Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-03
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
CHURCHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE.

Rev. c. B. Ramsdell pastor Of the North
Presbyterian church, having made q statement
to bis congregation that 1t was desirable TO pay
| the debt of the church, amounting to 1894. by
Decembe next, the full amount has been SUB
scribed, with surplus Of ten per cent.
"A report made at the late convention of the
Episcopal diocese Of Pennsylvania says: 1.-THE
Episcopal church has in the city Of Phila-
dslphia eighty places OF public worship. During
organized within the city, while two or three
are sacR Within the s0 same e
or two have died out or been practically aban,
the Roman " CATHOLIC t 's church has added nine
new parishes, equipped with large and we'll
located 10 chnrches, schools and staff Of clergy
In each. The byterians have added four
teen. the Methodists fifteen, the Baptists sew
enteen.''
- Prof. ]. A. Lyon, Ph. D., now of Washington
| and Jefferson college, has accepted the chair Of
natural sciences at the Southwestern Presby-
terrain university, GAINESVILLE, Tenn.
speaking of "meetings for testimony" q
| religious paper says: "People who are most
fluent on the floor have not always most to say
that is worth hearing Our testimony meetings
are nearly ruined by the same professors with
the same yarns in the same tone of voice. A
good Quaker meeting, with meditation and
prayer, would be a good variation in some places
not a thousand miles away"
- Bishop Niles has lately received from Mrs.
A. B. B. Tilton, of Tilton N. H., a gift of $1O,-
| 0OO to be used in establishing in Concord an
Episcopal school for girls.
Tho building committee of the Western
Theological seminary reports that S75 900
have been spent on the buildings. The total
amount of the endowment OF DR.. Tolman
Wheeler is 100000.
The estate of Henry Singmaster, late of
Shroudsburgh, Pa, which is estimated at be-
| tween 100000 and 100000, is to be sold
after the death of his wife, and divided into two
Sh:arp pOa n no III N
Theological seminary in Philadelphia, and the
other to the Lutheran Theological seminary In
Gettysburg
- The Rev. MIR. Weaver. Of Baltimore, has
been called to the pastorate of Grace Memorial
Presby terrain church, Pittsburg, Pa.
The Rev. w. S. Holt, late Presbyterian
| missionary in Shanghai, Is now laboring
among the 900 or 5000 Chinese in Portland,
Oregon.
"A church consisting wholly Of japanese
members has been organized by the Presby-
terry of San Francisco: sixteen united by letter
and ten ON profession of their faith.
The sum of $4,000 has been recently
contributed to the Spellman seminary and
president of the Standard Oil company.
"A charter has been obtained for the estab-
lishment of an institution for the education Of
colored girls, after the model of Mount Holy
oke, Mass. to be located at Ala. on the North
| ern Central railroad, about 80 miles from Bal
| timore. The president, Rev. A. B. Cross, of
| Baltimore. has made an appeal for funds to put
| up the buildings
Thomas Tenant, of Vineyard township,
| Ark, is now l IA years of age. He went to Ar
| kansas about the year 1919, and settled near
Little Rock. where he followed the calling Of an
itinerant Methodist preacher. He is one of the
| oldest men living, and probably the oldest min
| lister in the world.
! The will of VIM. w. Smith, Of Worcester,
Mass, recently deceased, gives his whole estate,
| valued at S25, 900, to the American Board of
! Commissioners of Foreign Missions, for the edu-
| cation of cOlored men in Africa.
| Rev. Joseph Gallon, who was lately a stu
! dent at st. Mary's seminary, and who went to
st. Agnes hospital on account of his health, was
ordained to the priesthood While there by
Bishop keane, OF Richmond.
- Rev. Joseph b. Sttt, pastor Of Hagerstown
NJ E. church. has been quite Ill from conyes-
ton OF the liver and kidney troubles, but has
somewhat improved.
Mr.. Deiaplaine Daniel, deceased, Of Phila-
| delphia, has left $4,000 to the Drew theologl-
Cal seminary.