Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-26
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
fHE WASHINGTON GROVE CAMP-NEETING-GOoD
REsULTS-SEIGHBoRHOOD NOTEs-RELIGIoUs
NEWS ELSEWHERE.

REsULTS-NEIGHBORHOOD NOTEs-RELIGI0Us
NEWS ELSEWHERE.
The campmcetIng at Washington Grove on
che Metropolitan railroad which closed this
week. one of the most successful held in
Ibis section. and during its duration there was the
Of conversions exceed former years and range
from fifty to seyenty-fve.
= The Ninth-street II. p Congregation has
been holding protracted meeting this week.
Rev. W. Hirst Reed, the pastor of North
Capitol and Memorial VI. T.. churches. is now
deyOting his entire time to the latter charge
North Capitol has now no ministerial head and
the meInbersliprely OH nelp fTcIn local ministers.
Rev. DR.. Sunderland. of the list Presbytc-
rian church. y absent visiting relations in the
Catskills. and viii make short trip west before
his return
= The Presbyterian churches of the District
have assisted four of the theological students of
Howard University to Amelia county. Va. to
aid Rev. Mr.. Henry in his labOrs stherc during
their summer vacation.
: Rev. DR. Chester. Of the Metropolitan Pres
byteTian church. is at Saratoga and Rev Geo
o. Little. of the Assembly, church. is at Clifton
Springs. New York.
For st. Matthew's the following choir will
be engaged for the next season-Nrs McCartee
Miss EspGta. Misses Burnett and Blos. with sir
L. r. Cannon leader, and JOhl Lawrence
organist.
= The list of promotions in the executive de-
partments shows quite a number of the mem
bers of the Young Mems Christian association.
Rev. S. V. Lece!I, native of this city of
Grace NJ. E. church. Albany. New York, re-
ceivcd p probatioHers during his first quarter
there.
: Recently q reformed Episcopal minister fill
Ing the pulpit of one Of our Methodist churches,
alter sunday morning sermon, said: Il have
not heard of any evening service to be held in this
church, and tine weather being excessively warm
would advice you to remain at home and read
your bible and catechisEis."
Col lEgersolrs lectures are being translated
into japanese by Buddhists to counteract the
influence OF the Christian missionaries.
= The sixth item in the VIII of the late Sena-
tor Hill, of Georgia. reads: II give and bequeath
TO my wife and children that which some of them
now possess and which | assure Them in full
view Ofdeath is tar richer than gold. and more
to be desired than all human hOnOrs. God is q
living God. and Christ came into the world to
save sinners | bey them to have faith in Jesus
fer by this faith alone can they be saved
i Rev f. ID. Washburn. Presbyterian of
Buckingham county. Va. has been compelled to
give up his charge i'll consequence of ili-heath.
= At the Jefferson Street NJ E. church. Balti-
more of which Rev. NJ. F. b. Rice Is the pas
Tor, there We're eleven converts last week.
= Bishop Wiley. of the NJ f. church, has ap-
pointed Dr.. s. L. Taylor, of Bloomfield, to orga-
nlZe medical college in China.
The Patagonians now have the gospel of
Luke in their native tongue. Rev Thomas
Bridge, a missionary there for the past twenty
1ye years, having translated it.
TO liqudate the debt of the Wesleyan Fe-
male college, at Cincinnati. amounting to
SSoCo0, over sd. 900 has been raised and it will
be opened in September with Rev Dr. Brown,
OF Pittsburg. In charge.
There are in Dakota 43 Catholic churches
end r.rf.-
In 1880.
The Womens Presbyterian Board of Mis-
sions of the Northwest will send out eight mis-
siOnaries this year.
Rev DR.. Henry C. Morgan has been rector
OF St James Episcopal Church, Philadelphia. for
"a years
One Ofthe Methodist Episcopal churches of
native Japanese in that country was reported
lately as self-supporting, and other churches
were reported as paying a larger proportion of
expenses than ever before.
AT missionary meeting at Honolulu. Ha-
waian Islands. it was reported that 40. 900 Ha-
waians. 1900 Chinese, and 5000 Of other ma
tonalities had not been reached by the Gospel
-Revs. j. b. Emg and James B. Ward cele-
brated on the 9th inst. the 59th anniversary of
their admission 10 the order at the noytiate of
the society OF Jesus at Frederick.
The second Sunday school convention of
very successful one. every portion of the terri
tory having been represented and members
were present from other states and territories
-Rev.Dr. George W. Musgrave died in Pha-
delphia on Thursday, in his 18th year. Dr. Mus
grave was native of Philadelphia. and from
ioSO TO 1852 ne was pastor of the Third Church
tn Baltimore.
Rev. F. c. Klein has been elected by the
Board Of Missions of the VI. p. church a mission
airy to Japan and will, before leaving endeayOr
10 raise SIP Geo TO establish a mission house i'm
Yokohama. Miss Britain and Miss Culley are
engaged in the missionary work there, having q
prosperous school.
Low salaries to ministers are not the rule in
New Zealand, not one of the Presbyterian pas
tors receiving less than LOCO
"A notice to members of the Pittsburp con-
ference of the NJ. p church. which meets at
Waynesburry, Pa. September 9th. from the
pastor closes:-'Brethren will please leave
their tobacco at home Off there are any who are
slaves 10 the narcotic weed. as we find some
eihcuity In securing homes for Them
= The results of the recent revvals i'm the
Methodist churches of Texas are 3SSconyersons
and 413 accessiOnS to the churches
Kew W. C. Stockton, an evangelist work
Ing under the New Jersey conference of the NJ
E. church. is meeting with much success
The Episcopal Recorder the organ of the Re-
formed Episcopal church. has an editorial this
week In relation TO the statements made as TO
PRESIDENT Arthur fishing on Sunday. which had
teen published in the Recorder. The editor saws
that, having read this statement with others as
10 the use or liquor at the White House. he took
occasion TO Inquire, through friend (un,ier-
$1,000 TO pc prominent member of Congress-
whether these statements were true and he is
satisfied that injustice has been done the Presi-
dent; that while wine has appeared upon his
table, 1t has never been used TO any excess The
editors friend writes: II spoke to the President
recently of what had been said i'm the papers i'm
regard TO his Sunday fishing. and he replied that
ne mad seen 1t. and at first it annoyed him very
much, but as he could not pay attention to it he
concluded to let il pass without any remarks:
yet ne answered me most positively that he had
never done such thing in his life and would
no more think of doing so than to 30 through
the streets without any clothes am positiye
that the Presidents daily life is as nearly with
cut reproach as the best of his predecessors"
-Zion's Herald says: THE attack upon super
haturailsm Is becoming more and more bitter