Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-06
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

--IRe BaItlsts NUMBER now 2V3.UUO In VIZ
GINA
The conversions in the High Street Baptis.
Church, Baltimore. at the recent revival meet
ms number -.
The Sixth Ayeuae Baptist Church. Brook =
lyn whose building cost s3t CO., recently raised
the balance required $3.50.
Rev. Dr. WAyla1I Hoyt, OF Brooklyn, ". Y.
has accepted the ci!l Of the Memorial Baptist
church. Philadelphia.
The Baptist Missionary Union received last
year .-593. 5Ss - and appropriated *.9l $50 So
a larger amount than ever before received aud
expended
-Rev y r. Williams, Of the colorel BaD.ist
church n Goilsbo:'. y. c. Recently baprjz,l
fifty converts Ia tae li:st cJi0rc,i church at
Raleigh I5J have recently been co.icsrfei
= The Rev W. Ii. Daniels, author 0f a hate
historg Of Netholis.G, IS also IN Europe. Re-
Gently he returned trom Palestine .,t,l Is nuw
sick in Scotland.
= The REV. d.. Bevaa. OF NV York, goes
back again u London. His Congregation in
New York gave him $3.50 As G. t,.,tiisIuliiai OF
their esteem for him.
The Way dcv0tions take place every eve
ming in th;, 'veral Catholic churches OF tla
District and thus ElF the Attendance al t..t city
Churches has been uausu.siy large.
= The Reformed Episcopal congregation
which, since November, 1880. lias been worship
ing in Masonic Temple vii! hereafter occupy
st. Georges l!all. on 18th street.
- The quarterly conference of Union W. E.
Church has adopted Resolutions indorsing the
action OF the Baltimore conference ia dlSapprOy-
ing Sunday travel to caTp-:Hcetings.
- Rabbi Max Iilienthal the leader of the
American Reform Jewish church, died recently
at Cincinnati Twenty-six religious organiza-
tons we're represented at his funeral.
- The revival at East Washington NJ f.
church Grew. DR.. Jos. France pastor). conducted
by hcssrs. Bentley and Jones, up to this week
has resulted in Is conversions and SO acceSsions
to the church
The Waterman thinks professors chair in
theological seminary ought not To be either a
rockins-chair. nor one on rollers to be truHdIed
here and there by every new theological adven-
turer.
"A new Greek church in one of the most de-
sirable parts of the West End of London was con-
secrated short time ago, was dedicated to St.
Sophia The cost of the building when COM
pleted Will not fall short of S2J0.O0J.
= Rabbi Sonnenseheim, OF st. Louis has sug-
gested the union of the Reformed Jews and the
Unitarians- Rabbi Hirsch, however regards
this as impossible. and he is regarded as among
the most progressive Jews.
- There has been some unhappy feeling Of
hate at the Andover college arising from the
selection of a new president whose views are
too CalviuiStc for the new or liberal theology of
modern Conere gationalisn.
In addition To the Catholic Mirror published
In Baltimore. the Archbishop proposes the es-
tablishment of new paper-Tbe Cdtitoiic Tab
Ls-with Rev. Father Chappele as one of the
editors.
- Tomorrow the Metropolitan NJ E. church
congregation will have sort of preliminary lu-
bilee on account of the freedom of the church
from Indebtedness. The great Jubilee will take
place in the fall probably.
- Rev. Henderson Suter. rector of Christ
church. Alexandria, has written letter to cor
peeuDiary assistance He states that the church
Is out OF debt; the expenses are promptly paid
and 1t is not in need of aid from outside friends
DE- Joseph Parker City Temple, Iondon,)
has adopted the plan of administering the Lords
supper on week-nisht TO meet the convent
ence of wOrshipers who are unable to stay to
TIE ordinance On Sunday evenings and do not
Ike the custom of holding it in the morning
A correspond ent of the New York Eran-
ge'sst discovers that lin quiet way. after the
manner of that of ocean. the tide of feeling in
the Presbyterian church in favor of a liturgy is
steadily rising IL is of little usa irving to push
IT back. The Atlantic ocean is always too much
for Mrs Partingt0n."
- Preachers are greatly In request in New
York just now; no less than four prominent
churches having vacant pupits that they cannot
DILL The supply OF c!ergynen who come under
the head of gifted" has long been inadequate
To the demand. and is steadily diminishing The
= uf
ical
- Mr. Beecher has a very comforting kind of
religion Some people might saVit was self
concelt rather than religion, but never mind He
told his people last Sunday in effect. that he
RAD Certain rights which the Lord was bound to
respect; that he did not propose to 20 to the
par oil nnal Judgment rs a sinner. but as very
lair and decent sort of man. As to eternal
punishment for the few pcccadiloes of this life
he won't stand the thing for minute
- The Rev. DIR. Ecciest0n. of Newark NJ
has declined the rectorship of ST. Georges
Church, New York. of which the elder DR. Tyng
has been rector for nearly a generation. Dr.
Tying is now verv old. Rev. Dr. Tynr. the
younger, Is in Europe. He was succeeded by
Rev. WILDER +. Watkins. formerly of Epiphany
church In this city, rs rector OF Holy Trinity,
Ne" York IL is said that DIR. Tying is asked to
take charge OF the American chapel in Paris.
church in Chicago an abbreviated form of the
prayer book service is printed on card. copy
being furnished to each person on entering the
church This is found very acceptable to stran-
gers. to whom the work of finding the places I'm
the different parts Of prayer book is always
confusing. The people who attend the church
are permitted to take the cards home with them
as memento of their visit. The cost of the
cards Is trifiing compared with the convenience
they afford.
On Sunday there viii be q change in the
choir of ST. Johns (P. E. church. Rev. W. A.
Leonard, rectOr-a male choir taking the place
Of the mixed choir which has been singing there
Tor year past. and whose engagement closed
on Sunday last. In this choir Miss BERTHE Harvey
was the soprano. Miss Jennie r. True the alto.
Mr. II. A. Forseman the bass. and Mr. Pearson
the tenor Mr.. ID. B. Mcleod will be the organ
LIST and director OF the new choir. Mr.. Geer the
present tenor, and Messrs. Forseman and Ham
Adams will be included in it.
Miss Fannie Perley. of this city, member
OF the Assembly Presbyterian church. who
about % years ago left for India as mission
ary. under the auspices of the womens Foreign
Missionary Society. returned here on Saturday
in feeble health Miss Periey had been eontem-
plating entering the missionary work of the