Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-02-17
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
THE CHURCHES HERE AND E1sEwHERE.

= Rev. Father Fulton, late of ST. Aloysius
and now provincial Of the Society of Jesus,
preached at st. Aloysius last Sunday.
An interesting revival or inquiry meeting is
In progress at the Sixth Presbyterian church
10Th and streets southwest conducted by the
pastor, Rev. Mr.. Bufdick.
The Rev. J. Hyatt Smith does not think
that any larger per centage of New England
men in Congress are specifically religious than
NAV be found from any section of equal popu-
latiOn.
= Tomorrow viii be missionary day in a
number Of our Methodist churches and at the
Foundry and Mckendree churches interesting
exercises will be held in the afternoon by the
Sunday schools.
= The Ri Rev. DIR. Pinkney. Bishop OF Mary
land. visited St James parish ON Friday even
ing, the 10th instant and confirmed class Of
eleven persons in the chapel on 9Th street,
between 9 and II northeast.
- The Lenten services in the Catholic
churches OF the District ure this year well at
tended. particularly those held on Wednesday
and Friday evenings. at which short sermons
are given on the doctrines Of the church.
- Bishop keane. of Richmond while in the
city last See',, visited the rooms of the Taber-
nacle Society, Of whici: Mrs. Gen. Sherman is
the head. and the object of which is assisting
poor Catholic parishes. He made handsome
donation to the fund.
- The Baltimore Conference of the N. E.
Church South will meet at CharlestOwn. w Va
on March 18th, and during it's sessions Mr.. J. n
Smith proposes 20 publish conference journal
OF which Rev B. S. Highly. well known In this
section, VIII be the editor in chief
The real palm used in the Catholic and
Episcopal churches hereahouts for the past few
years on Palm Sunday will be more generally
used this year than ever before. if the orders
for it are to be taken as an indication This
palm is imported from South America and is
said TO De OF the same species as that carried on
the entry Of the Saviour into Jerusalem.
- The revival meetings continue at McKen-
dree Me. church. of which, Rev c. Herbert
Richardson is pastor. and some thirty have been
converted. The meetings at North Capitol n
+. church continue several conversions taking
place during the week. Rev. Ur. Meador con-
tinues his meetings at the Fifth fSOutil Wash
ingtOn) Baptist church. The meetings at tie
CHRISTIAN church are progressing. and the inter-
est appears to be growing.
Church property in New Hampshire is no
longer exempt from taxation.
The Methodists expect to build $50 churches
in the United States this year.
Nine per cent Of the entire population OF
Connecticut arc Congregationalists
- The NJ. f. church Of Salisbury. Md. re-
ports forty-three conversions at a recea: re-
vival.
Rev. H. II. Jessop, the Presbyterian mis-
sionary at Beyrout. Syria, is i'll in New
York.
-Mormonism is steadily spreading over
Idaho. third OF the 5000 population are
MOrmOns.
liberalism has crept into the churches.
says western paper: but it has not yet reached
the contribution box"
- The Baptisis of Virginia lholl at Lynch
burg, state congress commencin" on the eth
INST. and continuing several days.
A class of eight was confirmed 10y Bishop
Pinkney at the Episcopal church 0: Our Saviour.
in Baltimore. last Sunday evening.
- Bishop Kahn. of West Virginia, forbids
round dances and the sale of intoxicating
liquors by the Catholics CT his diocese.
A new Presbyterian church is to be built at
Broadway and Bid,e streets. Baltimore. to be
completed by January 1st next, and it will cost
$4,000
- The National Bible Society of Scotland has
had 1900 Corean Gospels printed. in readiness
10 take into Corea as soon as it is safe fci' an
agent to enter.
Rev. Edward Goodrdge. OF Warehouse
Point, Conn. has received a cali to Geneva.
Switzerland. and will leave for his new charge
about April lst.
Rev. Edward Huber recently Of Rich.
mond, Va. was on last Sunday installed as
pastor of ST. Matthew's German Evangelical
church, Baltimore.
- Rev. Bishop Keane, Of Richmond. recentiv
purchased ground at Gordonsvilie, Va. for a
Catholic church at that place. and aid Is being
solicited for the erection ofthe church.
The Epworth Independent Methodist church
in Baltimore is rapidly approaching completion.
and will be dedicated next month. 1t Is one of
the finest church structures in that city,
The Lay Association of the Protestant Eps-
copal church, Baltimore, recently appointed q
committee on lay services and Endorsed the work
among the sailors under Rev. G. A. Leakin.
1.-THE treasurer is in receptive mood" IS
the graceful way In which one of the missionary
board states that it is short of money and wants
Its friends to come with immediate and liberal
donations.
- The University hall-the principal build
ing-of Hamline University. at Minneapolis,
MINI, the leading Methodist institution of the
state. was destroyed bv fire On the 7th instant.
1t cost $50, coo. and was insured for s35. 600.
Boston Corbet, the man who killed the
assassin Booth, has become religious enthus-
asst and says that he has been directed by God
to infct daily corporal punishment upon him
self as q penance for having taken human
life. He is engaged in the cattle business in
Kansas.
Oscar +. Brown. {. Wall street banker and
broker. was recently ordained by Bishop Mich I
olson Of the Reformed Episcopal church. Mr..
Brown some time since established mission on
SD street, New York, under the name of Zion
chapel, and now has 90 communicates and $50
scholars.
- The New York and Brooklyn Congregational
association, OF which Rev. Henry Ward Beecher's
church was member. at its last meeting lost
three churches by withdrawal, and it is said
that OF the twenty-five churches formerly be-
longing to it fifteen have withdrawn most of
them joining the Manhattan association.
Brother Vincent, of the Christian Brothers
Catholic order whose members are devoted to
the cause of educatiOn-died in Raltimoro IN