Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-17
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

Bishop Andrews, OF this city. presided at the
New York East conference
Last evening some OF the members OF Grace
N. +. church paid the pastor, Rev. w. T. l.
Weech visit taking with them q quantity Of
provisions and other donations
- The mission which has been conducted ut
St Dominic's church by Rev. Fathers Turner
and Mckenna for the past two weeks will close
after vespers tomorrow night Rev. Father
Mchenna Will deliver the closing sermon.
- Rev. Dr. William II. Furness, OF Phiiadel-
phia, the venerable Unitarian divine, who Ia to
preach tomorrow at All Souls church. I'm this
city, has been a leader and author I'm liberal re-
ligious thought for halt a century and although
now In the eighties is still vigorous.
The Central Union Mission will begin next
Saturday a series OF children's meetings, to be
held at the mission every Saturday at pm,
the object being 10 reach children who are not
IN the SUNDAY schools, secure their interest and
then place them In the various sunday schools
OF the city.
In several of the Methodist Episcopal
churches OF this city revival meetings are In
progress, some OF which have started since con-
terence. The meetings At Ryland, conducted
by Rev. W. ii. Chapman, continue. Rev. Thos,
Myers has meeting At 18th street, East w ash
ington. and Rev. Z. ID. owen, one at Gorsuch,
East Rey F RSs r.csss
Twelve additions on sunday last
- The Indian school 1t Lawrence, Kan, has
experienced q revival, resulting In the convsr.
- The young men of Newark, n. J. have or.
ganized Young Mems Church association for
the furtherance OF church work In the city.
The catalogue Of the Episcopal Theological
school, Cambridge, Mass, Incorporated In 1857.
shows total enrolment Of l40 students.
An association has been formed In England
called the Morning Watch, whose object is 10
with God.
The Philadelphia N. e. conference recently
tod
work, which includes camp meetings, funerals
and unnecessary travel on Sundays.
Wisconsin has about 800 Lutheran pastors,
40 congregations and over 10000 communi,
Protestant churches combined.
The Baptist church In Swansea, Mass. a
the Oldest of that denomination In the country,
having been recognized there In 1868, after
being first formed In Wales in 1649.
Mr.. j. L. X. Studd, the Cambridge athlete.
is conducting series Of meetings at Harvard
university at the invitation OF the Society Of
Christian Brethren.
- Rev. DR.. ]. w. M. williams has been elected
chairman Of the committee on the religious
meetings contemplated TO be held In Baltimore
in May by Sam Jones.
The Rev. David Jameson, pastor of the
Wetheredville Presbyterian church, Baltimore
county, ii is stated will soon resign his pastoral
charge.
- The congregation OF st. Luke's Methodist
Episcopal church, Brooklyn, has purchased o.
and Marcy avenue, for $50,000.
- Rev. Martin X. Schermerhorn, who recently
left the Unitarian body, has been regularly or
dained by Assistant Bishop Potter Is priest In
the Protestant Episcopal church.
- The annual catalogue OF the Western Theo-
logical seminary, Allegheny. Pa. (Presbytertsal,
shows total Of seventy-eight students. The
students represent nineteen different colleges.
About fifty German ministers OF Cincinnati
protest against the anti-Sabbath agitation OF
the German Turner'S. and declare that they are
in favor Of the Sunday rest and In harmony
with the law OF Ohio.
Within two years twenty Methodist mis-
sions have been planted In Chicago, eleven mis-
sion churches have been erected at Q cost
lots. OF SIS, 900, and $4,000 have
been paid TO support pastors and Sunday schools
in those missions.
The Tabernacle Presbyterian church. of
has just put In place q beautiful
window OF stained glass, the donors
being Gen. Arson G. McCook secretary of the
United States senate, and the pastor the Rev,
DIR. IL. c. McCook.
The new Episcopal church at Claremont
Va, on the James river, known as the "Ritchis
Memorial chapel" and built almost entirely by
Mrs. Charlotte c. Cuttings OF Baltimore, was
pronounced it TO be the prettiest church In viz.
ginia.
Just before the outbreak of the war stons-
wall Jackson, then OF the Virginia Military In
stitute at Lexington, organizeda Sunday school
for colored children, which ID still sustained By
leading citizens there. This Sunday school hes
now set on foot Q subscription for Q monument
10 jackson.
The late John Antonides, OF Flatbush, L. I.
bequeathes S25, 900 In trust 70 The General
Synod OF the Reformed Church in America, %
be known as the John Antonides Scholarship
fund, the income Of which 10 20 be used IN
aiding poor, p:ous, worthy young men pre-
pairing for the ministry OF that church