Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-02-14
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
CHURCHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE.


AT Mt Vernon Place NJ. E. church, the pas
tor, Rev. DR.. S. K. Cox, has been assisted for a
couple of weeks past by Rev. DIR. Leftwich, OF
Nashville, Tenn, In his revival services.
Rev. Dr. Butler, of Memorial Lutheran
church, has received 81 900 from a Maryland
lady to assist in the erection of q Lutheran
church for the colored people of the District.
Rev. w. Perry Ryder, formerly of this city,
and once prominent in local politics, is now in
charge of John Wesley church, Baltimore, one
of the best appointments in the Washington
conference OF the NJ. E. church.
Revival meetings are in progress at Union
NJ. Z. church, Rev. W. T. L. Weech pas
tor; at Wesley, Rev. Richard Norris, and Grace,
Rev. III. 5. France. There have been about so
conversions reported at the last-named church.
For the past four weeks a revival meeting
has been in progress at Waugh NJ. E. church, on
Capitol Hill, conducted by the pastor, Rev.
Robert N Baer, assisted by Rev. John E. Evans
native OF this city, now OF the Virginia con-
ference.
Mr.. Geo. A. Hilton, a member of the Metro
polftan Presbyterian church, who has been en-
gagged in railroad revival work and in the pro-
motion movement has resigned his clerkShip
to devote his time to lecturing ON temperance
and engaging in religious work.
Rev. J. 6. Wilson, who died recently I'm
Philadelphia, where he had been for about 40
years pastor of an independent church, and
for some years past engaged in editing an d pub
fishing the Prophetic Times was formerly OF the
Maryland conference of the NJ. P. church, and
IN 1913 was stationed at Georgetown.
"A Washington correspondent of the I'D
rance, discussing the effect of the change OF
Presidents on March 18th, says: 1.-The Garfield
Memorial church fears the worst for its mem
bershlp is composed largely OF office-holders.
It's popularity in consequence of GarfieId'S at
l9ndance has somewhat abated, and now that a
ehange IS anticipated it may be difficult to keep
IL awe The Christian Evangelist says: "There
need oe no such fears. 1t may suffer somewhat
established to have its existence imperiled Be-
SIDES; 1t Will get its full share of the new crowd
of office-holders"
The ladies of Troy, N. Y, have sent ten
Meneely bells to churches to Utah.
Recently about 200 conversions have been
reported in the NJ. E. church in Baltimore.
10. j. I. Wightman, of the s. G. confer
ence, VI E. church. has been transferred to the
Baltimore conference.
THE new building Of the Brooklyn Young
Mems Christian association is rapidly nearing
completion.
unanimous call from the First Baptist church
of Denver, Col.
The Bridge-street, Brooklyn, A. NJ. E.
church, was recently partially destroyed by fire
entailing loss of $4,000.
The colored new school Baptists are roofing
their church at Occoquan, Va, and expect soon
to have it completed.
Some of the religious papers state that
Gov. PattisOn, of Pennsylvania, meditates
going into the Methodist ministry.
- Revs. j. n. Davis and Joel Brown, ON Here
ford circuit, on the Northern Central railroad,
have recently received about fifty accssions to
the membership.
Rev. R. N Price will devote the whole of
his time hereafter to the Holston Methodist, hav-
Ing resigned his professOrship in Emory and
Henry college.
A Hungarian church, with pastor who
breaches to them In the Slovakran language,
has recently been organized among the miners
OF Streeter, Ill.
MIR. John P. McCabe, son of Chaplain Nc
Cabe has recently returned from Europe, and
VIII JON the Newark IN. j. NJ. E. conference at
It's next session.
The late Faulkner Chapman, of Charles
town, w. Va, has willed $4,000 each to the
Church Extension and Freedman's Aid So
cletles of the NJ. +. church.
The Evangelist, c. NJ. Howard, who held a
very successful meeting at Greenwich, Virginia,
lately, is now preaching at Dufiields, VIVA. He
Is expected to visit Manassas in the spring.
The Foreign Mission Society of the Christ
ian Disciples church proposes to send a mis-
sionary to the Congo valley, Africa, and Rev. S.
NJ. Jefferson has volunteered as the pioneer.
Rev. j. B. Chesire, jr., has bought one half
interest in the Church Messenger, the Episcopal
paper published at Charlotte, n. c., and with
Rev. f. n. Joyner is joint editor and publisher.
Rev. Jacquelin II. Smith, son of Gen. Smith,
of the Virginia Military Institute, has accepted
a call to the Presbyterian church at Harrison
burg and entered upon his duties.
ID. C. Monroe, of Cazenovia, N. Y, sailed
from New York, January 10th, for India, to as
sist in mission work there. On January goth a
party left New York for San Francisco, to sail
February Sd en- route for Korea.
The Chinese Sunday school Of the Mt. Ver-
non church, Boston, is one of the fixed institu-
lions of the Hub. Its sixth annual reunion was
enjoyed by 100 Cinnamon and their teachers
and friends.
The Episcopalians of Charleston, &C., have
organized church burial association, with
membership at S1.25 a year, which furnishes
to all deceased members a coffin, hearse one
carriage, the cost of grave, and cemetery fees.
The Rev. DR.. VIM. NJ. Taylor, of the Broad
way Tabernacle church, of New York, recently
undertook in connection with Secretary Cobb a
voluntary agency or mission of three weeks to
aid in raising $4,000 for the parsonage fund of
the Congregational church.
There is good authority for the report that
the Methodist Episcopal church Is to establish
a university in Western Missouri and Eastern
Kansas. Topeka seems to be the place most fay-
ored. The local church offers to furnish site,
and rich Kansas citizen is said to be willing to
donate 100000.
AT a meeting Of the board Of trustees of
Allen university, Georgia, the Right Rev. Fl. NJ.
Turner, ID. D., LID, was elected to succeed the
late lamented Bishop Dickerson as president of
the board Of trustees. Mr.. Turner during the
war served several churches of the A. n. %.
connection in this city.
AT the next session Of the Maryland annual
conference of the NJ. P. church, which will be
held in the Alexandria, Va, church Rev. c. B.
Middleton, pastor) Rev. III. C. Cushing, for
merly of Western Maryland conference, and
for few years past at Atlanta, Ga, will return
to work in the conference, and Rev. w. ], Nee
pier, who has been unable to preach for some
time, will ask an appointment.
- Mrs. Clarissa c. Peck, lately deceased. of
Chicago, after bequeathing 1896, 900 to rela-
tives, 100000 for the foundation of a home
for incurables, leaves $4,000 to the Old Peo-
pies Home in Chicago, $1O, 900 to the Americans
Union, $4,000 to Lake Forest
University, SIC, 900 to the mission schools ofthe
Second Presbyterian church of Chicago, and
10000 to the Presbyterian Board Of Home
Missions.
Daisey ON the Sled.
From the Poughkeepsie News-Press
The long slope down Union street Is a favorite
resort for coasting. School children and some
not school children entertain themselves In the
afternoon with their sleds, and the fun grows
fast and furious at times. To attempt to des-
cribe young lady on a sled is an effort that
makes the pencil falter. The immensely of the
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