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

Pleasant and parts adjacent. He has, however.
declared his readiness whilst waiting orders
TO work gratuitOusly at the mission on Column
Ola Heights successfully carried on for some
time past by Mr.. John Sherman.
- Gen. Phil Sheridan has taken pew at st.
Matthews Catholic church for himself and fam
lily.
- The NJ. E. church in Alexandria. Of which
Rev. I. L.. Poulson is the pastor, has recently
been improved and the Sunday school room
remCdec1.
- Rev. NJ F. B. Rice has a spirited meeting
In progress at his charge. There were "a 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 VI. f. church, 20th street between II
AID |, on tomorrow evening at $50. when Rev.
". 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 W. E. church. corner of Sd and
streets northeast. during the afternoons and
evenings OF the present week. Much soIeiHnity
has prevailed and several have prOfeSsed con-
version She will continue to hold meetings
Tor some evenings to come. to which the public
is cordially invited.
- The Baptist churches (white) Of this CITY
eight in number-held a weeks session for con-
ference 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 Mission Baptists. by Rev.
DIR. Lodge. and Causes of Weakness. Rev Mr.
II a fiCf
church Instrumentaties of the Spirit. Rev. Dr.
Faulce; Power from High Rev. Mr.. Saun-
ders. Wednesday eycning-Frst Baptist church
Development of Church Power Rev Mr.
Meador- Thursday evening-Calvary BAPTIST
churcE-Our Young Teople, Rev. Dr. Flippo
(AleXandria); The PRAYER Meeting Rev. Mr.
Green, and the substance OF a prayer, prepared
By Dr. Mrick. detained by illness) and read by
DIT Faunce- Friday evcning-E-Street Baptist
church Our Masters Call for Service. Rev. DR..
Cuthbcrt- The meetings were crowded from
night to night. and full of interest. Ihe sub
1ects (as will he seem We're matters of vital i'm
portance. not only to Baptists but to all chris
tlans, while the prayers and songs in their holy
fervOr 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 130. 500 commandments and
St2 ministers. with l .425 churches and stations.
plemert. is being published in Baltimore in the
interest of the Catholic missions of the church.
= Rev. Mr.. HumpstOne. of the Emanuel
church, Brooklyn. is giving course of Sunday
evening sermons on the perversions of truth
involved in the new theology.
- In the last ten years the Episcopalians
have Increased their communicates in Massa-
chusetts from 1851 to 49, ~ and in Boston
have built six new churches and four chapels.
= The Catholic Archbishop Feehan. of Chi
eago soon TO go to Rome. with prospects of
coming back cardinal. has been presented by
his feilOw-clercy in the west with a testimonial
purse of 5000.
i 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
EanGan. Dakota
- The Academy of Music. NewYork has been
engaged for a Luther celebration on Tuesday
evening. November Is. when a great public
meeting III 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, 40 gospel meetings
have been held and 10 525 visits made among
the sick, suffering and needy
- Mrs. Josephine Sherman whose very gen.
erous proposal for the building of memorial
Baptist church edifice in New York. has offered
to give about So 900 towards putting the large
church editice of the Sixteenth church in COM
plete order and in the best of taste.
- The discussion of the time-limit among the
AethOdists seems to have done one thing that
was not expected disclosed the fact that the
great majority of the churches think a single
year long enough Passionate. and want to keep
things and preachers moving on together.
- Rev. Messrs. W. f. Witter and s W. Riven-
burgh and wives. Rev. c. E. Burdette and Miss
L. b. Johnson. missionaries of the Baptist mis-
sionary union sailed for India on the Furnessa
October 18th. Services appropriate to their de-
parture were held in the Madison Avenue church
previously.
A dispatch from Cork. Ireland. says that
several rough characters have assembled even
mgs 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 mission in Limerick was
q success.
- The Presbyterian synod of New York. at its
recent session. agreed that the anniversary of
Martin Luther's birthday November IL. should
be observed. DR., Hopkins. president of Auburn
seminary. offered resolution in reference to the
catholic church. cOIimcLdatOry and advisory
which called forth solae discussion was referred
aud finally voted down.
- TIE Christian at Work says there are eight
ministers in Maine who have been ordained
ftty-one years or more. and the venerable Dr.
Carruthers of PORTRAYED has been in the minis
try for the cnnarhahie period of threeScore-and-
four wears. One of the eight. Rev. J. r. Halves
OF litchheld, still supplies the church in that
place
- The Congregational Council at Concord has
appointed the following provisional committee
for term of three years: Rev. Dr. F. A. Noble.
OF Chicago, president: J. H. Seely of Amherst
college; > +. Capen of Boston: Rev Dr. Henry
FAIRBANKS, OF Vermont: Hon. f. d. Jones of
minnesota: Rev. DIR. G.. F. Mcgowan, of Iowa.
and Rev. DIR. w NJ. Taylor of New York.
= The Pittsburg Methodist Protestant confer
ence at its late session appropriated over q 600
to its superannuated ministers and the wives of
its deceased ministers. Several brethren re-
ceiyed 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
York made the following exhibit. Home mis-