Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-06
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
CHURCHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE. =,

ence. and there are now about ~ prO0ationers
on the list.
The sunday school room of the Metropoli-
tan NJ E. church has undergone a complete
renovation. The whole outlay has been about
So 600. The subject was brought before the
congregation by the PASTOR Rev. Dr. Huntley.
last Sunday. aud over 81 800 was raised
towards paying the bill
At the next session Of the Baltimore con-
ference NJ. z. church, the three year limit of
pastorate will close as to several churches here,
viz: Wesley Chapel, Rev W. |. Mckinney;
Foundry, Rev. w. +. Ward; Waugh. Rev w
Downs; fiamline. Rev. 5. n Hartsock; and Mt.
Zion, Rev L. NJ: Gardner. 1t is nou-ht that
there will be a few changes also in the other
churches.
Rev. T. J. Holmes of Baltimore, has
cepted the call to the'Con.sregational church at
Newton Center, Mass
Major d. W. Whittle the evangelist, re
Gently gave farewell talk al CHICAGO prior to
his departure for Ireland, where he will labor
this winter.
The Maryland synod of the Lutheran
church will meet at Rev Dr. Hammers church
Fremont and I.anvale streets. Baltimore next
"Wednesday evening. aud viii likely hold ses-
slOn5 for four or five days.
Rev. S. j. Niccolls, DID,, pastor of the
Second Presbyterian church. st Louis. has been
elected reunion professor of sacred rhetoric and
church government of Western Theological
Seminary, at Pittsburg, Pa.
"A correspondent of the Christian Advocate
Clips an account OF u wrestling match at a Sun
pay school picnic in New Hampshire and asks
how long it will be before we have boxing
matches at church entertainments.
- The Cumberland Presbyterian church re-
ports total membership of ll3 80. or 500 less
han. lnu
churches has slightly increased. and the contri-
buttons were larger by some $4,000.
- lt is expected that the National Council of
Congregational churches. which will commence
Its fifth triennial convention at Concord n H.,
on October llth, will be attended by delegates
1rom over twenty-iOur states aud territories.
George Nurent, deacon of the Second
Baptist church. Germantown. Pa. who recently
died, left prnceiy gift to- the cause of benevo-
lence. HIS will set APART SioO. 900 for the pllr-
pose OF founding i home for disabled Baptist
ministers.
"A series of raviyal meetings has been held
ut Elmira. NY, in the rooms Of the Railway
Young Mems Christian Association. About
seventy persons have prOfessed Conversion aud
have united with the churches of their choice.
The work is continued.
- The Danish Evangelical lutheran church in
America has twenty mine ministers ami other
Lutheran organizations in this country have
not less than fifty Danish cergymen The body
first named maintains ecclesiastical relations
with the church in Denmark
A revival meeting at Mount Savage, Md,
commenced September 18th by Miss Adelaide
Sheaman. the co-laborer with Miss Jennie Smith.
the railroad evangelist. resulted i'm 100 CONVEX
siOnS the first week. Ei9hty-fye Of the con-
yerts Joined the NJ f. church
Dav- Da+ri oh Il
assistant to the Rev. Peter Mccoy. of St Mary's
Star of the sea (CathOlic) church in South Bal
tlmore. Mr. LenaGhan was ordained Il priest
recently at Mount ST. Clements College at IL
Chester, by Archbishop Gibbons
= The congregation of st. Paurs Lutheran
church, Baltimore. has elected Rev. Ephraim
FELTON,. OF West Fairyiew. near Harrisburg Pa
rs pastor 10 succeed Rev. j. A. CIutZ who has
resigned TO accept the general secrctaryshfp of
the Lutheran board of home missions.
- Mrs. Sturgeon has for seven years been
making collections Of books FOR pastors whose
salaries are small. In this good work She has
collected and distributed over $1,000 voiumes
Last years work was 9. i46 she gives it to be
understood also, that she wants donations of
Teata'.ie- works. ami not of Old rubbish
- The Rev. Adm GrOut OF Springfield. Mass,
now 50 years old, was one of tine earliest mis-
CohtiiitS LuittS. going To 1naf cOIl0-
try in 1884. and perSistentiv and ehectuillv la
boring there Tor thirty-fve years. He was
prominently Concerned in the formation of the
Zulu tongue into written language.
- Mong Pahtay. OF Burmah recent gradu-
ate from the normal school at Cortland NY.
lectured in the church at Mariners Harbor
Staten island. recently He appeared in native
costume exhibiting some curiosities. and sing
Ing some heather songs His object is to spend
D year or two in select studies at Hamilton.
The Pittsburg Christian Ad0ocas says it has
noticed accounts from but two or three Camp
meetings where any special religious interest
was developed. The NeutOfiiSt Protestant (Bal-
tiinOre) says the meetings have been unusually
successful from a religious point Of view Con-
versions have numbered % to 100 at a number
OF them. One in the west reports 355 CONVEX
eiOns.
The convention of the Protestant Episcopal
church. recently held at Chattanooga, Tenn,
composed of bishops. ministers and laymen from
Thirteen southern states. resolved as the sense
OF the body. that the general convention of the
cnurch. which meets this fall should be mpmo-
IlaIiZeu 10 establish schools for the education of
the c0iored men who desire to enter .he minis
Try OF that church, and that all coored ministers
OF that church have equal rights and powers i'm
all church councils.
AT Oahe, Dakota territory, recently. the
oIHudi gathering OF the SIOUX and Dakota
Christian Indians took place at the mission post
where Rev T. l.. Riggs is stationed These
Indians are under the guidance of the Concre-
gationalsts and PresbyterianS the native
church membership being about 500 There
We're 30 delegates present. some coming from
a distance of $50 miles. Among the native
leaders were Rev. David Cray Cloud. John
Eastman and Standing Bear.
Rev. Chas- Parkhurst, formerly OF Con-
cord, N H.. but more recently at Washington,
D. e.. who was assigned to the Garden street
church, Lawrence. Mass. some months ago. ia
drawing large congregations by his able and
practical discOurses- Mr. P8rkhurst's sermons
"nich are extemporaneOusiy delivered (says the
Ame'1cdn OF that city, are pithy and entertain
IN" as wei as logical and instructive, touching
the heart and intellect alike. The church and
society have never been more Harmonious and
pFospered than under his ministrations.
- Rev. DR.. j. W. B., in the New York Epanoe
tast. says the minutes of the general assembly of
The Presbyterian church report 5.7A churches
OF which there are 2. 500 whose membership
singiy. ranges from to so. Oh these 9s renort
from to 5 members each. With these f,ruras
is it strange that more than / 100 OF tl,ei,
churches are reported vacant, whilst hundreds
OF ministers are marked W. C.-without charger