Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-10
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
CHURCHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE.

= Rev. DR.. Paxton of New York city, will
preach the sermon when Rev. NJ r. Wilson s
installed pastor OF the Westminster PRESBYTERIAN
church, Baltimore, on the evening OF JAM
uary 18th.
- Rev. Robert Nourse. late Of Chicago has,
as stated in The STAR. accepted the call Of the
congregation Of the Tabernacle in South Wash
ington. At an early day the church will unite
with the Congregational association. and Mr..
Nourse will be formally Installed the pastor.
When the council for this purpose IL called il is
not ualiAe.y that Invitations will be sent to
large number Of the evangelical churches Of the
District.
= Rev James II. MAYNARD, ND. formerly of
the z. f. church in Howard county. Nd has
been appointed associate pastor of the Congress
street (Wesr Washington) and aouat Pleasant
Methodist Protestant churches and has en-
tered upon kis duties. rhs is the place oiled
by the late Rev. a. ID. Murray.
The Presbyterian Ministerial association at
Auburn, y. Y. celebrated last month the cen
tennial anniversary of the birthday of Rev Dr.
Oliver :. Taylor, who is stjl hale and hearty.
The Chicago Presbytery has received into
Its membership Rev. 2. A. Seguiu, former
priest of the Catholic church.
The Presbytery of Carlisle, Pa, at q recent
meeting, considered the defective marriage
laws of the state. and adopted an overture to
the synod OF Pennsylvania urging that BODY to
use its best endeavOrs To secure all the power
OF the state legislature for the passage Of a
suitable marriage license law.
Rev. Henry Coiclazer, a native Of A,exan-
dra, Va, formerly Of the Ohio conference. and
latteriy ofthe Wilmington conference Of the NJ. E.
church. died in Philadelphia a few DAYS ago in
tile 10Th year OF his age after SO years service as
Administer.
Ida Lewis, known as the Grace Darling Of
America. who has saved number of lives in
storms along the coast. has been received into
full membership in Thames street Methodist
Episcopal church, Newport, K. /.
-Rey. DR.. F. H. NJ Henderson. of the Georgia
conference of the NJ. p church. has accepted
the presidency OF Bowdon College Georgia and
entered upon his duties.
- The statement made by several of the reli-
gious and secular papers that since President
elect Cleveland has taken pew at the New
York Avenue Presbyterian church. (Rey. Or.
Bartlett 81 all the other pews have been taken
Is an error. For some years past the congrega-
ton has grown SO large that every pew has been
occupied. and especially during the sessions OF
Congress. it has been ificult to secure d seat
~hen, however. the chapel of the new Church
OF the Covenant, at 18th and \ streets is COM
pleted. the pressure at the New York Avenue
church Will. it is expected. be somewhat re-
heved. The new chapel. it is thought will be
completed in April Or May next.
- The first session OF the Florida Chautauaua
at Lake de Funiak will commence on the second
Tuesday in February. DR.. 4. II. Glllctt who
has this enterprise in hand. has secured num-
Der OF the most efficient Sunday sciuol workers
and lecturers to assist him. Necessary build
ings have been erected and accommodations
made for large attendance.
- Rev. Annie Shaw, of the New York con-
ference, has resigned the pastorate of a Metho-
dist church in Massachusetts. She is employed
by Boston lecture bureau and is speaking
nightly in New England on Woman Suffrage
and other topics.
A new NJ. E. church has been dedicated in
Detroit. Mich. and named in memory of Mrs.
Mary Palmer. mother of Senator Palmer, who
contributed several thousand dollars towards
its erection.