Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-09
RELIGIOUS NOTES.


CHURCHES HERE AyD EISEWHkRk
-ene Of President clevelana's first cousins 10
engaged Y the mission work Of the n. Z. church,
Rev pr. A y. Mason, formerly of this city,
e .sSPEips shs pulpit of the First Baptist
REV. D. A. Mcguire, o J., who returned to
Gonsaga college, this city, January last has
len Or . misaien trip 10 Boston aud Portland.
He expects - return Within msnth.
- The District Council, Catholic knights OF
America, has instructed the delegates TO the
Supreme Council 70 use their sndssvors 90 have
The ne 1t supreme Council Of the order meet in
this city.
Plans are now being prepared for the ex-
Tension ana snlarvsnsnt OF 81 Psul's church,
ments contsn paaied Viii cost about 81. O3o.
Tomorrow will be the nfty-sIxth anniver-
sary of Wesley Chapel, which was made a mis-
sion chapel OF Foundry the second sunday
1ree aeiicA,ed the Wesley Chapel and the
eveliSg sermon was by Rev. john Davis, then
greGational church, did not occupy his pulpit
last Sunday. Rev. DR.. Cobb, OF the Copgrega-
tionpl Cnisn, who preached on the missionary
work CT the church ahnouncsd That the pastor
should make an involuntary contribution TO
the discomfort OF hfs congregation.
- The meeting OF the American Congress OF
Churches, OF which Bishop L. G. Andrews and
Judge Drake, OF this city, are vice presidents,
Ta..d Ss he and 'n .art on h Monday
Power, " the Christian church OF this city, f. on
the program for an address Oh "Tbe relations Of
tianty.'
- The rumor that Rev. ]. p Newman will-bs
sent next March TO the Metropolitan NJ. +.
church. has caused some discussion the past
week: There is no difficulty In the way of APP
pointing DR.. Newman by the bisbops, for d.
though there il = resolution on the minutes OF
the baltimore conference against the reception
OF ministers from ether conferences TO IT, unless
the equivalent ID transferred from IL, the last
general conference provided th.t the passionate
OF Metropolitan could be flleS by transfer from
any conference.
AT the tenth annual meeting Of the Tabor
naols society OF this city the archbishop of Bal
uners. Rev. Dr. Chapslls, Rev. Fathers Birch
aud Connolly were present The report of the
werk done during the past seven months was
read, showing the society TO be in n more pros
Porous sentitien than ever before. Que bum
irsa arS twsntyeigbt ye.tpsnts s3s small
and numerous other article. ss1s Seen n nss,
In ~ dioceses- Oh poor churches have been as.
articles.
- Ex-Presiaent Hayes recently contributed
ohio
Mrs. Inskip has secured the United States
hotel at Ocean Grove In which 10 hold her chill
drens meetings.
The centenary contributions of the Balti.
more Methodist Episcopal conference amounted
to S.o,ab4.44.
- The result Of Moody and Sankey's Chris
tiap convention at Pittsburg, Pa, was upwards
OF 600 conversions.
AT the recent sole Of psws at the Metropoli-
tan u. e. church one was bought by Senator
Sanford, Of California
- The Lebanon Theological Seminary Cum
bertrand Presbyterian al Lebanon. Tenn, will
turn out thirteen preachers this year.
The Nashville Christian Advocate claims
that the net gain OF the southern Methodist
church during the past year WAS over 80 900.
The West Sirg MIA sunday school conven-
ton will be held at Parkersburg Wednesday
and Thursday, May 27-2s. 1855, in the Baptist
Rev. p. A. Sequin, formerly a Catholic
priest, is now preaching ia Chicago, and re-
Gently baptized twenty-h converts OF French
Rev. J. n. Munseu, OF the Evangelical con.
gregation at Schenectady, y. ", has engaged a
brass band for his church, much to the surprise
OF the people.
In the Presbyterian church In Elk Branch
Va, of which Rev. J. A. Scott is pastor, seventy
one members have been admitted during the
past four weeks.
- Rev. J. p. Oonradi, for eighteen years pas.
tor OF the German Lutheran church al Cumber-
Land, Nd, did not miss single service from
Rev. Ross Taylor, son of Bishop Taylor, and
I've Others Of the Bishops Congo force, were adj
mitted into the Liberia conference at its late
session In Menrovia.
The revival meetings at Broadway NJ E
church, Baltimore, Of which Rev c. H. Richard
son, formerly Of this city, is pastor, have re.
suited In over nfty conversions
The donations OF the American Board for
the first six months OF the present financial year
amount to only e1e0, s2S, as against 81 SO 600
for the same period the previous year.
The Presbytery of Indian Territory at its
spring meeting In the Chectaw Nation had
present 10 ministers and 15 ruling elders A
Creek Indian was ordained an evangelist to
labor In the Seminole Nation.
The late c. b. Erwin, OF New Britain,
Conn, LEFT in his will legacy OF 81 ZOO to the
Baptist church Of New Britain, as 900 to the
church at Oak Blufk Mass, Sis, 900 to- the
bonneville, \. Y. church, aud about S45 900 to
the Home Mission society OF New York.
Rev. Dr. Leonard Wilmington, the Oldest
Congregational clergyman In the United States
died on the 22d inst, Al his home In Newbury,
age 90. He was graduated from Yale in 1914
and at the time Of his death was the oldest sur
vtvfDg graduate OF that Institution.
BY direction OF the general conference OF
the NJ Z. Church South vote will be taken in
the next sessions Of the annual conferences OF
south" and substitute for IL the words .'in
America" napproved the Official name OF the
church would thereafter be "The Methodist
Episcopal Church in America" instead OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church South.
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