The Washington critic., 1885-09-12
CHURCH AND CLERGY.
Neighborhood Notes of Interest in RE-
ligious Circles.

Neighborhood Notes of Interest in Re
ligious Circles.
The METnoDIsTs of Allen, Wicomico
County, Md, will have their new church
completed by October 10.
REV. HENRY c. LAY, bishop of Easton,
has returned to Baltimore from the South,
somewhat improved in health.
THE CORNERSTONE Of new Southern
Methodist Church was laid last Sunday at
Middloway, jefferson County, w. Va.
REv. T. VI. MCCORMICK, of Toronto,
Canada, has received call to Christ Re-
foimed Episcopal Church at Cumberland,
Md.
REV. CHARLES j. IIOIT, rector Of Trinity
Episcopal Church at Portsmouth, Va, has
resigned to take charge of new parish in
New York city.
REV. GILES b. Cook, rector of st. Ste
phcn's Episcopal Church, Petersburg, Va,
has resigned in order to take charge of All
Faiths parish, st. Mary's County, Md. 1t
is not yet stated who Mr.. Cooks successor
will be.
REV. +. HARTMAN, formerly pastor Of st.
Johns Lutheran Church, Philadelphia, has
accepted the call to Trinity German Luth-
eran Church, Baltimore, aud will be installed
as pastor on the lst of October.
TIE CORNERSTONE of St. Gregory's
Church, Baltimore, will be laid to-day. 1t
is to be built of Baltimore County blue
stone, with brOwn-stOne trimmings, at a
cost Of $4,000
REV. ROBERT SCoTT, wcll-known Pres
byteran minister of Randolph County,
w. Va, died at his residence, near Beverly
in that county, on the 2Sth OF August, in
the I'D year of his age.
ST. STEPHENS GERMAN LUTHERAN
CHURCH at Baltimore, the corner stone Of
which was laid little over year ago, is
nearly completed. Rev. f. 2. lIcnninghau-
sen is pastor Of the Church.
The term Of Rev. j. st. Clair Neal as
pastor Grace NJ. Il. Church, Baltimore, will
expire next March. The name of Rev. DR..
j. o. Peck, formerly of Mt. Vernon Place
CLuTch, but now of New York, Is men
toned in connection with the pastorship.
REV. w. +. KoNE, the pastor of Lee Street
Baptist Church, Baltimore, has resigned his
pastorate to accept charge in Farmvllle,
Va. Mr.. Kone will close his pastorate at
Lee Street Church tomorrow and will take
Der.
REV. FATHER DoNoHoE, assistant pastor
Of St. Francis Church, Staunton, Va, has
been transferred to Fredericksburg, Va,
and will be succeeded by Father Hanley,
late of st. Joseph's Church, Petersburg,
who in turn will be succeeded by Father
O'Ferrall.
DOUGLAS MEMORIAL NJ. T.. CHURCH,
corner Eleventh and II streets northeast,
Rev. Chas. T. House, pastor, has during
the past three months, made wonderful
| progress both in spiritual aud temporal af-
fairs. Many have been converted and
| joined the church; besides numbers have
| united by letter from other churches The
| temporal affairs are solid, preacher and sex
| ton paid, no debts on church, and the fuel
| for the coming winter has been provided.
| What n marvel In church work these days
| The membership should set apart day of
| Thanksgiving for the great results which
have marked its course.
4 NEW METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
will he dedicated at Laurel, Md, on Sun
day, September 90 at II a. IN. Rev, j. L..
Walsh is the pastor. The ladies of this
church propose holding fair and enter
tainment on Tuesday evening next, Soptem.
| her 10. Laurel being only q short distance
on the Baltimore IL Ohio Railroad, large
party should avail themselves of this treat
and enjoy pleasant evening. You will be
received in true rural style. Those who
cannot find II convenient TO visit this thirty
ing town, but would like to assist the cause,
can leave their contributions or donations
with the Misses Lawrenson, No. 81 ii street
northwest, prior 10 Tuesday morning, who
will convey any offering and hand 10 the
proper authorities.