Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-17
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
HERE AND ELSEWHERE:


dncted by Miss Grace Weeser, resulted in IL
Conversions.
- Gorsuch chapel CRev. w. Fl. Laney pastor)
has Just closed revival meeting, which re-
suited iii II conversions.
- Rev F. D. Power. of the Garfield Memorial
church. left this morning for New York to
ate at the dedication of the Christian
church GA 57th street. in that city. Tomorrow
ami Rev ". !. Pcttgrcw will ofIiciate in DR.
Powers church here tomorrow.
- The sunday schools connected with the
Memorial church and the Church OF the Father
land (.o-ir IN number) Will assemble Tomorrow
afternoon in the Memorial church. where 4 Iu-
ther jubilee meeting will be hal. in further
commFnoratCn of his birthday celebrated last
Sunday.
- The Young Peoples Union Of Memorial
church. opened Their winter campaign last n'@ht
b. al interesting devotional meeting. THIS as
sOciation was orraniZc,i about three years ago
by tine Voting people OF Memorial chhFch ard
has lor IT. purpose the General advancement OF
its members. both spiritually and socially. There
ar. ntw upwards of one hundred names on the
roll "a number of which are members of the
Mpnor al church large circulating library
for the use of the members has been in opera
tion since the organization of the association.
Rev Page Mihurn. of Midjlletown circuit
= The Northeast NJ F. church. in Cecil
county, Md. recently received a check for iiOG
from DR. s. T.. Fora and his nieces
- At Reisterstown Md. revival meetings are
being held in the W. E. church. NJ F. church
south. and the CoiOred W. T.. church.
- At the pr0tractcd meeting recently closed at
Sayage. Nd. appointment VI. f. church. Rev
j. l.. Walsh, there have been 40 or 30 CONVEX
siOns
- The Catholics are about building college
In Philadelphia with funds bequeathed for that
purpose 10y the late Thomas Cahill some years
age.
The New York Christian Adrocnte saws: 1--WE
DO not believe in the Use of our on E. ritual
at the funeral of persons VIGOROUSLY without
religion"
- Rev Jas ID. FITZGERALD late of West Vir-
ginia. has received and accepted call from the
light-Street Presbyterian church. Baltimore
and will be Installed on the 2.th instant
There are at present thirty three students
inthe Lutheran Theological seminary at Gettys-
burg. OF these ten are graduates of Pennsyl-
varia college, two of Roanoke and two OF Car
tha1e.
For the purpose of raising $50, 900 as an en-
dowment of the German professorshp in the
Philadelphia Seminary Qutheran), collectors
have been appointed for New York, Brooklyn,
and Jersey City.
- Rev DR.. John Hall. of New York. saws that
secret ola minister's success is Ito get all the
work possible out of laymen and Christian wo-
men No pastor can succeed in his work with
out the cooperation oil the laity.'
The congregation of Grace English Luth-
eran church. Brooklyn, New York, Rev g. F.
Rphrinrar n
short time ago by the Gift of magnificent
church organ from an unknown friend
The Cumberland Presbyterian church re-
ports total membership of lis. $50. or 1889
less than last year. The number of ministers
and churches has slightly increased and tine
contributions were larger by some $4,000.
Rev Dr. j. Houston Eccleston of Newark.
~ j., has been called to Emanuel church.
Baltimore to succeed the Rev Alfred Randolph.
recently elected assistant bishop of Virginia
Dr. EccieSton is q native of ChestertOwn Kent
county. Nd.
Rev. J. Wynne Jones has been called to the
Abbott Memorial Presbyterian church. at Cam
ton. near Baltimore. Mr. Jones breaches three
sermons per week. holds two prayer meetings
superintends his SUNDAY schools and manages
the Wcrkn@mcns institute. He will he i'll
stalled December 10TH
The general conference of the Evangelical
Association. known also as the Albright Metho-
dlsts Net at Allentown. Pa. last month.
There are in the conference three bishops fftv-
eight elders. and two hundred and eighty
preachers. Delegates We're present from the
German and Swiss branches of the Association
"A Baptist paper. noting that Pere Hya-
cinthe deacons say Thank YOU to those VINO
contribute as they pass the plate around. re-
marks: ~ little OF this French pOteness might
De- copied by some OF our American dpacOns We
have seen deaeons present the plate as though
II was revolver"
- Rev. Peter BenOit of Mill Hill college. Lon
don, England, has arrived in Baltimore where
he is the guest of Rev John Sattery. of St
Francis Catholic church. He was accompanied
to this country By Sisters Stauslays and Ger
main. who Will have charge of the new st. Eliza
beths Home for cOlOred children, on ST. Paul
street. Baltimore.
In Utah Territory the Presbyterians have
10 ministers and churches. The Methodist
Episcopal churchhas ~ ministers and churches
The Episcopalians have cerIymen and 5
Churches The C0nTregatiOnaiiSts have min
listers. and churches. The Baptists are repre-
sented by two ministers. and churches
-Rey- Or. F. c. Ever of New York. the
advanced R;tUast of the Episcopal church who
was Frustrated by a stroke of paralysis while
preaching in church at Montreal on October
9TH. died a few days after. lie was a native of
Nantucket. graduate of Harvard COLLEGE
and auan OF marked ability. who passed through
varied and eYenttul career.
A neat frame church etiifice has been erected
Mt Bowie, Il miles out on the b. * T. RR and
Is occupied 10y ,thoiist Episcopal conrrera-
tion- Rev T.J. Cross, UfStVeTn circuit has the
appointment under his charge hut rs with his
other appointments h. is unable to preach here,
over tW.ce per month. efforts are being made
To obtain ministerial supply for the Intervening
SaGbtths- Those who projected the church have
pad all the expenses excepting a small sum for
furniture. and to raise this Il supper and enter
tainment viii be given on Monday, Tuesday and
wednesday evenings next
According to The ConJregattonalist 1T is
one OF the elorieS of Consre.ationa,ism that il
permits its members to Use the service book Of
The Episcopal church. or of the PRESBYTERIAN
church. or of the Reformed church. for
all It's occasions; while 1t equally permits
those ministers to take any such rit nal
and improve it as much as they like and can "
To which the Lutheran OtSe,-Uer adds: .'WOuld
II not be better for the Con9re rationalists To
have liturgy or ser7ice-bOOk of their own
both for worship and Tor special occasions. than
70 depend on the hap-haZird preference of their