Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-10-18
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
CHURCHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE.

Rev. Dr. Powers, Of the Garfield Memorial
Christian church. will deliver addresses at the
visitation Of the Grand Lodge of Masons 70
St.John's and Hope lodges next Friday evening
AT the Metropolitan NJ E. church. Rev Dr.
Huntley, the meetings were commenced last
Sunday night, when thirty inquirers entered the
inquiry room. On Monday night twenty five
went to the altar.
Rev. S. NJ Hartsock, formerly of Hamline
church. is holdinga protracted meeting at Eutaw
street. Baltimore.
- Miss Louise L. Baker has been installed as
pastor of the First Congregational church OF
Nantucket. Mass.
- The tenth anniversary of Trinity German
Lutheran church Sunday school, in Baltimore,
was celebrated last Sunday
- Rev. J. l.. Ederdice. of Union NJ. 7. cir
cult, Md, died recently, and his son. Rev. II. L.
Elderdice, student OF Yale college. has been
appointed to take up his fathers work
Rev. 8. T. Graham, formerly pastor ofthe NJ.
t. church in Alexandria, has resigned the pastor
ate ofthe Church of the Messiah at Newark ~
j., which he has filled for several Years past.
- The Third Universast church (Rey. O. L.
Aschenfelter's), Baltimore. will build shortly a
new edifice i'm the northwest section of that CITY,
costing about $1,000, one of the members hay-
ing offered 10 advance the funds
Over SSS, 900 has been raised for the Bati-
more NJ. E. conference seminary fund. OF this
sum nearly SIS. 900 comes from the ministers of
the conference. Through the distribution of
the centennial medals to the children $40. 600
has been raised.
Bishop Nicholson, of the Reformed Episco-
pal church, has called the clergy and laity OF
the synod of New York and Philadelphia to
meet in the Second r. f. church, of Philadel-
phia on the 2Sth inst. to consider the subject of
founding theological seminary.
Assistant Bishop Randolph. of Virginia, has
arranged for visiting the Episcopal churches of
Prince William county as follows: St James.
Brentsville. Nov. Goth. IL am; Trinity, Manas-
sas, Nov. 29th. pm; Haymarket. Nov. 30th, IL
am; Ewelrs Chapel, Nov. 30th, $50 pm.
Rev. DR.. A. I'll. Ames of the Baltimore con-
ference Of the ME. church. has been transferred
to the Upper Iowa conference and stationed at
Dubuque. DR.. Ames has served here as pastor
at Wesley and Mckendree. Rev. George Elliott,
OF the Iowa conference. has been transferred to
the Baltimore conference, and will be sent to
Union Square.
Archbishop Gibbons on Sunday last ded-
Gated Catholic church i'm Baltimore of which
Rev. O. B. Corrigan is pastor. The Archbishop
was assisted by Vicar General Edward McColgan
and Father Lesson, Of st. Francis Xavier's
church. The church is two stories high, with
pressed brick and granite ornamental trim
mngs. 40xS0 feet.
The Fayette street NJ. f. church. Baltimore
began its semi-centennial celebration Sunday
The interior OF the church was beautifully deco
rated In blue and white. and the entire chancel
was covered with palms and ported plants The
morning sermon was delivered by Rev Dr. W.
b Edwards, and the evening sermon by Rev.
DR.. ii. r. Naylor
Il Rev. A. w. Lghtburne recently resigned
the pastorate of the NJ. Z. church at Easton,
Nd. and surrendered hi parchment as a minis
ter on the charge of att ending a circus. He is
a son of Rev. J. FL. Lightburne, formerly of the
Baltimore conference, and although quite a
young man, had made good record as min
ister
- The new Fuller Memorial Baptist church.
In Baltimore. was dedicated Sunday Rev. ].
Henry Britain preached the dedicatory sermon,
and Rev. F. Wilson made the dedicatory PRAYER
In the afternoon mass-meeting was held under
the auspices OF the Baltimore Baptist Church
Extension society. The building cost, with its
furniture. about $4,000.
- The sem-centenary Of Melville NJ f. church.
at Elkridge. Nd, and the flfty-seventh anniver-
sary of the Sunday school were celebrated Sun
day. The church was dedicated September IA.
1884. by Rev. David Steele. Rev. Mr. Tilliard and
Rev. Isaac P. Cook participating. The sermon
Sunday was by Rev j. H. Brown, who entered the
conference in 1929.
st. Johns Catholic church, GordonsviTe,
Va, was dedicated last Sunday with imposing
ceremonies, Bishop Keane and Father O'Don-
ohne, the pastor. being present train of
fifteen cars took about thousand persons there
from Washington and Alexandria. After the
ceremonies there was a banquet and a concert
Mr.. John I. Forsyth. of this city, sang several
solos.