The Evening critic., 1882-05-13
ReIfrinua Intelligence.

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The Virginia Baptist General Associa-
tion viii meet at Warrenton, Va, May 81.
Tho English Baptist Mission boat on tho
Congo River Is OF steel, and seventy foot long.
The Rev. DIR. John Scott, editor of the
rittsburg Methodist Recorder, has recovered
after long Illness.
Rev. d. Watson Winn, of West Point, Va,
has accepted the place OF assistant In Christ
Episcopal Church, Macon, Ga.
Twelve Episcopal Churches were built in
Michigan during the past year, nine of which
have already been consecrated
The Bev. A. G. Powell, of Cincinnati, has
received n call to the vacant rectorshp OF st.
Johns Episcopal parish, York, Pa.
Rev. A. G. Barron, pastor of the Baptist
Church at Culpeper. Va, has accepted a call
TO the Baptist Church at Berryvile, Va.
Rev. II. L. Singleton has been invited to
preach TO the Port Deposit congregation, with
n view TO n call II the way bo found clear.
Bishop Andrews, of this city, presided
at the Maine Conference that closed last week
at Augusta. The Bishop is expected home
soon.
The Roman Catholic population of Can
ada is the largest OF the denominations, the
Mcthodists are second and Presbyterians third
In size.
A young married man is wan ted to take
charge of Methodist church near Elizabeth,
Nd. Why he must be young and married is
not stated.
1t is said that within the last month
over n thousand Methodist ministers have
either been charged or reappointed to charges
in New England.
The wife of Rev. L. II. Pearce late pastor
at Alexandria, Va, but now OF Baltimore, has
been quite unwell for some time. She Is seek
ing health In Tennessee.
The May meetings." as they are called,
are reported as great success. Hundreds OF
foreign missionaries were present at those re-
markable gatherings Mt Exeter Hall.
The Mountain Lake camp ground, on tho
top of the Allegheny Mountains, Is new
Methodist resort, and offers rare attractions.
1t Will be largely patronlzed by the religious
classes this coming season.
Rev. A. L. Grouse, of South Carolina, has
accepted call to the Lutheran charge in
Shenandoah County, Va, made vacant by the
resignation of Rev. j. Paul Stirewalt
Rev. DR.. Paxton, late of this city, was
Presbyterian Church, New York city. The
venerable DR.. Prime took part In the services.
His Holiness, the Pope, has been SO much
occupied with the cares OF the Church of late
that his appetite has failed, and his physicians
insist that he must take exercise and u change
Of air.
The vestry of st. Luke's parish, Church
Hill. Caroline County, Md have called Rev.
Mr.. Bynum, OF North Carolina, to the vacant
rectorship of that parish. AS yet he has not
forwarded his acceptance.
Rev. +. d. Power, chaplain of the House
of Representatives and pastor of the Vermont
avenue CDllSIlun Onurcn, Will auureSS fOun-
dry Sunday school Missionary Society to-mor-
row afternoon at half-past o'clock.
Rev. NJ. NJ. Mangasarian, of Turkey, who
has Just completed his studies at Princeton
University, and is about to return to his ma
tive land, will preach in Baltimore tomorrow
at Westminster Presbyterian Church.
Rev. III. Baldwin Dean, the newly elected
rector Of st. Johns Episcopal Church, Havre
de Grace, Md ordained by Bishop Stevens.
in Philadelphia. on the 1st inst, and assumed
the duties of his rectorship last Sunday.
The Rev. II. A. Cleveland, formerly pas
tor of Foundry Church, is preaching TO crowded
audiences in his new church, Reading, Pa.
The daily papers Of that city are publishing
sketches Of his sermons and give him great
prominence.
In consequence of great military dis
play in Charlotte, N. c., from the 18th to the
theran Synod South, whichiwas to have met in
Charlotte ut that time, has been postponed un-
til May %.
Right Hon. VIM. L. Baxter, NJ. p, said.
after careful personal observation in the
East, that the Missionaries were "doing more
for the civilization and elevation of the igno-
rant masses Of the East than any other agency
whatever
The remains of what wos evidently a
| Christian church have been discovered in
| Athens, Greece. A sarcophagus, bearing In
scription showing 1t to be the remains of q
minister, together with clerical robe, was
| found intact.
The Rev. Thomas o. Summers. d. D..
Ill. D., of the NJ. E. Church South, who died 0
week ago, was one of the ablest men In thai
church. He was a native OF England, and
| came up from humble life. He was decided
Southern in all his Views.
| Despite all reports to the contrary, the
| General Assembly Of the Presbyterian Churcl
in the United States will meet In Atlanta, Ga.
on the third Thursday QSth day. OF May, 1882
| at IL O'Clock q. IN. The opening sermon by
the moderator Of the local assembly.
James Wick, the great florist of Roches
ter, N. Y. has been the superintendent of 9
Sunday-school for about thirty consecutive
years. He is native Of she Isle OF Wight
England, and is of the same family as the
Vicks that founded Vicksburg, Miss.
Rev. Drs. William Crook and Oliver
| McCutcheon, the Irish Wesleyans who lately
visited this city, spent last Sunday ii
Montreal. Tomorrow they will preach II
Toronto, and the next Sunday they will visi
Hamilton, before they leave for Ireland.
In st. Thomas Episcopal Church, New
York, the offerings and contributions within
| the parish for general and local objects wer
S62, 1206S; the revenue from pews wa
S4S,O00; total, $11O,620.68-more than tn
contributions OF majority Of the dioceses.
The Rev. DR.. l.. ID. Bevan, late pastor o
tho Brick Church, New York, his wife, fou
sons and two daughters, sailed for Londol
Thursday on the steamship Greece. Dr.. Beval
will occupy the pastorate of the Htghbur,
| Quadrant congregational Church at London.
Mr.. Thomas B. Kalbfus, publisher of tht
Sunday Herald here, has received intelligence
OF the death OF his brother Rev. Charles Kalh
fus formerly member OF the Baltimore Con
ference NJ. f. Church, but recently a mcmbe
of the Ohio Conference OF the same denomina
tion.
The harmonious spirit which prevailed q
the annual meeting OF the Washington Grov
Camp-Meeting Association, held this week, 1
| the source OF good deal OF satisfaction an
pleasure among the Methodists OF our city
successful yet held at Washington Grove.
The Reformed Episcopal Church, of thi
As soon as fires to warm the church can b
| dispensed with, the Vermont-avenue Christian
| Church Will remove their present house @
| worship 10 the adjacent vacant lot and begl
the erection Of their new church edince. Th
| new building viii be on the style and plan q
All-Souls Unitarian Church, and Will b
pushed rapidly forward TO completion.
city, has moved Its quarters from Masoni
| Temple, and now occupies st. Georges Hal
| OF Eleventh street northwest, whore IL intend
10 stay till a church edifce OF its own Is sc
| cured. Services are held every Sunday morI
ing at IL O'Clock, and these services are full {
| interest. The congregation havo 1ne orga
and select choir, with sweet music.
Foundry Methodist Church, in this city
| is In a most prosperous condition. Nearl
| nifty probationers are connected with the var
| Gus classes OF the church, and IL is an unnsua
thing for a sermon or prayer meeting 10 pas
| without a response TO the pastors invitatio
from some one or several 20 unite themselYe
with the church. Dr. Ward Will receive III
ward OF twenty persons into full membershi
tomorrow.
Rev. ]. J. G. Webster pastor of Dunbar
ton-street Methodist Church, Georgetown, VIII
has been sick for several weeks past, has 7,
| Gently suffered a relapse and is again conhne
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