Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-13
RELIGIOUS NOTES

The Church OF the Fatherland Dr. Homie
haus, pastor. corner 9th and p streets north.
west, win celebrate its FIRST anniversary to-mor.
row night with interesting exercises.
- The free lectures on the Reformati ton de,,v.
cred by Rev. DR.. Domer. on Sunday evenings
at his church. have been largely attended. To-
morrow evening he will take for his subject
From Worms to wartburg."
|. At the Memorial Lutheran church to-mor-
row morning Or. Butler pastor, will deliver q
discourse upon the German element OF our
population. He expects to preach short his
toricai and religious sermon on the character
ana sterling qualities OF these early immigrants
anu their descendants and the influence they
nave had upon the people OF this country
The Grocer Theological seminary opened
with 2S new students
The First Congregational church in Chicago
recently received three Cinnamon into its mem.
bership.
The gospel tent services conducted by Rev.
j. L. Benedict In New York have closed for the
season.
- The American Presbyterian missionaries in
Egypt are reported to be more successful in their
work than before the war.
- There are now twenty -two Baptist churches
in northern Dakota. four of which were consti-
tuted during the last quarter.
adopted a resolution asking that the centennial
conference OF the church be held i'm that CITY,
Rev DR.. Ebert S. Porter. pastor of the
First Reformed church. Bedford avenue. Brook
iyn: for "a years, has resigned on the ground of
failing health.
- Inc revival meetings at Burke street an
pointment, East Baltimore station, have re.
suited In 50 conversions, and the meeting ON
Eastern avenue In %.
- The Baptist Missionary Convention OF New
York will hold its 10th annual meeting in the
Prospect Avenue church edifice Buffalo. on
Wednesday, October oath.
- The Princeton Theological seminary opened
the present year with nearly 200 students, the
number entering being about So considerable
increase over the usual number
- The First NJ E. church i'm Baltimore will
shortly sell the church building on Fayette and
Charles streets and will use the proceeds i'm
erecting new church edifce. chapel and par-
sonage on st. Paul street (extended). which
will cost about 100000.
There are in this country 40 Scandin avian
Baptist churches. with nearly 1000 communi-
cants. They are constantly increasing In num-
bers and strength by steady immigration from
the Churches In Europe, and by the conversion
OF Scandinavians already here.
Rev. p. w. Dorsey. OF the Los Angeles.
CAL, Baptist church, writes that it is self-sup.
porting, and has fine lot centrally located on
which plain, but neat, commodious and substan.
tiai church ediice is being erected. Two wears
ago it had property Of no kind, and could not
support a minister.
The proposition to extend the time limit
OF three years in pastorates OF the Methodist
Episcopal church does not seem to be meeting
with great favor in the west, where many OF
| the charges have voted. The proposition to
extend IT from three to six years has been voted
down In the British Wesleyan conference
The Baptist Education society OF the state
OF New York at its last anniversary began the
work Of building new hall for Hamilton Theo-
logical Seminary. Sixteen thousand dollars
have already been pledged, and the RESPONSE
billty OF raising the entire fifty thousand dollars
mas been assigned to committee OF seven.
AT the opening session of the Christian
convention in Chicago, led by Mr.. Moody, on the
first topic, " How can We best secure prepara-
ton for Christ's work." Mr.. Moody said that
''spasmOdic Christianity is the worst thing in
the world. What we want is living commun-
ION with Christ, to build up working Chris
tlanity tor three hundred and sixty-iive days
year"
William Hurr, full-blood Indian, who 10
the Home Missionary at the Sac and Fox agency,
Indian Territory, is doing an excellent work
among his own people. He writes that the
former agent there was an irreligious man. and
had no sympathy whatever With attempts to
Chrlstianlze the Indians, and that the present
agent Is doing all i'm his power to aid him IN his
work. He counsels the chiefs to 20 20 church
on Sundays, and his employees are also helping
Mr.. Hurr.
Missionary Schulz, OF the German Baptist
church Of st. Paul. MIMI, recently made q trip
through Minnesota and Dakota to visit some of
the pastorless churches In twelve days he
Travelled 200 miles by railroad, preached nine
sermons. baptized i've persons (at Big Stone
City, DakS) and administered the LORDS Supper
twice. Ten years ago his church la St Paul Wa
organized with sixteen members, and now mum.
bers sixty eight members, with Q church prop.
erty worth "a 900.