Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-19
Church NoIes,

REV. "SAM" JONES is very much broken
down in health.
NINETY-sIx ministers of the Congregational
church died in 1888.
TOMORROW Bishop Phelan will dedicate the
new church at Dawson.
SEVEN ministers of the Pittsburg conference
died during the past year.
THE Missionary Society OF the M. E. Church
received in nine months 1896 $50 16
THERE are seven Baptist churches in Cuba,
with l,523 members and q missionaries
THREE new altars and new organ are
being placed in St. Agnes r. c. Church.
REV. ]. S. HUTsoN, a former pastor, will
preach at Nixon Street Baptist Church to-mor-
row.
DISAPPOINTED Methodist ministers forget
not. "A good mans steps are ordered by the
Lord"
A MISSION has been held in st. Peters Pro-
Cathedral, Allegheny, during the past two
weeks.
A GOOD place for young men from 4 to Sun
day afternoons is at the meeting in the Y. NJ.
Z. A. rooms.
THE American Board received for mission
work during the year S54S696 g., sl53,65S ~ be-
ing from legacies.
THE Foreign Missionary Board of the q. z.
Church received during September s., S32 81;
GENERAL Assembly of the U. P. Church has
appointed tomorrow as day of special prayer
for Sabbath schools.
THE voluntary plan of attending church
services at Harvard College is working far
better than expected.
IT was proposed in the Protestant Episcopal
convention that five archbishops be chosen TO
preside over the whole church.
EPISCOPAL services at Eleventh U. P.
Church, West End, at $50 P. NJ tomorrow, the
Rev. j. K. Wightman will preach.
KNOXVILLE Presbyterian Church received
q members on Sunday last Central Church
Allegheny, 10, Oakdale Church I3
BRITISH foreign missionary societies con-
tributed this year S. lS4, 900 for religious work
IN Pagan and Mohammedan lands.
ST. JosEPHs CHURCH, Port Allegany, has
freed itself from debt and will be consecrated
by Rt Rev. c. Whitehead next month.
RUMoR has it that Rev. Father Dignan, of
st. Aloysius Church, Summit. will go to Johns
town TO succeed the late Father DAWN.
REV. J. E. BOLD, of st. James Church. Buff
falo, will take charge of the work among the
Eplscopalians in Johnstown, November l.
THE w. C. T. U. of the East End will hold a
temperance meeting in Wilson's building
Frankstown avenue, tomorrow at 2:30 P. NJ.
JAMES M. E. CHURCH, Creighton, will be re-
opened tomorrow, after being remodeled
Rev. B. F. Beazell, of Oakland will preach.
TwENTY-FoUR were added to the Ninth u.
P. Church last Sunday; 10 to the church at
HoIstonville, to the Union congregation.
REV. W. ]. ROBINSON, pastor First U. P.
Church, Allegheny, has Oeen to Baltimore at
the installation OF his son, Charles 81. Robin
son.
FIVE thousand people in Music Hall, Chi
cago, cheered heartily Master Workman Pow
derly, as he urged the Sunday closing of sa-
looms.
ONE hundred and sixty were added to the
NJ. E. Church in Salem, o., last year; over 800
TO the Beaver Falls church in the past four
years.
THE Protestant Episcopal bishop of North
Dakota is having a special car built for his
visits. He will 1--we in it and also conduct re-
ngious services.
THIRD U. P. Church, Allegheny City, very
cordially welcomed Doctor and Mrs McKit-
rick on Friday evening as he returned to take
up his work.
THREE Catholic Indian chiefs will be at the
congress in Baltimore next month. Red Cloud
will be there to represent the Catholic Abort
gines OF America.
THE First Church, Aintab, Central Turkey.
although it seats 1000, is not large enough for
the audience. On Sunday, August 8, $50 new
members were added.
The R. C. Church has double the church
property Of all the Protestant denominations in
ST. Louis. theirs being valued at s., 7,OOO.OOo. and
the latter at s., ,5o0, 900.
REV. J. W. REID, D. D., will lead in the study
of the Sunday school lesson at noon to-day at
the rooms OF the Y. M. G. A Subject: ',Daylds
Thanksgiving Prayer"
Four of the bishops Of the Church Of En-
gland are over 80 years Of age; IL over 20 The
ST. James Gazette is advocating q compulsory
retirement at fixed age
Rxv. MA, NKHARD has been obliged, on