Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-21
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
CHURCHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE.


Rev. Richard Norris. son. who recently
graduated at Dickinson College. will study law.
Rev. MILFORD Downs. of Waugh chapel. is
still in Loudon county, Virginia, and his health
Is improving
Rev Peter Tarro. OF st. Stephens (Catholic)
church. has returned. much improved In health,
from his vacation.
Rev. Father O'Sullivan is to make improve
ments to the pastoral residence at st. Peters
Catholic church, at cost of Fl 800.
Rev. J. l.. French of this city, has accepted
the call extended tn him by the PRESBYTERIAN
congregations OF Bovd's and Nea,syiIle in
Montgomery county. sd. Mr.. French was for
several years chief clerk of the I'd Assistant
Postmaster Generals division
For long time past a debt of 81 800 has
been hanging over st. Joseph's Orphan
asylum in this city. At a recent meeting
OF the trustees two of the gentlemen presented
their checks for $50 each AMI another member
OF the board made up the balance.
The subject OF disseminating the Sabbath
evening services till fail was recently canvassed
by tine official boards of the Metropolitan and
Mckendrcc VI. f. churches, and the pastors
Rev. Drs. Huntiey and Edwards. each favored
the suggestion. but the boards refused.
The work of repairing. painting and fresco-
Inc the basement of st. Aloysitts (Catholic)
church is about finished. The confessionals
have also been much improved. The work of
fresc"ing and improving the main church will
not De- commenced until about the middle of
August.
Wesleyan Methodist church i'm England has
In every twcnty-eiglit members alocal preacher.
- Sunday. August 5th. will be Young Mems
Christian association day at Thousand Island
park.
Rev. J. W. Smith. of Hartford Circuit NJ. f.
church. has recently received ten members on
Mt Zion appointment.
of eirhty-vc professors of religion in the
graduating class at Yale college this year only
five will study for the ministry.
The corner stone ofthenew United Brethren
church at Frederick. Nd was laid with appro-
pirate ceremonies Saturday afternoon.
"A great revival. which has been in progress
at Worthen street 0oweli Mass NJ F. church
has resulted in the reception of 203 prOba-
ticners.
- Missionary work in Dakota will engage
thirty theological students during their vaca-
ton. 1t will do them as much good as they can
do others.
The Windsor Heights camp meeting near
Baltimore will be held this year from August
elder in charge.
At Cape May. n j.. Theophilus P. Price,
q graduate of CrcZer Theological Seminary,
was recently ordained as the pastor of the Bap-
fist church there.
The NJ f. church at Trappe. Md, which has
lately been rebuilt was rededicated two weeks
ago. Enough money was collected or pledged
to pay OFF the church debt.
The date fixed for the converting of the Cath
Ollie provincial council OfNew York is Septem-
Der % Cardinal McCioskey hopes to be suffici-
emily improved lie health to be able to preside.
John ThOrne has returned from China after
an absence OF % years. For five years he has
been in the service of the American Bible society
there and in that time has travelled more than
1000 miles.
On Sunday last the large new statue of our
Saviour. which has been recently placed in the
new cemetery. on the Belair road. near Balti-
more. was blessed and dedicated in the presence
Of large assembage of persons
a plot of ground at Far Rockaway has
been purchased by the trustees of Grace
Protestant Episcopal church. New York, and
the erection upon it of branch house of the
Grace Memorial Home is rapidly progressing
- The Rev DR.. Kittredge, of Chicago having
recently married Mrs. Swift of that city. his
people manifested their pleasure at the happy
choice he had made by presenting to her the nice
little sum of $1,000.
The convention of the Young Mems
Christian Associations of West Virginia. Mary
land and the District of Columbia will be held
at Mountain Lake park. Md, July 81. %. and
~ MeSirs- r. H. Warner and Geo. A. Hilton
are the delegates representing this District.
Last Sunday was the Feast of the most
Holy Redeemer--the principal feast of the Re-
deEnptoI st Order throughout the yea- The oc-
casiOn was celebrated with unusual solemnity ct
St AlphOnsus church, corner of Park and Sar-
ato@a streets, the headquarters of the Redemp-
torist Order In Baltimore.
On the southern shore OF Staten Island. N.
T., is the Mount LOretto farm The prOperty
was purchased by Rev. Father John c. Drum
gOOle. early i'm 1882 for the use of the mission
OF the Immaculate Virgin AVID is designed as a
place where homeless boys can lind pleasant
abode. and be taught TO become practical
farmers.
- The Howard Avenue Congregational church
of New Haven. Conn, recently called Rev Chas
W. Park to be their pastor. His installation
was to occur last week. but the council. after |
thorough examination. by vote of Is to 9. |
declined TO proceed with the installation ser !
vices The chief objection was that Mr. Park !
did not believe infant baptism to be genuine |
baptism
The Young WomenS Christian Association |
OF New Haven. Conn, have organized. for the |
summer. sensible movement for the better !
education OF the larger girls who are dismissed
from school Tor their summer vacation Classes
have been Organized, under competent teachers.
10 give instruction in dressmaking: teaching
cutting and lifting as well as sewing. Embroid-
cry will also De taught, with view to educating
the taste.
The archbishops summoned to Rome are:
Archbishops Corrigan, of New York; Gibbons. of
baltimore; Williams. of Boston: Feehan. of
Chicago; Elder. of Cincinnati; Heiss. of MiS
waukee: Perche, of New Orleans: Seohers of
Oregon city; Kendrick of st. Louis; Alemany.
OF san Francisco: and Lamy, of Santa Fee Of
these ArchbishOps Perche. of New Orleans and
kendrlck. OF st. Louis. will be represented by
Their coadjutors-Bishops Lerray and Ryan.
- Bishop Warren. of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. defends the colered Christians of the
south AGAINST the charges Of immortality which
have been So freely made against them Of late.
He says that wherever the colOred people have
been suitably instructed the most satisfactory
results have been seen and that the assertion
thai colored ministers are leading their fOcks
as'ray ey low and sensual lives is not true as,
lar a. III relates TO ministers of the Methodist
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