Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-07

delivered lecture on Thursday evening at the
Western Theological Seminary on the motives
and Methods Of Successful Ministry"
ON Sunday morning Messrs. s. Mcknight
James Richey, Jr., ]. e. Park, ]. NJ, McEfvaney
and ]. Douglass were set apart as ruling elders
in the Second q. P. Church, Allegheny.
TIE Ladies' Society Of the West End NJ. E
Church at their meeting on Tuesday evening
elected officers for the ensuing year, and de-
cided to have bazaar and dinner New Years.
THE Pittsburg Presbytery held its regular
meeting in the Southside church on Tuesday.
A very warm discussion took place on the
mooted subject OF reT1ving the confession Of
faith.
The Williamsburg U. p. Church at their an
nuA meeting Thanksgiving evening voted to
increase the salary Of their pastor, Rev. N. NJ.
Patterson, which vote he gracefully acqui-
esced in.
IT is expected that Judge Ewing win confirm
the sale Of the NJ. e. Church property at Brad
bers OF this church, enabling them to go on
work with their new edif1ce.
THE anniversary of the Pittsburg Association
for the Improvement Of the Poor was held in
st. Peters Church on Sunday evening" The
repor5 showed that 81, O29 40 had been contrib
uted to the needy during the past year.
REV. JOHN Fox, of Allegheny, has the sym.
pathy Of many friends on account Of the sud-
den departure from fhis life Of his father. who
died while enjoying an entertainment in the
Brainerd Presbyterian Church, Easton.
REV. ]. K. CRAMER, who has been pastor Of
the Thirty-seventh Street Baptist Church about
year. has resigned, but will remain till March
]. He has done good work there, in uniting
the church, and It seems great pity that he
should leave at this time.
REV. JOSEPH A. MURRAY died az his home
in Carlisle on Wednesday, November q. He
graduated in 1897 from the Western University,
and in 1910 from the Western theological Sem
mary. He had not been able to perform pas
toral duties for some time.
THE Sunday School Institute, of the Pitts
burg Presbytery, met on Monday in the South
side Church. Rev. J. l. Ferson spoke on dis
cipllne in the Sabbath School'' Mr.. Gray on
''fhe Primary School," and Rev. J. D. Moffat
DID,, on THE Art of Questioning"
THE congregations Of the Methodist churches
of Fayette City and Dawson, Pa, and Sum
merfield o., gave their pastors reasons to be
especially grateful ON Thanksgiving Day, by
their generous gifts. Churches who forgot
this on Thanksgiving, please note that Christ
mas is coming.
SECTIONS will please see to it that the doors
to pastors studies are locked during the hours
Of service, as ministers usually wear good over
coats, and at this time Of the year they like to
have them at hand, instead Of going home
without one as Rev. W. n. MCMILLAN was COM
PEELED to do last Sunday evening.
THE installation services Of Kev. s. R. Cor
don as pastor of the Elmer Street Presbyterian
Church win take place on Tuesday at 7:3O P. NJ
Rev. G. w. Chalfant will preach, Prof. H. T.
McClelland will deliver the charge to the pas
tor, and Rev. W. p. Shrom that to the people.
Rev. ]. P. e. Kumler, d. D., will preside.
THE Wylie Avenue U. P. Church has been
holding series Of Sabbath evening meetings
at which addresses have been made by business
successful in bringing people to church who are
non-attendants. Tomorrow evening Mr.. r. A.
Orr, of the Y. NJ. @. A, will deliver an address.
Ar the Presbyterian Convention held in the
Arch Street Church on Monday, many
subjects Of Importance were discussed, among
them 1.-The needs of the vacant churches;'
'Enthusiasm in the pulpit. its powers and how
secured;' What class Of themes are best
adapted to meet the needs of the Church,"
The mid-week prayer meeting" and Per
e0nal work"
EMMANUEL Church, Allegheny, is busily
preparing to entertain the Woman's Auxiliary
of the diocese of P1ttsbure on Thursday and
Friday next. Rt. Rev Ethelbert Talbot, d.
D., of Wyoming, Rt. Rev. A. Leonard, d. D.,
of Utah, and Rt. Rev. DR.. Hendrick will be
present with the Rt Rev. Cortlandt White
head, and will deliver addresses at the differ
ent meetings.
THERE are many churches in these cities
noted for activity in various lines of work, as
for instance, st. Peters, corner Of Grant and
Diamond streets. with its boys Gymnastic
Glass;" Hospital Service" Ladies' Aid So
ciety" "Women's Auxiliary" '.Ministering
Children's League. Good Samaritan Circle, |"
.sWilling HELPERS" "Willing Workers." ssWell
Doors, !" '"rhe Kings Sons' and Daughters" 7"
the Young Mems League"
REV ROBERT PATTERSON died on Friday
last at o'clock. For Is years he had been one
of the editors Of the Pres6yteTidn Banner.
DR.. Allison, in an editorial, says Of him: that
''as Christian man he was model. He was
to his own opinions and always ready to defend
them. but never obtrusively. In the community
where he lived he was held in the highest es-
TEEN. In looking back over the 25 years in
which we have been so closely associated we
cannot discover one unpleasant thing connected
with him on the pages Of our memory"