National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-02-14
AMONG THE CHURCHES.


land, on the 10th instant.
The Presbyterian Church at Stamford,
N Y, reports fifty recent conversions.
The British contributions to foreign
missions for 1884 aggregated e1,216,530.
The Cedar Fork Baptist Church, Ten
nessee, reports fifty-ono recent CONVEX
sions.
Three Chinese converts were baptized
in the Chinese church, Oakland, Cal, last
month.
An elegant Jewish temple, Adath
Israel, was dedicated in Boston on the Sd
instant.
The last three lord chancellors of Eng
land have all been Sunday school
teachers.
There are three Lutheran students in
the theological department Of Howard
University.
Tho Fifth Presbyterian Church, In
dianapolis had thirty additions at last
communion.
There is said to DO in China colony of
Jews which emigrated there 200 years
before the Christian era.
There has been an accession OF 159 per-
sons to the churches Of Minneapolis
within the past few weeks.
Tho Trinity Methodist Church, New
Haven, added 153 persons to its member
ship on Feb. 1, making 300 since last
April.
One hundred and thirty.fve thousand
Of the 100000 required for the female
Methodist college at Baltimore has been
already subscribed.
At Greenwich, Ohio, as result of
union services held by Congregational
lists, Friends, and Methodists, there have
been 200 conversions.
The ladies having in charge tho Y. NJ
c. A. repair fund are arranging for a
Pink and white souvenir tea party" to
be held the Gath instant.
A musical association has recently been
organized among the young people Of the
Luther Place Memorial Church. Mr.. j.
II. Seifert is musical director.
Sunday evening lectures upon the
Book of Proverbs" are being delivered in
the Luther Place Memorial Church by
the pastor, Rev. DIR. j. G.. Butler.
Ash Wednesday occurs Feb. IS. The
various Episcopal churches are preparing
for tho Lenten season, during which daily
services will be quite generally held.
At Mount Vernon NJ. E. Church. Rev.
DIR. Cox reports twenty-one conversions
since the Moody meetings. There were
seventeen additions to the church last
Sunday.
The American Missionary Association
has, at the Now Orleans Exposition, q
fine display of work done by Indian
children and others in the various fields
Of labor.
Seventy persons in ST. Paurs M. +.
Church, Poekskill, n. ", have lately
proicssod conversion. Mr.. Sutherland,
formerly minstrel, has been assisting
the pastor
DR. T. =. Lofevrc, " the Franklin
Square Presbyterian Church South in
Baltimore, has been called 10 the chair OF
Biblical literature in Columbia summary,
South Carolina.
There has been great revival at Au-
burn, ". V. under Rev. q. r. Pentocost.
For two weeks services have been held in
the skating rink, attended by 1900 per-
sons at each session.
Rev. ID. J. O'Conneil, d. D., Of Rich
mond, has gone to Rome with tho min
utes of the third plenary council. lie
will BIO followed by Bishop Moore, of
Florida, and Right Rev. James O'Connor,
ID. d., vice apostolic Of Nebraska.
Archbishop Gibbons during his visit to
st. Augustine's, this city, last Sabbath
administered confirmation to forty one
adult and III children converts. He also
visited the parish schools, and was well
coined by the sisters of the Holy Cross.
Rev Z. II. Ingle, assistant rector of
Ascension Church, in accepting tho recent
call to Baltimore leaves behind him host
of friends. In his new home he will en-
joy the companionship of his brother. DR..
j. L. 1ngle, practicing physician Of Bal
timore.
The Church OF the Fatherland, Rev. A.
Homrighaus, pastor, corner Sixth and p
streets northwest, is a mission of the Me-
mortal Lutheran Church. 1t aims to
reach the German population of the city,
and its services are conducted both in the
German and English languages.
DIR. l.. w. Bacon, who was formerly pas
tor of the Congregational Church in Bal
timore, has applied for admission to the
Presbytery of Philadelphia. A committee
reported in his favor, but his examination
was not satisfactory, and thus far no re.
mains outside the Presbyterian fold.
A lady in Maryland has sent DIR. Butler
81, 900 toward planting Lutheran mis-.
sion among tho colored people Of this city.
An eligibly located lot has also been
given for this purpose by member of tho
Lutheran Memorial Church. Work upon
the building will probably be begun in
carly spring.
Rev. II. W. Foot 0, d. D., who breaches
at All Souls Church tomorrow, is pastor
| of Kings Chapel Boston, and one of tho
leading men in his denomination. Kings
Chapel was originally an Episcopal
Church, and still retains that form of
service, although the change to Unita-
rianism took place about 1897. The con-
gregation is large and wealthy one.
Rev. L. Il. Hale will preach at All Souls
one week from tomorrow.
St. Marks p. L. Church, Capitol Hill,
is hoping to make some substantial prog.
ross toward the erection of the new
church homo during the spring or sum.
mer. Their building site Mt the corner
OF A and Third streets southeast 10 in
rapidly growing section where an Episco.
pal church is much needed. The found
atoms of tho new building are already
laid for the nave, which will be so by 72
! feet. The ultimate design Of the pro-
posed edflce will be crucform. Rev.
Mr. Steele, the rector, has won the re-
spect and esteem of all denominations by
his efficient church work in Washington.
The Vermont-avenue Christian Church
publishes full register of its member
ship and Sunday-school every two years.
That for 1885 indicates AGO communicates
in the church and 32j children in the
school, The prayer-meetings here on
Thursday evenings have special inter
est, and are largely attended, and the
Sunday night services, consisting largely
of singing and exercises by the young
people, is full of interest The pastor
preached on Sunday night last sermon
In memory Of the five hundredth ami
versary of John Wicklif Tomorrow
| oYeninp he addresses the SnndnY-schonl