Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-15
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
CHURCHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE.

are IA tents in place. The meetings thus tar
have been we'll attended.
- The forty hours devotion will take place
In Catholic churches in this neighborhood as
follows: ST. Johns, Montgomery county, Nd,
September 3d. st. DOminc's, September 80; ST.
Joseph and immaculate Conception, October Z,
and st. AugUstine's October A.
- Rev. DR.. DOmer. pastor OF st. Paul's English
Lutheran church. of this city, has set apart
the Sunday evening services at his church for a
series of lectures on the life and character of
Dr. Martin Luther-this being In coslmemoration
OF the 4oth anniversary OF his birth, which
occurs November 10.
Brother Gustavus, for the past six years
director of the Christian brothers at St Joseph's
academy Calvert HalD, Baltimore, has been
transferred to the presidency of st. Johns Col
Ie2iate Institute, Vermont avenue. Washington.
u. Z. Brother Tobias, who Was in charge OF
st. Johns for fifteen years, succeeds to the di-
TectOTshp of Calvert Hail.
- Mr. j. W. KrK,ey. of the historical bureau
of the War department has been engaged in
gathering material for history of the H. f.
church in Georgetown. with which the name Of
Rev. Vim. Walters is connected Recently Rev
DIR. Webster. the pastor. with Mr.. Kirkley
found SIR. waters grave near Langley i'm Fair
fax county. Va. Mr.. Waters was born i'm Ralti-
more county in 175l. was converted in Nav. III,
and upon entering the ministry became the
Jo'Ni pAeSSHci III FlcueTICk CIEcuiC In
Georgetown being then in the circuit. He was
The ilrst pastor of the Foundry NJ E. church.
He died about 1927
Bishop Foster, of the NJ E. Church. has re-
turned from his long tour in Europe and the
east.
Spring Lake, N. j. one of the new coast
summer resorts below Ocean Grove. already has
three churches
1t is said that the clerical season at Sara
toga this year has been more of a success than
the fashionable season.
- Rev. j. r. Williams. of the Hagerstown
(Md) Lutheran church. has resigned his charge,
To take effect October 1st
Ex-Congressnan De La Matyr has returned
to ministerial work as pastor of the Lawrence
NJ Il. church, at Denver Col.
The average length of pastorates among
the Baptists is three years-the full limit allowed
by the rules of the VI. E. church.
- Hon j. b. Jervis. of New York, has en-
poyed Rev W. b. Hammond to work among
the neglected Classes OF Rome. n. Y.
There has been subscribed 50 600 900 for
new Catholic university at Milwaukee, Wis,
and work will at once be commenced
- Rev. j. L. Andrews, of st. LeO's Catholic
church, Baltimore. will. in a few days. celebrate
the 10Th anniversary of his priesthood.
In China the Roman Catholic church has Al
bishops, ,096 priests (452 native Chinamen). 81
colleges, "a converts, and aCatholic population
OF 092 S1S
Father Hyacinthe Will soon be in this coun-
try, to make lecture tour, in the hope of thus
earning money with which to clear his Paris
chapel of debt
Major Whittle, the evangelist. is conduct
Ing series of Bible readings at Farwell hall,
ChicaeO, preparatory to the Christian conyen-
tion OF September 1920
Mr.. Bliss, who worked with Messrs. Moody
and Sankey in England. has organized band in
piym0nth that goes by the euphonious name of
the ''Blissful Brothers"
Mrs. Alkaline NJ. Smith, of Oak Park, ILL.,,
proposes to give $4,000 to found the Smith
medical mission at Marking. China, as a memo
raj 10 her deceased husband.
-SpurgeOn says that it is possible for man
TO be Christian and belong to brass band,
but that it would be difficult for such mans
heAt-doOr neighbOr to be a Christian.
Potomac Chapel. ofthe Methodist Episcopal
Church South, in Montgomery county, Md. has
been improved and enlarged i'm order to meet
Tue wants oil the growing congregation.
Key Mr.. Graham has accepted call to the
passionate ofthe Bethesda and Rockville Presby-
terian churches. and has notified the respectiye
congregations that he will enter upon his duties
October 1st
Ninety years ago so was the amount on
the only subscription list i'm England to carry
the gospel to the heather. To-day the Method
lists alone OF England raise 81 900, 600 year for
mission work
The Catskill Mountain Assembly ia the
latest The place chosen for this summer camp
ground Is on the mountain side near Hunter
village, in the Catskills and the first MEETING
has just closed.
he American Sunday school Union has is
sued circular containing a program for the
observance OF the two days now set apart for
universal prayer on behalf of Sunday-schools.
October 21st and I'D
Archbishop Gibbons has transferred Rev.
n W. Caughy, of st. Patrick's Catholic church.
Baltimore. to the pastOrate of the church at
Laurel Rev. Joseph A. Calm is appointed as
sistant at ST. Nincent's Baltimore.
KEY Samuel Richards, Baptist minister
ior iorSy years. died August 25th. i'm Boston. He
was native of Philadelphia. He learned the
printing business in Boston, but gave it ND to
enter the ministry in 1912.
eharies W. HOlOrOOk, graduate Of An
dover (Mass) seminary, was ordained last
month at ROckla1d Me-. a missionary of the
American (CongregationaD board. and will sail
this fall for South Africa
Key r. Won Schluembaeh who has been a
successful evangelist in Germany, it is said has
Withdrawn from the NJ E. church and will
shortly return to America. unite with some
other denomination and go back
Cardinal McCloskey has returned to New
York greatly invigOrated in health The cardl- |
nal now says mass pretty regularly in the pri- |
waite chapel attached to his residence and ia |
aoe TO transact business without difficulty or |
fatigue. "a
- The Philadelphia ledger says that 5000 per |
annum would be maximum salary for singer
III church choir in that city. except in special /
instances. and that very few of the Roman |
.athollc Choir (quartet) singers receive more
imam 200 or $3.50 per annum.
- At the recent convention of the Newfound- |
@nd sunday schools an increase in Sunday
schooi membership was reported of from four |
10 I'VE Thousand over last years report. The |
island now has about %, 900 membersin its sun /
day schools. 10 JUN
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society |
Of the N. E. church has 40 missionaries in tho |
neld, 49, day schools, IL boarding schools 2
orphanages and 1000 scholars. There are 4 oas |
auxiliary societies, and last year the income |
was s105.OO A'
- ST. AlphOnsuS lCathOlicl chnrch Pa,t;,,o.o