Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-16
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
CHURCHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE.

CHURCHES HERk AND ELSEWHERE.
AT Hamline, Rev 8. NJ. Hartsock, meetings
have been held for some weeks, and there have
been twenty-five conversions.
AT Uniontown NJ, E. church, Rev. J. Il.
Ryland, there have been thirty conversions
| and twenty-five have joined the church.
The revival at Ryland Chapel is still in pro-
gress, and up to this time about seventy have
| professed conversion. There are among the
converts number Of young men and several
entire families. n r. !"
The Second Presbyterian church in Oak
| land. Cal, has declined to accept the proceeds
of a dramatic entertainment and social dance in
public hall, kindly rendered them for the bene-
| tit of that church.
REV. Father Walters seth birthday was eel
| ebrated on Wednesday of last week, when num-
Der of his parishioners (of st. Patricks church,
and friends from other sections of the city called
and many appropriate presents were rendered.
- Tomorrow Wesley chapel, corner of 5th
| and streets, Of which Rev. W. 1. Mckinney is
pastor. will be re-opened, the auditorium having
| been refrescoed painted and improved. The
| exterior has been repainted in imitation of
stone.
Episcopal Bishop McLaren refused to license
Rev. Edward Benedict as assistant minister Of
| the Church Of the Ascension at Chicago, ILL., It
Is stated that the Bishop will refuse to license
any assistant Father Richie may appoint until
he conforms to the bishops ideas Of church SER
| vice.
- Rev. George Y. Leech, native Of this
city, in which he has served several Of the
churches, and now stationed at the First NJ. E.
church. Martensburg, Va, has been compli-
mented there by the publication in full
| OF his thanksgiving sermon, delivered in the
Presbyterian church at that place.
| - Among those whose names have been pre-
sented for the Commissionership OF the District,
in place Of Mr.. Morgan, who holds his member
ship in Foundry NJ. E. church, are ex-Mayor
Emery, of the Metropolitan NJ. E. church; John
L. Mitchell. OF the Georgetown NJ E. chapel,
and Major II. A. Hall, of Grace NJ. E. church.
Last Tuesday evening, December L. Rev. J.
| II. Ryland, pastor of Uniontown NJ. E. church.
was agreeably surprised by about 1875 of the
members Of his congregation and Sunday
| school who visited his house, bearing with them
| baskets, bundles and packages containing all
manner of good things. Miss Cora Mclean, in
behalf of the Bible class. presented Mrs. Ryland
| with handsome tea set.
The fitch anniversary Of the priesthood of
Pope Leo XIII. will be celebrated in Rome on
| the SD instant.
Over one hundred persons have been re-
ceived into Christs Lutheran church, York, Pa,
since August.
The Presbyterian church in New Albany,
Ind, has elected board of eight deaconesses,
which is not altogether new thing in Presby-
terianism, but novel in the number of deacon
esses elected
The Rev. DR.. Morgan Galloway, who, at one
time, was president of La Grange Female COL
lege, and for ten years past vice president of
Emory college. Georgia, now assumes the du-
| ties Of president of Paine college, for colored
students, at Augusta. Ca DIR. Galloway was
prominent officer in the rebel army, and since
preacher and educator.
The old temple at Kirkland, O., abandoned
when the Mormons moved westward, is under
going repairs, and will be rededicated in April
| in the presence of one thousand MormOns from
Salt Lake. The creed of the rejuvenated church
Is expected to make e vigorous declaration
against plural marriages. In that case the dis
clples Will be tolerated.; but if not, there will be
trouble.
AT Charlottesville, Va, a Jewish synagogue
is being erected
The Baltimore branch Of the Women's For
eign Missionary society Of the NJ. E. church
proposes to send out two female missionaries
| one to Japan and one to western China.
AT Delaplane, Fauquier county, Va,
Presbyterian church will be dedicated to-mOr-
row. Rev. DR.. Hoge, of Richmond, is expected
to preach.
Rev. Hugh Miller Thompson. D. D., of New
Orleans, has been elected assistant bishop of the
Episcopal diocese of Mississippi. Bishop Green,
who has been in charge of the diocese for third
OF century, is now over so years Of age.
The NJ. E. church south has recently opened
new church for English worship at Leon,
Mexico of which Rev. d. Kemble is the pastor.
The work OF the American Baptist mission
aries among the Telegus in India is prospecting.
Rev. j. S. Clough, of Ougale. has baptized no
fewer than 500 converts this year. The Indian
Christian Herald says the forthcoming missionary
statistics will show larger ratio of increase
during the past decade than for any correspond
Ing period In the past.
The original Jerry McAuley mission, in
Water street, New York, celebrated it's tenth
anniversary recently.
The cornerstone Of the University of New
Mexico, the first incorL orated Christian college
in the territory, was laid recently. 1t has now
60 students.
The English church has established mis-
sion at GaZa one of the Oldest cities in the world
The meetings recently held at Liverpool by
Rev. Mr. Cook, the English conference evange-
list, have been very successful. over 200 con-
versions having resulted, 700 Of those converts
being adults.
AT Center Street NJ. E. church. Cumberland,
Md, of which Rev. C. W. Baldwin is pastor,
forty-two practitioners have been recon-
mended for full membership. Over fifty remain
on trial
Two native evangelists, who are known as
the Moody and Sankey of Hawaii" are arous-
ing the sinners in the Sandwich Islands.
The Protestant and Catholic clergymen of
Albany are united in the war against Sabbath
dissertation and are making their power felt.
An English clergyman is attempting to SUBJ
stitute a popular mineral water in place of wine
at communion.
- At Canton NJ. E. church. near Baltimore,
over twenty persons have been converted re-
Gently. On West Hartford circuit, Rev. c. C.
Cronin, pastor. there have been sixty CONVEX
sions. fifty occurring at the Friendship appoint
ment. During the present conference year forty
nine have Joined on probation and fourteen by
certificate.
The Christian IofoIfnon.o.. %b;pl,, H.. A..