Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-08
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
CHURCHES HERE AND ELsEwHERF

The Bethel Baptist Association I7<s hold
meetings in the Third Csiored Baptist church
(Rev. A. B0uIden) tomorrow in mercry cf
the late brother, John II. Brooks.
The excitement over the election has
affected some of the churches this week, and
meetings during the week, if he.d at all, have
been sparscly attended.
- The Church of the Incarnation. corner 18th
and streets northwes-, has recently been dec
grated by the addition OF two elegant stained
glass windows, made at ne i ,..l class Paint
Ing wOrss. &arich, Bav1ra
- The Gaptl-- mini -crs of the city have
selected alyarF eAurch as toe place for the
Thanksgh ng sasice. ard Edmond Hez SVEN.
pastor 0f the second Dapt It church, is to
preach tie sermon.
= There have been about thirty converts made
at the meetings at the Metropolitan VI. f. church,
most OF them young ladies and gentlemen The
meetin-s 1T Douglas Memorial NJ. E. church 18th
and II streets nOrtheasD continue, and are grow
ing in interest.
The Improvement of at least one Metho-
dist church in the city depends upon the cleo
ton If Cleveland is elected the question of
Improvement will be postponed until the tenure
Of Office OF many of the members is deter
mined after the 4th of March.
- There will be special week of prayer for
the Young Mems Christian Association next
week. The gymnasium of the association here,
managed by Prof. J. W. Chickering. IT., l.. ID.
Allen and c. f. Foster. is quite successful. At
the meeting last Monday committee, for the
year were appointed
A council was held at the Third Baptist
(colOredD church Thursday. Rev. Fields Cook
moderator and Lewis H. Bailey clerk to con-
slider the prOpriety of setting apart Henry Um-
Dies to the WORK of the ministry. 1t was there
lore resolved to leave the matter with the
church Tor further consideration. and the can
didate was recommended to pursue his studies.
MIR. ID. l.. Moody has postponed his proposed
visit to Richmond.
Rev. C. ]. Lea Roche rector of st. Paul's
EpisconaI parish in Prince GeOrg,. county Nd,
has led.
lii new church edifce of the United
Brethren at Pineville. near HarriSonbur., Va,
will be dedicated tomorrow.
Re, Dr. Bu sIey, editor OF the New York
Cls-isia., Adcocdts, has returned from his trip
OF several months in Europe
= Rev. DIR. A. G. HaygOod will write the lives
OF the late DR.. Lovck Pierce andthe late Bishop
G. F. Pierce. of the NJ. E. Church South
There is a nrotracted meeting at the VIM
chester. Va. NJ E. church. (Rey. r. F. Bishop
paStor), in which there have been $50 CONVEX
sions.
= There are $40 Young Mems Christian asso-
Citations in the country, with a total member
ship of los 49,. T;.ey own eighty buildings and
real estate n all worth "a. 9J5 900.
Rev. A. W. Eudisell, late presiding elder of
West Baltimore district of the NJ E. Church and
wife. sailed on Saturday last from New York for
India He will be stationed at Bombay.
- When Bishop Andrews organized the Iowa
NJ f. conference twelve years ago there were
but nine churches. and there are now nearly one
hundred churches in the conference.
- Rev. DR.. John E. Edwards of Petersburg
Va, who has been over half a century in the
ministry. will deliver the centennial sermon be-
fore the Virginia conference OF the NJ. E. Church
South at its session i'll Lynchburg, Va.
= Freeman \. Smith, esq, for many years
treasurer OF the Baptist Missionary union. has
been elected TO fill the vacancy in the executive
committee caused by the resignation of tile Hon.
r. o. Fuller. who is now i'll Europe
AT the Tooth anniversary celebration of Sir
Moses Montfeore in the Richmond, Va, syna-
gogue on Sunday last one of the addresses was
delivered by Rev Dr. ]. l.. NJ. Curry, the well
known BAPTIST divine; and there We're ministers
OF nearly all denominations present
When the late W. A. Enrermau. prOprietor
of Sheepshead Bay heard of the proposed build
Ing of an NJ. E. church there he said he would
after he died making no provision in his will
Tor the payment of the $1,000. but his family
have paid the amount to the trustees.
AT Whitfield church, on Bladensburg circuit
OF the VI. E. Church, in Prince George county.
Nd, Rev. W. Mex. Hammock has been conduct
ing a revival, which In interest has exceeded
any meeting Of the kind held in that section for
years over thirty converts joined the church.
Miss Hattie McCreary, of Gettysburg, Pa.
has bequeathed $1,000 to Princeton Theological
seminary tor the support OF students preparing
for the missionary field; 81 600 to the American
Bible society; $1,000 to the Presbyterian board
OF foreign missions. and $500 to the PRESBYTERIAN
board of home missions
Rev. David Spencer, D. D.. Of Scranton de-
hvered an address on the 'Bi-Century of Penn
sylyania." before the Pennsylvania Baptist AS
ISOLATION recently. In 1854 Rev Thomas Dug
gan founded the first Baptist church in the
state. at Cold Springs, near Bristol, Bucks
county.
Michael Dunn, who keeps home for ex-
prisoners in Houston street, New York. led q
criminal life for fortysix years. of which thirty
five were spent in prison. His parents were
both Criminals About five years ago when his
last term of imprisonment expired, he was con-
verted. The principles of his Home of Indus
try are that no eX-cOnvot shall be turned away
while there is room to receive him. and that
none shall eat a second meal there till he has
earned it.