Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-09-06
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
CHURCHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE.

TENDER 2l; ST. D0mlnic's, South Washington.
October 8.
A deep spiritual interest is nantes ted at
the Thursday evening prayer meetings at the
Second Baptist church and three candidates for
Baptism were received during the past week
The First Washington association will meet
with the Mount Jezreel Baptist church. 5th and
Z streets southeast, next Tuesday at IL a. m.
The Introductory sermon will be by Rev H.
Johnson: the doctrinal sermon by Rev W. H.
Brooks al 7S0 p. m.
- The feast OF ST. Augustine was celebrated
at the church of that name-the colored Catbo.
lie church on 18th strect-on SUNDAY last
1t is reported that next week one of or
Methodist pastors, Rev Or. Naylor of the Foun.
dry. will marry a Baltimore lady and that his
daughter will soon follow
Rev. DR.. Huntley. ofthe Metropolitan NJ. F.
charch. returned on Monday. but being directed
10y the Sergeant-at-arms TO attend senator An
thongs funeral to-day will not be able to I'LL his
pulpit Tomorrow.
- Rev. Or. Domer. of S. Pauls Lutheran
church, Of this city. is expected to return from
his trip west next week. pr Domer has visited
Salt Lake City. Denver. and several points in
Kansas, and writes Ell route Il am anxious IL
see " ashington--thc loyelieSt OF ali cities
- Rev. W. F. Roberts has been appointed
NJ. L.
Locust Point. Baltimore Mr.. Roberts WAS in
charge of the N. p. church at snow Hin Wor.
ceSter county. Md. for two wears but recently
resigned. Mr. Roberts is a Sou-u-law OF Rev
W. j. Floyd. formerly of East Washington.
The Y. NJ. c. 4. Gymnasium has proven so
successful that it has been enlarged. Professor
Turner has been engaged as the Instructor for
the season. II is now one OF the best fitted and
conducted gymnasiums in the country. Many
hay.
come members of the ASSOCIATION and OF church
- The Rev. Peyton Hoge, of Richmond. has
declined the call to Westminster PRESBYTERIAN
church, Baltimore.
- The Maryland Synod of the Lutheran
church will meet at raneytown. Carroll county
Md, on October ist.
- Six persons. representing a variety vi
faiths, including the Russian church. have re-
Gently Joined the Garfield Memorial Christian
church.
- Mr.. ID. L. Moody is TO engage in eyange-
lstic work in st. Louis this fall. under the
auspices OF the Young Mems Christian assoca-
ton.
- Rev. G. H. Nyssen OF St Patrck's church
Baltimore, has been transferred TO St Josephs
church at Ammendale, Prince Georges county
Md.
- The Catholic church of II. Rose at Rock
vile. Montgomery county, Md. will De dedicated
10y Archbishop Gibbons on Tomorrow week.
the 14th.
-Ihe committee having in charge the revision
OF the Old Testament have consented that sew
eral members shall undertake the revision of
the Apocrypha.
- The Asbury Methodist Episcopal church.
near Churchville. Hartford county. Md. was
dedicated Tuesday. September :. Rev. w. H.
Brooks Is the pastor.
- Rev. Mr. Mccormick, of the Baptist church
at Falls Church, Va, will preach his farewell
sermon on the oath. He takes place in How
ard college, Ala
- letter from missionary in India states
mat Rev. W. b. Boggs. OF the American Bap-
fist mission. has baptized six hundred and SIX
teen persons since January LIST, making 944 in
eighteen months.
- The summary of statistics as given by the
parochial report of the Protestant Episcopal di-
geese Of Maryland is as follows: Parishes and
congregations, 261; communicates. %. l32; bap-
tsns 2,b5S total of contributions. except cler-
gymens salaries, S3l ,055 IS.
- The Baltimore Presbytery has dissolved
the pastoral relations between the Rev. j. A.
Rondthaler and the PRESBYTERIAN church of
Hagerstown. The pastor asked for the disso-
luton. the congregation acquiesced In it. and
liic IL. he leaves 10 accept
a call to the Tabernacle church. in Indianapolis.
- The largest single contribution made last
year to the missionary work OF the Protestant
Episcopal church was from a Chinaman. Mr.
Charles Ping Lee Of Shanghai. who gave S5 600
to St Luke's hospital in that city. The gift
was made in recognition OF the noble work
accomplished 10y the hospital for the suffering
and distressed among his countrymen
= The NJ. f. congregation. which has been
worshiping in an old house near Pomonkey
Creek. in Charles county, Md, for many years
are having plans prepared for a new church
building. 1t will be 35 feet front, by so feet
depth, exclusive Ofprojectons. There will be a
tower in the center, capped with handsome brass
final. 1t will be of the Gothic style of architec-
ture; George Emmert, jr., is the architect.
At Washington c. H.. Ohio, lately. at a
colored camp meeting. they played the "Seige
of Jericho" The leader accompanied 10y Others
marched around the camp. blowing conch
shells, and some boards we're arranged to fall
with crash. to represent the overthrow of the
walls The next night they played the "Prodi-
gal Son." with persons to represent the older
son. the prodigal. and the old man. When the
time came the calf was roasted. and all invited
20 partake.
While this is the cent ennial year of EpiscO-
pal Methodism it is also the semi-ce1tennial Of
in 1884 that the Rev. David Abeel and Bishop
Boone. on their way from China TO The United
States. addressed meeting Of English women
with regard to the Ignorance and do radiation of
women in China. and their ;naccessibility to
male missionaries. and urged the formation of a
society to send out women to the heather. and
the result was the formation in London Of a
society For Promoting Female Education In
the East" A similar society was formed IN this
country the following winter.
- The Indian University is the only institu-
ton in the country that has for its special OBJ
ject the training of native preachers and teach
ers for a Christian work among the Indian
tribes. Its work was commenced in a small
dweliing-house at Tahlequah. the capital of the
Cherokee Nation, i'm 1880. with three pupils,
and not dollar pledged for its support. From
this small beginning the number of pupils nas
increased to 1873. coming from FIVE different
tribes. and now there are five teachers under the
appointment OF the American Baptist Home
Mission Society; the Women's Societies of Chi
cagO. Boston and Cleveland and other friends
contributing literally toward Its support.
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