Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-21
RELIGIOUS NOTES
CHURCHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE.

Tomorrow Archbishop Gibbons will adj
minister the rite of confirmation at ST.
Patrick's Church, In this city,
The Unity Presbyterian church wOrshiping
at Clabaugh Hail. 18th street, near Q-Rev. Geo.
D. Patch pastor has now about 80 members
with full congregation and flourshlng Sunday
SCHOOL
= The Metropolitan Presbyterian Church, Rev.
DIR. Chester, INST year raised 1900 a larger
sum than was ever raised in one year, except
when building.
- The visitation OF Bishop Pinkney to ST.
Adams parish tomorrow win be looked upon
with much interest. This church is place of
singular beauty, nestled among clump of some
tall OAK trees. about two miles north of George
town, near the Rockville road. The Rev. Mr..
Chew ofliciated here for many years until his
health failed him. and he had to abandon the
ministerial field. The Rev. Mr. Falls Is the pas
tor at present.
= Rev. c. Il. Middleton, q native Of this city.
who, in consequence Of i'll health was COM
PEELED last fall To ask transfer from the Mt.
Lebanon Methodist Protestant Church, in Balti-
more. to Georgia, Is now i'm charge of church
at Atlanta in that state and his health has i'm
proved greatly. The papers there pay him a
high compliment by publishing full extracts of
his sermons His congregations are always
large, and his church is reported I'm fine con-
ditiOn-
- Rev. W. r. COwl, who, when pastor of the
Sharpsbur". Pa, NJ. r. church last wear ac-
eepted call to the Third Unitarian church of
Chicago and served several months has re-
turned TO the W. y. connection and accepted
the pastorate of the second NJ. F. church, Allie
gheny. Pa.
h. c. Bowman. Of Williamsport. Pa. has
given his pledge to contribute S25OOO of the
second half million for the loan fund of the
Board OF Church extension of the w. +. Church.
i In two years. up TO April Ist. there were in
the Homecoming (Nd) Presbyterian church $50
infant baptisms-a good showing for a country
church.
- The project of establishing PRESBYTERIAN
church in the northwestern section of the city is
meeting with favor and the friends of the pro-
ject connt on 200 members who will raise SO. 900
to purchase the site. 1t is proposed to erect a
building costing S1G0oO0
At Mt. ST. JOseph's College near Balti-
more. on sunday last. four candidates were in
vested with the habit of the Xaverian Order
Rev VI. F. b. Rice of Jefferson Street Church,
Baltimore. has had special revival service of
one week, in which there were six conversions
= Rev Joseph AshbrOok after over fifty years
service in the itinerancy of the NJ. f. Church in
New jersey. has settled down as a supernumer-
AIRY at Camden.
Mcyeytown pa Presbyterian Church. Rev
there having been - inquirers
= Rev. l.. c. Muller formerly of Mount Zion
N. f. Church, in this city. and more recently OF
Grace Church. Baltimore, transferred to the
Central Pennsylvania conference at the late
session OF the Baltimore conference. has entered
on his duties at the Adams Avenue NJ E.
Church. Scranton. Pa.
- Rev DIR. Morris, of Cincinnati. has. from
the statistics Of the PRESBYTERIAN church for the
past thirteen years. found that there are organ
lied three churches every week i'm the year and
every week i'll the year dissOlves one Every
four days throughout the year PRESBYTERIAN
minister dies and every Sabbath little church
sOmew here dies
The Eew York Christian -4drOcdte referring
TO two young preachers who have left the itln-
eracy OF the VI. f. Church to join the Protes-
tant Episcopal Church. says: 1T is certainly
more honorable for them to go if they wish.
IairlE ana squarefy. than 10 go and not gO-tO en-
GeaFor 10 retain the advantages of STAYING and
gain those OF going. Do not think that Meth
odism is ruined The New York East Confer
ence, from which they go, contains several min
EterS Who came to ii from the Protestant Epis-
eOpai Church
-lhe Baltimore american says that the action
o. the Emory Grove camp-meeting association
IN deciding To close the gates of the grounds on
Sundays during the coming camp next AUGUST
VIII not cause such excitement and discussion
~ was occasioned some years ago by similar ac-
uon III is understood that the management of
the ASSOCIATION are Unanimous i'm the ODinjou
mat the gates should be closed and there is no
DOUBT that visitors will not be admitted to the
grounds On any Sunday. No doubt is expressed
1.-THE abilities of the managers to make the
Saahp hhailclai success without the SUNDAY
business. in past years the association de-
rived considerable proportion of the income
nom the commission allowed it by the Western
maryland railroad on all excursion tickets to
the camp This means OF revenue will be cut
OF TINS year, and the association will have to
depend for support on the charges for tents. &c
- The weeks mission at ST. AIMS Catholic
Church, Baltimore, conducted by the Paulist
Fathers Elliot. Doyle and Simmons closed On
Sunday. when over 900 people received the
communion.
- Rev. Andrew Rapp. s. j. recently ordained
priest at Woodstock College, Nd has been
appointed assistant pastor of Holy Trinity
Church. Boston.
- Rev. DR.. C. f. FELTON,, pastor of Mount
Vernon NJ. f. Church. Baltimore. announced
from the pulpit last Sunday that on the COM
ing Sunday he would introduce into the SER
Wee the recital of the Apostles creed and Sc
lections from the Psalter to be read by the min
ister, with responses by the people.
- Rev. John Watts, a local preacher of the
H. l.. Church. who has been engaged with Mr..
Henry Bayley in conducting the Causeway Mis-.
SION. Baltimore, for year past died last Tpas
day.
Bishop Pinkney last Sunday night con-
1rmed at Emmanuel u. F.. Church. Baltimore a
class OF twenty-five and in the evening at ST.
fsnis Church class Of twcnty-four.
Rev ID. ii. Carroll has donated a new tab
ernacie for Emory Grove camp, which will be
built III Baltimore at cost of 81 200. with an
additional cost OF 500 for freight charges, to
place II on the grounds. The grove now be-
longs TO the NJ f. churches in the Baltimore
districts. and cost 50, 400. About $500 will he
required To put il in order for the camp meeting
kext August.
HOW 1T RAINED IN CAJEFORNUa
n Shower Of Golden MtllSOusa Wp....
Crop Of sixty Millions.
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