Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-07
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
CHURCHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE.


Rev. T. Edwin Brown native of this city,
and graduate Of Columbian college, now pas
tor Of the First Baptist church. of Providence,
R.i., recently received five members by baptism.
- Lafayette college has conferred the degree
OF LID. on Rev ]. A McCauley. president Of
Dickinson college, at Carlisle Pa. who Is well
known here as having served several of the NJ
L. churches of the District and as presiding
elder.
- The church OF the immaculate Conception
corner Of Sth and streets. in this city. is now
indui2ing much needed repairs and there has
been set in the walls a memorial tablet to Rev.
r F. Mccarthy. the late pastor of the church.
It is the work of Mr.. McMenamin. and it is of
artistic design.
At the corner Of New Jersey avenue and E
street northwest on Sunday afternoon last
new Sunday school was organized by Rev. Mr..
EIyson. the missionary OF the Columbia Baptist
association. There was a good turnout and
every indication of success. The principal work
Ing material comes from the f. street church.
- The Sunday-school Workers of Dakota will
hold their convention July 10-l2
VoltaireshOusc is used by the Geneva Bible
society as repository for Bibles.
The Episcopal General convention will be
held in Philadelphia October 3.
The Toronto Methodist Conference has
adopted the basis of union by a vote of 137 to 81.
- The First Presbyterian church of Chicago,
Rev. j. II. BarrOws pastor, last week celebrated
It's semi-centennial.
The new Congregational church at Osseo.
Wis. with two hundred slttings costing s.. 600.
was dedicated June 18th.
The Chicago ministers at their meeting
Oh the 18th ult. discussed What shall we do for
our Sunday Working Population
- The American Sunday School Union organ
lied 2.252 schools last year, with 1886 teachers
and 50. 7l3 scholars.
On Easter day thousand dollar bill was
found among the offerings of st. Panrs Protes-
tant Episcopal church. PaWtucket X. L.
- The parents of Rev. Charles III. SpurgeOn
recently celebrated their golden wedding. The
father still breaches. though not regularly.
A little boy in South Carolina has sent 600
to the southern Presbyterian board of foreign
missions the proceeds of the sale of canary birds
raised by himself
AS the result of the great revival In Sweden
last year. 4,5l0 converts We're baptized, the
highest number ever reached in single year in
that country.
The Baptist church at Scotch Plains, N Y,
is prospecting under the pastorate OF Rev. j. H.
Parkes. and during the last two months has
paid OFT 81 600 of the mOrtQ gage debt g
depha, and now stationed at Union NJ E. church,
St Louis, Mo-. has been made DID,. by the
West Virginia university.
Rev. DIR. VIM. NJ. Taylor. of the Broadway
Tabernacle. was the only man honored with
Princeton's Ii. D. this year He honors the
degree more than it can honor him.
- The ClassOn avenue church. in BROOKLYN,
not being able to secure the return of Dr. Dur
yea. have found pastor in DR.. l.. T. Chamber
lan- and given him pleasant public reception.
- Rev. DR.. Herrck Johnson has resigned the
pastorate of the Fourth Presbyterian church. in
Chicago and will devote himself wholly to his
chair in the Presbyterian Theological seminary.
The NJ E. congregation at Red Bank. N j.
whose church some time ago was destroyed by
fire. and who have since been wOrshpng in a
tent. have determined to build an edfce to cost
$4,000. of which they have $4,000 in hand.
- Rev. DIR. c. c. Biting. D. d.. who has been
pastor of Franklin Square Baptist church. Bal
firnore. for the last seven years, has resigned
and accepted the position of Bible secretary of
the Baptist church in the United states
- The Sherman (fexas) Congregations church
is prospering. The congregations range from
80 to 800. and a Sabbath school has recently
been organized with seyenty-tve pupils at the
first session.
The presbytery of Baltimore has received
Rev H-G- Martinas licentate from the United
fresoytery OF New York. request for his ser
vices from the congregation Ofthe GOvane chapel
Was granted after considerable opposition.
- Rev Dr. j. n Craig of Mississippi. who
was appointed by the southern PRESBYTERIAN
general assembly to succeed the Rev. DIR. Rich
ard Mcll.an n the Vice Of home mission Sec
retary. has taken charge Of the Office, and To-
Gated In Baltimore.
- Bishop Whppe. when on recent vista
zion to the Indian department of the missionary
diocese. administered the communion to 247
chippewa Indians. There are eight churches i'm
chippewa mission, and one just built will cost
$4,000.
The new bell for ST. Plus Catholic church
schroeder street and EdmOndson avenue, has
teen placed in the steeple OF the Church II
weighs $500 pounds, was cast at McShane 4
70 s foundry, and is a gift to the church from
Mrs Emily Lusby. in memory OF her deceased
brother, the Rev. Edward Hoffman
- DIR. Alexander NJ. Bruen, of New York has
given to the Presbyterian board of relief his
handsome country seat at Perth Amboy. NJ
as permanent home for disabled ministers and
Tor their widows and children. The property ia
valued at from SO, 900 to $50, 600 and is admir-
ably adapted to its purpose.
Key VIM Fry, an old citizen of East Balti-
mere. died at his late residence, No. 81 North
broadway. last Saturday, after long Illness. in
Tn" slXty-ffth year of his age. The deceased
Carried on the undertaking business. and for
many years was local preacher in Caroline
street N. E. church
- Miss Lucia E. F. KimbalI. after several
weeks of most successful labor for the Wet.
U. in Minnesota, forming several Young Ladies',
societies and Juvenile bands has returned TO
Chicago. and after a few days of hard work
There left for her summer rest at Woodfords.
Maine.
= Rev. Charles ". Calhoun. NJ D., Presby-
terian missionary in Syria. died last week of
fever. He was the son OF Dr. s. Fl. Calhoun of
Abeih. Mt. Lebanon. was a graduate of viii
hams. the Union seminary and Bellevue Med-
Cal college, and young man of excellent
promise.
- Rev. DIR. d. B. Jutten. has resigned the
pastorate of the Memorial church 0ormerly
known as the 10th street, New York to take
eject November list. There is very serious d.
vision In the church with respect To the reslg-
nation Of the pastor and the building of the new
church.
- Mr.. Quintin Hogg. In London, has given
the great sum Of $3.50. 200 for the purchase and
endowment of the famous old Polytechnic in
Regent street. as home for his Youths Chris
tan Institute 1t has membership of 600
All odd he