Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-02
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
THE CHURCHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE.

town, Rev. J. w. Booth. the revival has re-
suited In the conversion of over sixty persons.
The Church Missionary Society's mission TO
the IIindoo Coolies at Mauritius baptized 90
adults last year. and the total number of Chris
tian adherents is ,551.
There is proposition on foot among the
Catholics of Richmond to erect q new cathedral
in that city. which will be Of Virginia granite
and cost about 100000.
- The new NJ F. Church South. at Newtown,
Frederick county. Va. was dedicated last Sun
day. Rev. DR.. II. N. Sliced of the Virginia con-
ference, preached the dedicatOry sermon.
AT Los Vegas, N. NJ, there are six Protest
ant churches Methodist Episcopal, Prcsbyte-
ran. Baptist. Congregational. NJ. f. South and
Episcopal. The membership of all OF them.
however. does not exceed 200.
- Rev. John 7. Mccall has been appointed by
Archbishop Gibbons pastor of the Church of the
Sacred Heart RcisterStOwn. Baltimore county.
Md. Also. to take charge Of the churches at
Manchester, Hampstead and Union Mills.
Archbishop Gibbons. of Baltimore preached
at the late mass at st. Augustines Catholic
church, cOlOred. in this city, on Sunday last
and confirmed 40 candidates. S. being women.
st. Augustine's Excelsior band and the Knights
OF st. Augustine were present.
- Epiphany Church Home, an institution that
quietly, but WELL shelters and cares for some
IS or 20 aged women. had its donation day on
the Goth. and received then. and from offerings
on Thanksgiving day in Epiphany church, more
than $500 in money and materials.
Rev. DR.. S. F. Ryan. appointed to the pas
torate of the church of the immaculate Concep-
ton to succeed Rev. p. F. Mccarthy deceased
optnr Il firc&
sermon there on Sunday last. During the SER
vices he spoke feclingly Of his predecessor and
made very favorable impression.
- 1t has been announced that at the church
of the Epiphany on the evening of the coming
Sunday the Rev. DR.. Paret will speak in an
swer to two special questions which have been
proposeG to him: lis the VOW of worldly re-
nunciatiOn In baptism reality. or only q de-
cent form? What is it we renOunce:"
The Rev. Mr.. Goss. who has charge of a
missionary parish in Utica. N. V. where he is
working energetically for small compensation,
has declined call from wealthy congregation.
simply because he believes he can be more use
full in his present field Of labor. He is remark
able exception from the general rule
- Bishop Pinkney consecrated st. Marks P.
f. church. near Highland. Howard county. Md.
on Thanksgiving day. The bishop was assisted
by Rev. Dr. Ridout. of Annapolis: Rev. Mr.
Avereet, of Montgomery county: Rev. Mr.
Laird. of Mechancsville. and Rev. Orlando
Hutton, rector of the parish. The bishop con-
frmed a class of five.
From Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. church. to which
Rev. J. W. Valentine was appointed some
months ago. and in which there was some
trouble recently in consequence of the presiding
elder appointing another to supersede him.
about one hundred members have withdrawn,
and with Mr.. Valentine maintain an organ iZa-
tiOn as Methodist Episcopal church.
Monument Street N. F. Church. Baltimore
was reOpened last Sunday, having been thor
oughly repaired, at a cost of $4,000 Rev. Dr. r.
n. Baer, of this city. preaching in the evening.
The amount necessary to pay the cost of the
was fully subscribed before the
work was commenced. but a collection Of $500
was raised to make good any shrinkage.
The revivals on Hampstead circuit NJ E.
J. P. Wilson and W. S. Wheeler
pastors-have resulted in the conversion of 119.
At Prospect church 04berty circuit. Rev. J. J.
LarIent. there have been IL conversions. On
BuckeystOwn circuit (Rev. D. NJ. Browning) SO
at Evansville and at Urbana At Elkrdge
Landing. Rev. H. C. Mcdaniel 40. At Ryland
Chapel the meetings continue under the pastor
Rev. Richard Norris, and there have been nearly
SO conversions.
The Rev. James Beecher. half brother of
Henry Ward Beecher, has been sent to the New
York Homeopathic asylum tor the insane at
Middletown. Eight years ago he resigned the
pastorshp of a wealthy church at POu@hkeersie
and. buying adeSolate tract of land in the back
woods OF Ulster county, settled there with his
family and preached as a missionary to the few
inhabitants. Recently his eccentricities have
ma rIyp 6 hat no yx-nc 6od 70
enter the asylum.
The Baltimore Methodist, speaking of the
appointing power in the Methodist Episcopal
church, says: "Methodism is flexible aud expe-
dent. AS appointments are presumed to be
made on information and knowledge when the
contrary is found to be the case. let them be
Immediately conformed to the light gained
Such an execution Of episcopal power will i'm
mensely add to the holdthe episcopacy has upon
the church, and if accompanied with suitable
discipline. removal of the elder who has led
the bishop into such bIunder will do much to
sustain an Office the need of which is often
questioned The Methodist cites the good eX-
ample recently furnished by Archbishop Gibbons
who, when he the error in transferring
Father Walter from st. Patrick's in this city, at
once rectified the mistake. and adds: Method
ism may well emulate this example. Let her
be strong in execution, because patient and ex-
hauStive in inquiry. and let her be as quick to
correct undOubted errors as cXacting in her re-
quirements of prompt and loyal obedience to
the just exercise of authority"
A curious old gentleman in New York has
been collecting sermons until he now has about
twelve thousand Of all sorts. He began nearly
thirty years ago. He laid up bound volumes at
first, but later he preserved the sermons he
found in pamphlets or fully printed in periOdi-
calls. In order that he might arrange his
material he learned boOk-binding and for all
these years he has given his nights and holidays
to the work OF arranging, indexing and system
atiZing his material
- The Rev. Frank E. Clark, in the Independent,
writes Of the question, Can we safely admit
child-Chrstians to the church, Ono says the
conservative elder and the good deacoa-'no
1t is a dangerous experiment. NO says the
examining committee; wait little longer, my
boy. When you are five years older come to us
again, and we will see if we can admit YOU
then No. says the anxious mother. Il
don't think you had better attempt to join the
church now, my daughter. You are too young,
and I'm afraid you do not know your
own mind No. says the timid pastor 4
wish could bring them in; but there are no
means OF nurturing and training the children
after they come into the church. As things are,
dare not risk it, And so the boys and girls go
away; and the elder and deacon forget that it is
n rrih do