Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-28
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
TIE CHURCHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE.

AAteIcst
"A lodge Of the Catholic Benevolent Legion
has been organized in this city, of which Mr..
James Fullerton is president and Mr. F. McNer-
hany secretary.
- The International convention of the Young
Mems Christian Association will meet at Mil
yankee, Wis, May 10th to Goth, and 100 dele
gates are expected.
- The forty hours devotion which commenced
Ut st. Matthews Catholic Church on Friday VIII
close Sunday morning with the procession of
the blessed sacrament.
A revival is in progress at Grace NJ f.
Church, Rev Harry ;. France, pastor. num-
Der of peniteEts have been at the altar, and sew
eral have pTofcsscd conversion. The meetings
are exciting great interest. Rev. W. /. Mckin-
ney and W. +. Ward will preach at the meetings
the coming week.
- The Luther statue, to be placed in front OF
the Memorial Church, in this city. has been or
dered by cable. that no time be lost. SubscriD-
ton books for the statue are still open at Ry
Meals and at James Y. Davis Sons
= generous friend proposes to finish the
three towers of the Memorial Church upon con-
ditOn that the congregation and its friends pro-
vide for $4,000 of its debt during the next two
years The congregation has accepted the gen
erous proposition, and subscriptions have al
ready BEGUN. The finished church and Luther
statue will be fine Improvement for the city.
- The erection of q new Presbyterian church
In the northwestern portion of the city is as
sured. The necessity for the establishment of a
church in that section arises from the rapid
growth of that part of the city. Mr. Justice
Strong. eX-Secretary Blaine and Messrs. Hub
bard. w VI. Gait ". Baantyne and j. r. Fitch
have been appointed committee on subscrip
lions and to secure site. The lot at the corner
OF 18th and streets. having frontage of 1915
lny,th of = s.N.f.N
latter. has been purchased for $50 600 and if is
proposed to erect on ii stone edifCe capable of
seating LOCI persons leayin" room for a par
sona"c the Whole to cost about 100000.
- Rt. Rev Bishop Chartard. (Cathoiic.) of
Indiana, was in Baltimore last sunday
"A Presbyterian home for women is about
being opened in Baltimore.
Rev. DIR. Butler founder Of the H. F. mis-
siOns in India, will sail for the scene of his
former labOrs on May 5th
- The REVEALS in the Baptist churches in
Boston and vicinity will add about 100 each to
SIX of the most prominent OF the churches
A new Congregations! Church has been or
ganized at Fredericksburg. Ohio, with Rev. T. ".
De Long as pastor. 1t starts with 115mem-
beers.
- The Plymouth Congregational Church at
Milwaukee, Wis. has extended a call to Rev. A.
j. Ellsworth. of Chelsea Mass Offering sal
AIRY of 5000 and six weeks vacation.
The first work of Rev. F. p Hammond's
revival services at the Tabernacle Church,
Brooklyn 1T is said, resulted in 400 conversions,
and 40 have asked admission to the church
- The Presbyterian Foreign Mission Board
has been asked by the presbytcry of New York
to take charge of the eyaugclistic work in that
city.
- New York city is to have Catholic church
Tor colored people. the Nucleus to the fund be
Ing legacy OF 5000 in Alabama bonds lett by
Rev Father 0'Farraii who died in 1880
In Richmond Va, the Union street NJ E.
Church has had over 100 conversions and at
Laurel street VI. f. Church in that city there is
IN interesting series OF meetings in progress
The receipts of the Foreign Mission board
OF the Southern Baptist convention are re-
ported larger this year than ever before. and
The board wI be out of debt this year.
- Rev Elisha Butler. OF the Central Pennsyl-
yania NJ. 4. Conference, died recently at Al
tOona. Pa, in the S5th year OF his age. He
Joined the Baltimore Conference In 1888
- Rev. DR.. s W. Duncan, of Cincinnati O.,
has accepted call to the Second Baptist Church
at Rochester. y. Y. DIR. Duncan has been pas
tor of the Ninth-street Church in Cincinnati for
sixteen years.
Rev George II. Peelke preached his farewell
sermon at the Leayitt street Congregational
Church. Chicago, on the Sth inst, having served
them seven years His congregation presented
MIN with II 900 "a a parting gift.
The town of Hllsdale Mich is in some
thing OF a quandary, having elected Rev c. n.
Waldron. of the Presbyterian Church. MAYOR
during his absence in Florida. Mr.. Wal,ir, n
mas returned but refuses to act. and it is Uues-
tion how the mayOrless town is to be governed.
- Mt Union (Ohio) College is now paving of
IN Indebtedness of $4,000, and Rev. b. E..
Edsell pastor Of the NJ. f. church there is ap-
peaiing to the friends and former students for
. fund OF $4,000 to erect church ediflce
- Rev. DIR. George Howe, president of the
Lutheran Theological Seminary at Columbia, s.
C.. died recently from the effects of niur les re-
ceived by being thrown from his carriage. He
was eighty-one years of age, and h ad been about
NIFTY years in the ministry.
The New York Christian L4dcocate pub
fishes caution to churches in regard to un-
worthy ''Evangelists;' '.Temperance Iecturers
and Reformed men of all sorts who want to
tell ''The story OF Ny Life" AL give YOU half
OF the proceeds.
- Ii Is denied that 1.-The Evangelical Lutheran
synod Of Maryland has decided that the tenn
perte Use or orderly sale of liquor is not sinful
Its report upon tempe: ance at the last session
III Keeping with its entire record upon this
SUBJECT, cordially endorses pTOhibitory consti-
tutondl legislation, and exhorts its pastors and
people To do all IN their power TO secure such
constitutional amendment.
Rev Dr. Fowler, the missionary secretary
OF the VI +. church, recently addressed the
newark conference at Philiipsburg. n. J.. Sun
day morning. spent Monday and Tuesday at
his desk in New York city. addressed the New
England Conference in Boston Wednesday
morning, the New England Lutheran Confer
ence at Providence, Il. L.. Thursday morning
the missionary anniversary the same evening.
the New York East Conference in New York
city Friday morning, and the n. Y. Conference
Ut Peekskll Friday.
Severn circuit Of the Baltimore conference
H. f. Church, formerly embraced with the ex-
eeptien OF Annapolis. all the country lying south
OF Baltimore city and north OF the District east
OF the Baltimore turnpike Recently it has en-
oraced but four appOintm ents-Waugh Chapel.
Salem. Perkins Chapel, and Sulphur Springs
under one minister. With the erection OF q new
church at Bowie, the transfer of Mt Tabor and
The establishment of church at Annapolis juno
Ton. as is proposed the circuit becomes so large