Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-15
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
CHURCHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE

known a. the Larlpr school bu lding. and viii
soon locate their quarters therein
49, The Forty Hours Devotion will be held at
81 Aloysius' cIurch on January 9th. at the
Caaprl ofthe Little sisters OF the Poor on jan
uar, I2tn and at the Chapel N the House OF Tue
Good ontplerd January 10Th
Rev. b Marr. who will be ordained Cath
ole priest shortly. viii say his first mass at I'M
man a.p Copcp!tion church on Christmas day.
ne : one OF Father McCarthy's boys. and Is
son oil Mr james H. Mari, the oldest Clerk IN
continuous service in the Post Office depart
ment-
Rev. pr Rankin of the Congregational
church in answer to an inquiry as to the mum
Der Of white and colored members Of his church.
writes: u 90 not divide my flock in that way. /
never did the black people of my CONGREGATION
the IniiEn!ty TO count them. All who come are
welcomed iu-; "a the VIII ties are As pastor
Know 10 difference of color or race and this
tIy 10 teach my people is Christianity
In Kanawha county W Va, forty Baptist
Congregations worship in school houses or halls
Rev. ". L. Louderbough. of Philadelphia
has accepted the call to the First Presbyterian
church. of Salem. y. J.
Rev W R. Huntington. for 81 years rec
tor of All Saints P E church. at Worcester.
Mass. succeeds Rev. Dr. Potter at Grace church,
New York.
The 250th anniversary Of the first free
school in America-the school of the Collegiate
Dutch church in New York-wds celebrated
November 22d-
- Rev. Thomas Harrison's meetings at Dan
vile. Ill, during FIVE weeks. had 80 penitents
At Sudbury. Pa. there were - conversions In
one week recently.
- The virginia conference, NJ. E. church
south. reports this year $4,000 for missions
ant ali other collections have been advanced ON
the preceding years.
Rev ". F. Stead has arrived in New York
frCm England. Intending to make this country
MS home. He is q -raduire of Mr. Spur eOu's
College. from whom he brings q letter.
- The venerable Father virilante. who has
hal charge OF St. Inieoes' Catholic church in
St Nary's county Nd tor many years. has left.
ami Rev Father Walker, Of New York, has
taken his place.
1t is believed that the Presbyterian church
OF jamaica L. L. is the oldest church of that
denomination in the United States. IL was or
gained hy PRESBYTERIAN colony from Hemp
stead ID March, 1856
At the ReisterStovn. Md, NJ E. church
there have been thirty conversions recently. On
West River circuit. at Wesley chapel appoint
Tent- there have been twenty conversions At
Owensville there have been ten
Rev. Dr.. 7. II. Robinson, of Harrisburg
Pa. has been elected professor of pastoral
theology and sacred rhetoric IN Allegheny (Pa }
Seminary. and hey. R. d. Wilson. OF Indiana
Pa. Instructor Of sacred and ecclesiastical his
tory there.
Rev. VIM Dinwiddie of Alexandria having
been elected by the presbytery of the Chesa-
peabe as an evangelist has declined. and cor
IesFondencp has oeen opened with Rev. 5. n.
A1PSfSF. 10 of no.
his services
= The Congregational church OF Conway
fass-, has connected with it Society Of Chris
ian Endeayor." whose chief objects are to pro-
note the study Of the Bible topically and the
growth Cf It's members in ability 20 speak and
Pray 10 edihcatIon.
HOY Trinity Catholic church. of George
town. haring a debt OF $1,000. Rev Father
Kelly. the pastor, recently brought the subject
up. ana the first month resulted in collecting
s10l4 IS. which. with funds on hand. make
sotVC TO be devoted to paying the debt
: re New York city MISSION has Just closed
It's 57th year Its Missionaries have held during
the year 3. 755 gospel meetings and made 16 525
calls and visits among the sick and destitute
Besides distribut ng about 100000 tracts and
IaperS and preaching the Gospel to some $50 90
nlea. women and children.
ularkable success in the Island of Madagascar
during is 81 years of labor there. Between
1.2OO and 800 congregations have been gath
cred, and IL TIE Jay schools OF the denomination
there are l5O.OO0 chdrea under instruction
The COngrpcatioul Union Of the island numbers
about ZOO members
The will OF Yrs Catherine Swan. widow of
John Swan and sister OF ex-Gov Oden Bowie.
Eives 500 TO Ravenscroft Protestant Episcopal
Theological Seminary of North Carolina if
Bishop Lyman. or Rev j. HiIIhouse Buell. sur
slVed er. and If neither of them survived her.
ken her daughteT. Willie, was TO use the same
amount Tor benevolent purposes In her diScre-
nOn- Mrs swan also left 800 10 the rector OF
81 Thomas church. in Prince Georges county.
BID, TO Keep tie Oden lot in the cemetery in
good order.
AT che Of the recent sessions of the Ne
trasAa ASSOCIATION the question under discus
sion was how TO make pastorates more perma-
neDt- Some II the points made were: STAYING
GuaiIties n the man; holding qualities IN the
church, good Church ed.ices and good parson-
age. clear AID definite business understanding
sho"IaS exactly how much and when; get more
eVers- get the en- lGrPD TO giving and earning:
get all these things a-going ard the minister
viii Ike 20 stay and the people to have him do
- The archbishop Of York, England. recently
wrote TO his dean n reference to the obligations
q the world 10 Luther: Every time we use the
tN'17c1 S"rvira and especially the Holy Commu-
Mon service We AFT fn the Reformation; every can
ta'---T = ..4.Iou. auu every clergyman who
fcce'ves d be0eIice does. by signing the THIRTY
line Articles. attest the Reformation, and every
Year. when tOnvOcation meets We return
thanhs N the COnEocation prayer for the bless
llgs OF the Reform alton
- There are IL Presbyteries In Ohio and e15
Churches The Home Mission board reports l42
Churches are unable TO sustain the gospel With
cut aid or grouping There are 4S9 Ministers
On the roll of tue synod 81 of whom bpsidps
teachers. editors, secretaries. &C. are without
Charge NiHety-Dine churches are actually
without supply. aud there are but $50 effective
E4inIsters TO 6l5 Churches The board asserts
that the chief .fhculty the Presbyteries fnd
II supplying the mission churches Is not tue
want Oi money. bat the want of suitable men ="
W. G. Harrison of Baltimore. who died re-
sently. left TO St Luke's P. E. church yestry
sIo.OOO. the Income to 90 to Rev. C. w Rankin
and hls vile for life, and after death for the
maintenance OF daily services in the church: to
Tue IhOrch Home aud In1rmary $4,000 the In
come Tor The support Of beds. So 5U0 the income
lor the support OF schools of ST Paul's parish:
co-OoO 10 the Protestant Episcopal church Con-
FehtIon OF Mary land. 10 augment TIE stipends of
clergy whOrecelye iess than Z eco per wear and
ooUO TO the trustees Of the College Oh St James
towards the erection OF q QeW Iufdinu