Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-06-13
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
CHURCHES HERE AND ELSEwHER

RELIGIOUS NOTES.
| CHURCHES HERE AND ELsKwHKRE
In the 155 Sunday schools in the District,
there are 36,546 officers. teachers and scholars,
| but less than per cent are members of the
| church.
| In some Of the Sunday schools of the city,
| which have been graded, on children's day Ito
| morrow transfers will be made from the lower
to the higher grades.
| - Rev. Or. Huntley's congregation has voted
him two months leave from the pulpit OF
Metropolitan ME. church, which he will spend
| in part at Ocean Grove.
| Rev. Robert Nourse starts June 23d for the
west to deliver his lecture "John and iona
| than," and a new lecture entitled "Blighted
| Women" at Sunday school assemblies which
| meet at Ottawa, Kansas and Crete, Nebraska.
| The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, with delegates from Maryland, Virginia,
West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and the
Lake Park. on the B. and o. r. r., from July
LIST to 4th.
- Bishop Paret in his first official visit to the
| Episcopal churches of Washington county, Md.
was mrch pleased with his reception, especi-
ally that at St James college. where he con-
| hrrned nine persons. At st. Johns Episcopal
church he confirmed seventeen.
! Rev. s. H. Howe, D. D., lately pastor of the
West Presbyterian church, Georgetown, and
| now of the Park Congregational church, of Nor
| wich, Conn.,, is sent on a European tour this
summer with his wife by his congregation, and
sails on June 18th in the City of Chicago.
| Tomorrow is "children's day" in the Meth
odist. Presbyterian and other churches, and
most of the Sunday schools have programs ar
| ranged for the day, embracing singing, recita-
| tons and responsive readings and generally
/ short addresses by the pastors or superin-
| tendents.
AT a meeting held Wednesday night at the
| corner of LIST and H streets northwest, Rev.
Jacob Wilson presiding, steps were taken to
organize an independent Methodist church.
| A committee was appointed to draft suitable
regulations for the government of the congre-
cation.
Last Sabbath the corner stone of the new
| West Baltimore Methodist Protestant church,
corner of Lafayette avenue and Gilmor street,
was laid by the pastor, Rev. d. l.. Greenfield,
| assisted by the Rev. DIR. E. J. Drinkhouse and
Rev. Dr. s. b. Sutherland, in the presence of a
large congregation.
Last Sunday, at Sulphur Springs church,
(near jackson Grove camp ground), the Sunday
school celebrated the anniversary with appro-
PIRATE services. 1t was organized in 1912.
japanese Christian church members las t
year averaged $500 in their benevolent con-
tributiOns. This average is in excess of the con-
| tributions in the old Christian countries.
The congregation of Whitfield ME-. church,
near Lanham'S, p G. county, Md, are about to
repair the church. The committee in charge
are meeting with considerable success in the
matter of subscriptions.
Last Sunday Rev. Dr. w. U. Murkland
pastorate in the Franklin street Presbyterian
church, Baltimore. DIR. Murkland's pulpit dur
ing his vacation will be filled by Rev. DR.. Bur-
gett, of Mobile.
The commencement of Lincoln university,
the Presbyterian institution in Chester county,
Pa, for the education of colored young men,
took place on the 4th instant. There were 81
graduates in all, 80 of whom have finished the
pOmaS for the baccalaureate degree The 9TH
ers completed the English course of study.
The vesper services recently introduced at
Grace NJ. E. church in Baltimore, Rev. J. st. C.
Neal pastor, has provoked considerable criti.
cism. The order of service, printed Oh a neat
pink program, started with an opening volun-
tary on the organ, accompanied by, horn
quartette, followed by an evening hymn, a
ture by the pastor and congregation, &c. Min
ute directions in regard to sitting, standing and
kneelins were given on the program
English Home Life.
WITH ESPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE SUBJECT
OF KITCHEN ECONOMY.
Robert Laird Collier in Minneapolis Tribune.
The wives and daughters of the lower classes
in England usually work in mills and factories,
and have very little time for the cares of home
| or for preparing the meals; therefore, cooking
| among these classes is a terra incognita, and
knowledge is confined to such matters as roast
ing joint, frying chop, and boiling potato.
The breakfast OF the working classes consists of
tie bacon. But in middle class families, whilst
there is very little variety, the cooking Is ad-
| mirably done. The joints are well roasted, and
SO cooked as to retain the strength, the flavor
and the juices of the meat. The plates are
brought to the table at all seasons OF the year
thoroughly hot; the meats and vegetables in
covered dishes, and are served and eaten while
palataby warm.
The English consider themselves very extrav-
agant in their expenditures upon the table
Compared with continental nations. their self
accusation holds good. They will spend more
than tina either the French or the Germans, and
but their most lavish extravaganza would be
deemed great economy in most American
houses. The continental nations look upon the
English as most wasteful in their kitchens, but
the English are as much more economical and
saving than the Americans as the French and
Germans are more economical and saving than
| the English.
| The French and the Germans calculate every
meal, and the number OF mouths to be fed.
When the meal is served, especially among the
French, nine times in ten there is nothing
Whatever what LETT but !, everything cooked Is eaten
| leads to great economy. All things are bought
small in quantities; even in England all vege-
! tables and fruits are bought By the pound, and
the amount needed for the day or the meal
carefully calculated and only that amount is
cooked or served.
| The servants in all English families live
almost entirely upon cheaper kinds of meat
! such as may be boiled or stewed; and they make
| their breakfast Oh bread. bacon and tea, and
| usually their supper consists of bread, cheese
and beer
| 1t is estimated that the living of each member
| OF middle-clasS family costs $3.50, including
children and servants This estimate would
not cover the expenditures for wines, which are
deemed IA necessary part of the English dinner
/ and supper table. Lighter and cheaper wines
are much more used than a score of years ago.
| When was first in England port wine was to
be found on every table, whereas now it is only
occasionally offered to guests. Sherry still
holds its place. but light clarets and Rhine
| wines are gaining favor. and are becoming COM
mon ON all English tables.
| The Prar lie Belle.
From the Minneapolis Mail.
new star has arisen in Dakota. 1t is Miss
| Taylor, who'cafne to Wahpeton three years ago
The first year she took pre-emption and re-
fused an offer of marriage. The second year
she took homestead and a tree claim, and had
/ four offers to '.jiDe" farms. She has now Sec
| ton OF land, twenty-seven cows and innumer-
! able calves; has taken at the county fair the