Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-26
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
THE CHURCHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE.


At ST. Matthews church on Thursday the
eeleoraton OF the feast Of Corpus Christi was at
tended by the ladies Of the Tabernacle Society.
A number Of Catholic ladies of this CITY pro-
pose giving benefit to Miss Mary Murray, for
merly the leading soprano Of st. Matthew's. ST.
refer ana st. Patricks churches.
- Rev. Father Broullitt, of the Catholic In
dian bureau. who for some time has been at
providence hospital under treatment for an af-
lection OF the eyes, Is improving and his sight is
much better. -
Saturday, the 10Th instant, was the faftieth
anniversary Of the elevation of Rev. Father
curly, OF Georgetown College, to the priest
mood. He was ordained at Georgetown by
bishOp Whitfield, and Is now eighty-sx wears of
age.
- The annual sermon before the Grand Army
Posts OF this city will be preached by Rev. w.
E. Parson in the Church of the Reformation
Capitol HID tomorrow morning. By a curl
Gus coincidence two men who formerly served
as officers In the same regiment with Mr. Parson.
are now officers in his church; one of them, Mr.
l.. w. Slater. OF the Surgeon Generals office,
Still bears In his body the marks of the close
conflict.
Rev. Austin L. Park, late pastor of the
congregational Church, Falls Church. Va,
having resigned his pastorate, intends to settle
In Florida for the benefit of the health of himself
ana family, and Rev. VIM. w. Jordan, licenti-
ate from New Haven. Conn.,. has accented call
from that church. and preached his first sermon
az Its minister on Sunday. May Goth, with great
acceptance to the large congregation.
It'll proposed to erect building for the
Young Mems Christian Association of Yale
College. to cost about $4,000.
Rev. Mr.. Ewing, of Towanda, Pa, Is endeavor-
ing to build up Presbyterian congregation at
EastOn, Pa. At present there Is not a church of
the denomination in the vicinity.
On Sunday, June 10th, st. Patrlck's Catho-
lie church. Cumberland, is to be cOnsecrated by
Archbishop Gibbons. Bishop Kahn, of Wheeling
will be present. and about fifty priests.
= The general synod of the Lutheran Church
closed its sessions in Springfield. Ohio. Tuesday
last The growth in numbers. benevolence and
church activity was reported greater in the past
year than ever before.
"A convention of all the Methodist Episcopal
churches in Baltimore is to be held at the book
rooms in that city Monday night to consider the
subject of inviting the Centennial conference of
1884 to meet in that city.
The Grand Rapids, Michigan Y. NJ c.. A..
propose to erect building which. with the
ground, will cost about $780, 900. 1t Is to be 66
It. by 164 and four stories high, with Mansard
roof
- SIX young men, Presbyterians, went to
Manitoba to work on railroad The contractor
ordered them to work on the Sabbath, and they
refused. They were dismissed, brought suit for
damages, and recovered judgment.
Rev. j. A. Fisher, of Emmanuel Reformed
Episcopal Church, Baltimore, was ordained this
week by Bishop ]. A. Latane Among those
who Ofliciated was the father of the candidate,
Rev. Mr.. Fisher, of Illinois.
AT ~ o'clock next Monday special services
will be held at the monument erected to the
memory Of the late Rev. DR.. Guard at Green
mount cemetery. Baltimore. Rev Dr. Gibson will
make the address Tor the donors. and Rev. DR..
FELTON, reply for Mt. Vernon church.
KEY. +. NJ. Burch, of AccOmac county, Va.
mas been called to the assistant rectorship of st.
Johns Episcopal church, Richmond, and Rev.
). W. bowman, of West Point Va. has been
chosen assistant rector of ST. Paul's Episcopal
Church in Richmond.
-Rev. W. F. Brand, rector of st. Mary's
Episcopal Church in Hartford county, Md, with
the assistance of Miss Margaret Whlttlngham, ia
preparing biography of her father, the late
w william robinson Nottingham, for many years
the episcopal bishop of Maryland.
The Alwa Congregational church at Farm
hamville, Iowa, dedicated It's new house of wor-
ship April 90. 1t numbers thirty. one resident
members and was organized three wears ago as
the result of revival In neghbOrhood where
previously there was but one praying man.
The Rev. Mr.. Slime. pastor of the German
Lutheran Society, Of Norwich, Conn.,, has re-
moved TO town in Pennsylvania, having given
up his charge in consequence OF disagreement
with the church committee on the question of
dancing at church festival and fair last winter.
The Rev. John Gaffney, of St. Xavier's
church, near Warwick, Cecil county, Md. is
about to visit his home In Ireland In order to be
present at the celebration of the centennial
birthday of his mother, which will take place on
the 2sth of June. Four generations will there
meet around the altar of Father Gaffney's first
communion.
The annual report Of the Baptist Foreign
Mission Board, which was presented to the
southern general convention at Waco Texas.
last week, shows go, 9S4. a receipts (sS 81. SO
from virginia., with which the work has been
enlarged, and all obligations paid, leaving
Sc, 100. 10 In the treasury.
Mr.. Walter C. Jones, who, nine years ago,
gave the English Church Missionary Society
1850 600 for the work in China and Japan, has re-
Gently made thank-Offering of $500, 600 for the
recovery of his son from sickness Four wears
ago he gave S175. 900 to found the Indian Native
Church Missionary Fund.
- Archbishop Wood Of the Catholic diocese
of Philadelphia. has declined to accede to the re-
quest of members of the Grand Army Of the Re-
public to allow mass to be celebrated for their
dead comrades Oh Decoration Day when the
members are present in uniform. The reason
assigned is that the Grand Army Is one of the
societies interdcted by the church.
1t is stated that the real reason why Rev.
James Lisk, d. D., pastor of the Second Bap-
fist Church, OF Germantown, Philadelphia. re-
signed to take the position Of secretary of the
Baptist Publication Society in New York. Is the
made by the congregation to his ap-
preaching marriage to Miss Upton, a young lady
of 20, he having been widower but short
time.
For the first time in many years the chill
dren connected with the Catholic Cathedral
parish in Baltimore had May procession
Sunday afternoon. The spectacle was an i'm
posing one, and attracted large crowd of
spectators The participants, numbering six
hundred. assembled In Calvert Hall, ST. Joseph's
academy, Saratoga street, near Charles street,
and marched through several streets to the
Cathedral.
The Rev. James C. Kerr. pastor of St, Johns
Protestant Episcopal Church, at Delhi, New
York, has created much dissenslon among his
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