Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-22
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

Five Presbyterian churches have been es-
tabiished in Minnesota this season.
The receipts Of the Free church Of Scotland,
for the year ending March 3lst last, were
e3,0SS. 400.
The corner stone of the Franklin street Pres
byterian church, Elmira, n. Y, was laid few
weeks since.
Rev Father Buschart, late master of novices
at Florisant. has been appointed general of the
Jesuits, province of Missouri.
AT the recent conference of the Primitive
Methodist church at Sheffield, England, over
191 600 members were reported.
Rev. III. s. France formerly Of this city. and
now stationed at the Winchester, Va. NJ. E.
church, was in Washington this week.
George Munro, the New York publisher. re-
Gently endowed chair in Dalhouse (NJ.) Col
lege-the third one in short period.
Prof G. W. Atherton of Rutgers College,
Nj. has resigned his chair in that college to
accept the presidency of the Penn State Col
lege.
The congregation Of the Third Presbyterian
church Of Dayton, Ohio have completed their
new edifice and now occupy 1t. Its cost was
100000.
The proposition to consolidate from four or
i've Methodist churches in Brooklyn, and erect
q magnificent structure large enough for all. has
been defeated. the Washington street church
falling to enter into the proposal.
The Metropolitan ME-. church. which at the
commencement of the warm season closed its
doors for Sunday morning services, will likely
because of the prevailing dissatisfaction have
preaching services Sunday mornings hereafter.
The Congregational church at Bowmansville
(near Chicago lately found itself in quandary.
After organizing and electing a pastor who was
ordained. the membership was ascertained to
consist of all females with tho exception of boy
Of Is. A halt was called TO ascertain how they
could select deacOns. The difficulty was OBJ
waited by electing deaconesseS.
The inhabitants of Tennallytown were out
In full force Thursday evening to greet the
members of the McKendree NJ f. church choir.
bath school OF the Mt. Zion NJ E. church in pro-
curing library. An attractive program was
rendered. Among those who took part being
Miss Anna White. Mrs j. s. BOlway: Messrs
Gill and Boswell. Miss George Webster. Mr..
James III. FOrsythe. Mr.. VIII A. Lackey. Misses
Ferguson and Webster Mrs. J. X. Mickle and
the members of the Mount Vernon Quartette:
accompanies. Miss Fannie Gartrell and Miss
Mamie kearon; director. Mr.. Charles McCon-
nell After the performance the singers were
invited to partake of a collation..
Sunday last was the 25th anniversary of the
pastorate of Rev. C. C. Meador in the Fifth
Baptist Church, South Washington. This
church was organized at Island Hall 10Th street
and Virginia avenue, y on the third Sunday in
July, 1857. and soon after the old Shiloh church
property (the site of the present building was
purchased, and in 1866 the Shiloh building, a
frame, was rolled to the back Of the lot
and the brick edifice erected. at cost
of about $4,000. During his pastorate Mr..
Meador has preached 2.G00 regular Sunday
sermons (besideS his revival work.: at
tended /. rs funerals: held about 1900 regular
prayer meetings; baptised 600 candidates; paid
1900 pastoral visits. and married 507 couples.
His present membership is 37S. He has served
% pastor longer cOnsecutively than any other
ih the District.
The membership of the North Capitol NJ E.
church, of which Rev. W. Fl. Read is pastor. are
not yet out Of their difficulty. 1t will be re-
membered that the church Corner Of North
Capitol and X streets) was erected some years
ago on two lots, one purchased and the other q
gift, and it was supposed that the title was
clear 1t appears now that deed of trust COW
cred the entire square, and few months since
70 satisfy the trust the square was Sold the pur-
ehasers being parties who desired to improve
the property, and were especially DESTROYS of
commencing the improvements on the site of
the church. There have been a number Of in
teryiews between the Ofiiciary of the church and
the purchasers. but no satisfactory arrange
Dents has so far been made. and the church
claiming that -ithas some rights has placed the
later in the hands of lawyer