The Evening critic., 1883-02-03

lTomdn's Cnyistidn Temperance Jniop.-Meet-
Ing sabbath at 9 p. m. at Masonic Temple,
Ninth and L streets northwest; subject,
prohibitions" good musici public invited.
E-strett baptist church, near Sixth street
northwest.-Tho pastor, Rev. DIR. Faunce, Will
preach at IL a. M; tho next lecture OF the
evening course at7 $50 p. M. subject, 'David
at Hebron;" young peoples meeting AZ G;3O
y. m.
80. PdUrs Engltsh Lutheran Chvch, corner OF
Eleventh and streets northwest = Services
tomorrow morning and oycntng Mt IL n, M
and 7;3O p. M; sermons by the pastor, $.
Donor; confirmation class at p. M Sunday
school at 0:3O q. M; church festival, TO be
given by tho Indies Of tho congregation, on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings,
the 9TH, 9Th and 9th Inst, for tho benefit OF
the church young peoples meeting on Mon
day evening next at 7.3O; recltatlons, read
ings, ETC.; general invitation to all these ap-
poiniments.
Religious News.
Cardinal Manning, of London, is danger
ously III.
DIR. Newton, rector an Episcopal Church
In New York, is soon to be tried for heresy and
inndelity.
Spurgeon, the great London preacher, is
now In Mentone, In tho south Of France, In
search Of health.
Bishop Andrews, of the Methodist Church
Of this city, spent last Sunday in Baltimore.
He breaches almost every Sunday.
According to the last census there are
92,853 Protestant churches In the United
States, II ,G62 ministers and 0,003,030 mem
bers or communicates.
Mcssrs. Moody and Sankey are still labor
ing in Great Britain, and meeting with CON
tinued success. They spenta week In Dublin,
Ireland, and returned to England.
The Baptist Church at Riverton, Warren
County, was dedicated last sunday. collec
tlon was taken sufficient TO llquidate the re-
manning Indebtedness on the building.
Rev. Thomas w. Anderson, pastor of the
First United Presbyterian Church, Madison
Avenue and Blddle street, Baltimore, has de.
cllned u call to Aisquith'street Presbyterian
Church.
The Baltimore Methodist comes to us thi
week, with Rev. Isaac p. Cooks great sermon
| printed in full on the occasion OF his nifty
third anniversary ms a local preacher. Tn,
sermon was preached in DR.. Stetts churcl
two weeks ago in that city.
Archbishop Gibbons is one of the mos
popular and faithful men who has ever nllet
that distinguished position. In every goot
work he is at the front, and Is doing much &
advance the interests Of the church he is 9,
prominently connected with.
Mrs. Kate Harrison, wife Of the Rov. DR.
| W. p. Harrison, late Chaplain of the House o
| Representatives, died a few days ago In Nash
| vile, Tenn. Mrs. Harrison was n sister 0
| Rev. John A. Kern, of Alexandria, Va, for
| merly pastor OF Central NJ. L. Church South
| Baltimore city.
| The Monday lectures of Joseph Cook, il
| Boston, are meeting with remarkable success
| The audiences are large, and the subjects dis
| cussed are of unusual interest. Mr.. Cook i
| utilizing his recent travels around the world
| His lectures appear each week In the NeN
York -4dr0cdte and other journals.
| The Woman's Missionary societies G
| America are doing a good work. Since thes
| societies were organized they have collecte
| $4,5OO,oO0. There are fifteen such societies
| and the amount raised last year was $500, ,00t
| The Presbyterlans raised $179,00O and Meth
odists and Congregationallsts each $4,000