The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-09-09
RelfcfOus News.

Rev. Mr.. Moody has closed his Scottish
campaign.
The Baptists have 1000 members in Rus
sian Poland.
1t is proposed to investigate the stories
concerning Rev. W. II. II. Murray.
Tho citizens of Saratoga are moving for
n better observance OF the Sabbath.
The Baptists are considering the advisa-
bility Of holding an ecumenical council.
Ono in every fifty.six persons in the
United States is a sabbath-school teacher.
1t is proposed to erect statue to Bishop
Berkeley In the English Cathedral at Cloyne.
The new NJ. L. Church South at Stafford
Courthouse, Va, was dedicated last Sunday.
Tho Wesleyans have 16, 900 Communicates
in Jamaica, and the United Presbytcrians
1000.
The London Society of Friends have
made great success of their mission In Bour-
mana, Syria.
1t is said that General Robert Toombs,
of Georgia, is about to Join the Southern
Methodist Church.
The decline in the number of students for
the ministry is disturbing the leading men OF
the various churches.
The first colored Baptist church in West
ern Pennsylvania has Just been dedicated. 1t
Is located In Pittsburg.
Rev. Paul +. Brown, of the Roanake (Va.)
Presbytery, has accepted a call to the Grayson
Great Britain has now 10000 Sunday
school temperance organizations, with more
than one million members.
The trustees of the Southern University,
Greensboro, Ala, have elected DR.. A. S. An
drews president of that institution.
The president Of the University of South
Carolina, James II. Carlisle, LID D., Is a leading
layman Of the Southern Methodist Church.
Rev. 7. Salmon, an English clergyman,
has Just had to pay twenty-five dollars for
kissing girl, but he considered 1t cheap.
Rev. Douglass Hotf, deacon, has been re-
commended for priests orders by the standing
committee Of the Episcopal Diocese of Yir.
ginia.
The Wesleyans of England during the
last twenty years have added moro people to
their church than John Wesley did In fifty
years.
Bishop j. T. Peck, of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, is slowly recovering from
the fall which he had last summer. He Is now
in Chicago.
The Protestant Episcopal Church in Mas.
sachusetts proposes TO introduce tho free-pew
system In all their church edilces through.
out the State.
In Austin, Tex, q colored congregation
recently discharged their pastor because he
made too frequent and uncomplimontary ref.
erence 10 "de powers OBJ darkness"
Rev. Dr. Robert Price, of ViclSsburg has
signified his acceptance OF the chair Of his
tory, English literature and rhetoric IN tho
Southwestern Presbyterian University.
The Rev. A. III. Sweetser of Providence,
who left tho Universalist for q Baptist pulpit,
Is now preaching without salary or emolu-
ment, and sustains himself by his profession
| of wood engraving.
Rev. George A. Leakin, Trinity p. L.
| Church, Broadway and Pratt streets, Balti-
more, has returned from trip 10 Nova Scotia
| and Newfoundland In the Interest of mission
| work among the seamen.
Mr.. Moody expresses his preference for
| circuses rs preaching places, giving rs u rea-
| son that those who build circuses have bet
| ter idea of how TO reach an audience than
those who build churches.
The Methodist Episcopal ministers of
| Kentucky have pledged themselves to work
| for the defeat OF any candidate for public
| ofllce who attempts TO gain nomination or cleo
| tion by tho use OF money or liquor.
Rev. Julius f. Grammer, rector of st.
| Peters p. Il. Church, Baltimore, has returned
| from his summer vacation, which was spent AT
| Rockbrldge Alum Springs, Cape May and At
| lantic City. During his absence the church
| has been refrescoed and renovated through
out, and will be ready for occupancy next
| week.
| Rev. Campbell Fair rector of the p. L
| Church OF the Ascension, La Fayette Square,
| Baltimore, who has been absent since tho mid
| die of June on visit TO his mother, In Ire'
| land, Is expected homo to-day. Ascension
| Church has been refrescoed In light aud
| pleasing tint during tho summer, and other
| wise renovated. Work on tho now rectory Is
| progressing, and II is hoped TO have II ready
for occupancy by Christmas, During Mr.
| Fairs absence Rev. Louis Deew has occupied
| The pulpit very acceptably to tho congrega
| ton.