Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-06-16
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
CHURCHES HERE AND Elsewhere.

= The Tabernacle Sunday school in South
Washington has Just put in a fine library of sew
erai hundred well selected volumes
= The corner stone of St. Roses Catholic
church, near Gaithersburg, Montgomery county,
Md. will be laid on Jnly 4th.
Rev. DIR. Chappelle, of ST. Matthews
Catholic church in this city, is gradually reduc-
ing the debt of that church.
- Near Wilson's station. about eight miles
out on the baltimore and Potomac railroad, a
neat frame Catholic church is being erected.
- The Sunday school Of the First Presbyte-
rian church Grew. DR.. Sunderland's) celebrated
it's forty-first anniversary on Sunday evening
last This Church has also a mission school, for
which the home school last year raised $751;
= Rev. I. n. Wynkoop, of the Western Pres
byterian church, who has been sick for some
weeks, is convalescing, and he expects to
return to his pulpit in few months at the
farthest.
AT the Metropolitan NJ. E. church the pas
tor has fixed stated periods for monthly prayer
meetings in the interest of the missionary, tract
educational and other causes. At the meeting
this week In the interest of the missionary cause
the president of the S. s. Missionary Society
Mr. Fl. O. Hall. made the statement that the
sums contributed tor missionary purposes aver.
aged less per member than in any other denOm-
nation, some averaging ten times as much as
the Methodist average. The denomination con-
tributes annually about $500, 900 to this cause
AT the recent session of the American Home
Missionary Society (CongresationaD at Sara
toga, N. Y, the secretary. Rev. W. NJ. Barrows,
said in his report as to churches in the south
east that 1T was their idea to form churches at
the south. like DR.. Rankin's in Washington and
Dr.. Goodels in ST. Louis, churches open to- the
colOred people and to which they will be made
welcome If they see fit to join.
A Mormon missionary Is established in Kirt-
land. o.. and breaches twice every Sabbath
One convert has been baptized.
Rev. Harry Boggs, of the Baltimore confer
ence, NJ. E. church. recently received the degree
of Bachelor of Divinity at Drew seminary
Bishop Marvns daughter has offered her
SELF and has been accepted, as teacher in the
Seminary Academy, Indian Territory.
Rev. L. T.. Chamberlain, of the Norwich
Comm Congregational church, has accepted the
| call to the Closson- avenue church. Brooklyn
Rev. J. H. Phillips formerly Methodist
and for four years lawyer has accepted a call
to Gunnison (COl.) Congregational church.
Rev. Father Ahern, of st. Vincents Catho-
lie church. Baltimore, has been transferred to
st. Patrck's church, Cumberland.
Rev. G. H. Hick. Arcade, NY. (Congrega-
tlOnalist.) has accepted the call to the position
of financial secretary of the National Temper
ance Society and Publication House.
On Sunday. Sd instant, Walton NJ E. church,
Pittsburg, was dedicated, free of debt. 1t cost
$4,000, of which Mr.. Joseph Walton gave
sec, 900.
= Rev. DR.. C. H. McCOok has been conduct
ing protracted meeting at Bethany Presby-
terrain church, in Philadelphia, and In five
weeks US were admitted to membership.
Rev. Mr.. Powell carried the fraternal salu-
tations of the American churches to the Congre-
gational Union of England and Wales at its
meeting In London, May IL.
The Episcopal convention at Indianapolis
has elected Rev. DR.. David Knickerbocker, of
minneapolis, Mimi, bishop of the diocese of In
diana.
Thus far 232 persons have been gathered
into the Methodist. Baptist and Presbyterian
churches OF BrockpOrt n. Y, as the result of
the recent revival in that place.
- On June 18th Frank E.: Gibson. son of Rev.
DR.. A. E. Gibson, of the ". E. church, was Or
dained by Bishop Pinkney deacon in the Prot
estant Episcopal church. at ST. Bartholomew
Church. In Baltimore.
- The great missionary conference in Osaka
Japan, was attended by 1O4 delegates. Papers
were presented on many questions of interest
and Importance concerning mission work and
methods.
st. Mary's Catholic church, in Chicago, had
semi-centennial recently. In the fifty years
Catholicism claims to have grown there to forty
five churches 135 priests and $780, members.
A society has been formed in England under
the presidency of the Archbishop of Canterbury,
which has for its object 'the Outstanding, sim
plifying and cheapening funeral and mourning
ceremonial"
AT Elmra, N. Y, within week or two,
ohox,a
Free Baptist church, where the evangelists
Clark Wilson and wife, of Towanda, Penn, are
labOring.
The new Congregational church in Great
Darlington, Rev. Evarts Scudder, pastor, will
have the finest organ in western Massachusetts,
gift from the Hopkins family-and will cost
$4,000.
-Four Brooklyn churches will have to be lev
eled to the ground if the proposed Flatbush
| avenue extension is made-two Roman Catho-
lie, one Baptist and the other the Sands street
Methodist Episcopal.
!, The First Presbyterian church, Chicago,
Rev. j. H. BarfOws, pastor, has received III
members at the home church aud the branch
railroad chapel during the year, seyenty-two on
confession. The present membership is 93S.
Rev. DR.. Geo. r. Crooks shows in an article
in the New York 4drocate that the Methodist
theological institutes graduated in this country
! about 70 per year: the Baptists 49, Lutheran g
3'5, the Congreg atiOnalists $50, and Presb y
| terians S25.
| - The Bishop of Gibraltar declares the moral
condition of Monte Carlo. containing as it does
the scum of all Europe" to be so bad that he
refuses to favor the erection of an English
church there. But where can church be more
| needed?
AT the general Baptist convention of Cali
forniaforty churches were represented either by
| letter or delegation. Six new churches were re-
ceived There were reported GA additions.
2se by baptism 23O have been dismissed. leaving
| gain Of over 400.
| On June Sth, 1885, Qs years ago. Mr.
Joseph Kaiber. Of Baltimore. lost his pocketbook
containing $3.50 and ten days ago the poke
book with the same amount of money was re-
| turned to him by Rev. Father LeibfretZ of St.
Alphonsos church. in that city.
| The Presbyterian general assembly at Sar a.
toga promptly disposed Of the case of Rev. Dr.
McLane Ofthe Steubenvllle (Ohio) presbytery,
i w SsuaDpndod for horo nd onpooIod c,;r