National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-02-23
AMoSe THE oAuRoHEs.

The Chicago Avenue Sabbath School
reports an average attendance Of 1000.
At Fletcher chapel Millyille, U. T.,
1903 persons have united withNthe church.
The Church Of England has in It's
ranks AZ per cen !. Of the whole populas
| ton.
At Grand G orgc, U. T., over 100 persons
have been recently added to the various
churches.
| At Dufiolds, w. Va, two hundred per.
sons ore under religious impression and
conviction.
Tho Forty Hours Devotion will be OBJ
served at st. Matthews Church, this city,
on March 22d.
Fifty persons in the Fleet Street
Methodist Church, Brooklyn, are profess-
ing conversion.
At Racine, Wis, remarkable revival
ia going on. Five hundred conversions
are reported thus far.
new mission church Is approaching
compilation In New York city at the cor
ner of Broomo street aud Center Market
Place
Rev. s. NJ. Hartsock, formerly of Ham
limo NJ. T. Church, this city, is pleasantly
situated In Baltimore, whore he Is doing
n good work.
The churches at Germantown, Penn,
have received a great impetus from Mr..
Moody's recent visit and much interest
is being manifested.
AS result Of tho revival at Stauntop,
Va, lib persons have recently Doe added
to one of the churches, of whom 100 were
received on profession Of faith.
Archbishop Gibbons confirmed 100 per-
sons ut st. Ignatius," Baltimore, on the
18th instant. The youngest candidate
was 0 and tho oldest 90 years of age.
The Protestant Episcopal Church in
lection Of the Church Of England, and
has chosen Rev. Juan b. Cabrera as
bishop.
There is q revival in progress in the
Fonrth Baptist Church of Chicago, of
which Rev. DIR. Kennard, formerly of II
Street Baptist Church OF this city, 10
pastor.
1t is reported that the Madison Avenue
Church, New York, has called Rev. Geo.
f. Pentecost,of TompkinsAvenue Church,
Brooklyn, to tho pastorate, and that he
will accept.
Cardinal McCabe's Lenten pastoral let
ter, read tho 18th instant in all tho Dub
lin Catholic CHI urches contained an en-
phatic condem nation of dynamiters and
their methods.
Row. DIR. Townsend, of Incarnation p. +.
Church, this city, was called TO Danbury,
Conn, last Tuesday by the death of bis
only sister. Bishop Paret assumed his
church duties for that evening.
The American Baptist Missionary Union
has just appointed Rev. Il. Jansson, OF
Petalax-Wassa, Finland, as the first Bap-
tist missionary to that country. Mr..
Jansspn was converted in 1872 under Mr..
Moody's preaching
Brig. Gen. II. N. Strong, who was q
college mate at Union College with Presi-
dent Arthur, and after serving in the civil
war filled the rectorship Of several Epis-
copal churches, is living in destitute cir
cumstances at Milwaukee.
Rev. ID. Il. Wiseman, of Howard Uni
versity, and q licentate Of the Maryland
synod, is to be the missionary in charge Of
the new church enterprise projected
among the colored people of this city by
tho Luther Place Memorial Church.
On Friday evening next, at 1880 o'clock,
the Catholic Devotion, known as the
sway of the Cross" will take place at
will be held upon each Tuesday and
Ffiday evening during Lent.
; Mr.. spurgeon was unfortunate enough
to pay some public compliment to starch
manufacturer lately, and 10 roaping his
reward by an advertisement in the shape
) of his likeness upon starch packages.
The reverend gentleman does not regard
, starch o proper coat of arms for his re-
? ligion.
: quiet but effective work is being &C.
: complished in the Eastern Presbyterian
. Church, upon Eighth street northeast,
,, under Rev. Eugene Peck. The eongre-
: cations are increasing, and an especial
effort is being made to reach the children
and young people.
{ Twelve thousand cases per annum arc
, treated at the Beirut missionary medical
= school. Two hundred thousand copies of
A the bible aud many copies of Moody's
books have been distributed in the Turk
| ish empire. There is one presbytery in
Syria, in which is embraced thirty
churches.
y The vesper services of tho Metropoli-
II tan NJ L. Church, held each Sabbath
n evening at 6:30 were inaugurated by tho
a present pastor, Rev. DR.. L. ID. Huntley,
: and are spoken of as very attractive. The
q service alluded to is in the nature of q
/. rapidly run prayer meeting, participated
a in by young and old.
o Tho famous Temple Church, London,
d recently celebrated its seven hundredth
" anniversary. The cQpsecrator in 11s5
!, was Heraclius, Patriarch of Jerusalem.
q who came to London as the guest of the
3 Knights Templar. Tho homo Of the
Is templars, including the church, became
i the property of the Inns of Court" in
u 1871.
a The Memorial NJ. Z. church, corner
"a Eleventh and II streets northe asst, Of
I. which Rev. Charles T. House is pastor,
D was erected by tho liberality Of the late
n John Douglass, the florist. During his
y lifetime he either wholly or in large part
ii sustained the church services his son-in
5. law, Rev. George Markham, frequently
0, officiating in the pulpit
DIR. Palmer of the principal Presbyts-
" rian Church in New Orleans preached one
n week ago last Sabbath to congregation
4 of over 1000 persons from the text "They
Of covenanted with him for thirty pieces of
le silver" Tho collection, which was for
~ foreign missions was unusually large, and
:. the deaoons had to call their hats into
N service in addition to tho baskets.
10 At St. Marks L. L. church tho chancel
ID has been enlarged and stalls placed in
Of position to accommodate tho surpliced
III choir of men and boys which made Its
ia first appearance yesterday. The robed
a choristers greatly increase tho impress
4 siveness of tho service. Miss Mildred
Q, Johnston is organist, Mr.. A. II. Baker,
g. cornetist, and Mr.. G. A. Wake, precentor.
m Atst. Stephens Catholic Church on
oa Ash Wednesday the ashes were blessed
Is. and distributed to the people by the pas
ir tor, Rev, John McNally, and his assistant,
n Rev. John u. Dunne Upon tomorrow
~ evening, at 1880 o'clock, divine ser
W Yice will DO held. the sermon be