Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-02-19
Events i'm the Churches.

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Events i'm the Churches.
BISHOP PINKNEY AT EMANUEL CHURCH-REv. DIR.
SERVICES, ETC.
Bishop Pinkhey made another visit to Emanuel
n. E) church, Uniontown, d. c., yesterday
morning. The religious exercises prellmi-
nary to the sermon were conducted by
the bishop and the Rev. Mr.. Mckee, rector of
the parish OF Anacostia, after which the bishop
preached an eloquent sermon from Isaiah 81 chap.
IS verse. The music led by Miss Darling.
or<an st, with Mr.. Watson lrr basso. Rev. DR..
Rankin, of t'ic Congregational church, yesterday
mo: ming announce! to his congregation that he
had decided to decline the call VIII CHI he had
recently received from Cleveland. There was no
report or the result OF last weeks collection for
til purpose OF Rising the debt. -. Missionary
amy rstty meetings were held yesterday by
Episcopal churches. At the Foundry church the
stor X Nv. MIR. Ward, preached sermon apprO-
Iriate to the OCCASION ana program of enter
talD1ng rec .tttfOnS and religious songs was car
RE out The banner was presented by Mr.. E. F.
Simpson to the Golden Cross class, which had col
ae n $40 cSa ng thu the At n
Sisted of singing and address by the pastor.
there Nee At o, church
songs by members OF the school, and in the
evening addre sses were maize by Representatives
hya smth Man and reee and the pastor Rev Dr.
composed for the occasion. Among those who
TOOK part in the eX rciSaS were George Dick Hen
Sioat, Katie Wilson, Willie Wilson, Jennie Nay
Mickle and Anna White. Rev. s. s. Waller, in his
sermon yesterday morning. at the Eastern Presby-
teran church, said that God WAS not the embOl1-
ment OF love, and that He showed his wrath by
VISITING upon the world calamites like the western
Brooklyn. preached at All Souls church yesterday
morning on the subject, Substitutes for God"
The Methodist Annual Conferences. :.
II nnNT
Next month the annual conferences of the
Methodist churches in whose jurisdiction the Dis
trict is included will be held The largest is
THE BALTIMORE CONFERENCE OF THE NJ. E. CHURCH.
to be he'll at Winchester, Va. on March 9TH, over
which Bishop Henry w. Warren will preside.
This body numbers one hundred and ninety-f1ve
with five japanese and twelve on trial.
There Will be no change IN the presiding elders
TINS year, but number OF changes OF ministers
VIII take place. Under the three years limitation
Rev K N. Baer, OF the Metropolitan, and Rev. c.
H. Richardson, of Mckendree, will be trans'err
heen f for on OF St Louis has ALREADY
more. and Rev. DR.. HURLEY, Of Appleton College,
Wisconsin, for the Metropolitan church in this city.
THE NJ. E. CHURCH SOUTH.
The Baltimore conference OF the NJ. E. church
South meets at Charlestown. jefferson county,
w. Va, on the 14th Of March This conference
numbers 1872 ministers and 81 lay delegates, four
from each presiding elders district. Presiding
ell erS in this conference hold Office for the term OF
Tour years, and under this rule the Rev. John s.
Martin, OF Rockingham district, and Rev. j. Dice.
OF teTishurg district, will be changed. Bishop
Bishop Alpheus c. Wilson, OF Baltimore, is ex-
pected to be present
TIE NJ. P. CONFERENCE
The Maryland conference OF the NJ. P. church
begins on the 18th of March at Westminster, Car
roll county, Md. The conference numbers 100
T. D. Valiant is president OF the conference, but
Will decline reelection. RevS j. T.. Murray,
s VIM IS s Hammond H. G. Cushing and B F. Ben
son are spoken or as candidates for the office.
THE COLORED NJ. E. CHURCH.
The Washington annual conference Of the Meth
odist Episcopal church (cOlOred) will be held In
Roberts chapel. Alexandria, on March a. This
conference numbers over 200 ministers and 30 900
members. 1t embraces the District OF Columbia
Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and part of
This conference will make many
changes OF pI,pi,s, especially in Baltimore TIE
Carroll, in this city, will be changed. Rev. Mr.
BOOIhe will be returned to Georgetown Among
other matters to be considered by all these bodies
is the proposition to celebrate the centennial Of
MethodtSm in 1884.
Mr.. ThOs +. Miller has entered suit in equity for
Chas Weeks against Marshal McMichaeI, A. King
ment of a receiver and restraining order: The
alleges that he purchased the goods
at Madame WashingtOn's sale, and had a joint in
tereSt In them with Mrs Chandler; that the mar
shall levied upon the goods to satisfy judgment
against Aklng Chandler. He prays that the goods
be sold by receiver, and the money distributed
among the parties entitled to It.
CHARGED WITH RoBB1NG His MorHER-A young
man named Albert Schmidt, OF No. 2252 18th street,
was before Judge Smell to-day, charged with the
larceny OF a gold breastpn and some household
articles from his mother. Margaret Schmidt. The
young man unheStatingly pleaded guilty and was
to 30 days in jail. Lawrence White
head, a middlea aged colored man, was called UP to
the dOck-rail and charged with receiving stolen
goods Private West testified to recovering the
property that young Schmidt stole in the house of
the defendant Mrs. Schmidt, the mother of the
boy and gets him to rob her to get money to buy
whisky. Officer West testified that the defendant
the 70 hl ne fG1 the TO
court imposed sentence OF six months in Jail
CHILDRENs DAY IN THE POLICE COURT Sixteen
Small boys from East Washington were brought
before Judge Smell Saturday. charged with steal
ing brass out OF the navy yard and lot of brass
handles of the Herdic coaches. Judge Smell gave
them lecture and dismissed all except 1--WE and
boys from another section was called up to the
OAR, and charged with throwing stones, and being
a,s , on the street An attorney suggested
must De chlldren's day." said Judge Smell The
boys were not identified and Judge Smell reprt-
manded them and dismissed them.
THE SOCIETY OF THE RED CRoss-At a meeting
OF the American Association OF the Red Cross held
saturday evening at the residence of Mr.. A. s.
SolomOns, the president reported that the asso-
ciate societies at New Orleans, vicksburg, Mem
Phis, Rochester, ETC., were already at work in be-
half OF the sufferers by tie western floods 1t was
decided that contributions In money should be re.
ce1ved by the central committee through Secreta-
ries FOlger and Lincoln and Commissioner Loring
composing the board Of trustees, and distributed
through the agents OF the association, as hereto
fore.
CHARGED WITH WASTING wArER.-1n the Police
Court Saturday Mr.. Nathan G. Draper was
charged with wasting Potomac water In house