Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-25
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
fHE CHURCHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE.


Rev. FIR Fox. Of Georgetown college. viii
leave the early part Of next week for New York,
where he will spend few days at home.
The Sunday school room of the Metropoli-
tan M. E. church will be closed during the work
OF renovation now in progress, but will be held
in the auditorium.
The Churchville Presbyterian church, of
Hartford county. Md. has extended a unanimous
call TO the Rev. c. d. Wilson. Of Atglen. Pa.
Mr.. Wilson il a cousin of Rev. John r. Paxton,
DID,, formerly of the New York avenue church.
The Presbyterian pastors of the District,
who have been vacating. are returning Rev.
DIR. Bttinger, of Westminster, Nd, returned
the first week in August Revs j. T. Kelly
Fourth church, and G. B. Patch Unity church)
returned home last week and occupied their
pulpits last Sunday. DR.. Howe. of George
town. also was home and occupied his pulpit
one day since his vacation commenced but is
aga!n absent. Rev. L. S. Wynkoop, of the
Western church, expects to be able to come
home and resume his duties about September
10TH He has been absent. sick. since a brief
visit to Mexico in April. Rev Dr. PitZer of the
Central proposed to take no vacation. but felt
the need OF brief rest for his 'health's sake"
and his congregation and the Assemblies have
extended the period Of their union services to
six weeks instead Of four and DIR. P. is enjoy
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Rev. DR.. Arthur T. Pierson has accepted q
call to the Bethany Presbyterian church, Phila-
delDhia.
Rev. Ross C. Houghton. D. D.. Of Indian
| apOlis. Ind, is to receive the appointment to
Centenary NJ. E. church, Chicago.
i Rev. W. M. McPheeters. Presbyterian Of
Rocky Mount, Va, has been called to Abingdon,
Va.
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the Convent of NOtre Dame took the black veil
on the 18th inst.
The Methodist conference of Sweden has
elected Rev. B. A. Carlson delegate to the gen.
eral conference which meets in Philadelphia in
May next.
Rev. A. W. Wayman, bishop of the African
M. E. church. has preached this season to large
congregations at Emory Grove on. e. camp
and Wesley on E. SOuth) camp.
-Revs. James F. A. SissOn and w. M. Thomas
have been appointed by the bishops of the Afri-
can M. E. church as representatives to the next
general conference of the NJ E. church.
- Rev. DR.. Nathaniel Smith Richardson, editor
Of the Church Guardian, Episcopalian. died last
week at the age of 49, He was the author of
several religious works.
- The Missouri Lutheran seminary recently
graduated thirty minister's, for whom there
were on file eighty-two applications from as
many vacant congregations.
- Eighteen seminary students are doing home
missionary work in Minnesota this summer, of
whom thirteen are from Yale, two from Oberlin.
one each from Chicago, Lane, and Wabash.
The American Bible Society has received
letters from Constantinople, Indicating dispo-
sition on the part OF the Turkish government to
withdraw its objections to the distribution Of
the Scriptures.
Rev. F. c. Klein, missionary to Japan. who
will take charge of the Methodist Protestant
mission, was married recently to Miss Potter, of
Pittsburg, Pa. Mr.. Klein will sail In short
time for his station.
1t Is said that at large and fashionable
9Th avenue church on a recent Sunday morning
there were exactly seventeen persons present
The people apparently had all initiated the pas
tor, and were of on their vacation.
Mr.. jeremiah Milbank. of the Madison ave-
nue. CNew York; church, has had the honor of
kOta. MIR. Mibank Is said to intend to build q
mouse OF worship there costing s25, 600.
Rev. A. T. Lalley, pastor of the Roger Will
liams (FreewilD Baptist church, of Providence,
r. l.. called to the chair of Greek and Hebrew
In the Hillsdale Theological school, Mich, has
resigned his charge to enter upon his professor
ship in the autumn.
Deacon Kirby, at the First church. Pitts
field. Massachusetts, recently gave an account
OF his twenty five years work among the Esqui-
maux. He was the first missionary north of the
Arctic circle when it took two years to receive
goods from England.
The National Council Of Congregational
Churches Of the United States will be held In.
Concord. n H., beginning October 4, and con-
tinue about week. They will be entertained
by the North and South Congregational churches.
which unite in inviting the organization to Con-
cord
Minneapolis has 100000 people and nine
Congregational churches. OF this the Conqre-
gationalist says: "Only five cities in the Union
have larger number than this, VIZ: Boston. 90;
Brooklyn, II; New Haven, Is; Chicago. 12;
Cleveland, 10. Worcester, Portland and Hart
ford each have g."
Bishop Borgess. has forbidden the Roman
Catholic churches Of Michigan to raise any money
by rates, fairs, excursions or balls. The first
consequence Of this is the lessening of the in
comes Of several charitable institutions, and he
has ordered an assessment on his diocese to make
up deficit Of 81 800.
Sister Ferdinand, superior Of the convent
OF the Sisters Bon Secours, West Baltimore
street. Baltimore, has returned from Paris.
where she attended the triennial meeting of the
sisterhOOd. There is but one convent of the
order in this country. Sister Ferdinand brought
with her Sister Justnian from Paris, making
ten at the Baltimore convent. The work of the
order Is nursing the sick.
A successful form of evangelIzation in
France is the Bible carriage movement. NJ
Pointet, in a vehicle suitably furnished with re-
l1Rious reading, has itinerated in not less than
ten departments Of the republic. selling Bibles
and tracts and using his carriage as q pulpit
from which to preach. The chief opposition ia
In the vicinity Of Paris.
Through the effort Of Mrs. Martha Riggs
Norris about 81, 500 have been raised toward
erecting home for girls of the Dakota tribe of
Indians, at sisseton agency, Dakota The OBJ
ject Of the home is to teach them the PRINCIPLES
OF christianity, the ordinary branches of study.
and practical housekeeping. The sum raised
Is almost one-half the amount needed for the
enterprise
Rev. DR.. Samuel R. Gordon, rector of st,
Thomas Episcopal church, Prince Georges
county. Md, died last Sunday night, aged about
70 years. Mr.. Gordon was for many years q
member of the standing committee of the Epis-
copal diocesan convention Of Maryland. and for
four years its president. He was well known