Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-19
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
CHURCHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE.


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- Rev. ]. N Wheeler, Of Providence, R. l.,
| on Sunday last preached at the North Baptist
church two sermons, and, the congregation
| having been highly pleased with him and the
| sermons, it is thought will give him call.
- Rev. William G. Biting, of Virginia, has
| been installed as pastor of the Mount Morris
Baptist church, New York city.
- 1t is noted as an interesting fact that Vol
| fares house is now used by the Geneva Bible
society as repository for Bibles.
Rev. j. J. Hancock, formerly an Episcopal
minister, has become member Of the Plymouth
Congregational church, Scranton, Pa.
- The Church Extension Society of the
Methodist church states that it has now S5lO. 600
as loan fund, and is planting ten churches a
week.
- Rev. H NJ. PogsOn has accepted the call of
| the Sixteenth Baptist church, of New York, and
| is expected to enter upon his new duties in Feb
| ruary.
- Rev. Jonathan F. Mayes, a native of Wythe
| county, Va, and a prominent member of the
Baptist denomination in that state. died at San
ford, Florida, recently.
u Rev. W. F. slocum, jr., for the past FIVE
years at Amesbury, Mass, has accepted a call
to the First Congregational church at Baltimore,
and has entered upon his labors.
The Congregational Union is considering
the expediency ofappointlng one or two agents
TO represent the pressing demand for church
building, with view to securing larger receipts.
K Sixteen members received the hand of fell
lowship on the first Sunday of the new year
from Rev: j. Wolfenden. the pastor of theC Calvary
church of Albany. Fifteen had been previously
baptized.
Rev. W. W. Dalbey, who has been pastor of
tho Passyunk Baptist church, Philadelphia.
since March, 1877, has rendered his resignation,
and VIII at once enter upon the pastorate of the
Messiah church. ,
- During the mission just closed at the Ro-
man Catholic church OF the Sacred Heart, in
Philadelphia, sixty grown persons were pre-
pared for first communion and twenty-three
converts were baptized.
During the past year ,15s new Congrera-
tional churches were formed, 81 Of them in
Dakota. This is more by So than were organized
In 1852. The number of ministers ordained or
installed was 2l9, against III in 1882.
- The Rev. Dennis O'Crowley, of California.
Will arrive in Baltimore next week, to assume
the assistant pastorship Of st. Peters Catholic
churcn made vacant By the elevation ofthe Rev.
o. g. Corrigan to the charge of St Charles
borromeo church in northwest Baltimore.
The cost of the new Methodist church on
Madison avenue, New York was about $500 600
Of this sl5O.GO0 were pledged at the beginning
On Sunday morning November 18th, 500, 900
WAS raised by the congregation, and in the
evening the entire Indebtedness was removed
- The Biblical Recorder, Of Raleigh N. c.,
notes the fact that In 1141 some Baptists of that
state were publicly whipped for the crime of
md I,
peace. besides being compelled to take the test
oath and give bonds for good behavior. Now
there are 2OO, 900 Baptists in the state
"A most extensive work of grace has been
visited upon Limerick Me-, and some 14O cases
OF conversion are reported by one Of the pas
tors. The Baptists and Free-will Baptists
united in the meetings. which were conducted
by two laymen sent out under the auspices Of
the State Young Mems Christian association.
The ordinance of baptism was administered
to seventeen more candidates at Farmer VII
lage, NY. on the 23d ult., making fortv-six
already baptized by the pastor, Rev Lewis Hal
sey. More than fifty in all have been received
Tor baptism since the meetings conducted by
Rev. Dr. Dewitt began in December.
One church at least, it seems. knows how
to treat its pastor when he has grown old In its
service, viz, the Congregational church of Mus
catine, Iowa. whose pastor. Rev. Dr. A. B. Rob-
pms, has Just completed his fortieth year Of SER
vice as Its minister. Last month he offered his
resignation, but his people refused to accept it.
and offered him one months vacation instead
- A somewhat noted minister, in Europe.
whose sermons were very learned disaulsitions.
was one day handed a little note with the
words: "Sir, we would see Jesus" The minis
ter thought over the message, and found there
was not much OF Jesus In his sermons though
there was great deal about other thin gs He
changed his preaching, and began telling his
some time after he got another little note, read
ing: Then were the disciples glad when they
saw the Lord"
- Rev. John N. Berger, a priest of the Re-
demptorist order, died last week in Baltimore.
He was in Baltimore on business from Roches-
ter, New York. The deceased was born MAY
18th, 1889, and made his profession in the
hedemptOrlst order at Annapolis when twenty
years old. He was ordained priest April l.
1868, and labored successfully at st. Michaers
church, Baltimore; st. Peters, Philadelphia; St.
Wenceslaus Bohemian church. Baltimore and
ST. Joseph's, Rochester, New York.
- The church edilce Of the New York Pres
byterian church, in west 18th street, has been
sold to the Third Universalist society for the
sum OF $52, 500. The members Of the church
nave taken steps to secure sight in q new and
growing part ofthe city. The cause of their
removal Is stated to be that there are in the
neighborhood Of west L1th street no fewer than
Twelve Presbyterian churches within as MANY
docks The church recently celebrated its
n1tleth anniversary, and Is tree from debt.
The pastor Of the Congregational church in
Hebron. Conn.,. preached q very pointed ser
mon against ''polygamy," which every one un-
derstood to refer to q member Of the church
named Fillmore, who has several wives living,
rom all but.one Of whom no has been divorced
me man charged the pastor with lying, hypoc-
i1sy ana improper conduct. A committee of
the church has reported that he ia not guilty of
lying or hypocrisy, but only of Improperly in
preaching MS 'polygamy sermon" The church
mas accepted the report; Mn. Fillmore has with
Drawn SANDER suit against the pastor, and the
latter, 1t is said, has resigned.
Tho Presbyterians Of New York are alive to
tho necessity Of their church extension work. At
recent meeting stirring addresses were made
6y Drs. Clark and Hall, and by Mr.. Morris Z.
Jesup. The latter said: "What have the Law
men Done Tor the 1000 Of our popuia-
tion below 18th street, They have given
them MISSION rooms on the second door, or
nails. second-hand papers, second hand books,
second.h hand everything. We must 60 to the
root OF the matter and say to the laymen, You
nave not done your duty, nor part Of 1t. You
nave given $lO eco to 1900, when we want
soO,oO TO $1,000 for the great cause. What
we want Is the best Of everything, the best men.
ton"
A Boy KILLED WHILE CoAsTING-While RETURN