Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-27
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

RELIGIOUS NOTES.
NEWS OF THE wEEK-THE CHURCHES HERE AND
ELsEwHERE-rHE COMING EPISCOPAL coNvES-
TON.
Rev. DR.. Cuyler's church, In New York, re-
Gently received 81 in confession of faith.
- The Episcopalians of Boston have thirty
ing branch Of the church temperance society.
Rev. Canon Thyme is In this country in the
interest Of the projected cathedral at Truro,
England.
Rev. d. D. Jenkins was installed as pastor
Of the Presbyterian church Of Frostburg, Nd, q
few weeks since.
The Kentucky synodical presbyterian,
south) evangelists report nearly 400 additions to
the church in the last four months.
Archbishop Gibbons recently confirmed 1aS
persons at ST. Patrick's church, Cumberand-2S
being converts from non-Catholc families.
Rev. DR.. Haygood. president Of Emory
college, Georgia declines the bishopric In the NJ.
e. Church South, to which he was recently
| elected.
Two young colored men trained in st. Au-
gustine's normal school,: at Raleigh, were re-
Gently ordained deacons of the Episcopal church
for work in the south.
Mr.. Edmund Law Rogers, of Baltimore. has
presented site to st. Georges church (Epis-
copaD in that city, and the building has been
commenced.
Rev. G. F. Watkins, of the Episcopal
church at Port Tobacco, Charles county, Nd,
proposes to erect a church for the colored peo-
pie Of Charles county.
- The Chicago Theological Seminary (Bap-
tist) has secured 100000 endowment fund in
the west, and is endeayoring to raise like
amount In the east.
Rev. DR.. j. T. Murray. Of Pittsburg, Of the
NJ. P. church, 1t Is said will be called to st.
Johns Independent Methodist church. Balti-
more.
The Dubuque, Iowa. congregational associ-
alton has adopted resolution that the churches
In that state should declare themselves indepen-
dent OF the American Home Missionary society.
The Baptists are about building in west Bal
timore mission church costing, with the ground,
$4,000 and are taking measures for the erec-
ton Of mission church in south Baltimore.
The Hanover (Ohio) Presbyterian church re-
Gently received 26 members, the results OF re
vival; Park church, of Newark, N. j., 4S; judi
son, Ind, Ii; Dennison, Ohio, 49, Washington,
Ind, 81.
Bro. Francis, Of this city, was recently
raised to the order Of priesthood at st. Joseph's
Perry county, Ohio, by Bishop watterson, and
will hereafter be known as Rev. 1. F. Colbert, Of
| the Dominican order.
- Evangelist Harrison has gone to st. Paul,
| Mimi, to enter upon revival work. He is to
conduct meeting at Clear Lake. Ia, July $40,
preceding the state camp-meeting be con-
Quoted by Chaplain McCabe-and the Sunday
school assembly.
Rev. Phillips Brooks of Trinity church,
Boston who goes abroad for years vacation,
| refuses to receive any salary duringhis absence,
directing that it be expended in supplying his
| pulpit with the most eloquent clergymen to be
found.
- The North Capitol NJ E. congregation,
| whose church ediflce-a neat frame on the cor
| ner of North Capitol and K streets-is on ground
recently sold under deed of trust will most
| likely compromise with the purchasers by NOV
| Ing the building to point about midway in the
square, and paying small amount OF money.
| 1t is understood that the square was purchased
| for northern parties who intend to build il up
| at once.
Mr.. 7. K. Cree, Of the National Young
Mems Christian Association, is assisting the as
ISOLATION here in raising funds to purchase the
Metropolitan club property on New York avenue,
between 14th and 18th streets, which is offered
| them at $50. 900. The association propose when
| $4,000 is subscribed, to cOnsummate the pur-
chase, and such success is reported in getting
subscriptions that there is but little doubt that
| the property will be secured.
The second Sunday in June (this year the
11th) is celebrated by the Methodist churches as
Children's day. and of late years many other de-
nominations observe the day. The exercises
are of very pleasing character, and in the reg
uar service there are usually responsive read
fngs. singing by the school and short sermon
by the pastor. This year, besides the Metho-
dists, number Of Episcopal, Presbyterian Luth-
ern and Baptist congregations will obs erve the
day.
The Baptist church Of Norwich, Conn, re.
ports 40 new members recently received, and
the Third church Of New London %, and several
| other churches Of that state report smaller &C
cessions. At Lagrange. Ga, there have been 40
| additions this year. and at Concord Ga, Is.
| Pleasant street church, Concord, NH. recently
received Is new members. The First colored
church Of Petersburg has received recently 276
new members. At Burlington, Iowa. over 100
| have been baptized recently. The thirty Bap-
fist churches represented In the general conven-
| ton Of California report about 200 accessions
| during the year. There is Chinese Baptist
missionary society In that state, and there have
been number Of conversions among the Chi
nese recently.
church at Springfield, ILL.,, was welcomed by the
governor Of the state, and the opening sermon
was by Rev. DR.. Henry Darling, the moderator
| Of the preceding assembly, in which he con-
demned the public preaching Of the gospel by
| lay evangelists. The subject Of Sabbath desc
| Grafton by railroad companies, In resolutions
| offered by Rev. Mr.. Cross, OF Baltimore, was re-
| ferred. The report Of the work among freed
men shows the expenditure Of $50, 467 last year
against S43, 102 the previous year, while the re-
ceipts exceeded the previous year by over
| $4,000 There are now 16S colored Presby-
terrain churches. with IL, 456 members; 157 Sab
| bath schools with 0.249 scholars.
The ninety-ninth annual convention Of the
Protestant Episcopal church of the diocese Of
Maryland will assemble on Wednesday morning
next, the S1st instant, In the church Of the
Epiphany, Washington, Of which Rev. DR.. Paret
| is rector. The convention will be in session
three or four days. Among the questions
that win probably come up is that Of the rejec-
| ton Of Mr.. b. @. Bishop, Of Baltimore, for holy
ord ers by the standing committee. The effort
Of the high church members to effect a change