Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-03
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
CHURcHS here AND ELSEWHERE.

CHURCHE here AND ELSEWHERE.
- Bishop Aidrews. Of this CITY. recently
preached at TT sudleysvllle M. E. church. in
northeastern larylaad. on the occasion of it's
re-Opening.
On ThursAy night, the watch night services
in all the chufhes where held were attended
much better tim usual, many having been well
filled. That tie services attracted others than
the religious pople was shown In some instan-
ces by the dis@derly behavior Of both men and
women.
- Rev. DR.. Newman and wife, who went to
California faT weeks ago on the invitation of
Ex-Governor sanforG. are there, it is said. with
no intentiOnlof setting, as has been stated
Some of his tiends believe that Dr. Newman
will re-enter Cle OF the eastern conferences in
the spring.
- The neXtregular session of the Baltimore
conference of the NJ. E. church will be held at
the Eutaw steet church. Baltimore. of which
Rev. 5. NJ. Hrtsock who was transferred from
Hamlne yer ago, is pastor. Already he has
commenced preparations for this conference.
finding homes tor the ministers. &c. Under the
three years LIMITATION of pastorates, few changes
will be MAIDEN this city. Rev. w. 7. L. Weech.
of Union, ana DR.. Joseph France. of 4th street,
East Washington are the only pastors here
now closing heir three years pastorate. There
is some PROBABILITY that Rev. J. C. Hagey of
North Captd; Rev. J. II. Ryland, Of 18th street
southeast: Few. f. D. Owen. of Gorsuch; Rev.
W. Hirst Red. of UniOntown, and w. Mex.
Hammock. d Bladensburg circuit, will be sent
to other appointments.
At LoIconing. Nd, 4 great revival is in
progress over $50 having been converted.
w. i. 1ulbee. elected to Congress from
the tenth kentucky district. is Methodist
preacher Unmarked ability
csyarp0r of Jiroinio hos ,pno;p4od
Rev. Paul Whitehead D. D.. member OF the
board Of tustees OF the Farmville Normal
school.
1t is suggested that as "The bov-preacher'
Harrison, his passed his 45d birthday. the farce
OF calling aim boy preacher ought now be
dropped.
"A revival has been progress at Ashland,
KY. for thu past six weeks. and has assumed
great proportions There have already been
nearly $50 conversions.
A lite girl IN Cambridgeboro. Pa, has
realized 1898 foc foreign missions. by prepar-
ing thstiepais. which she sold for SO cents
box, containing five.
- The ssle of pews IN the Puritan Congrega-
tional chu,ch, Brooklyn. n Y. Dr. Storrs, pas
tor realiZel nearly 5000. more than double the
receipts two years ago.
Rev. ". c. Dunlap, Of Georgia, has been
appointedcommissioner of education from the
NJ. h. Church South, for the COiorcd NJ. E.
church, inplace OF DR.. Evans. resigned.
- Bish'p Cranberry of the NJ f. Church
South. recently met with severe loss at Rich
mond. Va. all his household furniture which
was stored ready for shipment to st. Louis,
having BEEN destroyed by fire.
i ev,A. A. Johnson has resigned the editor
ship of the TerGS Methodist AGcocate in order to
devote hi time to the Texas Wesleyan College
at Fort Worth. as financial agent. Prof p. NJ
White vii assume the editorship.
Rev.J. B. Tarpin (Baptist) (aided by Rev.
W. F. Koae of Baltimore, and Rev. S. C. Clop-
ton of Rchmond) has had a revival in his
church n Charlottesville which resulted in
about fifN professions of conversion.
- The venerable DR.. Shaw, of the Brick
church, Presbyterian) Rochester, n. Y,
preachedhis forty-fourth annual sermon as pas
tor of the Church recently. The number of
members OF the church is over l, 400
- Rev Sam Jones is carrying on revival ser
vices at Jackson, Tenn. which the local papers
represen to be something wonderful and I'M
nrecedeHed in that region. All denominations
join in tie services. which are held in halls the
churchesbeing inadequate for the crowds.
Princeton theological Seminary has this
year tOul graduate students, thirty eight seniors,
forty-sepn middlers, fifty-two juniors, and four
special itudents-145 in ALL One-fourth OF
them-3irare graduates of Princeton College.
A Presbyterian paper commenting upon the
fact thata minister had usedfor the communion
services vine from Palestine, and for baptizing
children water from the Jordan. says: SIS there
not slight flavor of superstition, or at least OF
something else that scarcely belongs to the Wor-
ship OF God, in hiatt"
- Rev. Charles Brown, recording secretary
and treasurer of the Presbyterian board of re-
lief, has retired. and has been succeeded by the
Rev. William w. Heberton, of Philadelphia.
Mr.. Brown is now in his S0th year. and has been
engaged in the cause OF ministerial relief for
more than 20 years.
A series Of undenominational Gospel meet
iugs has been held in Newark, N. j. The pas
tors met, arranged certain preaching places, dis
tributed 20, 600 cards Of invitation. and sent out
the preachers and helpers who worked for one
week. In some stations, 1t is reported, as many
as fifty arose rprayers.
A certificate Of incorporation of the Presby-
terrain Observer Publishing company. of Balti-
more city, has been filed The incorporators
are VIM. j. Graham James G. Patterson. Maria
q. Patterson of Baltimore, James B. Gormy. of
Ohio, and VIM. NJ. Marine. of Hartford county,
Md The capital stock is $4,000, divided into
100 shares.
- MIR. Moody and his "sweet singer" will be
in Richmond from the 4th to the 18th of January.
At a meeting ofabout forty ministers represent
ing the Episcopal. Presbyterian, Methodist.
Lutheran, and Disciples churches of the CITY.
suitable arrangements have been made Rev.
DR.. MinnegerOde OF It. PauIs Episcopal church.
Is the chairman of the advisory committee of
preachers.