Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-20
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
CHURCHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE.

-Rev.W.D. Strobe DID, who died at Rhine
back, n. Y, recently, in his nth year, entered
the Lutheran ministry in his 10Th year. He was
stationed during the war at Middletown Nd,
and was for some years president of the Mary
land synod. and also of the general synod.
The weather has been so favorable this sea-
son that the work on the central Presbyterian
| church. Esd and streets). has progressed very
rapidly. Workmen are now engaged on the in
terror and the work OF erecting the spire which
will reach a height of 100 feet from the pave
ment has been commenced. This church is
neat gothic edifce. of 55 by so feet.
The Chesapeake Presbytery, with which the
Third Street Presbyterian church in this city is
connected, held a meeting in Alexandria We'd
nesday. vacancy was declared In the PASTOR
ate OF the Presbyterian church at Leesburg and
Rev. Mr.. Turnbull appointed to make the official
announcement. The Rev. James III. Smith the
former Leesburg pastor, was dismissed TO the
Lexington presbytery. He will become pastor
of church in Harrisonburg.
- During the Christmas times the Presbyte-
rians will make collectionsn the Sunday schools
for the boards OF home and foreign missions
and dime Offering cards are being sent to the
schools In the mission fields as well as at
home.
- The new Presbyterian synod OF south Da-
kota starts out with seventy-two churches.
TVenty-siX churches have been built during the
year and nine more will be completed this fall.
One OF the four presbyteries constituting the
synod is made up almost entirely of Indians,
and at the organization there were in attend
ance four Indian ministers and one ruling elder.
A powerful revival has been going on in
Fisk university, Nashville, Tenn, under the
direction Of the Rev. J. c. Fields. the evange-
list of the American Missionary Association.
AT the state convention of the Sunday
schools OF Pennsylvania over 5000 schools were
reported in the state, and from these schools
10000 converts were received into the churches
An attendance OF nearly 1000. 900 is reported on
the rolls OF the Sunday schools OF the state.
- Lincoln University, Pa, which for nearly
thirty years has been educating young colored
men under the care of the Presbyterian church.
many of them for the ministry has this year
over 200 students. three-tourths being in the
college classes. and there are about $50 appli-
cants waiting admission.
- About 100 Mormon converts left Chatt a.
nooga, Tenn, recently for Utah; among them
three negroes-two men and a woman-who
were. it is said, the first converts to Mormon
ism from the African race.
- The Massachusetts, Home Missionary soc-
ETY. has profered. and the American Home Mis-
sonary society has accepted, $4,000 from the
SWEET legacy. as a permanent fund to be used
In the temporary failure OF regular receipts or
in special emergencies. to be made good as soon
as practicable. and kept good.
- A supplied choir Of men and boys is being
organized under the direction Of Mr. Chas n
Wake at st. Marks EpiscopaD church, Sd and
A streets southeast.
- Fifth-street 81. E. church, Philadelphia. j.
0. Wilson pastor, is enjoying great revival.
The meetings have been in progress for three
weeks, with the result of 129 conversions up to
date.
Alta recent service fthe West Presbyterian
church, New York. the pastor, Rev. DR.. J. e.
Paxton, announced. to the surprise Of his con-
gregation, that the improvements in the build
ing. amounting to 100000. had all been paid
for and no debt rested on the church. DR.. Pax
ton was a few years ago, pastor of the n. Y.
avenue church il this city.
At a recent meeting of the Presbytery of
Lehigh Rev. F. ]. Films was received from the
Primitive Methodist church.
The Committee Of Fifteen of the America
Congress of Churches. which met recently in
New Haven, arranged to have the congress
meet in Music hall next May. The plan en-
braces the bringing together of tine leading men
and women of the various churches Of the coun-
try into a congress for the purpose-of obtaining
greater Christian unity