Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-06
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
CHURCHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE.

| nve INDIVIDUALS In one village on his field nea
| Jalna, India. Mr.. Sheshadri is well remem
| oered mere as delegate to the Evangelical
Alliance some years ago.
| - Many of the friends Of Rev. G. Herber
Richardson, now of Baltimore, are anxious tina
| he shall succeed Rev. w. s. Edwards, the pres
ent pastor of McKendree NJ. E. church in fhi
! city. Ii is now thought that DIR. Edwards viii
| De made presiding elder
| The congregation of the E-street Baptis
| church surprised itself on Sunday last. Their,
| was debt of nearly 81 900 for refrescoing anG
| making other improvements I'm the church
and the pastor, Rev. DIR. Faunce, called for sub
scriptlons, Which in a few minutes went beyond
| the amount asked, and nearly all was cash.
| The Baltimore annual conference of the NJ
| h. church south, which will convene in March a
staunton, Va, will most likely appoint Rev
| DIR. s. X. Cox, Of the Mt. Vernon Place in thi:
| city, to another field Of labor. Rev. DIR. W. V
tudor, who several years ago was at Mt. Yer
non Place and is now of St Louis, is spoken OF
| as Dr. Cox's successor here.
| The Metropolitan Presbyterian church, on
| Capitol hill, being straitened for room for its
| congregations, the people of that church have
determined to make changes in their edifice
Whlch Will largely increase its seating capacity
| also, to provide new modes of exit and to in
close the church lot with substantial iron
| fence. The growth OF this church is one of the
signs OF the rapid growth of the eastern section
| OF ashington.
| There is some talk now of Rev. M. b
l AAScs IhO pstStOI VI Tile street (EaSl
| Washington NJ. f. church, succeeding Rev. G,
| A. Hobbs as presiding elder of Cumberland dis.
| !rct Ih1s is, however, not a pleasant rumoI
TO the members of his congregation who have
Rice be allowed to remain with them the full
term of three years.
The annual report of the treasurer of Cal.
| vary Baptist church, of this city, for the past
year shows the total church receipts to have
| been $7,651.19, and the disbursements
| ~ 6Z3,44. The total rqcpinfS for no ob,,rc
and the mission Sunday schools was SO, 500. OS.
Inc sum OF S1O2: 40 was collected by means of
The place of basket collections. During the
year there were fifty-six baptisms, fitty-Six
a,a oers received TO- bership by letter and
nVe by experience" There were six deaths
and twenty-three members dismissed by letter.
- The northwestern branch of the Young
Mems Christian association, Philadelphia, has
formally opened their new hall.
-sThe Spring Garden Presbyterian church.
Philadelphia, has extended Call to Rev. David
w Ills. Jr, of Ringoes n. j.. and he has expressed
Willingness to accept.
The congregation of Olivet Baptist church,
Wilmington, Del, has extended a call to Rev
church.
st. Johns Reformed Episcopal church,
Philadelphia, is about to purchase a lot upon
which TO erect churh building soon suffi-
clent funds are obtained.
- The new school building, erecting in the
Catholic parish of st. Charles Borromeo, Phila-
delphla, Is nearly com pleted, and when finished
1t Will he one OF the finest in the archdiocese.
"A Finnish congregation has been organized
In New York city, and has purchased the
church until recently occupied by Norwegian
congregation on Monroe street.
- a Sabbath school institute will be held in
the Presby terian church OF Cumberland, Feb
ruary 10Th and 10Th, under the direction ofthe
Baltimore.
The sixteenth annual meeting of the
Women's Board of Foreign Missions of the
Presbyterian church will be held in the Lafay-
ette-avenue church, Brooklyn, on April 14th
and 18th.
Rev. Dr. Mcvickar of Philadelphia is be-
Ing mentioned as likely to be elected assistant
p. f. bishop of Pennsylvania in view of Bishop
stevens prolonged illness. He is also named as
likely to be voted tor in Kansas next May.
