Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-10
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
CHURCHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE

This week the mission held by Father.
turner and Mckenna at ST. Dominic's church
LAS oeeh attended by Immense crowds.
waugh NJ. f. church contemplates extend
ing Its accommodations to make room for il.
growing Sunday school.
- At Ryland II. L. church revival has been
IN progress for two weeks, and ID conversions
nave been reported up to the present time
Ihe trustee, Rev. w. III. Chapman has been
tiers.
The local preachers will hold an annua,
meeting at Hamline NJ T. church on the 1th
sunday in this month-Rev f. NJ Marine al
baIItmore; preaching in the morning. Services
VIII be held in the afternoon, and at night y
revival meeting will be held.
The membership OF the Church of the Cove
nant are greatly pleased that the call recently
extended TO the Rev. T. $. Hamlin, OF CinciIi
natl, has been accepted by him. They now look
forward with confidence TO the early erection OF
the main building, on the lot corner OF CON.
nectlcut avenue and street.
Our minister at Pekin has secured permis-
SION SION from the Chinese government for any for
eigner owning steamer liz China to have IL
licensed at his own consulate. This will allow
the Methodist stcam-yacht Glad Tidings whici,
the chinese authorities would not license 10
steam along the great river Yangtsc
-fucatan has no mission except Presbyte.
rian.
A new Presbyterian church has been dedi-
Gated in Silver City, New Mexico.
- hcfc are 4SS places OIL worship in NQW
York, OF which 1876 are Protestant
The Rev. DIR. Burchard has resigned the
presidency of Rutgers Female college,
1t is estimated that 5000 persons were
converted by Jones and Small in Cincinnati.
The net increase of the Methodist Church
South for the last year is said to be about
$4,000.
Trinity church, Boston, of which the Rev.
Phillips Brooks is rector. has done away with
the pew-rentals.
The Sunday afternoon services at the
Brooklyn academy of Music closed the last
Sunday in March.
One hundred and fifty persons have united
on probation with the Methodist Episcopal
church at Patchogue. l.. L, n. Y.
1t is stated that nearly 1000 persons have
united with the Methodist church at Los An
geles, CAL, as result of the recent revival
"A Sioux Indian, a graduate of the Hamp-
ton school, Va, is preparing for holy orders at
the Alexander Theological Seminary.
The average Sunday plate collection in the
Rev. Newman Hairs church, London, is sI75:
and in the Rev. C. H. Spurgeon's Conversations
In the great Tabernacle, $345.
st Andrews Episcopal church at Meritlen
Conn.,, inhertts $4,000 from the estate of Ed.
win T. Curtis, upon the condition that the
west than it now stands.
- The Rev. DIR. James b. Simmons. who has
been pastor OF Trinity Baptist church. New
York city, from 1877, has resigned i'm order 10
become secretary OF the Baptist Bible and Pub
LEGATION Society. He will be succeeded nv the
Rev. John T. Vine. ~
"A Workingmen's club has been organized
in the parish OF st. James p. E. church. of
Brooklyn. The membership is lao. There is q
library, containing 800 bound volumes: rooms
are set apart for social purposes, and there are
classes IN arithmetic and singing. Lectures
Ing season.
-Mr. II. Zeflin. of Philadelphia, some time
ago. offered prize of $500 for the most correct,
and Prayer Book, which is open TO one student
OF any Episcopal theological seminary. There
were four contestants ~ the recent trial, and
the Cambridge bom1nnxy.