Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-08
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
CHURCHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE.

frUL paris OF tue country, With III
ton. 20 TO TINS church on sunday evening .
hear the singing Of vespers. unsurpassed anS
where.
- The meeting of the Columbia Baptist Asso-
citation Of last week shows ten white churches
In the District of Columbia. with 2.l54 members.
of these 2il5 have been received during the year.
Sixteen sunday schools with $500 members.
Church property Gin ediffces and parsonagesJ
S264 SO The entire indebtedness is but
S14.540 The First Church. on 18th street have
much improved their edifce new building
HIS been dedicated at Queenstown. Calvary has
Increased the pastors salary $500 Almost with
out exception the churches are prosperous
A woman los year old, in Whitfield county,
Ga, asked TO De baptized recently.
The four great Bible societies of this coun-
Try and Great Britain issued last year 4 9S9, 2S4
copies Of the Scriptures.
- Rev DR. Stevens Parker, of New York has
declined the pastorate of ST. Peters Episcopal
urch IN Bennington. Vt.
- The Unitarian club of Boston has secured
the $4,000 wanted to build hall that shall be
the UNCONVENTIONAL headquarters.
- The directors Of the Free Will Baptist print
ing establishment at Dover y. H., are about to
remove their business to Boston.
- If the London Times is good authority the
amount OF poverty among the clergy Of the
Church of England is simply appalling"
- Rev DR.. Fl. E. Jacobs succeeds the late
Dr. krauth as Professor of Systematic Theology
In the Lutheran Seminary at Philadelphia
Rev. J, H. Little, pastor of the UnIversalist
churches at Brunswick and Bowdoinham, Me-
has resigned 10 become a state missionary.
1t is proposed that Congregational club
f'r central New York be formed. and a meeting
for that purpose has been called at Syracuse
for December 10.
i The Peoples church. in West SD street.
New York. has extended unanimous call to
Rev D, b. Jutten, formerly of this city, to be-
Come their pastor.
The "oman's Christian Association of Chi
cag0 has IN SIX years helped over 1000 young
women tn Self-supporting positions. The board
EE-house does al excellent work.
Rev. Or. J. VI. Buckley. OF the Christian,
4t-JeGte (NethOd:st EpiscopaD. is giving five
lectures at the Andoyer seminary on 1.-The
Theory and Practice of Effective Extempora-
IeouS Preaching
- The Rev W W Williams, D. D.. rector of
Christ Z. f. church. Baltimore. has been elected
t. ill The vacancy in the standing COMMITTEES of
the diocese OF Maryland caused by the election
OF Bishop Randolph.
The new and beautiful hall of the Young
Men : Christian Association in Boston has been
Dedicated The location is one of the finest In
TIE city and the new building is worthy of it,
the cost being above $4,000
- The Young Mems Christian Association of
New Haven, is discussing with lively interest
TIE proprety of introducing into their rooms
billiard tables, gymnasium and other attrac-
lions looking To physical exercise
he
Ladies Christian Union have been resumed In
The chapel of the Broadway. New York. Taber-
IacIe church on Wednesday of each week and
viii 5e continued during the winter
The Rev. Arthur H. Thompson. of Olive
Branch l. W. church. corner of Fort avenue and
Charles street. Baltimore on last SUNDAY night
Preached his farewell sermon. Mr.. Thomson
goes ON circuit in Frederick county
The Methodist church in Canada has
rriekeu out the word 'obey" from the marriage
Service The elders evidently think it is quite
enough 70 pledge woman to love and honor
Inc men OF these times, without adding PROM
Ise to obey
The Investigations of the New York Gene
IA .CongregatiOnaD Associations committee
on systematic giving have made known the fact
that not one third of the association churches
nave any settled, definite plan as to benevolent
contributions.
-Olivet college. Michigan has lust been made
the recipient of u deed of property in Bay City,
estimated to be worth not far from $4,000 the
gitt Of Mr.. Roland Mather of Hartford. Conn
This Is the second gift of the kind Mr. Mather
has bestowed upon Oliyet.
- The Christian al Work saws: at is not
KNOWN whether or not the report is true that
the False Prophet in Egypt is dead But there
: sad lot OF false prophets in the United States
~ America that are not dead but VERY very
HtE. rome OF them occupy quite prominent
lupits."
Pastor Simpson and Prof c.. " Mead have
opened attaining college Tor missionary workers
a. i4G Sth avenue New York, afternoons and
evenings--The Hippodrome. where Mr.. Moody
IaDored seven years ago is again open for Cos
pei meetings, under the same management rs
the college.
- me suit brought against Rev G. B. Cutler.
OF Hebron, Conn, by one of his parishoners, for
SJoV0 damages. Occasioned 10y his sermon on
pOI5galniSts in Hebron. has been withdrawn
Inc aggrieyed member Is living with his fourth
vile. having been divorced for the third time
and he proposes to leave town.
- The English Blue Boob, gives but IA. 577S
Churches 70 the Established church and 81 .343
places Of worship 10 the Dissenters The Ch1lrcl.
G"eS disputes the figures and saws that in the
diocese OF London the church has a grand total
oi "lVVp sittIHgs. OF nearly double the accom-
InVdatlons provided by Dissent.
Right Rev A. NJ Randolph preached his fare
We'll sermon 10 his old congregation at Enamel
r Z church. Baltimore, on Sunday last, prior to
entering upon his duties as bishop of Virginia
As ne spoke his eyes filed with tears and his
emotion found sympathetic response among
those who thronged the church
An intense intellectual movement IS said To
be making itself felt through the whole Of Ice
land. 1t Is headed by a still youthful teacher
Toryold ThorOddson, of MOrdruyellir Sec
ond instructor is travelling over the island de-
AIerlAS lectures On religion, plety, general cul-
tuIe etc, anu i establishing schools for adults
Throughout the land.
- The proposed union of the College street
anu Third Congregational churches New Haven.
was favored by both churches but the College
street church committee requested the resigna-
Ton Oh Dr Dennen OF the Third church. He
declined 10 resign except at the suggestion OF
MS own Church, and that his church decline To
have him do. and negotiations are suspended
The minutes OF the Missouri Con0rega
tiOnal general association gives the number of
Churches as 90, OF which rs have pastors or act
lag pastors; ministers, 81. members. 4.sl5:
additions. St}33. of whom $50 were by confession
making a gain of AS during the year: beneyo-
lent contributions $50. 200. The three churches