Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-24
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
THE CHURCHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE.

District (colored) has twenty schools on it's rolls
- The Maryland PresbyterE which embraces
all the churches Of Maryland. will hold its next
session in the Presbyterian church at Rockville,
on April IL.
The revival meetings at the Fifth (South
Washington) Baptist church continue under
Rev. c. c. Meador, and there have been a num-
Der of baptisms.
Rev. F. I. Tagg succeeds Rev. DR.. Souther-
land at the Georgetown station of the NJ. P.
church, and Rev. J. W. Gray is returned to East
Washington, First church)
an ecclesiastical council met on the 18th
inst. with the Third (colored) Baptist church.
Grew W. B. Jefferson's,) and ordained A. Jack
son of that church as an evangelist He pro-
poses to work in the south.
- The monument erected to the memory Of
Rev. Father Boyle, formerly pastor of ST. Peters
church and subsequently of StaAatthew's. over
his grave at Mt, Olivet will be unveiled at three
O'Clock on Sunday. April 1st
- The new N. E. Church South at Darnes-
town. Montgomery county. Nd. will be dedi-
Gated Tomorrow at IL O'Clock a. m. by Bishop
Wilson. assisted by Rev. Thos F. Carson, P. E..
Revs g. T. Tyler, and E. B. Prettyman
- Rev. DIR. j. L. Mills, who was appointed at
the recent session of the Maryland conference
of the Methodist Protestant church to 9th
street, was formerly stationed at Lynchburg,
va, and MONTGOMERY, Ala, and Is regarded as
one OF the best preachers in the connection.
Rev. j. I. Lassell, who has been at 9th street
| for year. goes to Warwick.
- Rev. Dr. Mead, in charge of Epiphany mis-
sion, located on Maryland avenue. between 18th
and 18th streets southwest, has inaugurated an
Interesting series of entertainments i'm that
chapel. These assemblies of youth and men
take place every Tuesday night. the exercises
consisting OF innocent games, such as dOnnos.
&c, singing. Rotations and declamatiOns and
afterwards sandwiches. coffee and other edi-
bies are prepared and supplied. They have be-
come very popular, and much interest is taken
In them.
Rev. W. F. Crafts, of the Lee Avenue Con-
gregatonal church. Brooklyn, has resigned.
A Baptist church with 40 members was re-
Gently organized at De Soto, a suburb of Rome,
Ga.
Rev. DR.. A. ]. F. Behrends was recently in
stalled as pastor Of a Congregational church in
Brooklyn. N. Y.
The Young Mems Christian Association of
Worcester, Mass. have purchased lot for
S4O,OOO, On which they are about to build.
The Richmond Baptists need go, 600 or
81, 900 more to secure S25. 600 condtionally SUBJ
scribed In New York tor the Richmond college,
On the 18th instant, at the church of the
Holy Family, Chicago, $4,000 people took the
total abstinence pledge of the League Of the
Cross.
The New England Congregational church.
OF Brooklyn, recently paid $4,000 of it's in
debtedness, and provided for the remainder
SIS, 900.
AT Woodstock CMd.) College on Monday
Archbishop Gibbons will preach and will ordan
IL priests and invest 80 with the tonsure and
minor orders.
Tt,n of lofo
adelphia merchant, bequeathes 100000 to
various Catholic charitable and educational in
stitutons of that city.
Rev. W. H. Stedman, of the Mendoza, Ill.,,
Baptist church. has closed the first year of his
pastorate having received 45 additions during
the year, 50 by baptism.
Rev. o. p. Clifford completed his fourth
year at the Warren avenue Boston Baptist
church recently. and during this time 800 have
been added to the church.
The Obate Sisters, OF Providence (colored
Catholics), being in financial difficulty by drec-
ton Of Archbishop Gibbons collections In their
behalf will be taken on Monday.
-Rey. DR.. Nicholas Bjerring. late of the Rus
sian Chapel. New York, has recently become
Presbyterian minister. He was originally a
Lutheran, then Roman Catholic, and more re-
Gently Greek Catholic.
embracing the counties of Allegany, Garrett,
Frederick and Washington, will meet in EN-
manuel Church. Cumberland, Tuesday evening"
April 3, to continue in session until Thursday
evening.
1t is now feared that Rev. Father Broullit,
OF the Catholic Indian Missions, who has been
under treatment at Providence hospital, In this
city, for some weeks. will not fully recover, for
tne sight OF one eye is gone and the other is
seriously affected.
The Fourth Presbyterian church, of New
York, recently celebrated the twentieth ami
yersary of the pastOrate Of Rev. Dr. Howard
Crosby. This church numbered but 100 COM
munlcants when he took charge Off and now
has ! Alb. 1t sustains two missions and three
Sunday schools with /, 500 pupils.
The revival meetings at Decatur, ILL.,, con-
Quoted by Rev. Thos. Harrison, the hoy
preacher, which were commenced on Thanks
giving day, have resulted in over 1900 CONVEX
slons. Mr.. Harrison, after few weeks rest at
his home in Boston. will 90 to Jacksonville,
Fla, and will 60 to st. Louis in the fall.
- Rev. James Powell, secretary of the Amer
lean Missionary Association, for which the Con-
gregatiOnalist churches are asked to give
1915. 900 this year, (Ss5. OOOmore than last weary
writes that the contributions the past FIVE
months are S14 ,2S8 less than the corresponding
months last year, and calls On the churches to
help the cause.
The Moody and Sankey meetings at Bel
fast, Ireland, have closed very successfully, the
crowds being much greater than at their former
visit. 1t Is estimated that 10 600 persons were
at the several meetings each day. TWAS found
necessary on the second day to adjourn to st.
Enoch's, the largest church in town, In order to
accommodate the crowd.
The Jesuits Of Uganda, Central Africa, have
the advantage of the London Church Society
missionaries. There are five of them to two of
the latter. and they manage to wait on Mtesa
more constantly. and do more teaching than the
English missionaries. Sc days their quar-
tiers are crowded with old and young and they
have baptized large numbers.
The news from number OF Congregational
churches is cheering. At Central Park church
Chicago, 20 have recently entered upon Chris
tian life; at Oak Park. Chicago. since January
1st 50 have been received; at Hennepin ILL.,. 10
Geneseo. ILL.,, d. First church. Columbus, Ohio
80 since January LIST; North church, Providence
RI, 40; Second church, Fair Haven, Connecti-
cut, 50.
The recent gathering Of $50 evangelical
ministers at the Grand Pacific hotel. Chicago.
for lunch and consultation as To a npion of Of