Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-26
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
HERE AND ELSEWHERE.

RELIGIOUS NOTES.
CHURCHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE.
At the church of the Immaculate Concep-
ton last Sunday. Archbishop Gibbons confirmed
40 children and so adults.
Preparations are being made for the meet
ing OF the Young Mems Catholic National Union
IN Baltimore about the middle OF June.
The special services that have been held at
the Christian church will be continued next
week. and Rev. A. l. Hobbs will remain during
the week.
- Rev. Father Aharn, who has been trans
ferred from st. Stephens to st. Matthew's church
as assistant pastor. and is succeeded by Father
Dunn, OF st. Peters. has been quite sick.
- Rev. Father Poland OF Cincinnati has this
week been conducting mission at st. Aloysus
church for children. The services, which have
been well attended, will close this afternoon.
- The recent collections in the Catholic
churches OF the diocese of Washington for ST.
Charles college, amounted to 81 .33, OF which
the churches in this District contributed as fol-
lows: st. Matthews $3.50, st. AlOysius 500.
st. Peters and Immaculate Conception $50
each, st. Stephens .35 and st. Teresa SO.
- The fifth week of the revival at Zion Bap-
fist church (cOlored), on street, near Sd south
west, conducted by Rev. William Gibbons, the
pastor, closes with total of 1893 mourners and
l97 converts. who are candidates for baptism.
The rite of baptism will be administered on the
second Sunday in May, in the Potomac above
the Long bridge, commencing at O'Clock, and
the indications are that this will be the largest
baptizing which has taken place here for years.
- The North India conference of the NJ. E.
church has Z, 224 full members.
- Last year the women of the United States
contributed 5000, 0GO for foreign missionary pur-
poses.
- The general assembly of the Presbyterian
church meets at Saratoga the third Thursday in
May, 1884.
- The NJ. E. church at Lewistown, Frederick
county, Md, which has recently been repaired,
will be dedicated in May.
- Rev. w. F. Dunnaway, of LoudOun county,
Va, has declined call to the pastorate of the
Baptist church at Charlottesville.
- The fine painting by Ruckle. representing
| the ordination of Bishop Asbury, has been placed
in the preachers room at the Methodist book
Ouse in Baltimore.
- The New York East Methodist conference
recently decided. by a vote of 100 to So against
any extension OF the pastoral term beyond three
years In any one station or circuit.
AT Chicago the Young Mems Christian Asso-
CATION has coffee house costing $4,000, and
containing large reading room used also for
meetin@s), lrlncfl-rOOm and kitchen, bath and
Wash-rOomS.
The Richmond Christian Adrocate some
time ago said that 1.-The Baptists OF Virginia are
seriously thinking of adopting the intlneracy'
IN order to secure more permanent pastorates,"
III view OF the frequent pastoral changes.
- The difficulties. which took their rise from
the suspension OF Mr.. George II. Stuart from
the First Reformed Presbyterian church, Phila-
deiphla. for singing hymns. and which led to
litigation for the church property has been
amicably settled.
- The new convent of Dominican nuns in
Newark n. j., was thrown open recently at it's
completion. to the public for few hours, and
thereafter it is to be closed to inspection. ex-
celtng It's chapel. 1t iS.the only one OF the kind
Ill this country.
- The Reformed Catholic church. of which
the Rev. James A. OCOnnor is pastor. which
has been meeting i'm Horticultural hall, New
YORK. Is trying to raise money to purchase the
United Presbyterian church edifce in 25th street
between 9Th and 18th avenues.
Rev G. C. Wildng one of West virginia's
presiding elders, recently worked his way in a
skf 40 miles to his Rayenswood appointment
Ire week before he rode horseback around the
heads OF nearly all the creeks in the county to
reach his Quarterly" at Volcano.
- The religious denominations in the United
States that practice immersion as the only
mode OF baptism includes Baptists OF every
name, the Adyentists Disciples of Christ Men
nOnites Thinkers and Winebrennarians The
total number is given ct 3, 1J2, 500.
- The quarterly conference OF the Eutaw-
street NJ. f. church, Baltimore has adopted q
paper to present TO tine general conference in
Philadelphia asking lay representation i'm the
annual conferences and in the bishops councils
which are NOW composed exclusively of presid-
Ing elders.
- The Rev. E. P. Walters. of ST. Joseph's
Catholic church. at Lafayette, Ind, recently
caused stir there. Some energetic Young
men gave ball ON the night of St Patrick's
day. and the proceeds We're offered to Father
waters The money was sent back. accompa-
nied 10y lecture on the evils of public balls.
- Rev. DR.. r. s. Macarthur. pastor of the
Calvary Baptist church. New York, recently.
started for Chicago Monday morning and re-
tqnped in season for the prayer meeting of Fri
day evening of the same week In the mean
time he rode night and day going TO and coming
from Chicago, and delivered seven lectures of
an hour each in the Theological seminary, be-
sides making an address before the Chicago
Social Union.
- The Eyangelir = Educational society of the
bpiHCoIdi III It's ANNUAL report uepOreS
the few accessions to the ministry, and discusses
the cause at some ZENITH claiming that the
sensuOus and spectacular the esthetic and effem-
mate. so popular in church society have little
attraction for our manly youths. who have been
schooled to careful reading and exact and
vigorous thinking. and they avoid the ministry
and also the church.
- The chaplain of poor-house under the
Edinburgh. (Scotland.) parochal board was re-
Gently dismissed by that body for refusing to
preach the doctrine of eternal punishment to
the inmates. Having d wife and family de-
pendent On his salary (G130 year, he recanted
and sOlemly promised Ito preach and teach
such gospel truths as the managers NAV deem
most suitable. but he was not reinstated He
had occupied the position for II years.
Beautiful Things.
Beautiful faces are those that wear
II matters little II dark fair
Nhc!e-soaled honesty printed there.
Beautiful eyes arc those that show
Like crystal pane5 where heart-lireS glow,
Beautiful thoughts that burn below.
Poor, if,,Iii ,I,O