. H. Harris has resigned his position
as editorof the Religious Herald, Baptist, Rich
mOnd, Va. He is succeeded by Rev. DR.. W. E.
Hatcher.
Rev. F. NJ Burch, assistant rector Of Grace
church. Lynchburg, Va, has received q call to
the Episcopal church in Accomac county, and
has it now under advisement.
The Presbyterian theological seminary at
Columbia, 8. c., will reopen in September after
suspension of two years. An endowment Of
$15O, 600 has been secured.
Rev. Thaddeus Salters, the first colored
man ever admitted to the ministry of the Pro-
testant Episcopal church in South Carolina,
was on Friday ordained as q priest in st. Marks
church, Charleston, by Bishop Howe.
- The Rev. James N. Armistead, Of Knox
vile, Tenn, has accepted call to the pastorate
Of Zion Baptist church, Norfolk, Va, and will
be present and preach his first sermon on the
fourth Sunday in this month.
- The American committee Of revisers of the
Old Testament meets monthly, and has finished
first revision, except Ecclesiastes and the
Song of Solomon. The second revision will
take the whole of 1882 and the complete Bible
will be published in 1883.
Bishop Jansens, of Natchez, forbids mar
riages in the Catholic churches after dark. He
assigns as his reason the great concourse of
people wont to assemble at such an hour and
behave as if the church were place of public
amusement.
st. Stephens Theological Seminary (col-
ored Of Petersburg, Va, has some five or six
students, under charge of Rev. ThOs. spencer.
Among them are four ministers of the Zion
Union church, from Brunswick and Mecklen-
burg counties.
- On the occasion Of the last visit of Bishop
Whittle to the Theological Seminary. near Alex
andria. he ordained to the priesthood Rev. Cur
It's Grub, of Bishop Penick's missionary juris-
dictiOn, and Rev. c. J. S. Mayo, Of King George
county.
- In Edinburgh Mr.. Moody has been endeav-
oring to raise $4,000 for the erection of new
buildings for one Of the public charities and
reformatOries Of that city. One gentleman pro-
posed to sell the contents OF his wine cellar to a
medical mission and devote the proceeds to this
purpose.
- The Salvation Army recently had a ode
monstratfon" of reclaimed drunkards' in City
hall. Glasgow. Addresses were made by the re-
formed, aI1 the hall rang with cheers songs of
rejoicing. and 'halelujahs." Major Edmonds
said the army had 10000 souls in the United
Kingdom who We're teetotalers.
- The battle for and against instrumental
music in the Free Church is being fought with
great keenness in various presbyteries. Parties
are very evenly balanced. and as yet it is diff
cult to say which will have the ascendency. The
Glasgow presbytery, the largest in the church,
Is In favor of the innovation, while two or three
presbyteres have pronounced AGAINST it,
The North Presbyterian church, Rev. c. B.
Ramsdell, has recently received twelve acces-
siOns to the membership-the result of meetings
which have been kept up since the week of
prayer in January last. This church in it's spir-
itual an6 financial interests is in better condition
than ever before, and the pastor and people are
in full accord in the church work.
-" Gath" writes from New York: "The new
church of DR.. Newman. in his character of a
Conversational minister, is very well attended.
The doctor is rather shaking the Bible, and
gives historical lectures on Nineveh, Babylon
and other places of the past; and as Aleck Nc
Donald. one OF the trustees. observed Yesterday
I'll be dashed if | wouldn't rather hear New
man on Nineveh than hear Patti sing"
- However brilliant the sky above our heads.
we must have something to- site to" besides the
dance of the Pleiades or we shall grow head
sick and heartsick. Men do not gather the
grapes and figs OF peace and righteousness from
the thOrns of doubt or the thistes of denial
There is no saint in the caaendar-yes, and no
angel in heaven-tO be compared with what Dr.
Baker calls blessed Saint Certainty Chris
tan InteUiqencer. @ -
Rev. DR.. W. p. Harrison who has served the
Mt. Vernon Place NJ. E. Church South 10Th and
K streets), for four years, goes to Winchester.
Va this year, and is succeeded by Rev. DR.. s.
keener Cox, who has been stationed in the Bal
tmore churches some years. DR.. Cox was
formerly of the Methodist Protestant church.
but has been in the Methodist Church South for
about twenty years. He is one of the best ed
ucated ministers in the connection and is quite
flnent speaker. DR.. Cox recently. while sta
toned in Baltimore. lost his wife. a daughter of
the late W. W. Billings of this city,
- Rev. John S. Deale, who has just been ap-
pointed presiding elder of Washington district,
is a son of the late w. G. Deale. formerly well
known builder Of this city, and is graduate of
Dickinson college, which conferred on him the
degree Of d. d. DR.. Deale is not new to the
Office. for some years since he filled q term as
presiding elder of East Baltimore district; and
having been stationed in Washington district
for some years. he is well acquainted with the
churches within it's bounds, which include the
counties of Prince George, Charles, and St
Mary's.
Rev. J. C.. Hagey. who leaves Union chapel for
Grace church, is a native of Pennsylvania and
is of German descent. He is one of the best
educated ministers in the conference and is q
thorough theOlOgian. He has a fine library
embracing many foreign works. His first church
In this District was Union chapel. which he has
served three years, having come from Caroline
Street, Baltimore.
Rev. W. Hurst Reed, who takes charge of
North Capitol church, Of which Rev. F. H. Ha-
venner was the late pastor, and Memorial, re-
Gently in charge Of Rev. w. NICK. Hammock
comes from Hanover street, Baltimore. During
his two years at this church the edifice was re-
modelled (almost rebuilt) and new parsonage
erected. and he leaves it well out of debt. He
has the reputation Of being an energetic church
builder.
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