National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-12-27
AMONG ruE CHURCHES.

AMoNG THE CHURCHES.
S. Marks Episcopal church proposes, to
choir Of men and boys is under training for
that purpose by Mr.. 9. A. Wake.
Rev. Dr, Il, d. IIuntley, pastor OF the Metro
politau Methodist church, who has been
quite Ill for some days is cUnvHl3scing, and
expects to resume his pulpit duties tomorrow
The Christmas celebration or childron's fcs-
tival ut Dr. Domer's church takes place to-
morrow evening, under the direction of Mt.
j.. ID. Alden. and promises to be very inter-
esung affair
The erection of the now building has de-
veloped n remarkable degree of business talent
on the part of Father Walter, the present dis
unguished pastor, aud Is monument to his
great sagacity.
The pastors of some of the leading churches
will meet in the " NJ. G. A. parlors at 2
o'clock on Monday afternoon to mako tlnal
arrangements for the Moody meetings, which
begin Jan. Ii and continue six days
The will Of the late Mrs. stone, who be
queathed S25,OO0 to Howard university, Of this
city, is under sharp contest is the Massachu
sets courts. She had given away over l,O0O,-
900, largely to colleges and seminarics.
The Rev. DR.. q. W. Blagden, who recently
died In New York, was for many years a lead
Ing Congregational pastor in Boston. lilo was
n brother OF the late Thomas Blagden, of this
city, and was himself native Of Washington.
At st. Lukes p. Z. church, Rev. Alex. Crum.
nell, pastor, tho Christmas music by a choir Of
twenty-five boy voices is to be repeated to-
morrow An effort is being made to establish
u boys reading room In connection with tho
church,
One hundred foreign missionary societies in
this country and Europe have about 2,SO0 Or
daincd ministers under their charge in various
foreign fields. With these are 2,iOD ordained
native preachers, having under their care
6oO,OOOconvcrts from heathensm.
The Sabbath schools Of the district number
IFS, with about 5000 scholars and teachers
In the neighborhood OF $1,000 OF the resident
population OF Washington, or nearly onc.half,
are church attendants remarkable proper
ton as compared with other cities
In the rear Of old St. Patrlck's were few
graves of old citizens, among which was that of
the wife of the late DR., John u. Blake, whose
honored form was until recently a familiar sight
to the citizens Of Washington. The bodies were
all removed when the old church was torn
| down.
The John Wesley A. NJ. L. church, on Con-
| necticut avenue, between j. and NJ streets, has
dedicated tomorrow. Bishop J. ]. Moore VIII
| preach in the morning and Prof J, g. Price, OF
| North Carolina, and Bishop I. l.. Jones In the
evening. Rev. J. s. Cowles Is pastor OF the
| church.
There are In the District of Columbia 1871
churches, distributed as follows: Methodist
| 81, Episcopal 70, Presbyterian Il, Congrega.
tional 4, Baptist 45, Lutheran 10, Unitarian ],
Swedenborgian !, Non-sectarlan 4, Universalist
| /, Christian l, Hebrew 2, Roman Catholic 10.
The total number of communicates Is about
$1,000.
The Evangelical Educational Society OF the
Protestant Episcopal Church has offered prize
of Sl25 for the best tract on the duty OF young
men of the church to enter the ministry. Com
petition was invited from ministers and lay
men In this country and England and 1t Il
supposed that the award Will soon be an
nounced.
During the five years passionate of Rev. s.
H. Greene, OF Calvary Baptist church, ending
Dec. l, there have been 3l3 additions to hi
church, which now numbers bSl The annua
collections in 1884 were l0,339, as against 81 20
in1S7g. The home Sabbath school numbers 1856
the Stickney Memorial and Kendall mission;
Oh and G6 respectively.
The various Protestant churches Of the
world report in all about thirty million com
municants. The total number of adherents Il
about one hundred and twenty million. ThI
Roman Catholics number one hundred ant
ninety million; the Greek church eighty;tw'
million, ana tho smaller bodies about eigh
million, making In all four hundred millioI
nominal Christians in the world.
Rev. Richard Harlan, of Princeton seminary
who preached SO acceptably in New York Ave
nue. church last Sabbath morning, is a son o
Justice Harlan, of the supreme court. While II
scholar, but also as an athlete, eXcelling in bas
bali, gymnastics, and other manly sports. Pos
sessed OF good presence, genial manners, AM
fair oratorial powers, he promises TO aehiey
success in his vocation.
The chapel of the Church Of the Covenant
on n street, near Eighteenth, is ready for tn
first floor josts, and will probably be CON
plotted about the LIST of May. Il Is to be 60 b
"a feet in dimensions, and will have ston
! 'front.' The seating capacity will be 300 whic
can be increased TO i50 by throwing in tn
! Bible class and infant school rooms. TIL
chapel will cost $4,000, and is preliminary
the church ediiice, which is expected to 70
low when needed. The plans of the entir
! building require an expenditure of 100000, {
which Mr.. Blaine has already sent his chez
T for $500.
r When Father Matthews was in charge OF oil
"St. Patricks," which has since given plaC
! to the elegant new structure to be dedicate
tomorrow, he was quite friend Of Rev. ]. {
Smith, then pastor of the Fourth Presbyteria
church. AS they met from time to time the
INDUCED In mutual pleasantries. "FathC
Matthews" said Dr. Smith playtully one da!
1--WE are going to build on the other side of I'll
street (the Fourth was then a frame bull,
} ing on the east side Of Ninth street, wouldn
ah s dv 4Sp i coud hH assist fG ID pS
: upa Presbyterian church, but when you g
E. ready, to lay the pavement may help you o
that"
, Father Matthews took quite fancy to h
3 larger one was needed for that church he pu
chased his favorite, a sweet.voiced bell for
, Patrick's. Being asked one day how he coul
consistently use this Protestant bell he GOO
naturally replied "0h, we sprinkled IL wit
holy water and exorcized It."
The interior of DR.. Paxtou's church in Ne
York has Just been remodeled and decorate
at an expense ofS6O, 900. The old English style
0 family squares arranged with chairs, in plaC
of the uncomfortable pews formerly used, III
been adopted. The upholsterng is SO col
Portable and elegant throughout that even Il
gallery squares command as high rental
some instances rs $1,000. DIR. Prime, in Il
New York Observer, In speaking of the wor
alludes to 1t us the perfection of taste and III:
;. ury unalloyed by any straining after efle
and show.
Mr.. j. G, Cady under whose supervision Ii
d renovatons were accomplished, was in Il
city upon business connected with the Churt
l.. Of the Covenant, of which he is architect. II
has designed and erected forty church bull
. ings in various parts of the country, of whiC
u those at Bridgeport, Conn; Morristown, N. ,
and Albany, n. y, are specimens His theo
d Is that between the Gothic style, which lac
acoustic qualities, and the New EnglaI
meeting house, which oifends by its seve
n simplicity there Is a happy mean viii,
l. should be adopted by the modern chur,
builder.