Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-13
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
CHURCHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE.

- The new Methodist chapel recently erected
on 11th street, between and | streets south
east, will be dedicated Tomorrow
- The congregation of st. Luke's is raising
money to pay for window dedicated to the
memory of the late Bishop Pinkney.
The mission which has been in progress for
the past two weeks at ST. Patrick's church will
close Tomorrow night with a sermon from Rt
Rev. Archbishop Gibbons, of Baltimore
AT Hampden NJ. p. church. near Baltimore
Rev. j. W. Gray. formerly of this city, has had a
revival meeting in progress for SIX weeks past
which has resulted in over fifty conversions.
The 1oung Mems Christian association will
hold its thirty-secOnd anniversary meeting Sun
day evening at the Foundry NJ. E. church. y
very interesting program has been arranged
DR.. James N. Gregory will take part in the eX
ercises.
- The building on the west side of the Wash
ington branch Of the B. Il o. r. R., near Am
nendale, in Prince George county. Md. about
IL miles from this city. erected the main
portion OF the nOvitiate OF the Christian BROTH
ers. Is about completed, and Archbishop Glib
bOnS will bless it shortly.
- Tomorrow is the great centennial day in
al! the Methodist Episcopal churches of the
country. In most of the churches of the Dis
trct the sermons will be of an historical char
acter. The Sunday schools will hold mass
meetings In the afternoon, aud for that purpose
Ha'e uetH uiNlueu lutO groups.
A correspondent of the st. Paul OIiln.)
Pioneer Press states that Rev. j. H. Carroll. OF
saltwater Mimi, when questioned as to his
call TO the Tabernacle in this city, replied that
he had taken the matter into careful consdera-
ton. but had not Yet reached q decision. Dr.
carroll recently lectured there ON Driving
Satan Out OF fOltics."
For several years past efforts have been
made to induce Mr.. Moody to visit and hold
b1,tf hiYS for
cess. Some correspondence has been had with
MIN TINS winter. and he has sign.fed his willing
ness TO accept an invitation from the pastors OF
the churches here. formal letter of invitation
mas been sent him. signed by ministers of nearly
all tue Protestant churches of the District aud
IL is believed. that arrangements will soon be
made ior holding meetings here.
- The Presbyterian Observer, of Baltimore, Is
now published by joint stock company.
- Henry Marley, the English evangelist, will
conduct revival meetings in ST. Louis during
the winter.
The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Phila-
delphia has recently directed that all the
Churches under his control shall be opened to
Worshipers during every day.
- The quarto centennial of the execution of
John Brown, on December Cd, was observed by
the African NJ. e. church, Rev. L. C. Chambers.
pastor at Germantown, Pa.
The Presbytery Of Rio de Janeiro received
into the churches during the past year 1870 mem
berS aud one church organization at Campanha
IN the province OF Minos Geraes and licensed
one native to preach
- The will Of Ann E. Gray, of Boston. con-
tains requests: To the American Seamen's
Friend Society OF New York, So 900; American
aud Foreign Christian Union, of New York
5000. and American Sunday School Union, of
Philadelphia. So 600.
The Protestant Episcopal community Of
Philadelphia are agitatng for a cathedral after
the manner OF the cathedrals of the English
church in various English Cities and a senti-
ment in the same direction is spreading in other
large cities OF our country.
- Dir. Haygood. in Methodist missionary
meeting held lately, said Foreign missionaries
are not raised among fashionable Methodists.
who allow the card-table wine glass dancing
and theater-gOing in their family. We must
lOok elsewhere for our foreign missionaries"
- The Massachusetts, State Congregational
Sunday School Convention recently resolved to
abandon the Old Testament in Sunday schools
and to retain the New Testament, and declared
he sense OF the convention that the next Inter-
national Lesson series should be wholly out Of
the New Testament.