Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-01
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

Rev. George Alexander has accented the
Call to the University Place (New York presby
teTlal church.
- The Dwight Place and College street Con-
gregationa churches of New Haven are consid-
erng union.
- Dr. Lorimer. Of Chicago has appealed to
chicago capitalists for million dollars to found
Industrial schools.
- Rev. DR.. John Hail. of New York city, has
only missed two Sundays from sickness during
the sixteen years of his American ministry.
- The Eighth Presbyterian church, Chicago.
Rev 7. f. Green. pastor received twenty MEN,
oeIS recently. two az them being Chinese.
Mr.. Charles ". Morton, OF the Railroad
Chapel Mission. Chicago. the well-known evan
Seiist. has been ordained minister.
Miss Leah 4. Carothers of Fairchance. Pa.
has offered herself Presbyterian missionary
to New Mexico. and is stationed at Glarietta
- Last Sunday was missionary day at Wood
berry NJ. F.. church Sunday school. in Baltimore
county Four hundred Sunday school children
were in attendance.
- In" new pastoral residence Of the Catholic
Church of the Sacred Heart at Mount Washing
ton. Baltimore county. is now nearly completed
and ready for occupancy.
- The Revised New Testament contains no
chronological notes in the margin. and it is al
together probable that the same r.le will be fol-
lowed ty the Old Testament committee.
- DR. Joseph Parker cilaractprizes the mod
ern esthetic religion IS 1.-THE new balloon route
TO the empty heavens of the obliterated
gods"
- The second Reformed Episcopal church to
be established in New York recently dedicated
IT'S ne" house Of worship in 51st street. between
oth and Sth avenues.
Rev. Samuel ". Boarlman. D. D. formerly
professor in Mit!!lebury College. has been in
stalled pastor of the Presbyterian church in
Stanhope. y. j.
A cOlored inde2endent Methodist mission
Sunday school. to be known as King David
tabernacle. was organized last SUNDAY on Jose
phiEe street Baltimore.
- Rev. Charles d. Parker. OF the A:sGuith-
street Baptist church. Baltimore has resigned
bis pastorate to accept call at Pitts Grove
Church. i'll Salem county. y. J. This makes the
Sixth Baptist pulpit i'll Baltimore vacant
- The mission being held at st. Mars Star
of the Sea Catholic church. Baltimore. by
Fathers Lefevre. D1vinc and O'Donohue closed
SUNDAY. 1t Is said there were $500 COMMUNE
Caits
Rev H. D. Cause. d. D.. preached his fare
we'll sermon to the First Presbyterian church,
- t-otiiS 'ItOoci iiltl stItIcI at (nca1O TO
become secretary OF the Presbyterian Board of
All Tor Colleges and academies
- Tie funeral of Rev Horace Eaton, D. D..
father of Gen. John Eaton, of this city. for
thirty years pastor Ofthe Presbyterian church in
Palmyra. y. Y, was attended by a great con-
course OF people, Protestant and Catholics.
- Inc Methodist Missionary Board at the re-
cent session talked strongly OF giving up their
Bulgarian mission; but as that was voted down.
they resolved TO push the work vigorously and
prove If it had 4 name to live.
Rev. pr. James Begg OF Edinburgh the
most prominent of the anti-orran leaders in the
FTee Church OF Scotland ana a minister
OF Wide personal power and influence is
dead AGED . years. lie served in the ministry
81 years.
-T0;lr new houses have Just been erected
f'F Ar. hoody's school for boys at Mortified,
Mass Each is designed to accommodate
twenty boys. so That eighty can be cared for in
place oi forty now there Twelve OF these are
IT0:l Manchester En-.
The wi! of Mrs Rachel c. Bower bpoueaths
to TIE Baltimore orphan asylum or Stricken
street; to the Union Protestant infirmary. and
TIE Home Of the FrienGcss each IS geo and the
rest OF her estate Is left to the Young Mems
christ Al Association oil Baltimore
The FIRST Congregational church in Eal-
fim ore. which has been without q nastCr since
the resigratoE OF Rev. T. j. Holmes in Scptcm-
Der last. has extended q unanimous and cordial
Cal 10 I.cF. W. +. Siocum. jr, of Massacnu-
sets.
- Rev. Henry ". Woods and wife. who have
teeH appointed to mission in China by the
soathern Presbyterian church, Will not be seat
this month, owing to lack of funds ard the
secretary OF The executive committee o. The for
elsh missionary society Is asking for funds.
- The second biennial conference Of American
church workers among the deaf was held at
Philadelphia. \ number of papers bearing or
the religious welfare .. deaf Elutes We're read
Bishop stevens ordained Il deaf mute to the
priesthood: the first. il is said ever ordained in
the Protestant Episcopal church.
- Rev Nathan f. Wood. DID. president of
WaylaHd University, at Beaver Dam, Wis has re-
signed, and accepted the call of the Memorial
Baptist church. Chicago, to become its pastor
lie goes 10 an important and interesting field
and where he is well known and highly re-
epccted.
Miss \. n. Fiede OF Swallow, China, one
OF the most devoted and successful of miss;ona-
ries, is now spending some time in New York.
the guest of Mrs Nathan Bishop. Her object is
rest. and tie opportunity Of seeing everything
in this great center of things that can be turned
to account in her missionary work
Rev. David Fitzgerald was publicly installed
pastor OF l-ight-st. (Bllto.) Presbyterian church
Tuesday. IN the presence Of a large congregation
Rev J. I. Irftuich preached the installation
sermon Rev Hr. Davenport delivered the
Claf,te 10 the pastor. .,F,d Rev. Mr. Maxwell the
charge 90 the congregation.
= The Ep.scopa! clcrgy.ncn Of Boston AMI
vicinity have formed Monday association.
which meets weekly. and at which papers are
read on Important subjects. The Object is to
G.scuss the current topics Of the time from
thirty 10 forty meet &.d enjoy the hour. bat
they Keep their Goin1ss from the ears OF the
ub.quIt Gus reporters.
Tile o'd Testament Revision co:r3anv has
competed tie tiird revision Of the Minor
Prophets. and the notes Of the meeting have
been sent 20 England. The English cOinnarn will
Pre- badly complete its work III Januarv. ana, The
American company abOut the same time. and
the new revision CftAc Old Testament will. IT i
expected, be published next spring.
- The international Bible Lesson committee
met at Nashville, Tenn, October SC to prepare
the International billie lessons for the YEAR of
1oS1 When the committee has CONNECTED its
WORK The program OF lessons viii be forwarded
To England fog III pecton by the European COM
Uittee and IF Endorsed ty hem will bn r,-n