National Republican., 1885-02-28
AMONG THE CHURCHES.

The Third English Lutheran Church,
ut Baltimore, has Sabbath school of 1900
scholars
Eight hundred thousand oolored chill.
drcn were taught in Methodist schools
last year
The centennial offering Of the M. Il.
Church South last year amounted TO
Sl,00O,0O0.
At Fitchburg Mass, thero have been
800 recent conversions in the two Congre-
gational churches.
The new Second Congregational Church
at IIolyoke, Mass, contains 1, ,150 sittings
and cost Sl05,O0O.
Dr. Pullman, Of tho Univorsalist Church
of Our Saviour, Mt New York, has accepted
a call to Lynn, Mass.
Rock Crock is the oldest Episcopal
church In tho District Christ Church,
Navy Yard, Is the oldest in the city.
Thirty-two Of tho sovonty-six United
States senators are professors of roligion,
Of whom sixteen arc Presbytcrians.
Detroit, Mich. is the educational head
quarters of the Polish Catholics In this
country. OF these there are 100000.
Mrs. r. L. Stuart, of New York, has be-
queathed $4,000 to issue tracts to refute
fngersolps attacks on the Christian re-
ligion.
Mr.. Newman. the now pastor of tho
Congregational Church, made very
favorable impression upon his hearers at
tho recent preparatory" services Of the
church.
. In the church at South Salem, Ohio, of
which Rev. Il. X. Campbell is pastor,
there have been eighty-hve recent con-
versions.
The foreign missionary collections of
tho Dutch Reformed Church for nine
months ending Jan. 81, 1885, wore
$5O,509.5s.
Roy. Andrew J. Brady, pastor OF st.
Pntrick's Church, in Fall River, died Feb.
Is. He was we'll aud favorably known
In many places.
Rev. William McKibben's Church (tho
Second Presbyterian),. of Pittsburg. is
doing quite good work among the Chi
neso of the city.
Tho rovivals in tho Methodist churches
throughout Minnesota arc said to be more
extensive than any experienced for q
number of years.
Rev. DIR. Marks, q chaplain in the army
during the late war and woll known in
this city, is engaged in ovangelistic work
in southern Missouri.
At Kalamazoo, Mich, an extensive re-
vival is in progress. Meetings are held
in the Academy of Music, which accom-
modates large audience.
The Rev. George worthington, ID. d.,
was consecrated bishop of Nebraska, on
Tuesday last, st. Matthiass day, in st.
Johns Church, Detroit, Mich
The Wesleyan denomination in Great
Britain recently raised $l,b00.000 as a
Thanksgiving fund. or this 100000 was
devoted TO foreign missions.
Rev. T. d. Witherpoou, d. D., of the
Southern Presbyterian Church, Of Louis
vile, KY, has beon elected president of
Davidson College, North Carolina.
Mr. Needham, the evangelist is giving
Bible readings at the Grace street Pres
byterian Church, Richmond, Va, and
great interest is being awakened.
A brother of Rev. Charles Dana, for
merly an esteemed rector of Christie
Episcopal Church, of Alexandria, is judge
of one Of the New Hampshire courts.
Twenty-Five thousand pounds given on
certain conditions to the Baptists of Aus
tralia has been supplemented by 3,206
from Collins Street Church, Melbourne.
During the year there have been 800
additions to the Baptist Church from the
Cherokee Indians, making the total men,
bership 1000. There are 6.000 members
Of the denomination in Indian territory.
At Kioto Japan, Buddhist temple is
being erected of which the timbers and
pillars are being put in place by ropes OF
the god, and twisted into rope by the
priests.
The Franz Abt Club will render the
musical service at Ascension Church to-
morrow evening at7:30 o'clock, This or
ganization, which consists Of male Voices
only, has acquired quite o reputation for
good music.
Bethany Church, Philadelphia, Rev
A. 7. Pierson. ID. D., pastor, has an aver
age of fifty inquirers each week. An
evening service is held in the Sabbath
school hall at which the attendance ID
about 1900 persons.
Tho Roman Catholic University, to-
ward which Miss Caldwell donated 5000,
000 is to be erected at Seton Hall, n. j
Mr.. Eugene Kelly, tho New York banker
| has given $50, 900 toward tho same object
The entire amount needed is 100000.
Rev. DIR. L. d. Huntley, of metropolitan
NJ. Il. Church, has organized q class O.
children, which meets Sabbath afternoons
and another of young people, which meets
Friday evenings. Heis very popular witt
those classes, and is doing very effective
work.
Mr.. Moody was assisted in his five
meetings at Richmond, Ind, by Rev. l.
| w. Mulhall, of Indianapolis. The meet
ings wore held in tho large hall Of the
Quakers, and no instruments were al
lowed to lead the music, much to Mr.
Moody rs annoyance.
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
Thirteenth and Corcoran streets, has ro
funded its church debt by securing the
money from brethren from abroad fol
three and five years without interest
This greatly relieves the congregation
and encourages tho members
The religious interest for the past 70,
weeks among the children and youth o
Ithaca, N. Y, has been remarkable. Th
largest church In tho city is hlled eacl
Sabbath with young people from the va
rious churches, and the converts thu
far number about 800. In Cornell Uni
versity about eighty conversions hay
recently occurred.
Twenty-six Congregational churches i
this country gave last year over $1,000
each for benevolent purposes. Fifteen q
these were in New England, four in Ne'
York aud Brooklyn, and seven in tn
west. Plymouth Church, of Minneapolis
gave $40, l0s; the First Church, of Chicag'
$26,974, and the Pilgrim Church, of S
Louis, $24,sl4.
OF the two hundred and ninety.tw
chuIGhes sustained in foreign lands
the American board 10 are in Africa,
in Japan, II in India, 105 in the Turk
ish empire, 40 in Mioomesia, and SO
the Hawaiian islands. The income c