Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-10-04
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
CHURCHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE.

Calvary NJ E. church (West Washington,
Rev. DIR. Haskell. pastor. was recently reopened
after thorough renovation.
: Miss Christiancy, formerly of the Metrorol-
itan NJ. E. church, is now on her way to India to
enter the field as medical missionary.
- Waugh chapel has Just started a revival
meeting, at which during the week there have
been several conversions. Rev. Dr. r. N Baer
the pastor, is in charge
The cornerstone of Howard chanel M P
church,, in Carroll county, Nd. was recently
laid. This is one of the appointments of Rev.
j. L. Lasseils, who was formerly stationed at
the 9Th street, in this city.
- Rev. A. J. Bender. supernumerary minis
ter of the NJ E. church, well known here as a
former pastor of Gorsuch chapel. has taken up
his residence at Carlisle Pa. to be near his son,
who is pursuing studies at Dickinson college.
Protracted or revival meetings will be held
in number of the Methodist churches this
month. Some such meetings are alreaG, = o.,
gress. Rev. j. G. Hagey, at North Cas-, =, .5
Rev. DR.. Mills. at 9th street NJ P. chErr. !. re
had considerable success in their meetings.
- The work of erecting the new Central
Presbyterian church. Rev. DR.. A. w. Pitzer's at
the corner of Sd and streets northwest. is pro-
crossing finely, but probably will not be finished
till spring. 1t will be fine pressed brick gothic
structure. sixty feet from floor to top of the
arch. and will cost about $4,000.
- The cornerstone of new N. P. church at
Beair, Hartford county. Md, will be laid next
week
- The NJ. E. Church Home, of New York, has
purchased OF Drew seminary property on Tenth
avenue, in that city, for s45, GOO.
Rev. Geo. H. Appleton, late an Episcopal
liam missionary at Shanghai. China has become
BAPTIST and was baptized at Shanghai, June
Sth, by DR.. NJ. I. Yates.
Recently the religious interest at Newman.
Ga, was so great that the court. including the
grand jury, adjourned to engage in prayer
meeting led by the judge.
-McKendree NJ. E. church, on West River
circuit. Revs. H. Nice and w. R. Stricken, is
enjoying a revival, and Rev. H. H. Westwood.
OF Harper's Ferry circuit, has a meeting in pro-
gress at Sandy Hook.
i Bishop Taylor has gone to California to
pay farewell visit to his family before entering
on his missionary work in Africa He proposes
first to establish twenty mission stations on q
line. commencing at the Congo river.
At the beginning of its forty-ninth year,
the Union Theological seminary. New York en-
tered its new house, No. 1900 Park avenue.
The formal dedication of the new buildings will
not take place until next November.
- The will of Mrs. Margaret Smith Kennedy,
VI DditiHloIc equity, vile vi I1Ou Anthony Nell
nedy. leaves to the vestry OF st. Johns Epsco-
pal church, Howard county. S400 and to St.
Pauls charity school. Baltimore city. $780,
- The Rev. c. S. Kleppish, formerly OF Balti-
more, but for the past twenty years minister
of the Lutheran church, connected with the
Missouri synod. died at indianapolis on Friday
last of typhoid fever in the forty-siXth year of
his age.
- Rev. A. Bielaskie, of Laytonsville circuit.
NJ. E. church. has an interesting meeting in
progress at Germantown. Montgomery county,
in which he has been assisted by Rev. ]. L..
Wright, of this city. There nave been num-
Der of conversions.
- Messrs. James II. Hitchcock. N. A. Robbins,
George w. Wheeler, William Dubois and L. A.
Douglass. board of directors of the Central
Union Mission, have issued circular appealing
for funds to aid them in establishing Gospel
Mission in that section of the city where the
class in most need of such attention congregate
The Prcsbytery Of Cenesee, New York
has entered a solemn protest against Sabbath
dissertation, as displayed in "open Sunday
camp meetings, Sunday mass meetings, Sunday
railroad excursions and Sunday picnics and
pleasure parties" They also resolved to COM
municate their action to the various denomina-
tional bodies-Baptst Congregational, Meth
odist and Episcopal-in their vicinity, and to
ask their cooperation in efforts to maintain the
proper observance of the Lords day.