Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-07
RELIGIOUS NOTES.


- Rev. George o. Little, Assembly's Presby-
terian church. of this city. has three brothers
commissioners to the general assembly at Sara
tOga.
- Rev. George V. Leech. we'll known in this
city. and now at Annapolis, has had his salary
raised 800 per year. and already there are indi-
cations of success at his new appointment.
- The revival at Bladeasourg' NJ E. church,
Of which Rev. W. Nick. Hammock is pastor,
and in which Miss Grace Weiser is assisting. has
resulted thus far In about twenty conversions
- Rev. John r. Paxton. formerly Of the New
York avenue Presbyterian church, OF this city,
will. during his summer vacation, have his pres
ent charge, the West Presbyterian church, New
York city, enlarged, at cost of $4,000.
- Mr.. David Wills, jr.. licentiate of the
Presbytery of Washington City. was received on
certificate recently by the Presbytery of New
Brunswick and accepted call to the Kirkpat-
rick Memorial church, Ringoes. Mr.. Wills is
son of Rev. Dr. Wills, formerly of this city, and
now chaplain in the army.
- Rev. NJ. J. Eckles, of Havre de Grace. Md,
has declined the call recently given him to the
Presbyterian church at Snow Hill Md.
- Rev. Henry P. Thomas, rector at Pooles-
vile. Md, has declined the call extended by st.
- The First Presbyterian church of Richmond.
Va, is being demolished to make room for the
erection of the new city hail. and a new build
ing will be erected tor the cOngreg CATION mile
up town.
- The Centennial Methodist Episcopal Con-
ference is appointed to be held at Baltimore on
December g. to continue in session one week.
and it is expected that at least 500 dele gates
will be present.
- The graduating class Of Princeton, N J.,
Theological Seminary, numbered this year A,
and of this number eight are going as foreign
missionaries, sixteen to the west under the
home board, the remainder under the call of
churches.
The Baptist Publication Society has pre-
pared an elaborate program for the observance
of Children's day, which occurs next Sunday,
and requests that each school take a collection
for the enlargement of the society's Sunday
school missionary WORK.
BY action of the Episcopal council, Truro
parish, consisting of Falls Chm CHI, Fairfax,
Chantily, aud Herndon churches has been di-
vided. Fairfax and Falls Church retain the old
name. while HerndOn, Chantilly, Centerville aud
Clifton are called Upper Truro.
- At recent celebration of the holy commu-
Mon in the Reformed Episcopal church, Phila-
delphia, Bishop w. r. Nicholson. the rector in
yited minister of the PRESBYTERIAN church.
and minister of the Methodist Episcopal to
participate In the administration of the en-
blems.
- Rev. H. W. Key, colOred presiding elder
of Tennessee, having failed to receive the ex-
pected aid from the Church Extension society.
went to work and made and burned the brick
with his own hands, and now has a church
nptt InI,k
gregat ton of 1000.
= A Methodist missionary writes from Japan
that seif-support on the part of the native
churches is gaining ground every year 1t is es-
timated that there are now about 1000 members
of evangelical churches there. The gain in the
nineteen churches OF the American board In
1888 was 465, or AZ per cent.
- Rehearsals for the music to be rendered at
the cathedral in Baltimore during the council of
Catholic dignitaries, to be held In November,
have already commenced. The following music
will be rendered.: /. Palestrina, Mssa Papp
Marcel. six voices a capeua 2. Wits Op.
XII, soil, chorus and organ. 8. Greiths Missa
Solemnis, soil, chorus, organ and orchestra
The choir of the cathedral Will be reinforced
the chorus for the Missa Pape Marceli number
ing eighty. The music will be under the direc-
torship OF Rev. p. Graf.
- The Sabbath school committee ofthe board
of publication (Presbyterian) have sent out a
circular requesting that each school devote this
evening to a meeting for PRAYER By the officers
and teachers. One-half hour before the morn
ing public service tomorrow each Sabbath
school will assemble and proceed to the church.
The closing exercises Of the afternoon session
of the Sabbath school includes brief addresses
on themes relating to the salvation of the schOl-
ars. In the evening of Childrens day a public
service will be held In behalf Of the young
people.
Bishop Bedell, Of the Episcopal diocese of
Ohio, has taken position against all revised YER
sions of the English Scriptures in his jurisdic-
ton. He says: 'No word of the present Eng
lish translation of the Bible-which Is indeed
tie Bible for us-can be touched either by criti-
cism or by scepticlsm without dislOyalty. to the
church, danger to the truth, and harm to souls"
He announces this general principle with spe-
cial reference to the passage in l John Iii, 5.
which contains the testimony of the heavenly
witnesses. He believes that the expression Of
O doubt as to tsgenuneness is dangerous.
- The meeting of the general convention of
the New Church (Swedenborglan) was held in
Philadelphia last week, commencing on Thurs
day, the Goth of May, and ending on Sunday.
the LIST inst. 1t was largely attended. There
were 80 delegates and visitors present from the
Washington society, of this city; and on Sunday
afternoon, prior to the administration of the
Holy Supper to some 400 communicates, the
Rev Jabez Fox. of this city. was, on the appiica-
ton of the Maryland association, instituted in
the office of general PASTOR" grade Of the min
istry which authorizes him to Ordan ministers,
institute societies, &c The ceremony was con-
Quoted by tine Rev. c. Giles, the president of the
convention, Mr.. Fox being presented by Rev. j.
b. Parmeles, of Wilmington, Del; Mr.. C. A. f.
Spanier, of Baltimore, and Mr.. r. d. Mussey, of
this CITY, Just 35 years before Mr.. Fox had
been ordained minister Of the New Church in
the same city, Philadelphia.