Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-14
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
HERE AND KIsKwRkRk

-Ine forty hours devotion will commence ~
ST Dominics church tomorrow at the eleven
CLOCK mass and terminate at the nine O'Clock
mass Tuesday morning.
MI. Nageeb Arbeely, recently appointed U.
= consul At Jerusalem Is q native Of Damascus
and has resided In this country for eight years.
re mas held membership I'm the Metropolitan
NJ T. church of this CITY,
rev. Jacob Freshman, the son of Q Jewish
raoni, and convert TO christianity. will preach
In the Metropolitan NJ. +. church tomorrow,
and will deliver tree lecture on "The Jews" in
sne same church Monday night
The Metropolitan NJ. E. church have had
placed In the lecture room, for the use Of the
costing about $500, the credit OF which is
mainly due 10 Mrs. DIR. Huntley.
- Rev. s. 3. Mitchell. formerly pastor OF the
new York Avenue Presbyterian church In this
city, Is in Washington. DIR. Mitchell is one OF
Inc strongest preachers connected with the
fresoyt erian church, and during his pastorship
~ ~, tnls city ne established a national reputa.
~ ia tnls line. The doctor, while here, will
DC the guest OF J. w. Thompson, ESQ.
The new and beautiful house OF worship
OF the Central Presby terrain church, ON the
corner OF and Sd streets, is now finished
and ready for wofsnip. The formal dedication
VIII mol take place until the first sabbath In
Rec ecemo NO. DEC. 6l, at which time the pastor,
Hoge and Dinwiddie, of Virginia, aud the Rev.
Dr;; Guerrant, of Kentucky. The Lords supper
church November Goth. when new members
will be received, at which time, IL is hoped. DIR.
Gnerrant, the evangelist, will be present. 'The
union Thanksgiving services of the First,
Fourth, Assembly and Central Presbyterian
churches will be held in this church November
will preach the sermon. The CONGREGATION ex.
pect to worship In the new church tomorrow
The seats are all free. Congregational singing
Rev. ]. Edwin Miller, o member Of the
presbytery of Newton, died In saltwater, N. j.
In po Nf "a ora
- A holiness convention was convened In the
Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal church
baltimore, last Thursday.
- Mr.. Henry Reiger has presented to St
Clements church, the colored Episcopal organ
ization in Beaufort. sc. q suitable lot on which
TO erect q church.
AT Monroe-street M. e. church, Baltimore
thirty.six probationary members have been re
ceived aud at Woodbury. church, near that
city, sixty-nve have been received.
Thomas Swaziland, who recently died In
Philadelphia, wills the residue of his estate
Selisupporting missions Of the NJ. L. church, al
the death OF his fatherin-law.
The standing committee of the Episcopal
diocese, of Easton, Pa, has issued circular to
the clergy and parishes, calling q special con-
vsntion for the purpose of electing a bishop
day, November IL.
Rev. w. T. Eva celebrated the twenty-fifth
anniversary Of his passionate in Philadelphia
on the LIST instant by an appropriate sermon
in Bethesda Presbyterian church. Mr.. Eva was
formerly the pastor of Bethesda church, in
Montgomery county, Md.
The Morris Brown college, at Atlanta, Ga
will be dedicated November 26th. The Rev
Atticus G. Haygood, d., will deliver the dedi
catOry address. Bishops Campbell and shorter
and probably Bishop Payne, of the A. M. b
church, will participate in the services.
The Fourth Baptist church (colored), o
Richmond, Va, had a very elaborate program
of dedication services in connection with the
opening of their new house of worship, com
mencing October 1lth and ending last Sunday
The rector Of st. Chrysostom's Missionary
Episcopal church, Philadelphia, Rev. G. s
Daniels, says: "Over five years ago we hat
neither Sunday school nor any adherents. W.
gathered ten children one Sunday, and from
this start about 800 have been brought under
instruction.