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

REV. SAMUEL WEBSTER, DID,, has resignet
the pas.orate of the First Presbyterian
| Church. Williamsport and Rev. James Carter
| of New Jersey, has been called to the Secont
Church, in the same town.
REV. ]. W. RIDDLE and wife were married
Is years ago on Monday. Because Of this ami
versary, the attendants of the Union Baptis
Church, Southside. presented them number
OF crystal articles and Well-nlled purse.
REV. W. W. WEST, assistant pastor of th'
Fourth Avenue Baptist Church, returned from
New Hartford, on Wednesday. He bring
with him a lady who was Miss Jennie Sanforth
hut who will now sign her name as Mrs
West
THE LADIES' Missionary Circle Of the Eighth
Street Reformed Presbyterian Church had 6
bazaar and supper on Thursday at the resi-
dence of their pastor, Rev. d. McAIister, ALE
gheny City. The proceeds 60 to the 1ndiar
missions.
REV. C. ". McKAIG, D. d., who died re
Gently, had lived in the East End since 1867
supplying Mt Olive, Bloomfield, Hszelwood
and Westminster Presbyterian Churches. He
graduated from the Western Theological Sem
mary in lS40
THE Lutheran Council urged that the reso
luton adopted at Bethlehem in 1887, be more
generally preached. 1t reads: THAT Lutheran
pulpits are for Lutheran ministers only and
Lutheran affairs are for Lutheran commune
cants only"
THE Tenth International Conference of the
Woman's Christian Association will convene
in Baltimore next Tuesday. Mrs. Felix r.
Brunot, Mrs. Samuel Mckee, Mrs. Ormsby
Phillips and MISS Mary E. Davidson will repre-
sent these cities.
REV. ]. c. BRACE, of the McAn Mission,
Paris, France, will deliver addresses tomorrow,
in the morning at the First Presbyterian
Church. in the evening at the East Liberty
Presbyterian Church, in the Y. M. c. A. chapel
on Monday afternoon at o'clock.
AT the annual election of the Hebrew con-
gregation, Grant street, on Monday evening,
Morris Rosenthal was elected President, H.
Frank and Philip Simon, Trustees. They will
sell the old synagogue, and build $6ao 600 one on
the hill.
AT the meeting of the Pittsburg Synod held
at Indiana, Pa, this week, a movement was in
augurated to secure the necessary legislation
to provide more chaplains, prohibit gambling
and liquor selling in the army, and to relieve
the soldiers from all unnecessary work on the
Sabbath. g.
REV. I. DEWITT TALMAeE asks contribu-
tions to rebuild the Tabernacle, which was de-
stroyed by fire on Sunday morning last. This
catastrophe has caused him to change his plans
in reference to his visit to the holy Land
While his congregation is large, it is far from
wealthy.
REV. G. C. VINCENT, D. D., LID. whose
health has been failing for several months,
died on Wednesday morning. His last public
work was as pastor of the U. P. Church. La
trobe. He was ~ years of age, and had been
pastor in Washington, Iowa, and Mercer, Pa,
also professor in Westminster and Franklin
Colleges.
REV. JEHU HALLIDAY, pastor of the A. M.
E. Zion Church, Johnstown, is soliciting funds
for the rebuilding of their church. He is in
dorsed by the Conference, and will preach to-
morrow morning in Avery Mission, North ave-
nue. and Avery street; also in the afternoon
and evening in Halliday Chapel, Penn avenue
and Thirty-frst street.
REV. G. 7. PURvEs, pastor First Presby-
terian Church, has the sympathy of a large
number of friends, in the sudden death Of his
mother, on Monday last She came to
Allegheny to visit at his home on Saturday, on
Sunday was stricken with paralysis. She was
~ years of age. and had been very active in
religious and charitable work.
RECENTLY moonlight" service was held
in the Episcopal Church, Foxburg. 1t was
called moonlight because the full moon
shining in, was the only light the congre-
cation had; organ and reading desk being
darkened by screens. The music was beauti-
fully rendered by picked choir from Pitts
burg. The service was much enjoyed by
large congregation.
REV. R. II. HOOD, not being present at the
Ministerial Association on Monday, reports
were given from the farewell missionary meet
ings on Sunday evening. The subject for next
Monday is: ''Can Temperance and Other Polit-
ical Reforms be Preached in Such Way as
not 10 Interrupt, but Promote the Efficiency of
the Gospel in Saving Sinners" Rev. 7. ]. Nc
Crory is to open the discussion.
A VERY pleasant spirit of fraternity is abroad
in the suburban borough of Bellevue. The
trustees of the Methodist Protestant Church
offered the use of their building to the United
Presbyterians while theirs was being repaired,
and now the United Presbyterians hold their
services in the evening and the Methodist
Protestants in the morning. One Sabbath
school meets at and the other at 3:l5 P. NJ
REV. D. H. KENNEDY, pastor of First Pres
byterian Church. Allegheny, read a strong pa
per on "Denominationalism" at the Presby-
terian Ministerial Association on Monday. He
treated of its province, basis, aim, and claim;
must not suppose any denomination is the only
true church, as Denominations are erected by
man although permitted by GOD; denomina-
tional names are only family names; not correct
to say that the Episcopalian is the formal,
Presbyterian, argumentative, Methodist, emo
tional Rev. E. r. Donehoo will read the paper
On Monday next.
THE following statistics of the Pittsburg
Conference show much growth: Pro
L6S9; full members, A.6O6; local
preachers, lOs; children baptized, 2,45l; adults
baptized, l,lS3; churches, 1885, value, 1854 $50;
parsonages, 81; value, s2l4, go; Sunday schools,
S5l; officers and teachers 5.4SS; scholars 49, 70I.
ontributions-Foregn missions. s2l, 800;
OD s sP oss sS s sseOhtR seaOG
sssI; W. F. M. s., S, go; ". Il. M. g.. sal;
salaries, rents, elders and Bishops sl75 1853; su-
-s,.R1N =.
.ers s509s: other objects, 81, ,lO6: total for the
year, S2lS 46l.
SOME errors having inadvertently got in the
ist of appointments of the conference, the cor
,ect one is here given for the two cities: Pitts
burg: Ames, ]. A. Ballantyne; Bingham street,
R. 7. Miller; Brown chapel. T. h. Wilkenson;
Butler street, W. 81. Pearce; Carson street, M.
D. Lichliter; Centenary. .. A. Emerson; Christ
Church, G. F. EeltOn: Denny, J: E: Williams;
juire; Haven Church, W. b Robenbaugh;
aomewood avenue, E. s. White; Liberty
treet, NJ. d. Lichliter; McCandless street. ].
nv; Oakland. B. F. Beaseii; St. Paul J. q.
iogley: Smithfield street. c. E. Locke; South
treet, J. w. Mcintyre; Trinity, Q. NJ. Miller;
Walton ;.S ws!8 3 R. nd Mil1gr1 Wesley Gh2Pei
,ditor Christian Aduocate. Allegheny City:
Arch street, W. r. Conner; Buena Vista street.
!. b. Miller; North avenue, I, ]. Leak; North |
End, u. w. JOnnS0n; hlVerslQe. w. u. Mead; !
simpson, A P. Leonard; Union, Z. A. Holmes,
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