Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-10-11
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
CHURCHES HERE AND Elsewhere

hef. r u ROVER, OF feGarneid Memorial
Christian church. in this city. relieved seventy
persons during the ninth year. The congrega-
lions have more than doubted since occupacy of
new house. Financial obligations have been
promptly met, though largely increased, and
the 5000 debt remaining on building it is ex-
pected will be paid off in monthly installments
Rev J. Owen Dorsey Gpiseopar, of the
Bureau of Ethnology, in this city. has gone to
the SlletZ reservation, on the Pacific coast Ore
gOn, to obtain short vOcabularies of the nnmer-
Gus languages spoken by the Indians of that
region.
- The Pennsylvania state convention of the
Y. NJ. C. A. will be held at Meadyille from 10th
to 10Th inst.
- The Richmond Y. NJ. G. A. have opened the
new gymnasium in their building. As result
of opening this department. they elected 1872
new members at their last monthly meeting, and
others have been received since.
- The Catholic church at Gordonsville, Va,
will be dedicated tomorrow. Special trains
will be run on the Virginia Midland from various
points.
- Rev. T. A. Hall, pastor of the Missionary
Baptist church, in Prince William county, Va,
has just closed an interesting meeting which re-
suited in several additions and revival of the
membership. DR.. Dodge, OF Texas, assisted In
the meeting.
- The Haymarket Episcopal church, near
Gainesville, Prince William county. Va, is
nearly complete. The church is pretty one
and the vestry propose to make it the finest in
the county.
- The Rev. W. T. Green encountered some
difficulty in the city of Mexico in securing a
baptistry. and a Boston gentleman placed at
the disposal of the Baptists an old convent res
eryoir.
- The foreign mission board of the Baptist
church expects to send out ten or twelve mis-
sionares before winter.
The amount contributed last year for reli-
gious purposes by DR.. John Halls church (Presby-
terian), New York was S146, gu. of which $50 564
were for congregational purposes, and S91 COZ
for general benevolence.
AT Wesley chapel. near Jessup's. on the
Washington Branch railroad, Rev. Mr. McDon-
ad OF the NJ. f. church. is holding q revival
meeting, and thele have been number of con-
vertS.
"A committee has been formed in Baltimore
toassst IN the work of the Rev. James Freeman
the city missionary.
"A number Of the Chautauqua literary and
scientific circles have been organized i'm the
District, and there are about eight circles
averaging fifty each, besides quite num-
Der OF persons privately reading the prescribed
courses.
The committee on pastorate of the Eutaw
Place Baptist church, Baltimore, recommended
that Rev. DR.. Frank NJ. Ellis be called to the
pastorship.
The Presbyterians at Alliance, Ohio. have
organized new church, under the title of
Westminster.
The Rev. Asa S. P. Fiske, D. D., of the
Howard street church. San Francisco has
accepted call to the Presbyterian church at
Ithaca, n. Y.
The Protestant Episcopal denomination is
to have new journal in New York city under
the designation, The Church Press The Rev.
Dr. William A. Watson will take the editorial
chair.
The Rev. Frank C. Overbaugh, of Flatbush,
Long Island, has retired from the Methodist
church. and united with the Bantsts. He was
converted under Mr.. MoOdy's preaching. studied
divinity, and has been preaching for six years
In the Methodist church in Ohio and Long Island.
- There are now about 1900 Cinnamon in
New York and Brooklyn, about one-fourth Of
whom are connected with the Sunday schools
established in their behalf, fourteen of which are
in New York and eight in Brooklyn organ
lied into the Sunday School Chinese union
- Recently the Baptist Sunday School asso-
citation of Richmond held it's quarterly meeting
and fourteen churches and mission stations
were represented, numbering $50 teachers and
2.405 scholars.
twenty-five new students in its junior class
Livery department OF the seminary, it is said, is
doing successful work.
- The Rev. DR.. Paxton, one of the professors
In the Theological Seminary at Princeton, will
have. it is said, the most substantial and best
finished house ever built in the town. The
building cost about $50 600, and with over an
acre of ground, was gift to the seminary by
one whose name is withheld from the public.
- The Rev. A. E. Kittredge. OF Chicago has
received unanimous call to the Oxford Pres
byterian church of Philadelphia, formerly under
the pastoral care OF the Rev. DR.. Robbins.
- The meeting of the Presbyterian synod of
New York state on October 21st, in Buffalo, will
be the first one since the adoption of the over
ture providing for the appointment of delegates
to represent the Presbyteres. The change will
cause a considerable reduction in the number of
delegates.
- In the Presbytery Of Baltimore this week a
letter of dismissal to the Presbytery of Wash
lngton was granted Rev. Mr.. McIlvain. Sir
William Thomson was one of the visitors.