Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-21
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
HERE AID ELSEWHERE.

- Rev. DR.. s. " Leech, native of Washing
ton now Of Saratoga, y. Y, has been elected
president of the New York state Temperance
society.
"A new organ has been procured through the
efforts Of Mr. and Mrs Z Graves for the lecture
room of Metropolitan NJ. F. church, and u now
library has been provided by the infant class of
the Metropolitan NJ + church for its use.
RI Rev. Bishop Paret, OF the Episcopal
church, on his recent visit &c the churches of
Prince George county, Nd, confirmed a class
of 10 at Trinity In Marlboro a class of &c Of 81
Thomas Groom. 10 ut the CnapeI OF The Atone
nent, Chilteuha;n, and 5 at st. Barnabas ut Oak
Grove.
The South Congregational church. Chicago.
has broken ground for u new $4,000 edIfice.
Rev. DIR. WIZ. Brown presbyterian re-
Soto, Fla.
Rev. DR.. George C. Lorimer has been in
vited to take charge of Chicago university as Its
president.
The debt Of the Methodist Camp-Aieeting
association OF Atlantic Highlands has been re-
duced from 100000 to $50, 900.
The Fourth Presbyterian church of Rich
mond mas givel n unanimous call to Rev. A.
X holderby TO become pastor.
The special services arranged by the pres
bytery of New York began last week. and meet
tngs are held in six eeuterS OF operation.
The new Methodist Episcopal church at
Chapel Hill, Prince George county, Md, dedi-
Gated on the LIST inst, Will be known Grace
u. E. church.
Rev. John Mexican, pastor of the Congrega-
tional church. al Herndon, Va, has resigned
his charge and moved with his family to Flor
The NJ. E. church at Hagerstown, Nd, will
be dedicated tomorrow, and the NJ. r. church
at Romney, W. Va, win be dedicated on the
29th.
The one hundredth anniversary of Metho-
dism in Elizabeth, n. j., was celebrated last
week by series of services in st. James
church.
Rev. Father Jenkins, pastor of st. Aloysius
(Cathohic) church, in LeOnardtowD, Nd, is
again at his post of duty, having recovered from
a severe attack of sickness.
- The join: anniversaries OF the Sunday
school Union and Tract Society of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church. viii be held at Column
bus, Ohio, November 21-23.
- The Rev. :. w. Adriance, Of Lowell, Mass,
has been elected general secretary of the United
Society of Christian Endeavor at q salary of
$4,000, and has accepted the position.
The committee on freedmen Of the Presby-
terrain synod OF Pennsylvania strongly recon-
mend the erection of acollege in every south.
ern state for the education OF colored men.
&C. F. Huntington, OF New York, is about to
build q granite chapel, costing about $50, 900,
for the Congregat ionaists of Harrington Conn.
as a memorial of his deceased mother.
President Hitchcock, of Union Theological
seminary, stated at the unwilling of VIM. +.
Dodge's statue that that Christian merchant
had helped nearly 3oOyonns men into the mln-
istry.
- The Episcopal diocese of New York is i'm re-
ceipt of a beneflction from Miss Catherine Loril-
lard Wolfe in q shape of pledge Of $4,000
when needed 10 begin the erection of clergy
house.
The board of trustees of the Southern Bap-
fist Theological seminary, at its late session
decided TO raise the SUM of $780, 900 Tor the
tiOn of buildings for lecture-rooms and board
tng-hOuses for students.
- The Law and Order League of Cincinnati is
determined TO compel the theaters to stop Sun
day performances. Two have already been
sentenced to pay the fine, and others say they
will be glad to close if the law is uniformly en-
forced.
From IA 900 TO Is, 900 people attended the
closing Of the protracted meeting held In ST.
Joseph, Mo-, by the Rev. Sam Jones, and about
$4,000 was subscribed for the erection of
buildings for the use OF the Young Mems Chris
tian association.