Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-28
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
CHURCHES HERE AND rIsKwHERx.


- Hamline NJ K church has been hand
somely renovated and frescoed. Amer the SER
mon, last sunday, by Rev. Mckendree Kelly,
, rns preslaing elder the amount necessary 10
pay Tor the WORK was promptly raised
- Since the Tabernacle church, South WASH
ington; has adopted the Congreg ationsl faith.
with Rev. Robert Nour~e as pastor, q steady
growth OF the congregation Is reported, and at
the last Two cornrnunions seven new members
were received.
- Bishop Paret has made the 10 lowing APP
pointments for services OF confirmation I'm this
district: Sunday, March %, at St Johns
yyo oSn. wSeorgetown, at IL a m, and at 81.
1onh 5 washington. at p. m, and Epiphany
al $50 p. M; March so, at the church OF the
Holy Cross; Incarnation, April 4: Christ church,
80 p. m; Ascension. April u, at Ii a. mi
navy yard, April II. at 7:3o D. m
- The Episcopal bishop of Mississippi. Al
though lightweight years OF age on n recent
Nisitation preached nineteen sermons.
- Inc fresbyterians have fifteen Indian mis-
sioas, with an aggregate Of i ,25e communicants
ana zen schools in operation.
- The VIII OF the late Edward Eprtz ospa,,,
more, beqneaths 50 600 to the Memorial Evan
gehcai Lutheran church in this city.
- ATT canton, Pa. union meetings are beine
held, in which Methodists, Presbyterians. Bap-
fists and Disciples work together
A story is told OF an eminent preacher in New
York city that. after visiting ladies' society
tots. he gathered up band of dirty ragged
urchins rom the streets and marshsiine them
work, exclaimed, Ladies. the Hottentots have
arrived
A union took place O few weeks ago be-
tween Methodist and a Baptist church I'm n
western village. The Baptists agreed, for the
sake of unity, II give up close communion, and
the Methodists gave up sprnkling
- A recent fire i'm the East Montgomery av-
enue Methodist Episcopal church. Philsdel.
pala Ia. damaged the building 10 the extent
of $4,000.
dlSt Episcopal church south, died recently at
- Kew. Timothy Sullens. of the Holston con-
ference. NJ. f. church SOUTH died recently at
MS residence in Athens, Tennessee.
The Presbyterian general assembly's Ger
! man theological school at Dubuque Iowa in its
three OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, collegiate and
theological-has twentv-e.Eht Students AN Ger.
mans and candidates for the ministry among
the pernan-speaking population.
AT the recent session Of the Baltimore an
nual conference OF the NJ r. church there were
some changes made in circuits. To Bladensburv
circuit, on which Rev. W. Mex Hammack Is the
minister, Perkins chapel mear Spring neld) and
Bpwle, on severn circuit last year. were added.
Inc Httef circuit now embraces salem. Waugh
! chapel sulphur Springs and Mt Tabor appolnl-
ments all i'm Annie Arundel county
! A window in memory OF Rev. DR. Albert
Barnes has been placed I'm Calvary Presbyterian
cnurch, Philadelphia. The chief picture is
/ haphael Isl. Paul preaching on Mars HILL"
| - The free pew system tried In the Sixth Pres
| byterian church. Pttsburg, Pa, having proved
failure, the congregation has returned TO the
! the former plan ot renting.
| - Rev. Jacob BUttermore Mccormick Of the
| NJ. i. church. who recently died at Grafton. w.
Va, had seen nearly six thousand persons oon.
yerted. Twenty-nine churches had been bu ilt
| by and through his instrumentality, and nine
| parsonages built or bought.
| The following sensible rule is recommended
| 10 church GoerS: Having entered the pew. move
along. DO not block up the end of the rev as IL
| yon did not intend TO have any one else enter
H. or as ~ you were holding IL for special friends
DO not rise To let others in but move along and
leave the pew inNitingly open, 50 that all corners
wiii KNOW that they are welcome. II a pew
capable OF holding six has already i've IN IL
don lie out Ina a formal procession 10 let one
poor scared woman 20 10 the farther end, but
move along and let her sit down at the end ne At
10 the aisle.