Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-06-09
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
CHURCHES TE9E AND ELSEWHERE.

The congregation of -. Al0ysIue Oh Sun
day last raised nearly : 600 to re-fresco and im-
prove the interior OF the church.
--To-morrow week there will he confirmation
at st. Domiaic's Catholic church (South
Washington and there viii be some 20 cotl-
yclts TO the faitE.
- The collections 20: tl.e benefit OF Pope Leo
XIII in The C,,,hoIe churches Of the alehtio-
eese OF Baltimore a. far Is reported. foot zip
g, 1S3-S0, Of which amount Tie churches Of the
District contributed Is follows. 81 matthew's
Sli4; It. Peters. $50. ST. Pa:rick5 $40, In
inaccurate Conception, SEQ. =. Aicysius 500;
1T MARY 81: ~. Stephens 81, St. Jo-
seph's $50; -. Teresa SIS
- Tc-moTrOv' i ctTtns tiav IL many Of the
evangelical churches, and appropriate services
vii. he held II nearly III lie churches i'm this
city Ia most cI the u. +. churches there will
De SPECIAL services d Il Uniform character aC-
eotdtnS to the following program: Responsive
feiit':nGs 't'.ii 10 Worship ny leader c0ngre-
gatioh ;s:l'. children. hyIt1. 81 .urcn's Day 60
tune Arlington PRAYER, responsive read
lhs-. 'LYils 81 Ignorance aud Benefits OF knOwl-
edge. singing. Tie CuilGreu's Choice, :" re-
tirHSi' r"dti IN. i>d9,n ana knowledge 70 be
Songht o. rye. AMI study hyirn The JOY OF
wise t.ii.GieIl, reading. Church Helps FOR Pro-
noting kuD" ;c,ige hymn The Cniidren's
ff@i@e anthem. syaCfD2. "IrsG.ts auG Promise
OF the t.'i,itels ray and tue Cuitdrens Fund -
(to asa t0e N"uGay -cao0. fund oi the board Of
Stiildi.1 i.;. fss GcrtCFy. hymn. Children ; Ben
ell.S AZ. oi-eEln-s. Exercises by infant class
sin-iEe, .'.-it;.e lTigs. recitation in concert:
hyma, LTat, sc Precious Saviour and part
ms soE2- ("E.ot. Mission Hymn by the school!
and hen",iicti0n.
The Chute Missionary Society (Angi.can)
IL Ind. numbers -G.tt0 commandments
The Cincinnati Baptist Socia, Union las
kcfed W. 7. S,.aI7viI! president
- The summeriield camp-meetinc near BaIti-
nofs viii not be he'd this year
KEY W. /. l.. kjefler, OF ChurChvilie Md
ns.s received. ca 10 the Presbyterian church of
4erceSsbeIg, Pa.
- The revival al Harlem Square NJ F.
church, Baltimore. conducted by Miss Grace
"eiseTs resulted in seventy conversions.
The Episcopa! contention OF Virginia has de
cidec in favor OF & separate organization fol the
eO!oTed people
In the Protestant Sunday schools OF Phila-
de Phia il is said that there are $4,000 teachers
AMI scholars.
Miss Grace WeiseT is assisting Rev F. d.
Owen at High street NJ Z. church IN revival
wcrk- Fifteen pcCbatiUners have been received
- The Charoi, OF the Epiphany (Baptist) on
Madison avenue ana ;jIth street. New TOrk. was
dedicated or the % instant. The total cost o..
the edifCe and .ots Is Szu5. Gee
- The baltimore Methodist Preachers meet
Ing recently discussed the subject Of fairs and
festivals III churches. and the sentiment was adj
verse 70 them
- Rev. Thomas Drew, a Chase Ci'y Va has
accepted a cal. 70 :he position ~ assistant uas-
to- OK GEace-stTect Presbyterian church Rich
moGd
Rev. L. Il. fulton preached nis farewell
sermon q pastor Of the second PRESBYTERIAN
Church, Baltimore last SUNDAY, prior 10 Going
10 Philadelphia church.
a. u German. of Albany Ny. lae nre-
serted a ehecl, for s50O00 TO Williams COLLEGE
10 found pr0tessorship or nat dr;ii theology in
memory OF his deceased son, a former student
There Is disagreement between the pastor
(Rev- Mr. Stine) and the German Lutheran
church at Norwich, Conn. On the question OF
dancing, and the pastor mas resigned.
- The statement that the collections for the
Pope have fallen off because Of the action 0.
the head OF the church as to Irish affairs s de
nied, and 1t Is Claimed that there is nc falling
Oil
- The Rev. J l.. AndreIs. pastor o. ST Ieo's
Catholic church. Baltimore sailed from New
fork to-day for Europe. Father Andres will
visit his mother and sister at Turin, and vii,
also see the pope at Rome to ask especial priyi-
ieges fCr the parlshiOners OF St Leo's.
- Lincoln University formerly the AsilmuI
institute, founded by the late Rev. DR. ]. 81
Dickey, m 1854, in Chester county, Pa is the
Oldest collegiate institution for colored people
1u ttie CouitINs anu III HOW numbers : "a stu
delts-l6 III the theological department.
- Rev. Dr. Chickering has Just returned 70
New England from his seventh winter Of tenn
peTance work in Washington and vicinity He
began his summer work in New England Nav
20 speaking At South Hadey and ADDRESSING
the students at ut. Holy Oke seminary.
Rev. Frank Read. editor OF the Deaf Mate Adj
ro,,ce, and for many years professor in the Hi
nois Institution for the education o. the deal
and dumb, was ordained at Chicago May % a.
az evangelist OF the Congregational church MIR
Read Is a deaf mute. and proposes to preach the
gospel in the sign language 10 deafmutes as op-
portunty may afford.
The liturgy Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church Is undergoing revision at the hands of a
committee OF bishops, clergymen and represent
a'ives OF the laity. IL is not expected that
many changes will be made III the liturgy
although nearly one hundred years have passed
since 1t was adopted by the churches Of this
country.
Sister Mary Lucy Duffy, aged IS years, died
On Thursday Of heart disease at the Convent OF
our Lady OF Mercy, Baltimore She had beer
an Invalid for years, but her death was unex
pected. She was born In Ireland, and entered
tine order at Washington % years ago. Durins
tile war she was in Douglas hospital Washing
ton, and afterwards went to Mount Washington
aud was later at the City hospital; Baltimore