Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-16
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
CHURCHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE.

HE I nlly iTtShNIerli0 congregation thtV
e. h. fatch). worshipin- at Ciahanch hall.
18th street are anXouSiy awaiting the opening
OF the season 10 commence work.
- The pastorate Of the West Street Freshly
terrain church being vacant. the congregation
have had several ministers to preach for them.
and last sunday Kew. VI. y. Cornelius. Of Al
toona. preached there and made most fayora-
bic impression.
- The Christian Standard Cnd Home Journal
prints letter from that eminent Christian lady,
Mrs. John :, lnskip. in regard to her Gear hns-
bands Illness. which says He IS sweetly resting
and patiently waiting. the will OF the Lord. Our
sick rooTI is at Bethel The Lord does wonder
fully sustain me-.
- Miss Grace Weiser of York. Pa, who has
been assisting and conducting revival meetings
here fer two or three weeks past at Hamne
church REV 5. VI. Hartsock. pastor). held her
farewei. meeting there last evening". Since she
has been lahvrin- here there have been about
100 conversions She goes to Hayre de Grace.
- The Baltimore annua! conference OF the NJ.
f. church will convene at Nckenirec church in
this city "Wednesday. March 9Th. Bishop Foster
presi,.in... 1t will probably Sit until the follow
ing Tuesday or Wednesday, Arrangements
have been made for The evening meetings as
follows: TUESDAY, 9Th. Woman's Foreign Mis-
slonary Society. Bishop Foster to preside and
address the meeting "Wednesday. Sunday School
Union; address by Rev. DIR. J. H. Vincent
Thursday. frcedmeHs Aid Society; addresses by
Rev Grs. II. S. Rust and ". NJ, Frysinger
Friday. Missionary Society; addresses by Rev.
1r. j. NJ Feed and Others. SUNDAY Church
Extension Society. Rev DIR. c. c. McCabe and
Monday. Conference Centennial, DR.. W. b. Ed
wards To preside. and addresses by Drs. j. II.
broWn. j. A. Mctautey and j. Nick. Keey.
On SUNDAY morning. Bishop Foster will preach
Mt Mckent.ree at II O'Clock and the ordination
Oh deacohs Will take place. At three O'Clock
sunday at DuHbarton street church, West
Washington the elders will be ordained.
- The receipts Of the Womans Baptist For
eign Missionary Society for December were
-, 1896. making :22 toe ~ since April LIST last.
Superintendent AlbEecht and Rev Mr.
Fletcher have organized six German Congrega-
tlutti churches III Il ten days trip in Dakota
The Baptist congregation at Natural Bridge
Va. Rev j. {. Richardson. pastor. is trying to
bllld Reuse of worship. and asks help from
abroad.
- The Congregational church OF Buda ILL.,.
has had Evangelist McCord with them for three
weeks. AID between forty aud fifty have pro-
fcssed religion.
Fey. III. NJ Bacon, ID. H.. preached his third
anniversary sermon at the Central church. To-
Iedo. january %. The church was organized
three years ago. with about eighty members.
There are now over 2l0.
"A good deal of the philosophy of successful
rfeaching is condensed into Professor Austin
Phelps remark. Get the idea into the hearers
mind that You DO not intend to waste words,
and he will not waste attention.
- The rector of the Church of the Ascension
at West Brighton. Staten Island Rev James
S. Bush. has resigned his charge. owing. it is
stated to d:sa@reements with his peOple on
account OF his opposition to the employment Of
n Psa m
- Rev. Frank Page. episcopal of Fairfax
county. Va. in his sermon last Sunday strongly
urges division of the parish The interests of
OF the church. he SAYS will suffer unless the
parish is divided or he has some one to assist
him in his work.
Key. VI. Burnham. of the Emmanuel Con-
gregational church of Roxbnry. Mass. has or
ganized what he calls ''catechumen class"
which follows the sessions the Sunday school.
Attendance is optional. and from fifty to
seVenty-flye remain. many of them the very
youngest pupils.
- The Rev GYM. Rigor of the Scott street
United Brethren church, Baltimore celebrated
the thirtieth anniversary of his entrance On the
ltinerant ministry of the church last Sunday
lie preached the same sermon which he preached
thirty Years ago at Altoona. Pa, where he
entered the ministry.
III D. w. ROBERTS. oil the New York Clerical
union III speaking of the So-called new theol-
ogv. thought 1T would promote revival spirit
and that there was reason to hope that through
llE agency an era OF REVEALS was about to bemin
such a. had not been witnessed since the DAYS OF
Wesley and Whitfield.
- The Maryland branch of the Wonan's For
eign Missionary Society of the NJ p church. in
thelr report Tor the past year show receipts
SS5'-.3. balance from previous wear S317g3
disbursements S1EJlS. leaving $40 lS in hand
There are Is auxiliares of this branch. and it
hoids three scholarships in the school in Japan
- The Orange Valley Congregational church.
OF orange. n j., last week voted. by the unex-
PeetedIy large majority of 102 to 50. against
calling the Rev I. I. Munger of New The
IIogy fame to be their pastor strong effort
Vas made to secure Il favorable vote, and the
iohf OF the SIX members of the committee recon-
mended the call
- AT the eighth continuation service of the
Italian mission Of the Protestant Episcopal
church. held last week at Grace church. New
York nifty Italians Of the better class were con-
nrmed 10y Assistant Bishop Potter Through
tii" Efforts "f tne pastor OF this mission, Rev
NJ Stauier. nearly 500 Italians have been con-
Nertei, of whom one-thrd are children
- Archbishop Gibbons is expected home
from Europe the first week in March. and the
"'lOOHit to ue itlitTtu MIN VIII tie an extern
slre one The Catholic kn"hthood union i'm
baltimore. has appointed MeSsrs. Thos Curran
Patrick Reilly. and Thomas Reagan to make
preparations for the Knights display. All the
Catholic Organizations in Baltimore will take
part III the welcome.
- At a recent meeting of ministers of all de-
nominations in Paterson. n j.. strong disap-
prevail was expressed Of the frequent resort to
method. Of raising money at church fairs ard
festivals by chances and other modes of ram
tlh2. card has since been issued declaring
such means contrary to religious PRINCIPLES
a. well a. Illegal. and promising to withhold
all cOuntcnancc from such methods in the
future
A religious paper in New York saws: J. W.
Ranney, VI. D.. and Rev. DR.. j. T. Newman the
senior deacon and the pastor of what has been
called the ''Metho-g atOnal church" Of this
city. have need TO be reminded of villa. DIR
Watts says:
"Hird> IN their little rests agree
And Us 4 shameful sight
When children of one family
Fall nUt, and Chide, and hight
The Presbyterian SAYS that Mr. VIM Curran
for long time a member of the Arch-street
Presbyterian church. Philadelphia. by his will
bequeathed a large sum of money for the found
ing OF a college for the education OF women in
the city OF Philadelphia. He directed that the
money should accumulate until it reached the
sum OF 100000. and that then the college
hon