The Rev. DIR. Morton, of st. James church,
Philadelphia, has presented to st. Luke's
font in menoriam TO the Right Rev. DR.. Henry
Champiain Lay, late bishop of Easton.
- The standing committee of the Episcopal
diocese of Florida wish to take no action look
ing towards the filling of the vacant bisnopric
until all the Indebtedness of the diocese is paid
The estate of the late bishop is greatly EN- bar
raised.
In the United States, including Alaska,
there are about 900, 600 Indians. Among these
there are not far from one hundred Protestant
missionaries and two hundred teachers and en-
ployes in the schools carried on by Protestant
religious SO ,ieties.
There are in the Baltimore conference of
the NJ. Z. church south fifty-eight branches of
the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society and
eleven Juvenile societies. The Virginia con-
ference has sixty branches and three juvenile
societies.
The Episcopal bishop of Pennsylvania, DR..
stevens, has improved very much in health
during the past few days, and expects soon to
be strong enough to take trip TO Fortress Mon
roe, where he will remain for few weeks in
the hope OF fully recovering his health.
- Rev. j. T. Craig, pastor of Fiftieth Baptist
church: Philadelphia, has received pledges
from the Tabernacle and Fifth churches for
$500 and 1000, respectively, for the building
fund. The work will soon be given to a con.
tractor for immediate completion.
- A great revival is in progress at Mariners
Bethel, philadelphia, Rev. H. A. Cleveland,
pastor. About forty persons have been reported
as converted within a few weeks Mr.. Cleveland
NJ. T. church as pastor
- Dwight l.. Moody, the evangelist, presided
over an unusually enthusiastic meeting at
Chicago, January 22d: On the subject of city
exangeiization he said: What You want In
Chicago Is this: First, quarter of a million
dollars. Put $4,000 into small places of wOr-
ship all over the city; put the other 100000
On interest TO make a supporting fund"
- The WOman's Home Missionary society of
the presbytery of Baltimore met Tuesday in
Baltimore. Mrs. Darwin r. James, pres
ldent OF the Woman's Board of Home Missions
New York, presided over the meeting and made
the opening address. Miss Sunderland, OF this
city, made an address, giving statistics of work
in the synod OF Baltimore.
= Rev. DIR. ]. II. Foy, until a year ago a
prominent minister of the Christian or Camp
bellite denomination, was Sunday ordained a
priest OF the Protestant Episcopal church. The
ceremony took place at ST. Peters CHURCH in
81. Louis, ana was conducted by Bishop Rob-
erfson, assist ed by Rev. Robert Asheton rector
and Rev. Is. r. ScheetZ. of kirkwood. Dr. Fov
is to take charge of a parish embracing De Sofa.
Crystal City and adjacent towns.
The Crown Jewels Of France.
THE HISTORIC STONES TO BE SOLD FOR THE
BENEFIT OF AGED wORKMEN.
AS stated in yesterdays STAR the French
chamber OF deputies has agreed that the crown
jewels should be sold to provide fund for aged
workmen. The approval OF the senate is neces-
sary before the sale alluded to above can he
proceeded with. A commission of iewelle RS and
connolsseurs OF Jewels, appointed to value the
crown diamonds and to say which, If any
should be retained recommended that q certain
number OF jewels or jewelled objects should
with, save In regard to the foreign decorations
and the insignia Of the Legion OF Honor worn
by Napoleon III. "ThOse," says the report on
the subject, recall no historical souvenir" The
girdie in diamonds which the Empress Euganie
caused TO be made on the model of the one worn
by Mile. Derval in "La Biche au Bots" possesses
less historical than an anecdotal value
Three objects, instead of being sold in
melted down. Ofthese two are swords which be-
longed, one to the Dauphin, the other TO Louis
Ky III. The third OF the objects to be melted is
the imperial crown made in 1854 for the cOro-
as "insignificant in workmanship and OF doubt
ful TASTE" Its value is more than doubtful con-