Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-03
RELIGIOUS NOTES
THE CHURCHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE.

- Mrs. Agnes Fadely (contralto) has been en-
gagged as one OF the quartette choir of ST Mat
fhews Catholic church.
Bishop Keane. of Richmond. will deliver
the panegyric of ST. Patrick at st. Patrick 9
church here on the 18th.
Rev. J. Clarke Hagey. of Grace NJ. E.
church. although he has served but one year. it
1s understood, does not desire a reappointment.
= Rev DIR. c. c. MeadOr of the Fifth Baptist
church. south Washington, continues his meet
1ngs, and number have protested conversion.
Archbishop Gibbons. Of Baltimore, on Sun
day morning at St Mary's Catholic church,
5th street confirmed 60, and at st. Joseph's
(CapitOi HID in the afternoon, 81.
= Rev. DR.. f. ID. HIntley. who VIII commence
the pastOra:e OF Metropolitan NJ E. church ON
April Sth. writes that he will be here in due
time, and says he looks forward to his work
with pleasure.
The Unity Presbyterian church, of this city.
oil which Rev. George g. Patch is the pastor, is
eahyassing for funds to erect new church
The congregation worship now in Clabaugh
hai, l4th street, near q.
= Lenten retreats will be held at ST. Matthew's
Catholic church this month, first for children,
closing with confirmation on the 18th inst.
then for ladies' closin" on Palm Sunday and fOr
gentlemen closing Holy Thursday.
The annual session of the Baltimore ~ F..
conference viii be convened at Winchester Va
on "Wednesday morning next and most of the
ministers of the Washington churches Will leave
on the 8: 80 q. H. train next Tuesday.
- Miss Jennie Smith, he railroad evangelist
who labcred with so much success among the
employees of the b. & o. F. r. along the main
line last Year. has. with her company. recently
held meetings a. Martinsburg. Cumberland. and
other places.
e. " Dobler. of Baltimore gives 1890 to
the Luther Statue. for this city; Augustus
kOuntze and Charles 4. Schieucr. of New York
each contribute $3.50: Isaac Harters Sons. of
Canton. Ohio. give $lto: several Friends i'm
Washington. each ~lGn.
- The Washington preachers meeting last
Monday passed resolution recommending the
Baltimore ANNA! conference of the VI. f. church
to hold its sessions in this city in 1884. 4 for
NAL invitation will be extended, inviting the
conference 70 the Foundry church.
Waugh Me. church, OH Capitol Hill, is pre-
pairing 70 celebrate the 18th anniversary Of that
charge about the middle of this month"; and
will hold meetings for several evenings. Rev.
John Goodman. who preached the dedication
sermon and who is now stationed in Brooklyn.
is expected 10 be here, AS we'll rs all the former
pastors of the church now living.
At the annual meeting of the 9th-street
Methodist Protestant church on Thursday even
ing Benedict Milburnswas elected delegate to
the Maryland conference OF the church. which
meets on Wednesday. 18th of March. at West
minister. Nd. ilr. E. j. Hill was elected the al
ternate; Messrs. q. H. B. White. b. Milburn,
Nixon Brewer, W. II. Martin and J. c. Gibson,
trustees. and Messrs. f. j. Bartlett. C. 4. Bar
ker. E. j. Hill. Jesse Owens. Levi Curry. Henry
Lansiale and Joseph b. Wailing. stewards.
The official body of Ham,ine NJ E. church
have sent To Rev. DR.. DeaIe a resolution warm
~ endorsing Rev. S. NJ. Hartsock, the pastor
who has served them for two years and asking
his reappOintment for the third year. During
the present conference year over as members
have been received by him. and since January
LIST. at the ordinary devotional meetings, there
have been i number of conversions 80 of whom
have joined the church on probation. The Sun
day school Missionary society has contributed
over 1900 to- the cause.
- The revival at the Ohio Wesleyan univer-
sity has resulted in the conversion OF more than
200 students.
The Aisquith street Presbyterian church.
Baltimore. has called Rev. John W. Mea!y of
New Wilmington Pa.
- The Tenth Presby terrain church. P.liladel-
phia. has called Rev. w. b. Greene jr.. of CO.
lum',us Avenue church. Boston.
- The second Presbyterian church of Rich
seven by examination and eleven by certificate
- Rev. Galhraith Perry. of the Episcopal
Chapel of -. Mar the Virgin. in Baltimore will
sail 1of Europe In ADrIi on four months tour.
- The prrsbytery of Los Angeles. Cal. has
undertaken work among the Mexican element
Of southern California with encouraging sue
cess.
- Rev. DR.. ". u. Baker has requested dis
solution ~ his pastoral relations with the South
Presbyterian church, PHILADELPHIA. Oh account
Of i!l-helItll.
a Congregational church at Portland. Me-.
has calle,, Rev. Frank T. Bayley, of the West
mi!sse. Presbyterian church. Detroit, Mich, and
he has accepted the call.
- Rev. David Wills jr.. Of Princeton TheolO-
gical Seminary. son of Chaplain Wills. U.S.A.
has received unanimous call to Hamilton
Square church. san Francisco.
Rev. Lyman " Atwater. d. D., for twenty
years pastor of Presbyterian church at Fair
field, Coma. and subsequently professor In the
college of New Jersey. died recently.
Rev. Father Kuhls. of Kansas, says of $50
mixed marriages in Leavenworth, 400 have
fallen from the faith. and only twenty of the re-
mainder strive to raise their children Catholics.
- The Presbyterian ladies of Baltimore are
considering the subject of providing a Home for
worthy Presbyterian females of limited means,
and have Issued a call tor a general meeting
next week.
Some thief recently burglarized the resi-
dence of Rev. DIR. Chandler at Freehold. n j..
and carried off 900 sermons. and the Psesbyte-
SiGn Obserce,- cOndoles with the loser and con-
graduates the thief
= The First VI. E. church of BROOKLYN in
which revival last year resulted in 215 profess
ing religion. is again the scene Of another revi-
val. which has resulted in over 100 conversions.
and 50 have Joined the church. - " siIslj L
Rev. Cassius Mason. colared native of
Baltimore and formerly secretary OF tue Fnisco-
pal Chapel Of ST. Mary the Virgin, In that city.
Yas ordained priest OF the Episcopal church
at ST. Louis, Mo-. few days since.
- Rev. l.. c. Morgan. Of the NJ E. church.
the Junior preacher the past year in Bunker Hill
circuit In Cumberland district, has returned to
his home at Brooklyn. NY. and will withdraw
from the Ne. church to enter the Episcopal
church.
- The NJ. f. church at Columbia Pa, has re-
Gently been the scene of 1873 conversions, 100 Of
the converts having Joined the church. The
father of the present pastor REV. r. W. Humph-
riss) forty years ago received l05 members into
this church.