Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-20
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
CHURCHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE.

Last evening the people of the Unity Pres
byterian church renewed their autumnal and
brumal sociabes. Those present were enter
tanned with choice reading by Mrs. p. G.. War
man and others.
At St Augustine's Catholic church last
Sunday the forty hours devotion were COM
menced. Rev. Father de Ruyter. of Baltimore.
was the celebrant at mass, assisted by Rev.
Fathers Hurley and Walsh. The forty hours
devotion at st. Stephens will commence to-
morrow. and at St Peters November 18th.
WOrkmen are engaged in putting the
sheathing for the roof on st. Patrick's church,
on 10th street above F. Rev. Father Walter.
the pastor Will soon give out the contract for
the plastering, but does not expect to have it
ready for conservation till October next.
- The Irish Society,"" established in 1873 for
promoting the scriptural education and instruc-
tiOn of the Irish speaking people of that cOun-
try. is now represented in this country by the
Rev. W. Stewart Ross, A. NJ, who will pre-
sent the claims of that society at the Church of
the Incarnation tomorrow evening.
-Atthe North CaptO. NJ. f. church Sab
bath school Sunday morning 5000 was raised
for the church. Presents were gwen to the
scholars Tor the largest amounts raised. At II
o'clock the pastor. Rev. J. G. Hagey preached
speaking about the introduction of the Bible as
a text book in the public schools to be studied
of its assurance and being the test OF truth in
all our courts of justice. All the collections
during the day amounted to over $500 in cash.
- Hanson Place NJ. E. church, Brooklyn, re-
Gently received 124 members
- Rev. w. c. Webb, of Grace NJ. f. church.
formerly of Alexandria, has on his roll GIL men,
beers; " recently received, and So prObationers.
- The revival meeting at Thistle factory, on
Elkridse (Md) circuit, NJ. E. church, has re-
suited in II conversions.
- The 18th street New York M. E. church
recently received 20 members; Willett street
Church, New York city. 80; Grace, Brooklyn 30.
The 117th anniversary of the founding of
American Methodism will be observed at the
Old John street church, New York, on the 2Sth
inst.
- Rev. Charles Reynolds, who for nine years.
has superintendent an undenominational mission
at Albany, has, owing to impaired health, sailed
for Europe with his WIFE
- Rev. James A. O'Conner has taken the
building on Broadway, New York. formerly
known as the Church of the Disciples, for the
use of the Reformed Catholic church.
Rev. III. NJ. Wharton, editor of the Baltimore
Baptist, has rendered his resignation as pastor
of the Lee-street Baptist church of that city.
During his pastorate of three years his cOngre-
CATION has increased from 800 to 800 members
and a prosperous mission has been established.
Rev. Father Galen, formerly in charge of
the Catholic church at Rockville, who has been
this summer on visit to his mother in Ireland
has returned and has been appointed assistant
pastor at st. LeO's church. Baltimore.
six branches of the Baptist church, who
favor open communion, but differ on minor
points, met recently in Minneapolis, repre-
sentatives from the United States. Canada. New
Brunswick and Nova Scotia being present.
According to the Catholic Directory" the
number of Catholics in the United States was
6.76O. 600 in 1874, and $3.50 600 in 1882 This is
equivalent to an increase of about twenty per
cent in ten years.
Key DIR. Andrew p. Peabody, late of Har-
ward college, is to preach in the Unitarian
church in Portsmouth. N. H., the first Sunday
In NOvember.-the fiftieth anniversary of his
settlement over that Parish, which lie served
over qurater ola century.
The ninth annual meeting of the WOman's
Baptist Foreign Missionary Union of Philadel-
phia was held October 4. The report was read.
showing a gain of four new circles and four
bands There are now thirty-four circles and
twenty-five bands in the Union In the last
year they have contributed the sum of So 674
- The seventy-fOurth annual meeting of the
American Board of Foreign Missions was held
recently at Detroit. The reports showed for
1881 and 1SS2-missions, 90; stations. so; out
stations. 142; in which are 2.26O labOrers l54
ordained missionaries and / .S21 native teachers
There have been 81. 900 600 pages printed and
there are 21S churches with 1886 members
The expenses We're S557,245 and receipts
S590, 26667.
- Rev. s. A. Davenport, recently called to the
vacant pastOrate of Asquith-street Presbyterian
baltimore church, was publicly installed this
week. Rev G. 7. Purves presiding. The install
lafion sermon was preached by Rev. j. T. Smith,
OF Central Presbyterian church, Rev. George e.
Jones. OF Broadway Presbyterian church. de-
hvered the charge to the congregation, and Rev.
Samuel McLanahaE, of Lafayette square church.
the charge to the pastor.
- Rev. James F. Donahue. assistant pastor of
st. Joseph's Catholic church, Baltimore. has
been transferred to st. Johns church, Long
Green, Baltimore county, to take charge during
the absence OF its pastor, the Rev. John Jones'
who is about to take a trip to the HOLY Land
Rev. NJ E. Stanton has been assigned to st.
JOsephs.
The following are the PRESBYTERIAN
churches in the United States with over 1000
members: The Tabernacle, Brooklyn. 2,755
Third, Chicago, 2OS5; Lafayette avenue.
BROOKLYN, 1920; Fifth avenue. New York,
any Mission, Philadelphia, 1.4O7: First, Roeh-
ester. N. Y. .335; University Place. New York.
1,226: West Church, New York, LOTT
The sub-district conference of Methodist
Protestant churches Of Baltimore met Wednes-
day at Washington street NJ. P. church, and re-
manned in session all day. The conference en-
braced the districts of Baltimore Stewartstown.
Hampton, Eutaw, TowsOn. EllicOtt CITY and
Fawn Grove. Rev. W. s. Hammond presided
with Rev. I. f. COulbOurn secretary Rev. DR.
j. J. Murray made an address upon the subject
OF Home Missions. and Rev. d. L. Greenfield dis
Gussed the subject of Ministerial Education"
Rev. j. r. Nichols preached in the evening.
Thursday the conference held sessions
- Services in memory OF Bishop Nottingham
were begun Wednesday in ST. Georges church
CWhittingham Memorial, Freshman and Diyis-
lon streets, Baltimore, of which Dr. Hammond
i rector, and will be continued till next We'd
nesday. Rev. Mr.. Dame. OF Memorial church:
Rev. Mr. Ayres. OF the Church of Our Saviour
Dr. FAIR, of Ascension; Rev. Mr. Leakin. OF
Trinity. and Rev Mr.. Perry. of Mt Calvary. will
take part IN the exercises on different DAYS.
beautiful window, Us memorial of the Past
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of MARYLAND
Rev. DIR. McKenny, will be put in the church
early in November.
In the Fall.