National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-01-24
AMONG THE CHURCHES.


under tho caro- of tho good Sisters at
Providence Hospital.
The Now York Observer Of this week
ives column and a half to the recent
Moody meetings in this city.
Rev. Henry Varlcy, of London, spent
the week Of prayer in Kansas City, and
did some effective preaching.
Rev. DIR. Happier, for fifty years mis-
sionary in China has returned to this
country on account Of ill-health.
Revival services are being held in tho
Brooklyn Tabernacle. Rev. Samuel p.
Jones is assisting DIR. Talmage in the
work.
Father Murphy has returned from a
weeks mission at Connewaga, and is
again busy with his duties as pastor of
st. Aloysius.
The bishop, Episcopal Of Mississippi,
although in his s5th year, recently made
q visit through his diocese and preached
nineteen times.
The sixtieth anniversary of the ordina-
tion of Rev. Dr. VIM. IL. Furness was eel
ebrated last eek in tho First Unitarian
Church Of Philadelphia.
Forty of Rcv. VIM. Taylor's missionary
workers sailed for Africa on tho 22d in
slant There arc now in that field 735
missionaries, including ninety-five native
preachers.
Rev. Edward II. Ingle, assistant rector
Of Ascension =. i. Church. this city, and
q clergyman of ability, has been elected
rector Of st, Bartholomew Church.
Baltimore.
Rev. Doremus Scudder. son OF Rev.
Henry NJ. Scudder, ID. d., was in San
Francisco recently on his way to Japan
as missionary, and preached in the How
ard Church pulpit.
The German Reformed Church in the
United States has $50 active ministers
and 1,46l congregations. The member
ship numbers 106,093, with Sabbath
school roll of 2l4,6Oi.
Rev. DR.. Rankin, lately of this city,
was installed pastor of the Orange Valley
Congregational Church, n. j., on the 18th
| instant. Rev. DIR. VIM. NJ. Taylor, OF
New York, preaching the sermon.
Levi b. Stone, of Orange, N. j., leaves
by will $4,000 to tho foreign and $4,000
to the homo mission boards of the Pros
byterian Church. Princeton College also
is likely to receive a considerable amount
from MT otOnc ebthte'
Rev. VIM. Porter Cochran, a cotempo-
rary and colaborer with DR.. David Nelson,
the great camp meeting revivalist fifty
years ago, died recently at West Ely, Mo-,
at the age of So. lie had been engaged
in home missionary work for fifty-seven
years.
Father Mcguire preached q very elo-
quent sermon at st. Aloysius last Sab
bath morning. He has lost none Of the
earnestness and fire that always made
his sermons so attractive. The music of
the morning was especially good. Giorza's
mass was sung.
According to the Methodist Year Book
for 1885 there are in that denomination
49, 22 preachers, local and itinerant;
! 1,7S7, $3.50 members, 232, 300 Sunday school
teachers and officers and 1,737,3S5 schol-
ars; S0333 conversions were reported
| from the Sabbath schools during the year.
There has been an unprecedented reli-
| gious interest awakened in Richmond
since Mr.. Moody's recent meetings in that
city and revivals are in progress in many
| OF the churches. A large building has
been rented near the old market and in il
DR.. Moses Hoge is preaching every even
ing to immense audiences.
The Chicago courts have just decreed a
foreclosure OF mortgage of $3.50, 900 upon
the Chicago Baptist University. The ten
acres of ground in tho southern part OF
the city donated to the institution by
Stephen A. Douglass contain fine obser-
vatory toward the erection OF which there
was single donation Of $4,000.
1t is said that in the diamond mines OF
South Africa the most successful seekers
are the negroes, because they get down
upon their knees to search for the pre-
cious stones. Like them" says Wash.
ington pastor, "those Bible readers are
most successful who search the Scriptures
upon their knees" Prayer is the Chris
tian's very best bible help"
From the Congregational Year Book
just published it appears that the denomi.
nation showed last year net gain OF 8.
churches and $40 members. There are
now in this body 4,092 churches with
937 tive pastors and ., 1853 acting pastors
$3.50 ordained ministers, and member.
ship of 40l,5i0. During the year there
were 32,055 additions TO the church which
now numbers I0l $40, and gain of IL ,22:
in the Sabbath schools, which now aggre
gate 47s,357 scholars and teachers.
Tho day of prayer for colleges, which
was established in 1923, will DO observed
Thursday, January 20, with great solem
nifty. There are in the various college
of tho United States $1,000 students, o
whom about one-th,rd are protesting
Christians. In each institution there is
religious association of some sort, ant
through these organizations, ISL in all
there were last year 100 conversions
OF the whole number of students 2,ll9 ar
candidates for the ministry, of whom Is
are preparing for work in foreign fields
The New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church occupies tho site of the old "Sec
ond Presbyterian" which was quite
large, plain brick meeting house. OF thi
now deiunct body President John Quino
Adams was member and also trustee
lie stood by the church in its dark hour
and upon critical occasion came to it
rescue with q loan of $4,000. Upon
bleak, snowy morning IL WAS no uncom
mon sight TO see the President with sea
skin cap, mittenod hands, aud wooden
overalls upon his boots trudging alonI
through the snow to Sunday service.
The Bible and Prayer Union is receiv
ing large aCcessiJns to its me mbershi IL
More than 200, 900 persons are enrolled Il
England. The American branch numbe 7
over $4,000. The object is TO secure reg u
lar and syst matte reading of tho who'll
Bible-one chapter daily-together witt
united prayers of all the members. Cir
culars containing fuller information ant
the schedule of daily chapters for tn
year 1885 will DO mailed to all applicant
who may address Rev. Il. =. WynkooI
Washington, ID. c., inclOsing cents II
, postage stamps, The present is favor
!, able time to join, as the reading of tn
New Testament will be commenced o
tho 25th of this month.
Herbert Spencer the great philosopher viii
in America said; "Ihe Yankees live too ias