Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-15
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
CHURCHES HERE AND ELsEwHERE.

CHURCHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE.
-Gorsuch NJ E. church has received IS MEM
bers since last conference.
- Last Sunday morning Rev. F. T. Tagg re-
ceived nine members in the Georgetown NJ P.
church.
Rev. DR.. J. W. Parker, Of California,
preached recently at his old charge, the Calvary
Baptist church, in this city.
KEY. A. D. Murray, the junior pastor OF Con-
gress street. Georgetown, and Mt. Pleasant NJ.
z. churches has been obliged by ill-health to
discontinue preaching.
- The new church building of the Unity Pres
byterian congregation. on 14th and r streets
northwest. will be opened for service tomorrow
afternoon.
- At the October meeting of the Boston Con-
gregational club, Rev. c. F. Thwng of this city,
spoke on The responsibility of the churches for
the systematic visitation of the communities
around them"
- At the next session of the Baltimore con-
ference of the NJ E. church, Bishop Foster will
preside. The conference will be held at Rev. S.
NJ. Hartsock's church. Eutaw street. Baltimore,
March 5th. The Washington conference (col-
ored) will be held in this city the same day.
Bishop Foster will hold the Virginia conference
at Roanoke Va, February Goth.
- The McKendree NJ E. Sunday school. has
just received a contribution to the library of
100 volumes Of new and valuable books, for
which it is indebted to Mr.. Zephaniah Jones.
one of the oldest and most respected and use
full members of that church. The school has
also recently purchased for its use fine
Decker Bros. piano. in which undertaking it
was largely aided by the efforts of the same
good brother. Mr.. Jones has been quite i'll for
some weeks past. but it is satisfactory to learn
that his health is now improving.
There are now four Methodist churches in
progress of erection at Columbus. Ohio.
- Henry Marley, the English evangelist, is
expected to hold services in St. Louis and other
cities this winter.
AT Riverside Baptist church, in Baltimore
an interesting series of revival services has been
held recently.
Mr.. Sankey believes that the singing. at
all the services of the church, should be under
the direction Of the minister.
Rev. S. NJ. Athey and j. n. Doffermyer have
held very successful meeting at Carriers Creek
church, Fauquier county, Va, and six persons
We're baptized
- Rev. D. Watson VIM, late of Virginia. has
resigned his rectorship at Macon. Ca. to under
take mission work at Waycross, Ga. and parts
adjacent
- The sixth annual Sunday school institute
of the Sunday School Union will be held next
week. at the Congregational church Sessions
at and "a o'clock.
The presbytery of Carlisle. Pa, recently
adopted an overture to the synod of Pennsylva-
mia asking that the present defective marriage
laws be improved.
The American branch of the Evangelical
Alliance will meet in New York Monday even
ing to hear reports from Rev. DR.. Scharff who
attended the meeting at Copenhagen.
Rev. HoratiO n. Powers. D. D., OF Bridge
port Conn.,, has received call from the vestry Of
Trinity Protestant Episcopal church at Newark.
n. j., to become its rector.
At the request of the Bethel (va.) church
Of the Shenandoah Baptist association pres
bytery met in October at Milwood. Va. and set
apart +. L. Davis to the full work Of the min
istry.
- lions Advocate says that on October IL
Rev. H. j. White. pastor of the North street
Freewill Baptist church. Bath, Maine, resigned
with the avOWed purpose OF joining the Bap-
lists.
The theological seminary OF the Reformed
Dutch church, at New Brunswick. N. j.. which
recently celebrated its centennial. Is now very
prosperous, having an endowment of over
$500. 600.
Rev 1. L. Holt. an elder in the church of
the United Brethren in Christ of the Miami con-
ference. has been received into the Marion, O.,
Presbytery, having accepted call from the
united churches OF CardiDgtOn and Ashley,
Ohio.
- Mr.. Thomas W. Timothy. minister of the
colOred Methodist Episcopal denomination, was
confirmed at All Saints church, in st. Louis,
recently. Mr. Timothy is native Of the West
India Islands, and was member of the church
of England.
- Rev. P. Nelson Meade, Of Cumberland, Md,
has been elected rector Of ST. Luke's Episcopal
church. Norfolk. to succeed Rev. John B. New
ton. now in charge of Monumental church. Rich
mond. Mr. Meade is q grandson Of the late
Bishop Meade.
- Rev. j. L. Lancaster, q graduate of Union
theological seminary. Virginia, and late pastor
OF the Presbyterian church at Holly Springs,
Miss, has resigned his ministry in the Presby-
terrain church. and applied for orders in the
Episcopal church.
- Bishop Randolph, of the Episcopal diocese
Of Virginia, will make visitations as follows
November 49, st. Paul's chapel; &c. Wi
comico;- and 30, Nomini; December 1, ST.
James, Q. st. Peters and Payne's chapel in
WestmOreland county; 3, st. Johns; and T. st.
Paurs, King George count y, Va.
- Arrangements are in progress for the visit
to Rochester, N. Y. Of the noted evangests,
Messrs. Moody and Sankey. who are to be there
on November l6 and II. Mr.. Moody will also
attend q convention of Christian workers in
Utica. November 10 and II. 1t is expected that
they will hold Christian convention in Balti-
more some time this winter.
An Extraordinary French Murder Case
From the London Telegraph
PARIS. Oct. 13.-Paris is at present stirred to its