Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-03
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
THE CHURCHES HERE AND EIsEwHERE-RH-
WAL NofES-PAsToRAL CHANGES.


The Forty-hours Devotion at st. Patrick's
church closed on Sunday last.
Memorial Baptist church, Of Philadelphia,
has called Rev. Dr. Wayland Hoyt Of Brooklyn
Governor Long, Of Massachusetts, recently
appointed Rev. ]. p. Bodhsh Of Boston, q justice
Of the peace.
Rev. George Tucker, formerly pastor Of the
Houston, Texas, Baptist church, died recently
at Shreveport, Louisiana.
The United Presbyterian church by q vote
OF GIG to 6O6 repeats the prohibition OF musical
instruments In it's churches.
Rev. DR.. Eccleston, Of Newark. has declined
the call to the rectorship of St. Georges. the
elder Dr. Tyng's church, In New York city.
PROF Robert Frazier, OF the Fauquier, Viz
ginia, Female institute, has been elected presi-
dent OF the Judson Female Institute, Baptist, }
at Marion, Alabama.
DIR. Deems, Of New York, lately stated IL as
his opinion that there are enough Christians In
that city with neglected church letters in their
pockets to make two Of the largest churches In
New York
1t Is proposed to hold simultaneous Sunday
school celebrations in the capitals of every civil
lfzed country Of the world October 81. meet
ing to discuss the plan and make arrangements
has been held at New York,
Stewart in his will left s200, 900 for the establish
ment Of Methodist hospital In Philadelphia, and
authorizes the Philadelphia conference to ap-
point q board Of trustees for the hospital.
Rev. William Fl, Dunbar, OF Lebanon, Pa.
has declined the call to become the pastor Of the
First English Lutheran church, Of Baltimore.
While approaching the high compliment i'm
piled by the call to 80 young a man and the ad-
vantages to him afforded by q residence in q city
HkN poIf
count OF the promising field Of work before him
In Lebanon.
The Rev. DR.. Spear, formerly pastor Of st.
Luke's church, Philadelphia, who is now seventy
years old and nearly blind. was quietly married
on Tuesday evening to Miss Thomas, who is
twenty years his junior. The venerable bride
groom had been for four years a resident In the
Old Mans Home in West Philadelphia.
The Interior complains that the Chicago
Presbyterians are losing their ablest men
Thompson, Gibson. Mitchell, Patton, have gone,
and now DIR. Worrall leaves for a New York
church, When the latter took the Eighth street
church OF Chicago in hand, it was weighed down
with debt Of $40. 600, but he leaves 1t unin-
numbered and with q largely increased member
ship.
The further progress Of the widespread re-
vival in the Baptist churches Is noted, the
Gainesville, Ga. church having recently added
twenty members; Second church, Raleigh, Is;
Longview, Texas, IL; Austin CTexas) Associa-
ton, 50; Dallas. 30; North Indiana association,
III; BroOkield, Ind,, IA: Pleasant View, Ind,
~ Auburn, ILL.,, Is; Blue Mountain, Miss, az
Hansonville, Mo-. 81; North church, Camden,
NJ, II; Someryilie. N. j., so; North church,
Phila., IS; Third church, Phila., 4S; Dr. Bixby's
church, Providence, r. l., 81.
Rev. Father Fulton, for the past year presi-
dent Of Gonzaga College, and pastor of st. Alloy
sius has been elected provincial of the Order OF
Jesuts. which will necessitate his removal to
New York. While his many friends here are
gratifed with his elevation to the head OF the
Order for the middle states they regret his loss
to st. Aloysius and the college. for the benefit
OF which he has labOred SO necessarily. His ef-
forts for the reduction Of the heavy debt on the
church will long be remembered. Rev. Father
Brady, late provincial Of the Order, succeeds
Father Fulton and has the reputation of being
an efficient worker. Father Fulton Is q native
OF Washington, reared In the eastern section of
the city,