Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-20
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
THE WORK OF THE wEEK-PAsToRAL CHANGES
REVIVAL. REsrLTs-THE QUESTION OF SUNDAY
TRAVEL TO cANf-NEkTiNGs, &C.


of the 1o4 students at the Richmond Instl-
tute this year 6S have the ministry in view.
Rev. Father Spencer, Of st. Domnic's
church, has gone west, and Rev. Father Collins
Is officiating at that church.
- The death Of Rev. A. Campbell, for forty
years an itincrant minister Of the ME. church
in the Troy On. Y y conference, Is ANNOUNCED.
- The Methodist Protestants propose TO erect
mission home at Yokohama, Japan, for which
they are raising the necessary funds-about
$4,000.
- Mass for the repose Of the soul Of Rev.
| Father Boyle. late OF st. Matthew'S. was eele-
| brated at st. Patricks church, Baltimore. last
Tuesday.
The Rev. Dr.. VIM J. Reid has Just CON-
pleted the twentieth year of his labors as pastor
| of the First United Prcsby terrain Church ofPitts-
burg Pa.
Rev. Joseph Cook is expected to arrive In
| San Francisco about November 1st from his
round-the-world trip, and viii resume his lee
lures in Boston next winter.
Rev Dr. VIII. DePuy. for twenty years past
assistant editor of the New York Christian 4d.
cocdte, (Methodist Episcopa), sailed on the 18th
instant for Europe TO visit his daughter, and
VIII return In the early part Of July.
j. n. Darby, the founder Of the sect known
as the Plymouth Brethren, in England, died re-
Gently. This is the sect that Rev. II. Grotton
Guinness and rev. J. Denham Smith, Of Dublin,
united with some years since.
The Rev. James Smith, an English baptist
missionary at Delhi In speaking of the progress
Of the Gospel IN India says: Thirty years ago
we used to have convert every two or three
years, now We count them 10y scores ann ually."
- Rev. Winfield Scott, known as the Baptist
apostle OF Kansas, colorado and California. is in
the city and preached In the Metropolitan Bap-
tist church on Sunday. Dr. Parker. the pastor,
baptized six converts on Sunday night last.
Kendall chapel. In South Washington.
in which a Sunday school of about 800 Is
now located, is about to have some altera-
tons and repairs made costing about 81 900.
| for which the school asks assistance.
Rev. Father Fulton, OF st. Aloysius church,
has returned from his northern trip. He has
been absent on collecting tour with a view 10
the further reduction of the heavy debt on the
church, and will go away again next week.
- Rev. r. d. Roller, rector Of Trinity Episco.
pal church, Martinsburg. w. Va. has received a
call to st. Johns Episcopal church. Mobile.
| Ala, one OF the largest and wealthiest congre-
| cations in the south.
The members of the Y. NJ C. A. have ar
ranged totender reception TO Rev. Geo. A. Hall
4 IN.
| secretary of the International committee Mon
/ day evening. Mr.. Hall was formerly general
secretary of the association in this city.
- The General Assemblies of the Presbyterian
church are in session this week. the northern
body in the west and the southern body at Co
lumbus, Ga. While there is strong feeling for
| fraternity between the two great branches OF the
| church, organic union finds but little favor
- The statistics of the NJ E. Church South.
the general conference OF which is now In ses-
sion at Nashville, Tenn. show a large Increase
the membership being now Sc. 6S7, the increase
during the past year being Ii 900. The Increase
in missionary receipts for the past four years has
been Slll, 436 over the preceding four years.
- The Rev. John p. Morris, pastor OF ST.
Mary's Catholic church, Plainfeld, Nj. suddenly
resigned his charge Thursday. His resignation
Is the result of dissentions i'm the church aris-
Ing from dissatisfaction on the part of a few
members with his financial management i'm con-
| nection with the erection Of church building
| q few years ago.
The Sisters of Notre Dame, who have charge
OF the large parochal school of st. Aloysius'
parish, In which about three hundred girls are
daily taught. have organized the annual May
| procession in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
and 1t will take place tomorrow afternoon at
| 5 o'clock. The display promises TO be unusually
beautiful, and the children are dcvoutiy praying
| for fair weather.
- Rev. DIR. Bartlett, the new pastor OF the
New York avenue Presbyterian church, will en-
| terupon his duties on the first Sunday in June
| 9th. Dr. Bartlett's salary at Indianapolis was
precisely what the New York avenue church is
| to pay him. and his church in Indianapolis made
| strong effort to hold him there. He. however,
came to the conclusion that there was larger
sphere of usefulness for him ia this city, and he
accepted the call.
- SiXty-fve ministers of other denomina-
lions have, during the past two years, it 10
| stated, been ordained deacons or advanced to
| the priesthood In the Protestant Episcopal
| church: thirteen Congregationalists, eleven
| Presbyterians, one Lutheran. two Second Ad-
ventists, seventeen Methodsts, twelve Baptists,
three Universalists. one Unitarian, one Re-
formed Episcopalian, one Morayian, and one
Hebrew Rabbi.
- Rev. Father Alig, Of st. Mary's church, In
this city. is again quite low, and few days ago
! the last sad rites of the church were admins
tered to him by Rev. Father Walter. of ST. Pat
ricks, in the presence Of some Of his clerical
| friends. Rev. Francis Tewes. recently Of Bryan
town, Nd, is officiating at st. Mary's, and It is
said that in case of Father Alig's death lie will
| succeed to the pastorate of st. Mary's.
- st. Johns Episcopal church, Hagerstown,
Nd, is to be consecrated Tuesday. June G. MT.
c. c. Baldwin, who donated the handsome me-
| mortal tower, recently erected. together with
| representatives of the New York clergy and
officers OF the Norfolk and Western and Louis
vile and Nashville railroads. will he present.
The church edifice. as it stands completed, rep
'resents an expenditure of $4,000.
| - The Rev. DR.. Tully, Presbyterian, OF
Oswego, preached at the Spiritualists last Sun
day. He said there were some people in 0swego
on the brink of insanity from their belief IN the
delusion. He wanted the mediums tested by
| asking them where are the murderers of Lord
Cayendish and Mr.. Burke Horace Greeley
| before the submarine telegraph was laid
offered -. 500 for any medium who would report
the news from the Old World to the New, with
| out meeting with successes.
At recent meeting Of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary society of st. Louis. mis-
sionary told of the difficulties of learning the
languages Of India. A change Of accent made
a great difference. The missionary that tried to
tell the HndOostanee audience that In NY
Fathers house there are many mansions" in
| formed them that SIN my Fathers house there
is much butter" And a most learned minister
had translated the first line Of the hymn 80 for
a thousand tongues to sing" In this wlse 20,
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