Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-28


preaching match" for vacant pulpit
CHARTIERs Presbytery will meet at Mt
Prospect on Friday next at II A. NJ. TO con-
slider the resignation of Rev. Q. N. Afford.
SERVICES for deaf mutes will be held to-
morrow by Rev. A. w. Mann in Trinity Chapel
at 1880 A. n, and in Calvary Church at P. n
TIE ministers will meet as = united body on
Monday morning in the rooms Of the Y. N. CA,
in place Of their usual denominational gather
ings.
REV. DIR. MCCLURE, pastor OF the o. p.
Church, Wheeling, w. Va, in 40 years pas
torate, has not been absent from one commu-
nion.
Now that Christmas treats are over. Sunday
school teachers ought to see that there is no
decrease in attendance, by visiting all the
absentees.
THE Protestant Episcopal Church of this
diocese, under the energetic lead of Rt. Rev.
Cortlandt Whitehead, is doing more aggressive
work than ever.
FOURTH AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH will
again be without pastor after tomorrow, Rev.
H. B. Grose having accepted the invitation to
succeed the late Prof. Olsen.
REV J. j. DUNN, of ST. Bridget's R. G.
Church, recently delivered lecture on the
''Holy Land before the Brotherhood of ST.
Andrew, of Christ Episcopal Church, Mead
vile.
REV. F, A. NOBLE D. D., of Chicago, for
merly pastor of the Third Presbyterian Church,
this city, has received call to Plymouth
Church, Worcester, Mass 1t is thought ne VIII
accept
THE types last week made It appear that the
amount obtained by the fair for the benefit OF
the U. P. Orphan Home was $50, 600 1t should
have been $1,000. We wish it had been the for
mer figure.
LANE SEMINARY has property valued at
S4S6 III; the Western Seminary. S697, IS4; Auburn
Seminary, S7S2. 1872; Mccormick Seminary 81
25O, 900; Union Seminary, 100000, and Prince
ton. 81, 100000.
AMONG the many churches which showed
appreciation of their pastors labors by their
generous gifts were the U. P. Churches OF
Northwood, O., Deer Creek and Hanover, Pa,
Redding, Ia, ana Gerlaw, Ill.
A NEW ministerial association has been
formed to include the ministers of Tarentum
and vicinity Rev. ]. De @. Donehoo, of st.
Barnabas Church. will open the discussion on
Monday on individual Responsibility"
In seven months the o. P. Board of Home
Missions has received sl7.3A Al and expended
$Sl,52l 2S;s deficiency of $l4 l96 81 What bet
ter time than this festal season to send in
checks to relieve this condition of thingsf
CoNEMAUGH Presbytery received the Rev.
]. A. McGill and accepted the resignation of
Rev. T. P. Patterson, of Bethel, and Rev. II.
@. Graham, of Crete. 1t also voted by IA to .,
against licensing students who use tobacco.
THE Dennison, O., M. E. Church has had an
addition of Is to its membership; Gaysport. 40;
Sarahsville. Il: Hanover, 10; Bethesda, 30;
Cochranton, PAY SO: Woodcock, 30; jamestown,
le9; Tunnelton, W. Va, 81; Barbour, 8; Smith
vile, %; Charleston. 38
THE Presbytery of Allegheny on Monday
voted to dissolve the pastoral relation existing
between Rev. /. N. Hays, D. D., and the Gen.
trail Church. Dr. Hays is anxious to establish
a new church near Fremont street. Would it
not be wiser for all concerned II he wouldlocate
elsewhere.
, BLAIRsvILLE Presbytery took the following
action: "Inasmuch as the Presbytery Of Pitts
burg at its last meeting appointed a committee
to organize church at Milltown, if the way be
clear, we would respectfully inform the Pitts
burg Presbytery that Milltown is clearly within
our bounds"
THE United Presbyterians are acting wisely
in not allowing young men to practice preach
ing on audiences till they have made some
preparation therefor. Presbytery of Steuben-
vile resolved THAT our unlicensed students
are cautioned against preaching in any Of our
vacancies"
REV. A G. GOOD, lately returned from
Church on Wednesday evening. Speaking of
cannibalism he said "the prime cause of this
disgusting custom of eating human flesh lies in
the extreme scarcity of meat" He says, how
ever, there is very little of it done.
THE United Presbyterian speaking of the
decease of one of the most noted ministers of
the day well says: "The cause of Protestant
religion in Paris has sustained q great loss in
the death of Pastor Berser. He was one of
the most eloquent preachers in France, being
ranked with Massllon and Bourdaloue, and his
piety was of that earnest, fervid sort which
showed itself, not only in his sermons, but in
his entire life. public and private"
AMONG churches known for activity in all
lines of Christian and charitable work, the
Meadville Protestant Episcopal is certainly far
from being the last or least. 1t has Sewing
Society,"" "Woman's Auxiliary and Parish
Missionary Society,"" Gould of st. Agnes"
aid Society," industrial School," "Choir
Guild" "Ministering Children's League" al
tar Society,"" Brotherhood of st. Andrew"
'Kings Daughters SUNDAY School 0rches-
ira" Guild OF st. Lucia" knights of Temper
ance," and all actively engaged.