Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-27
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
CHURCHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE.


declared his readiness whilst waiting orders
10 work gratuitOusly at the mission on Column
bia Heights. successfully carried on for some
time past by Mr.. John Sherman.
- Gen. Phil Sheridan has taken a pew at ST.
Matthew's Catholic church for himself and fam
iy
- The NJ f. church in Alexandria, Of which
Rev. T. L. Poulson is the pastor, has recently
been improved and the Sunday school room
renOdelcd.
- Rev. VI. F. B. Rice has spirited meeting
In progress at his charge. There were q peni-
tents at the altar ON Sunday last and IA con-
versions during the week.
A fine crayOn of Rev. Father Byrne. who
was, before the war, the pastor of st. Matthew s
church IN this city, has been placed in the col
lection OF portraits of pastors of that church.
- The Good Templars will attend the services
at Union NJ E. church, Goth street. between II
and |, on tomorrow evening at 7:30. when Rev.
W. T. l.. Weech will deliver a sermon especially
al the invitation of the order.
- Miss Grace Weiser. OF Pennsylvania has
been conducting series OF revival meetings at
the Waugh VI. E. church. corner of Sd and \
streets northeast. during the afternoons and
evenings of the present week. Much solcmnity
has prevailed and several have professed con-
version. She will continue to hold meetings
for some evenings to come. to which the public
is cordially invited.
The Baptist churches (white) Of this city
eight in number-held weeks session for con-
Terence and prayer, commencing on the 18th
instant. The exercises consisted of ESSAYS and
addresses, by speakers previously assigned fol-
lowed by general discussion and prayer Mon
day evening at the E-street Baptist church the
services were: Our diSsOn Baptists. by Rev.
DR. Ledge. and Causes of Weakness. Rev. Mr.
lngersoil. Tuesday eyeDing-Calyary BAPTIST
Cl;lrrD-In : n 10 Shirt Rnv T)r
Faunce; Power from High. Rev. Mr.. Saun-
ders. Wednesday evening-Frst Baptist church
Development of Church Power. Rev. Mr.
Meador. Thursday eveninm-Calvary BAPTIST
church-Our Young People. Rev. DR.. FlppO
(AieXandria); The Prayer Meeting. Rev. Mr.
Green, and the substance OF a prayer prepared
by Dr. Mirick, detained by illness) and read by
DIR. Faunce. Friday evcning-E-Street Baptist
church-Our Masters Call for Service Rev. Dr.
Cuthbcrt. The meetings were crowded from
night tn night. and full of interest. he sub
Jects as Will be seem matters of vital inn
portance. not only TO Baptists but to all chris
tlanS. while the prayers and songs in their holy
1erv0r brought home the great truths to the
hearts of the people. 1t was probably the larg-
est, If not the most profitable meeting of the
Kind ever held by the Baptists in Washington.
The Evangelical Lutheran church in the
United States has l3O.36 commandments and
o62 ministers. with .425 churches and stations.
A Catholic paper. known 81. Josephs Sup
interest of the Catholic missions of the church.
- Rev. MIR. Humpstone, of the Emanuel
church, Brooklyn. is giving a course of Sunday
evening sermons on the perversiOns of truth
involved in the new theology.
- In the last ten years the Episcopaans
nave increased their communicates in MaSsa-
chusetts from IL .557 to 1872 and i'm Boston
have built six new churches and four chapels
- The Catholic Archbishop Feehan of Chi
cago. soon to go to Rome. with prospects of
coming back cardinal. has been presented by
his feow-clergy in the west with a testimonial
purse of IS 600.
- Rev. b. F. Beck formerly of Harrisburg.
Pa. ard now under appointment of the Home
Mission society. has reached his field of labor
and become pastor of the Baptist church at
Gandan. Dakota.
- The Academy of Music NewYork has been
engaged for a Luther celebration on Tuesday
evening. November 13. when a great public
meeting will be held under the auspices of the
Evangelical Alliance.
The city mission of New York wants $4,000
BY the 18th of December to close the year with
out debt. The past year 8. 155 gospel meetings
have been held and 1885 visits made among
the sick, suffering and needy.
- Mrs. Josephine Sherman. whose very gen.
erOus proposal Tor the building of memorial
Baptist church ediflce in New York. has offered
to give about $1,000 towards putting the large
church ediice of the Sixteenth church in COM
plete order and in the best of taste.
- The discussion of the time-limit among the
1ethOdists seems to have done one thing that
was not eypected-disclosed the fact that the
great majority of the churches think single
year long enough pastOrate. and want to keep
things and preachers moving on together.
Rev MesSrs. W. f. Witter and S.W Riven-
hy1rtr md vi RpyC 1affa
U. B. Johnson missionaries of the Baptist mis-
sIOnary union. sailed for India on the Furnessia
October 18th Services appropriate TO their de-
parture were held in the Madison Avenue church
previously v
A dispatch from Cork. Ireland saws that
several rough characters have assembled even
ings outside of the hall in which Mr. Moody is
holding revival meetings and have attempted
to interfere with them. The police have pre-
vented any disturbance and now guard the hall
nightly. Mr. Moody's mission in Limerick was
success.
- The Presbyterian synod of New York. at its
recent session, agreed that the anniversary of
Martin Luthers birthday. November II. should
be observed. DR.. Hopkins president of Auburn
seminary offered a resolution in reference to the
Catholic church. cOnmcftiatOry and advisory
which called forth some discussion, was referred,
aud finally voted down.
- TIE Christian at Work says there are eight
ministers in Maine who have been ordained
ffty-one years or more. and the venerable DR..
CarrutheTs. of Portland. has been i'm the minis
try for the remarkable period of threeScOre-and-
four wears. One of the eight. Rev. J. T. Hawes
of Litchfeld, still supplies the church in that
place
- The Congregational Council at Concord has
appointed the following provisional committee
for a term of three years: Rev. DIR. F. A. Noble.
of Chicago. president; J. II, Seely. of Amherst
college: ) p Capen, of Boston; Rev. DR.. Henry
Fairbanks, of Vermont; Hon f. ID. Jones' of
Minnesota; Rev. DIR. G.. +. Mcgowan of Iowa
and Rev. Dr. w. NJ. Taylor. of New York
- The Pttsburg Methodist Protestant confer
ence at its late session appropriated over a 600
to its super animated ministers and the wives of
its deceased ministers Several brethren re-
ceived from its funds 800 each. A minister to
become claimant on this fund.- must have
served twenty years in the ministry of the
Methodist Protestant church. ten years of which
must have been spent in the Pittsburg confer
ence.
- The contributions of the presbytery of New