Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-25
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

obnrch the Methodist EpiscOpal-fOr one year.
Tbis will enable him to serve his new charge. In
tbe letter referred to, he says: II am still
aboard the old ship" meaning heis still Meth
odist.
The New Tabernacle Church. Rev. DR. Hicks,
onened last Sunday for the first time Although
eIassrd BY some as a Congregational church, it
will retain number ofthe features of the Meth
odist denomination. viz: experience meetings
rlass meetings and love feasts. The formal de-
location will take place tomorrow and tO-rnor-
roY week the first communion service will be
held preceded by an Old-fashiOned experience
Meeting and the reception of members will take
ulscp at the same time
The neat little memorial chapel erected by
the late Vim. Stickney (who died In October
last to his son, Vim. s. Stickney (who died in
Jnly laSt) at the corner of 5th and p streets. is
occupied sunday afternoons by one of the finest
Sunday schools in the District numbering over
500 children
There seems to be little doubt but that
Rev r. y, Baer, the pastor Of the Metropolitan
NJ T. church. will be returned Although the
arrangements for paying the church debt have
Dot vet been completed, they are progressing
satisfactorily
1t is understood that the North Capitol
Methodist church will lose the services of Rev.
F. II. Havenner at This conference, although he
has served but one year.
- Rev. W. Mex. Hammack does not expect to
be returned to the Memorial NJ f. church on Fl
street northeast which he has served only a
part of the year. There seems to be some dis
satisfaction in the conference as to this church,
a. the church property is not decided as other
churches to trustees for the Methodist Episcopal
church. but the church having been built by
Rev g. g. Markham as a memorial to his wife
he retains the title Efforts have been made
from time 10 time to induce Mr. Markham to
deed the property according to the nsages of the
denomination. but he has as often declined
Some OF the members do not like this arrange
nent and the ministers generally do
not look with favor on this charge
II il stated that some of the congregation will
Withdraw. and it is not unlikely that the con-
ference will leave the church without a pastor
and in this event there NAV be another indepen-
dent congregation formed. The statement that
Mr.. hammack intended to ask q transfer TO the
Kansas conference is not correct.
Fletcher Chapel at the corner Of
4th street and New York avenue, was
last year attached to Grace church, but
for the past few months has been served by such
ministers a. were obtainable from time to time
The membership is small and cannot adequately
support pastor and il is thought this year il
VIII be attached to Mckepdree Chapel, of which
twas an outGrOwth.
The income Of Talma9e's tabernacle for
lSS2 is estimated at $4,000
- Nicars-General Quinn and Preston of New
York. have been made domestic chaplains to the
Pope
- The First Presbyterian church. Northern
Liberties. Philadelphia has given call to the
Rev William V. Louderbaugh now pastor of
the church at Odessa, Del
Mr. Min says his church is to be the church
Of the future ard then he tells us in the same
breath that there is no future What is he Civ
In us:-Boston Transcript
- The Rev. Alfred III. Kellogg, of Philadel-
phia. now in London. England. has received and
accepted call to the jefferson Avenue Presby-
terrain church. Detroit. Michigan
The Rev. Dr. Storrs, of Brooklyn. is much
dissatisfied with the rendering in the Revised
New Testament of the .'evil one'' in the Lords
Prayer, the change in the Angelic Doxology,
etc.
- Messrs- d. L. Moody and Ira d. Sankey COM
nenced their evangelstc work in Glasgow.
Scotland. in st. Andrews Hall. on SUNDAY eve
ming. January % There was an enormous at
tendance.
- Rev. Frederick Courtney. Of st. James
Episcopal church. Chicago, has been chosen
rector of the Church Of the Ascension. New
York, TO I'LL the vacancy caused by the death of
Rev. John Cotton Smith.
Prom the North Indian mission of the
Methodist Episcopal church it is reported that
there is growing prospect that the whole
Chu.nar caste, which embraces about half mil
non OF people, will ere long come over in a
body to On ristianity.
- Rev j. 6. CAN'T. rector of Trinity Episco-
pal church. at Red Bank, N. j.. has accepted a.
call from King and Queen parish. Va: Rev. DR..
CruIkshanks. of Somerset county. Md. has de-
clined a call TO the rectOrship of the Episcopal
Church. al Laurel, Del.
Gen Booth, of the Salvation Army. says
II has now 2t5 stations and 3S5 paid officers
rs income amounts to S2S5. 600 per annum
Nine million copies Gifts literature were distrib-
uIe'l Iist year, and s,oWO raised for the pur-
Chase of Congress Hall, in London
- The Roman correspondent Of TIE London
Id'5e' says that special Propaganda Congre-
shortly precedent for such action is found
In the establishment by Plus TX of q special
congregation for Oriental affairs.
Rev. James Fl. Stringfellow. rector Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church Of Our Saviour.
Baltimore, has resigned, and will return to the
south He is threatened with bronchial affec-
ton. which his physician thinks he can escape
Ia the more equable temperature of a Southern
Cline MFR. StringfellOw has been rendered the
rectorShiP Of Christ church. Tuscaloosa. Ala,
which will remain open for his decision to ac-
cept or not until next May.
"A New York paper thus defines Agnosti-
eisrn: An agnOstic Is man who does not know
whether there is God or not, whether he has
soul or not, whether there is future life or
not. doesn't believe that any one else knows
any more about these matter than he does and
that il a waste OF time to find out" Paul and
John could say: I'VE l7sOlc whom we have be-
heyed:" We kao,c we are of God" 1--WE knou
that the Son of God Is come" etc.
-ChuTchmen propose to initiate to some ey-
tent the methods Of the Salvation Army. The
ArchbiShops of Canterbury and York have been
notified that a Church of England Salvation
Army j. in course Of formation. At a meeting
oi the captains, held in Gravesend general
tpro tenn was elected. The appointment will
Shortly BE confirmed by the whole army The
movement, although worked upon church
lines Is in no way antagonistic to the present
corps il. the held
Wendelrs Students Edition of the Re-
vi>td Version of the New Testament. inst pub
hsled. gives the following enumeration of the
Changes made There are IS 35S words changed
hy substituted rendering OF the received text.
s.'sT words added in translation of the received
trNf- 800 words in translation Of additions i'm
uie Greek text. / 604 words which translate an
a'e1ed Greek text and 222 words taken from
tpY in oil