Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-12
RELIGIOUS NOTES.



- Sister Blanche. the superior Of st. Vim
cents orphan asylum. in this city is quite low
with paralysis. aod Is ne: expected 20 iCc0ver-
A very Pretty feature for Faster Is that
adopted = IiaaiIiae sunday school. of holding
on that day memorial services for the pupils
who have died during tine year.
- Miss Lizzie K:Pf who went froIa this city
Oamlire church. TO Chilli four or five years
ago missionary. was married rfccHtiy at
Santiago T. i.r. !. ". Vincent, OF California
- Rev William Gibbons. OF zion Baptist
church. South Washington, reports at the close
of his third wesh of revival 800 rcn!tents and
1l2 candidates for baptism.
- \ new departure in She Methodist churches
Of this city took place last evening in the hold
Ing Of services at the Foundry H. T. church.
commemorative ofGcoi Friday conducted by
Tev. II. r. NIyloT. The Wesleyan Nrth0cists
throughout Europe Commemorate The Gay.
- The New Icrk avenue PTcSI:ytci.an church
Of this city. now has a roll of G.,:; active MEM
hers- tiarl"y chaP"i. ut the heal of .th street a
mission OF the New \ DIRK avenue church. under
Tie Ta-t0Tate oi Rev. Ware, BatcheiOr recently
received ten members and has Il Sunday school
Of so.
- The 18th anniversary OF the Sunday school
of the Metropolitan VI. f. church occurred re-
Gently. and interesting remarks were made by
y K. Lacey and ;. :. Bryant. The school now
numbers IS officers aud teachers and about
SEQ scholars. Eleven of the present officers and
teachers were present at the organization in
1869
- the Methodist Episcopal preachers organ
lied their association for the year last Monday
morning 1T the Foundry NJ f. church. where
the meetings will he held regularly on Monday
mornings. Rev. DR. W. Il. Edwards. of Ne
hendrce was elected president; Rev, DR.. Joseph
France. OF 4th street, Last Washington. vice
president. and Rev. c. i. House OF Memorial
secretary and treasurer.
One OF the attractive features ofthe chancel
at the Emmanuel ?. f. church. Anacostia. on
Easter day. will he the new altar of black wal
nut presented to this church by the chapter of
industry % St Johns Guild. Washington
through tl, Rev Dr.. Leonard and Miss Mary s.
Wilkes. daughter ofthe late Admiral Wilkes L.
3 y. The White marble top of the old cOnmIl-
Mon table ut Emmanuel has been inlaid with
the new altar TINS combining the past and
present Tie Rev. Mr. Mckee rector of En-
manuel. received the first of his two orders of
the ministry from the bishop Of MARYLAND on
TIE 9Th Sunday in Advent 1865 at the altar of
St Johns. Washington, and was subsequently
churciI-hence. the gift of the new altar from
St Johns. il designed q token Of friendship
and pleasant memories to the congregation aad
pastor OF Emmanuel.
The Presbytery of Chesapeake, viii meet in
Alexandria next Tuesday.
- Bishop Simpson has been confined to his
house in Philadelphia by Sickness
- Tie First Baptist church at Boston has re-
Gently paid off an Indebtedness of $4,000
- The Florida Methodist south conference
raised recently $1,000 forthe mission at Havana.
Cuba.
pf no tEc1; a
St Charles Borromec. in Baltimore has been
commenced.
- Rev Thomas Harrison. the boy preacher is
still at St Louis, and his converts are said TO
exceed 1.Nt0.
- Rev +. Fayson Hammond. the evangelist
Is holding a meeting at IIorn"flsyille " Y. and
has made about 25t converts
a copy Of ElI;ots translation OF the Bib.
in the Indian language. published in 1855. sold
In New York receIty Ior $3.50.
- At Gloucester. EnrIanl a new Episcopal
church las been erected as a memorial 10 Rob
erI heiEcs. Of sunday school fame.
- Rev. Dr. Galloway of the New Orleans
tfTtsttcn 4GC-cate. has been appointed dele
gate to the Evangelical l.lliaEce which Will meet
al Stockholm
- bishop Doane. of Albany. has licensed tie
Qu"Aercss sarah SIBaly to raa,l ard explain
the scriptures in such parishes a. She is in
vite;; - tcac! il. l.; the rcctogs
- The Cttn'cbnaa thinks q genuine lric-a-
brae craze. in the Lords honor is threatened.
and Instances a 5.HG02 ceiling in a church de
Fo.d II even 4 hint ~ -acrrl things.
- y new Baptist church has been completed
Il SAT- Lake City. ana layIHan Of that denoIn-
inati"a has Ina',e himself responsible for the
SUPPORT 81 the pastor Rev. Or. II. &. Dewitt
the W"li-AnOwn evangelist.
The collection in New York on hospital
Sunday auEouated to 1900 in the Episcopal
churches. .G.111 i'll the Presbyterian and 81. 15j
IN IN" Methodist flaet year hut $500 making
'otiti q - F.Uta. which outsiders Increased to
%i2 e(3.
= religious paper says: Few things tend
more surely to keep people from church than
superficial pontless preaching and adds. ANY
man who Is given IN careless preparation for the
pulpit may profit b. carefully bordering this
c.u-tie but tine remark OF VERY successful
bishop: The sermon which has cost little is
worth just what it cost
The services Of the Rev W. 4. Kineaid, 4
NJ. Of PittstUr-. lave been secured As an as
sistant 10 Er. Ee PUy in the editorial manage
n''.Fit OF The T;j'y Christian Adrncqtg which is
7" be issued ~ the Ncw York book agents
GtIii!@ Tie approaching session OF the Methodist
EPISCOPAL general conference IN PHILADELPHIA
Nj hinctid he'd similar position durirr The
ee:9ef'- conferences 81 1872 1879 and 1880
religious PAPER OF Baltimore notices q
report IN a Washington morning uarcr in
which 5n '--.syi-t IS made T. -sv. a. 10 eunda;.
s "n.~ 'iar li"ct most generally in yicg. !. -
a.! i'..'t-s L. tire sunday soni register stc9!
oi L. lie 8ItaE G.! Lambs when lie s..id
20 tie i-t re- .-:,rd "a The Ia:ub's Boo, Of
Lie he i@leT -u-.se~t~ '-tuat a, a han If
E-">t H,.tN'--.-E inventive genius. ti5~ re-