Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-20
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
CHURCHES HERE AND KLsKwHERR

Rev. W. l. McKenny. OF Dumbsrson ave
nue NJ. e. church, West Washington. II rapidly
improving In health
The revival at Fletcher chapel IL stiil In
progress. There have been about twenty con-
versions reported during the meetings.
Mrs Roach has been assisting Rev. W. II.
Laney at Fletcher N. E. church this week, and
there has been spirited revival number OF
conversions have been reported.
Rev. DIR. Edwards, whose time 10 out at
Mckendree, and Rev. ]. A Price. who closes
his first year at Hamline NJ. z. church, are
spoken OF rs possible presiding elderS
The Paulist Fathers. who are now holding
mission at Trinity church, West Washington,
Church Of the immaculate Conception on the
2Sth instant
There Is some talk Of Rev. r. n Baer, OF
Waugh NJ. E. church, returning 20 Baltimore,
church.
= There is considerable religious interest
manifested I'm the ID Baptist church, 4th and
Virginia avenue southeast, OF which Rev. Ed
ward Her SVEN is the pastor. The revival
meetings held this week have met with much
success, number having asked Tor admission.
The supplied choir OF ~. Marks church,
capitol HUI; which has rendered the musical
portion OF the Sc rvice for the past year with
gratifyiug success, will appropriately celebrate
tneir nrst anniversary in n special choral ser
vice Monday evening. Rev. Or. Townsend will
deliver the address, and several OF the local
clergy will assist at the service.
-kev. j. Clarke Hayey is about closing his
three years term at North Capitol Me church.
Inc title 10 the property, which was detective,
charge was hopelessly In debt but 4 i 90 Of
tne debt has been paid and rs members ~
eei'eo during MI. Hagey's service there.
Bishop Peterkin, (P. e. of est Virginia Al
officiating In the Philadelphia churches.
- The Baptists OF Maryland propose TO estah-
fish publishing house I'm Baltimore.
Montana has ten Episcopal church build.
ings, three parsonages and $50 commandments.
- Rev. David Wills, jr., OF Rsngoes, n. j.. will
accept the call to Spring Garden Philadelphia,
church.
MIR. Ford. of the youths Companion, is said
70 spend $4,000 a year on three Baptist
churches In Boston
st Paups p. f. church, In Syracuse, has
been presented TO Bishop Huntington TO b
used by him as bis cathedral.
Rev. Mr.. Roger superintendent of NJ E
recently.
- Rev. E. II. Bronson, pastor OF the Blockiey
kfa.) baptist church, has received a call to the
pasiorate Oh the First church. Harrisburg.
- Rev. s. H. Cummings, OF the Baltimore NJ.
f. conference, a resident OF Anne Arundel o.,
Mo-, is about TO locate I'm Florida.
Hon. w. b. Hanna has received from Mr.
George W Childs a gift OF $1,000 for the Bap-
tist Orphanage. Philadelphia.
The new oxford IN. Ed church, Philadel.
phia, Is almost completed and will be dedicated
tomorrow. bishop Andr VS. OF this CITY, will
deliver the dedicatory sermon.
The Memphis Tenn, Methodist Conference
South, reports 1000 conversions during the
past year, over 5000 additions 10 the church
n net Increase OF about 3. 900 members
- Rev. DIR. Henry ]. Van Dyke, pastor of the
Second Presbyterian church, Brook lyn, has
been called 10 I'll the chair OF systematic the
oiogy In the san Francisco seminary.
A legacy of $4,000 left to the Divinity
school OF the Protestant Episcopal church,
Philadelphia by the late Miss Sarah Burr, OF
New York, has been paid to the trustees Of the
institution.
- The Sunday Schools af Work, the organ OF
the New York Sunday school association, states
that there are more than 100000 children and
youth IN New York state not under any religi-
GUS instruction, Protestant OF Catholic.
Mrs. Amanda Wells, who recently died at
Worthwhile, Suffolk county, n. Y. lett property
TO the value OF So, 900, and willed $4,000
10 the American Tract sciety, Board OF Foreign
Missions. American Home Missionary society,
and American Seaman's Friend society.
BY the will of Daniel A. Jones, one of the
ex-presidents OF the Chicago Board ofTrade the
Old Peoples Home i'm that city receives the in-
come of $3.50, 00o and the Board of Home Mis-
slons OF the Presby terrain church, the Board OF
Foreign Missions and the Presby terrain hospital
OF Chicago $4,000 each.
The general conference of the M. K. church
south meets in Richmond, Va, the first OF May
next. II will be unusually interesting ses-
sion. The change OF name will be finally de-
termined. Bishops will be elected aad all the
general officers will be chosen TO serve sor the
next fOur wears