Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-07
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
CHURCHES HERE AND KIsKwHKRK.

AT the Lincoln Memorial Conversational
church, where Rev. j. C. Fields, the colored
evangelist, has been holding meetings, over
zoo have been reported as converts.
Revival meetings continue at the Anacos-
tia and Ryisnd NJ. E. churches. A number of
conversions are reported. Waugh chapel has
received nfty practitioners.
The Teachers Bible class, taught by Mr.
Joseph Bowes and held every Saturday even
ing in the parlors Of the Young Mems Christian
association, has increased in numbers until the
parors have become crowded and it has be-
come necessary to hold the meetings in the
large gymnasium ball.
The American Missionary association
tCongregationaD closed Its year with . deficit
of S15,452.
"A New Haven man has sent . check for
$4,000 to d. L. Moody, to be used In his work
as an evangelist
Rock River IN. e. conference gives $25, 600
for missions. 30; 500 advance over all her great
advance of the last quadrennfal.
Rev. J. s. Marquis, of Washington, Pa, has
accepted call TO the chair OF Latin and Greek
In Jefferson academy, at Canonsburg, Pa.
The SwedenbOrgian Theological school In
Boston graduated this year q class of three
ministers, the first who have taken a full course
Of instruction.
Rev. Paul Ziegelmeyer lately from Kropp,
Germany, has accepted a call from the German
evangelical Lutheran congregation, Of Wheel
ing, W. Va.
Lutheran church urge the English-speaking
churches to contribute more literally to the
home mission cause.
The Des Moines conference has secured q
Iund of $1O,OOO-completed this year-the
income of which is to be used for the relief OF
the WORKOUT preachers.
The Young Mems Institute, the S64, 900
structure on the Bowery, New York, is open
from i TO 10 p. m. on Sundays, and religious
services are held which members can attend, il
DIR. Storrs, of Brooklyn, thinks it is no part
oil minister's business TO manage the finances
OF bis church, and so he charged Rev. w. F.
Price, the new pastor of the Madison Avenue
congregational church.
Ritualism seems to have invaded the
African NJ. E. church in Vicksburg Miss for 1t
makes speciality of Sunday night services, and
aoSertises them as Astounding in prelude Sc
iectlons, Bible responses and teXtual inter-
iudes,' the choir being led by B fiat cornet.
Rev. w. F. Price of Lynn, Mass, who has
been preaching at the Madison Avenue Con-
gregational church, has accepted a call from
that church and society to succeed DIR. John p.
newman. DIR. Price is q graduate of Harvard
college and OF Andover Theological seminary.
-Protestants of all denominations have in
augurated an evangelical campaign at Pitts
burg and are holding daylight and night revi-
val services in nearly 100 churches in Pitts
burg and Allegheny. The movement Is the
outgrowth of the Moody and Sankey meetings
held there last spring.
A soothing blacksmith In Bristol, Conn.,,
lately declined pay for shooting the minister's
horse, saying hawould take it out in preaching
As he never attended church, the minister
appointed meeting at his smithy. Several
crowded meetings have since been held there
and q revival has followed. The blacksmith it is
reported, has been converted. and many who
never went to church have been reached.