Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-12
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
CHURCHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE.


tracted meeting has been in progress in this
church for the past Week.
- Those having charge of the new Presby-
terrain church enterprise in the northwestern
part of the city-the Church of the Covenant
have not "a vet received subscriptions enough
to warrant them in the erection of the church,
but they hope to be able to commence operations
early in the season
At ST Matthew's church in this city lie Pre-
vOst's mass has been twice rendered by the
choir recently under direction OF Mr.. l. f. Gan
non. 1t is in this country. and IT is said
no other mass compares with it in harmonious
symmetry. the Benedctus and the DOna NobiS
Iacem being the perfection of musical art.
There are twenty vacant churches In the
preshytery of Steubenville Ohio.
- The number of Baptists in Georgia is
10000
- The Home for Presbyterian Women in Balti-
more will be opened formally tomorrow, 18th.
- Francis Murphy is conducting gospel tenn
perance meetings in the Sand's-Street NJ. f.
church, Brooklyn.
At Mt. Vernon VI. F. church. in Baltimore
county, seventy-ive probationists have joined
the church
= The Year Book OF the Methodist Protestant
church reports the erection of ninety-fve
Churches during 1883.
- Rev. Dr. J. H. Eccleston, rector-elect of
Emmanuel Z. F.. church. Baltimore, will take
Charge of that church Tomorrow.
The Jefferson Park church. Chicago has
called Rev. Thomas Parry of Terre Haute, Ind,
who this month will begin his pastorate.
- Rev. Henry 4 Powell who succeeded Rev
W. F. Crafts as pastor OF the Lee avenue New
York; Congregational church. has resigned after
Passionate of eight months.
George Nugent. who recently died in Phila-
delphia leaves about 44OO 600 for the establish
ment of home for disabled Baptist ministers.
their widows and dependent families.
- The Church Extension Society of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church states that it has now
$4,000 as a loan fund.- and is planting ten
churches week.
At the Christmas entertainment of St
Johns (CathOlic) Sunday school. Baltimore
there were 600 boys and girls present, and 400
pounds of candy Were included in the distrbu-
ton.
commencing with 50 cents contributed by
an orphan ten years ago, ThOrnwell Presbyte-
rian Orphanage in Clinton, S. c. has grown till
1t now owns f25 acres a seminary for $50 Or
phanS and two residences.
A pew in DR.. Halls Fifth Avenue Presbyte-
rian church was recently sold at public auction
for 81 $50 The first bid was $1,000. There
were half q dozen bidders and the contest be-
tween them was spirited
- The Rev. Mr.. Won Schleumbach, after re-
markable success in Germany. is en- route for
America. He has openly announced mis- pur-
pose to withdraw from the Methodist Episcopal
church.
A new Patriarch of Jerusalem, represent
fr,frt l, 4
Brotherhood of the Holy Sepucher to succeed
the Patriarch who was killed by being thrown
from his horse in June of last year
A readiHg-rOom has been opened at Sayan-
nah. Ga. by two converted Hebrews. which is
designed to have Christian influence upon
their brethren IL is receiving the encourage
ment OF the churches and pastors of the CITY,
- The Christian Standard asks: "Shall the
Week of Prayer but begin the weeks of PRAYER?
If ANYTHING like permanent benefit is to be de-
rived from this special religious season. it must
be so-the Inauguration of a good year Of sup
plicatiOn and service"
- The Christian Leale5. of Boston. backed by
the Universalist Publishing company, has alb
eOrbed the S'c,r and COrendrt. Of Chicago The
latter paper now appears as The InirerSdlist
and will be edited largely by the manager of the
Christian Leader in Boston.
A clergyman in Amesbury. Mass, stopped
the service last Sunday with the remark that
God loves mercy a. we'll as sacrifice and advised
the shiyering congregation to gather about the
furnace registers. suggestion they acted upon
with alacrity and cOmmendable unanimity.
The South India N. E. conference has
elected Rev. Vim. Taylor now in Chill. South
America. lay delegate to the general confer
ence of the church Mr.. TAYLOR was formerly a
travelling preacher, but has tor over year been
a local minister.
The laying Of tie foundation of new
Methodist church in Christiana, Norway, after
being talked about for thirty years was re-
Gently celebrated with great pOmp. The British
ambassador the Norwegian premier, and other
high officials were present.
- Rev. George D. Buchanan. formerly pastor
of the Aisquith-street (BaltimOre) PRESBYTERIAN
church. who left for Australia one wear ago. and
has since assumed the passionate of a Presbyter-
ian church in Melbourne, Is in Baltimore on a
visit He will return with his family about
March 1st.
Rev. J. J. Wedenfeller was ordained priest
by Right Rev Bishop NOrthrop at the Charles
ton IS CO Cathedral chapel recently Father
Wedenfeller spent five years at ST. Charles col
lege. Howard county. Md. where he graduated
at the head of the class of 10 Since that time
he has pursued his theological studies in Rome.
Rev Father Devine recently preached at
the cathedral in Baltimore sermon on the
respect which is due by children and interiors
To parents and superiOrs. dwelling on the up-
start young fellow, always sneerine at the
governor as an 'OldfOgy," because the ..gOy-
ernOr" advises him to 90 to his duty
A remarkable revival is in progress at
Georgetown. British Guiana. where. among a
population of fifty thousand there are three
Methodist chapels. one holding fifteen hundred
PERSONS. Two hundred members have been
added To the church. and many children brought
under religious teaching.
- Or. Arthur Edwards. of the Northeastern
Cl,,-iStjGf AGcocGte claims that the Methodists
and not the FreSbyterianS were the first TO or
ganiZe church in Chicago; that Father Jesse
Walker came 10 Chicago in 1S25 and the Rev
stephen r. BegGs organized Methodist class
meeting in 1881, and this was the first church
organization N Chicago.
At the regular meeting Of the PRESBYTERIAN
ministers in Baltimore on Monday Rev Robert
H. Williams read an interesting paper on the
question. " il the World Growing Better Under
tarstanfy: taking the ground that it is An
Interesting feature of the meeting was an adj
dress 10y one of the native African Young men
VINO came here ten years ago to study for mis-
siOnary work.
cardinal Manning has issued an order that
League Of The Cross be founded in every Catho-
ne school in Great Britain and that the manager
OF each school must be president and an alb
stainer- He has worked an extraordinary
Change among the Irish at Westminster who.
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