Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-30
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
CHURCHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE.

CHURCHES HIRE AND ELSEwHfRE.
Rev MILFORD Downs formerly Of Waugh -
E. church. and now OF Monroe street church,
Baltimore. has been seriously Ill OF lung trou-
Die, but is improving.
Rev. Z. Payson Hammond OF Connecticut,
widely known as the Children's Evangelist, 10
ABOUT TO revisit Great Britain. Mr. Hammonds
bered.
- tent meeting will be held by the people
and friends OF North Capitol NJ f. church IN the
grove OF Thomas II. Owens of Brentwood A
nne meeting tent has been procured and tho
meeting Will commence on Wednesday the Sd az
Septeihoer. and VIII close on the 10th. A lew
lriehds VIII tent on the ground. The services
will be held mainly In the evening. and will be
varied to suit the wants of the meeting
Rev. J. de Hart Bruen has accented the
unanimous call given him by the First Freshly
terrain church. Belvidere, n. J.
- The cornerstone of the new house of the
Cambridge Baptist church. Md, Rev. f. NJ.
Underwood, pastor, has been laid.
The ordination OF Rev. Carter Helm Jones
recently took place In Richmond. Mr. Jones
has taken charge Of Newcastle aud Burk's
Branch churches. Ky.
- Bishop Andrews recently dedicated Cohock-
sink NJ f. church, (Rev. W. S. Pugh. pastor),
worth, with the ground, about $4,000.
Miss Bessie z. Milliken. of Philadelphia. has
left for Japan. Miss Milliken goes out as a
missionary of the Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of the Presbyterian church.
The Young Womens Christian Association
OF San Francisco Intend to establish kitchen
garden, or school for the training of Young
girls in the my stories of homework
The Rev. J. NJ Thompson, formerly Of
Philadelphia. has just embarked for Callao. Peru.
to begin missionary labor under the general
supervision OF the Presbyterian Board OF Foreign
Missions.
- The present Presbyterian church ediace in
Roanoke, Va, will not accommodate the con-
gregation, and the erection OF handsome and
commodious house, at the cost OF about SIC, 600,
is proieced.
- 1t is stated that Mr.. Moody preached regu-
larry once day for six days in week for nine
months In London. besides conducting multi
tude OF other meetings in the afternoon and
working In the inquiry room.
- The Arch street NJ. L. church In Phadel
phia has established q mission chapel to be
called St. Luke's, located at Broad and Jackson
streets, which Is at present on the extreme
southern verge OF population.
- Rev. John Mcleod, recent pastor OF the
Southwestern Presbyterian church, Philade-
phia, is in England, whittier he went some
months since for rest and there is little pros
pect OF his being able to resume his active work
- Bishop Ninde of the NJ. f. church. received
Cordial welcome to Topeka, Kansas where
the Methodists propose to buy or build an
episcopal residence. Bishop Foss lives at Min
neapoils, in $50. house purchased by the
church.
- The Rev. J. Hogan, able of the Catholic
order of st. Sulpice arrived in New York on
Monday last. lie is an freshman 10y birth, and
has been connected with the St Sulpice order
for thirty-two years. He Is to take charge of q
Catholic seminary In Boston
The Highland Presbyterian) University OF
Kansas is out Of debt, and in possession Of
property valued at S22 $50 Hon. ]. p. john
son now proposes to endow five chairs with
so goo each IL Others will do the same thus
crossing permanent endowment of 100000.
- The centennial services of the Episcopal
church at kehoboth, near Kingston, Somerset
county, Nd were held last Sunday Rev. Dr.
Barton. of Princess Anne; Rev Mr. Bate. OF
! Snow Hill; Rev. Mr.. Hiiard. OF Pocomoke City,
| and Rev. Mr. Murphy, OF Kingston, participated
! in the services.
The Westminster Presbyterian church. in
Baltimore has extended call to Rev. Peyton
Harrison Hoge, Of Richmond, Va, at a salary
| of $4,000 per annum. Mr.. Hoge is a son OF Rev.
| William j. Hoge, the first pastor of the West
minister church, and at present is pastor Of q
mission chapel in Richmond, Va.
AT the camp meeting In Charleston. Ohio,
when collection was being taken to lift the in
| debtedness from the A. NJ E. church, $40 was
announced by Hon. Asa Bushnell, proxy. and
! quickly followed by $50 for J. W. Keller"
Both were candidates for nomination to Con-
| presS in the eighth district