Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-23
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
CHURCHES HERE AND RLsEwHxRx

- The Garfield memorial window at WI
Iisms college has been completed at . cost Of
Major Geo. A. Hilton, Of this city, has been
perance meetings at McKessport, Pa
The Metropolitan NJ. E church last Sunday
morning raised 81. o5O for the q, O0O, 900 mis-
stOnary fund Of the church. Captain McCabe
was present and presented the subject.
- The executive and legislative branches Of
the government will be represented in the gem
eral conference OF the NJ. e. Church South,
Secretary Lamar and Senator COlouit having
been elected members.
The St Johns guild Of this city consists of
three chapters: the visitors to assist in seeking
and ministering to the poor; the brotherhood,
providing library and reading-room for men,
ana during the winter, weekly lecture or
concert, and st. Margaret's, caring for the
altar and chancel under the supervision of the
clergy.
Rev. Harvey Wilson, president of the Oak
dale (Nebraska) seminary, is now in Baltimore
to solicit aid for the school.
The Rev. o. g. Barten, rector OF Christ
church, Norfolk, Va, celebrated the Goth
anniversary Of his rectorship last month.
Church sittings in Philadelphia are only
provided for BIC, 1000 people and the population
is about ,O00, 900. The average attendance,
1t is said, is only about $50, OOO
The expenses Of the parish house Of st.
Paul's church, Baltimore (Rev. DIR. Hodges,
new house is In process Of erection near the
rector, last year were from 81 500 to $4,000
The presbytery of Philadelphia recently
declined to receive into the Presbyterian church
the well-known CongregationaIist, Rev. DR..
Bacon, who has been called to the Woodland
church, West Philadelphia.
The work of the clergy house of Mount
Calvary P. E. Church, Baltimore, (the Rev. r.
h. Payne rector, has cost upwards of 81 900.
ana the chancel has been enlarged and i'm
proved at a cost of nearly So, 600, the gift for
the most part of one individual.
Thirteen years ago the Young Mems Chris
tian association of New York started branch
society in the Bowery, called the Bowery
branch, and during that period $4,000 young
men have received the assistance the assOcia-
ton gives, in temporary shelter, meals and
clothing.
OF the income of the estate Of $4,000
left by Harriet H. Littell. one-tenth is devised
to St Johns P. E. church, Wilmington, Della
ware, while her brother, the Rev. T. C. Littell,
any other parish the assigned income is to go
with him.
- Last Sunday the members of the pioneer
Sunday school, OF Hillsdale, presented fine
crayon life portrait OF their superintendent,
Mr.. Solomon 6. Brown, to the pioneer institute.
me Inc presentaGion was made by Mr.. Albert
Brown. Mr.. :. It. Brown has devoted 1S years
OF service to this Sunday school.
The Rev. w. f. Griffis, of Schenectady, re-
Gently delivered an interesting address at Rut-
gers college on the Rutgers graduates in
Japan, which has now been published by the
alumni association of the college. Owing to
circumstances a large number Of Rutgers col
lege graduates have engaged in missionary and
educational work in Japan, and this pamphlet
gives very entertaining and valuable sketch
statesmen of the age with whom they were
associated.