Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-14
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
HERE AND ELSEWHERE.


land will hold q meeting at Carroll Hall. in this
CITY. next Tuesday evening, TO interest the
Catholics here in the organization.
- Rev Dr. Meador continues his revival meet
ings at his church, the Filth Baptist, in South
Washington. There have been sixty CONVEX
sions and thirty-fve baptisms, and the congre-
cations are large and attentive. with every indi-
cation OF a general awakening
A steward of one of our city churches states
from personal observation that whenever
special notice of the services on Sunday have
been advertised the usual collections have been
doubled the congregations have improved and
the church has prospered spiritually.
Rev. Or. Huntiey, the new pastor of the
Metropolitan ~ f. Church. who entered on his
duties last Sunday, has made fine impression
both a. a speaker and as a pastor. On the day
Of his arrival the 9th inst. he commenced his
pastoral visits, and has since been busy making
the acquaintance of his flock.
A new Catholic church is to built at Pensa-
cola, Fla. and will cost about S:s0.0 900.
-ReV- DIR. Din, of Trinity p. f. Church, New
YORK. has supplied his schools with a new cate
ehisn.
Rev. J. H. Dashiel u. D., and Rev. j. W. Corne-
Illus have been elected editors of the Baltimore
Methodist.
- In the Ohio Wesleyan University there have
been over two hundred conversions among the
students
= Rev. F.. Payson Hammond. the evangelist.
Is holding special meetings at the Brook I'm
Tabernacle.
Rev. ~ b. Leeson. of St Monicas Church.
Baltimore, has been appointed provincial of the
JOscphite Fathers.
= Four ministers of the Presbyterian Church,
In Philadelphia. have recently adopted the Gus
tom OF wearing gowns in the pulpit
- Father RiOr,ian. once Catholic priest in
Queensland. has been received as the minister
OF a Presbyterian church in Victoria.
- Archbishop Gibbons confirmed nearly 100
persons at st. Bridgets Church. Baltimore last
Sunday. several being recent converts.
The second Presbyterian Church. of Peters
burg. Va. received eight members recently
and the Church at Harris0nbur@, Va, six.
Tho resbytery of Los Angeles, Cal. pro-
poses 10 establish female seminary after the
plan of yassar college. at a cost of goo 900.
- livet Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia.
Rev. j. Y. Graham pastor recently received 90
new members, and the Northwestern Church29.
Rev. Campbell Fair, rector OF the Church
of Ascension. Baltimore. expects to sail for
Europe in June. on a visit to his mother In
Ireland.
Rev. George F. Moore. of tine Presbyterian
church at GAINESVILLE. Ohio has been elected
professor OF Hebrew in Andover Theological
Seminary.
= Rev. ". II. Gill. of Greensburg, Pa. has
received unanimous call to the First Presbyte-
rian Church of Owego, n. y, which pulpit he is
now supplying.
Rev. Or. Wheeler. formerly editor of the
Methodist. and for five years past United States
consul 1T Florence. Italy. has been elected pres
ident of Allegheny College, Meadyille, Pa.
On Sunday last Revs Elliot. Simmons and
Doyle. OF the Paulist Fathers Congregation of
ST Paul.. commenced mission at st. AIMS
catholic Church, on the York road Baltimore
At Emory NJ. f. Church (Rev. s. Shannon
pastor Il revival service was commenced April
LIST. Miss Grace Weiser assisting the pastor and
there We're twenty-four conversions the first
week.
The centenary of Bishop Seabury, who was
elected first American Episcopal bishop in 11S3.
was celebrated March ~. at Woodbury., Conn.
Bishop Williams and twenty c.ergymen We're
present,
-Rev- John Elliott Wright. late pastor of JEFF
ferson Park Presbyterian church, Chicago has
been unanimously called to the Market Square
Presbyterian church. Germantown near Phila-
delphia
Rev Louis De Lew. formerly assistant
rector of Ascension (EpiscOpaD Church. Balti-
more. has entered upon his duties as rector of
st. Paufs Church. at Prince Frederick. Carroll
county, Md.
The quarterly conference OF the Centennial
NJ. f. Church (coiored). in Baltimore recently
adopted resolution THAT camp meetings as
they are now conducted are detrimental to the
interests of the church."
Rev. Mr.. Pentecost. of the Tompkins Ave-
nue. Congregational Church. New York, has
fssl
sion attached to it, and receives generally %
new members each month.
- The number of students In the Presbvtp-
r1an theological seminaries during the past year
foot up 40 Princeton. 125; Union 129: Ale
gheny. a; Auburn. As; Lane. Sc; Chicago. -:
Danvlle. .: San Francisco. 6.
The First Presbyterian Church at Marion. O..
Kew T. b. Raifensprrger pastor, received "a
members on April LIST. whose ages ranged from
II TO 90 years. Many more are expected TO
Join the church at the next communion.
For over ten weeks past an important re-
vival meeting has been In progress at Denver,
Col, conducted by Rev H. W. Brown. of Chi
cage. The congregations fill the Tabor Grand
Opera House. the largest building in that city.
The trustees of the Second PRESBYTERIAN
Church, Baltimore. have made overtures TO the
Broadway Church lookinst the consolidation
Of the congregations with view to the united
churches building on Baltimore street. near
Broadway.
The Rev. DR.. s. Hunt. OF the Christian Al
coeafe, reported at the New York conference
that the profit ofthe concern for the past wear
was st3. coo OF which $4,000 was applied On
the concerns debts and $4,000 turned over to
the conference
Harrison Clarke, graduate OF Prlncet on
college and Theological seminary. who has SUD-
Piled the Presbyterian churches at Vienna and
Lewinsyile. in Fairfax co.. Va for some weeks
has received formal call TO the pastorate of
these churches.
- Mr. John T. Grape. member of Hartford
Avenue NJ. T. Church. Baltimore, has recently
erected on Mosher street, a neat chapel, which
has been named Webster chapel in honor of Rev
}. j. e. Webster. now of Dumbarton Street
Church, Georgetown.
Miss Catherine F. Wolfe of New York. n
relative of the LOriilards is said to have made
her will. and given $1,000 900 for charity and re-
hgion. 1t Is understood that the beauests are
el.OOo, 900 each TO public gallery. library and
IN Episcopal cathedral.
- At F1ndlay. Ohio. q series OF revival meet
a Rpy Mr.