The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-12-22

Members OF the congregation OF the Church
Of the Epiphany will entertain at their resi-.
dences forty vieiting biehops and ciergymen,
who Will attond or participate In the core.
mony attendant upon the conservation OF
Bishop Paret.
Two very handsome stained.glass windows
have been placed in position In the north and
north fronts OF St. Johns Church, completing
the series OF imported windows specially do
signed for the church, and presented by pa.
tisnioners.
The statue OF Bishop Plnkuey, to be erected
by MIR. W. W. COrcOran at Oak Htll Cemetery,
VIII be shipped for this country In February.
The churches have made unusually extern.
sive arrangements for the Christmas decora.
tions and music. The choirs have been prac
ticing the music for several weeks, and com.
mittees have been appointed on decorations,
flowere, etc.
The churches will be more tastefully, ar
tistically and beautifully decorated In many
Instances than ever before, and the florists
and evergreen dealers have received unusu.
ally extensive orders.
The congregation OF st. Johns Protestant
Episcopal Chapel expect to secure the conse.
Grafton OF that church soon after the now Epis.
copal bishop enters upon the discharge OF his
duties.
1t is learned that the committee entrusted
with the duty OF selecting a pastor for the Con.
gregational Church mas under consideration
Tho names OF two Congregational ministers OF
national reputation and will shortiyikan.
Dounce O selection.
DR.. Carrolrs decllnatlon OF the call to the
Tabernacle pulpit has been received, and the
committee IL again engaged upon the work OF
selecting pastor to recommend to tho congre-
CATION.
The choir OF the Church OF the Epiphany
will repeat at z $50 this evening Spohrs ora
torio OF "rhe Last Judgment" The seats Will
be free to all corners after z 30 p. m.
Ia Dos. n
has been called to the rectorship OF the Church
OF the Epiphany, has returned TO Detroit, az.
ter brief visit to Epiphany Parish, TO close
up his AFFAIRS under his present charge and
prepare TO assume his new duties at the time
OF DR.. Paret's conservation to the bishopric,
January 8, 1885.
The Rev. DR.. Mccosh, president of Prince
at Metropolitan Presbyterian Church yester-
day morning, taking his text from Matthew
". 21-2S, the story OF the syro- Phenician
The Rev. G. II. A. Buckley iectured last even.
Ing at the congregational church ON the sub.
Ject OF "rhe Pilgrim and tho Puritan"
At tho Fourth Presbyterian Church yester.
day rare musical programme was rendered
al the morning service by the choir. The So
lections were Opening chorus, "For unto
us a child is born" Handel: ofrertory, "The
wondrous story" Palmer; concluding chorus,
"Hslleiujab, Handel. The choir was composed
as follows: Soprani, Miss Oulberson, Mrs,
Bolway, Misses Aida Downing and Larner;
alti. Misses NJ. Z. B. Roberts, Nellie Downing,
and Narden; tenori, Messrs. Hardness,
Adams aud McGill; bassl, Messrs. johnson,
Kessler, Paddon, Isel and Nichols; organist,
Mr.. A. D.. Kelly. 1t is understood that the
music will be repeated on some future occa-
sion.
The efforts OF tho Ascension Church to col
lect enough money to pay of all OF the Church
debt with the exception OF the $4,000 prom
ised by Mr.. Corcoran have been thus far I'M
successful. Mr.. Corcoran's gift was conditional
upon the entire debt being paid or by the first
Of january.
four days in Washington In tho middle of jan.
nary, as the guest OF the Rev. DR.. Bartlett Of
New York Avenue Church, and Will hold meet
Mr.. Moody's meetings Will be by tickets dis.
iributed through the various churches.
The organists OF the churches have been
busily engaged for several Sundays past Ia
drilling the Sunday school children in the
Christmas anthems.
The first OF the Sunday. school Christmas fes-
tivnls will be held on Christmas eve, and they
will continue at the different churches on
dates varying from Wednesday afternoon un.
I'll the following Saturday evening.
The thirty second anniversary OF tho Young
Mems Christian Association, OF Washington,
was held last evening at Foundry Church, and
whom could be seen many prominent business
men. Seated upon the platform with Mr.. u.
II. Warner, the president OF the association,
were Rev, DR.. James Mcoosh, OF Princeton
College; Rev. DR.. s. j. Deale, Presiding Elder;
Hon. John NJ Gregory, of the Civil.Service Com.
mission; Mr.. Harding, secretary OF the Y. NJ. O.
NJ, ana MT. IL. Meldensnll, promlncut Cnrl5-
tian worker OF Chicago. President b. II. Warner,
after an appropriate and earnest address, intro.
duced Mr.. Harding, the general secretary,
who gave an interesting review OF the years
work, and showed the membership to be about
HOO. The Hon. John W. Gregory, DR.. James
McCosh and others addressed the meeting.
DR.. Cnappelle at the late mass at st. lat
thew's Church yesterday morning re-
ferred 10 the proposed Catholic Uni
versity, and expressed his earnest wish
that Washington would be selected for
the site. He spoke OF the advan.
ages this city has over others for such an
Institution, and intimated that II the endow.
ment OF a chair, which would probably cost
$4,000, was secured here duting the coming
month, the claims OF this city would receive
favorable attention from the committee Of pre-
lates and distinguished laymen, who will
then meet 10 consider the project IN detail.