The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-07-08


Remarkable reviyals Of religion are re-
ported I'm Sweden.
Bishop Foss, Of the NJ. L. Church, con-
tlnucs 10 improve.
The Washington Preachers 1lccting has
closed till september.
A Protestant church has been established
In san Fodclc, North Italy.
new Presbyterian Church In Bclair,
Md, Will be dedicated tomorrow.
Rev. Il. W. Anderson las taken charge of
Lynnhayen Episcopal parish, Princess Ammo
County, Va,
Tho London Missionary Society has sent
out twenty missionaries to Central Africa and
Madagascar.
Rev. NJ. b. Smith, ID. D., has left the Re-
formed Episcopalans and Joined tho reformed
Dutch Church.
Rcv.s L. Preston will be installed MS pas
tor Of the Presbyterian Church nt wythevllle,
Va, tomorrow.
The Protestant College in Beirut, Syria,
has 152 students, nearly all Of whom pay for
their education.
The late Rev DIR. Mason Noble, of this
city, died, leaving four sons, NIL Of whom are
Christian ministers.
The Catholic Church of Maryland has
more schools and collcgcsfor educating young
ladies than all other denominations.
DIR. John Halls Church, New York,
gives moro to support all Kinds OF religious
The colored congregation of the Odessa
Del) NJ L. Church dedicated last Sabbath
beautiful house Of worst hip, costing $1,000.
Before leaving for Europe the well.known
Baptist minister, Rov. George J. Pontec)st
raised $4,000 for now mission chapel IN
Brooklyn.
Rev. Page Medium, of Mt. Savage, Nd,
is in delicate health, and has dlcontinucd
preaching for short time at the request Of
his physician.
~
rcctorship OF Christ Church, Louisville, Ky,
IN place Of his venerable father who died u
few weeks ago.
Within the bounds of the Bridgevillc
DELI circuit Of the NJ. L. Church two churches
are being thoroughly renovated, Rev. W. s.
Robinson, pastor.
Rev. Mr.. Cherluliez, of the Reformed
Episcopal Church, Jersey City, has with
drawn from that denomination and gone Into
the Protestant Episcopal.
Rev. Stephen II. Tying, IT,, formerly
rector of the Church of the Holy Trinity, New
York, has been invited to tako charge Of tho
American chapel in Paris.
Rev. Phillips Brooks preached his last
sermon in America for fifteen months on sun.
day week, In Trinity Church, Boston. lie
sailed for Europe last week.
Dr. j. o. Peck, formerly of Baltimore,
but now Of Brooklyn, N. ", has been up.
pointed and commissioned as chaplain Of the
Fourteenth Regiment, N. G. s. MY.
Vi. u.
Fall for Europe in the City Of Berlin August
%, and intends to preside over the conferences
In Bulgaria ana North India orc his return.
The eighth Church Congress of the Prot.
estant Episcopal Church IN tho United States
| viii be held I'm the city OF Richmond, Va,
| commencing on Tuesday, October n, 1882.
Rev. J. w. Rosebro', of Messy Creek,
| Augusta County, has boon called 10 tho pms.
torate OF the Presbyterian Church ut Lewis
burg, W. Va, with salary Of $1,000 and par
sonage.
Polynesia is nearly all converted to
Christianity. Madagascar has 10000 church
| members. Its Queen IL u remarkable woman,
and is In advance Of many leaders and rulers
| of the day.
A number of families arc residing mt
Washington Grove. The tendency now is TO
| get out Of the city. Several churches have
| only one service on Sunday, especially tho
more wealthy and Influential ones.
Mr.. Henry B. Deale, son of Rev. DIR. John
| $. Deale, Of this city, graduated with honors
| last week at Dickinson College. so did Mr..
Peyton Brown, son Of Rev. D. p. Brown, late Of
THIS city, but now of Frederick, Nd
Nine African languages now have the
| entire Bible translated into them. The Brit.
| lsh and Foreign Bible Society have Just COM
| eted a translation Of this Bible Into the
| Basuto language, Mt a cost OF 100000.
| At the Episcopal Convention of Central
| Pennsylvania, In session at Mauch Chunk last
week, the question Of dividing the diocese was
| settled by an agreement TO elect an assistant
| DlshOp, VINO VIII De CHOSEN III OCTOBER.
| American Congregationalists have raised,
| In the past nine months, 1923, 120.15 for for
| ciGn missions, and they call for $4,000 TO be
| raised IN the next three months to enable them
| 10 close the years work without debt
| DIR. Morgan Dix flvors the revision of
| the Book OF Common Prayer, and the insertion
| Of more new prayers and new Offices. He ia
| vOrs the use OF two altar lights, the mixed
| chalicc, and prayers for the dead In the burial
| service.
| 1t IL, L.
met in Belfast June 10, has adjourned. DR..
| George Osborn, OF London, presided. Tho
membership has increased nearly 1000 dur
| ing the last year, when II Is considered that
SAT emlgrated ana 401 died.
Tho salary of Rev. DIR. j. p. Newman, pas
| tor Of Madison Avenue Congregational church,
| New York, has been raised TO $4,000 year.
General Grant and number OF others nre
| among his audience, who formerly attended
metropolitan Church, when no was pastor
| there.