Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-26

| continuing three days.
BUTLER U. P. CHURCH added 1s to its mem
bership and the Seventh Church. Pittsburg, i
on last Sabbath. Eight were received by the
New Wilmington church.
THE Fourth q. p Church publishes q neat
four-page paper called Our Mfssion Quarterly
It is to help the pastor in communicating with
the workers of his church.
THE Seventh Presbyterian Church, Heron
avenue, is thinking of enlarging their edi6ce,
the congregation is increasing SO much that
| there is not room for 1t.
REV. FATHER KAYLoR has been appointed
tn take charge of the sewickley R. @. Church.
On bis leaving McKeesport he was presented
with gold watch and chain.
AT the Baptist Ministers Conference on
Monday next Rev. A. ]. B onsall will read a
paper on Current Discussion in Old Testa-
ment Theology for the FEAR 1885,"
SPECIAL services for the Reformation Fes-
tival and General Council Mission Day will be
held tomorrow afternoon at Christ Lutheran
Church, Sheridan avenue, East End.
THE U. P. Ministerial Asso citation on Mon
day next will listen to paper by Prof. 0. j.
Thatcher on "The Lessons to be Learned From
| Rev. G. 81. Parkhurst as Preacher"
THE iEpiscopal Convention decided that a
| clergyman can still partake of the communion
alone if he SO desires. Many were in favor OF a
|
REV. J. G. TAYLOR, colored, read paper at
the Baptist Ministers Conference on Monday.
He said there are over 100000 communicates
in the Southern Baptist, colored, churches.
THE Second Adventists have again learned.
| it is true that 'man proposes, God disposes,"
as October 25 has come and gone, and the
trump has not sounded to call them all away.
REV. ]. w. REID, D. D., will conduct the
study of the Sunday school lesson for to-mor-
row in the rooms of the Y. M. c. A. at noon
to-day; subject, ''Sin, Forgiveness and Peace"
TOMORROW the new NJ. E. Church at Evans
City will be dedicated. Rev. c. W. Smith, ID.
D., of the Christian Advocate, will preach the
| dedication sermon. Rev. 7. j. Leak will preach
| on Monday evening.
The Rev. E Schlinkman, a German Luth-
eran minister of Illinois, claims to have been
drugged and robbed in a saloon, where he had
gone to get glass of beer. Moral: Ministers
should not go to saloons.
THE Episcopalians at their convention in
New York adopted as canon: Summarized
women of devout character and proved fitness
may be appointed to the Office of deaconess by
the Bishop of the church."
ON Sunday last the members of the Third
Presbyterian Church were glad to see and hear
their former pastor, Rev. f. @. Noble, d. D.,
now of St. Paul. 1t was the seventh annivers-
ary of Rev. E. P. Cowan's pastorate.
THE Southern Conference of the Pittsburg
Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
has been in session at West Newton, Pa, this
week. 1t closed on Wednesday evening with
sermon by Rev. W. II. Zuber, of Greensburg.
THE Protestant Episcopal Church loses one
Of its prominent ministers by the Rev. ]. Nc
Dowell Leavitt, D. D., going to the Reformed
Episcopal Church. He takes this step because
he cannot indorse some things taught by the
P. E. Church.
AT temporary organization of the new Uni
tartan church, which was effected on Sunday
last. Rev. ]. G. Townsend, D. D., was elected
pastor; Prof. John Langley President of the So
ciety; James M. Cargo, Secretary; Mr.. Whitten,
Mr.. Levi and Prof. Langley, Committee.
REV. h. B. GRosE on Sunday evening week
will begin series of practical talks to young
people The subjects will be Lying" Chris
tian Young Woman" "W ork !" play" "Choice
of Life Partner" Getting Acquainted With
Ones Self" Steps of Success" Downstairs TO
Gloom"
THE third annual convention of the Young
Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor will be
held next week in the Market Square Presby-
terian Church, Harrisburg. Governor and
Mrs. Beaver will give reception to the dele
gates at the Executive Mansion on Wednesday
evening.
THE Baptist General Association held its an
nual meeting at Lewisburg this week. The
Education Society held its fftieth anniver-
sary. The Baptist ministers of this city we're
nearly all in attendance. On Thursday the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society met at
the same place.
MRS. HARRIET JOSEPH KERR died in New
York on Monday, She was the widow Of the
late Rev. Joseph R. Kerr, pastor of the Second
q. P. Church, Pittsburg, from 1880 to lS43. and
mother of Rev. ]. R. Kerr, Of the Third U. P.
Church 1866 to 1874 Her remains were in
TERED in Allegheny Cemetery.
On account of the division which occurred
in the conference of the United Brethren at
York, Pa. an equity suit has been entered in
the courts to decide which party shall havs the
ownership of the properties. This affects the
churches in Ohio, Illinois and Canada, They
will have to change their name to Dis-United.
THE National Missionary Convention of the
Christian (Disciple) Church is holding its
meetings at Louisville, KY There are 900 dele
gates present. Mrs. King, of Allegheny. for
the children's work, reported that S5, 900 of the
children's money was sent to Bilaspure India.
The Woman's Board expended s38.279 II last
year.
REV. W. P. sHRoM, pastor of the Bloomfield
Presbyterian Church. has been very sick with
diphtheria. Six Of the family have been aff1ict-
ed with the disease One of them is well known
to readers of THE DISPATCH as ''Sister Sue"
In the death of their little Eddie years old,
they have the sympathy of large circle Of
friends.
CONFERENCE lectures are delivered on
Thursdays in the Western theological Semi
nary. The subject for this week was 1.-THE Six
Keys to knowledge. or Infdellty Ignoring In
formation" by Rev. Loyal Young. D. D., But
Ter, Pa. On November 7, Rev. W. CASTOR, D.
D., will take for his theme, Christ as a
Preacher"
AT Youngstown on Monday at the Minis
terial Association, Rev. J. A. Curry, formerly
of Pittsburg, read paper on THE Christian
Law of Divorce" 1t was urged that none but
ministers ought to solemniZe marriages.
Would it not be well to forbid ministers mar
rying people on their doorsteps and IN the
middle of the night, at fairs and in balloons.
REV. ]. T. TOWNSEND. pastor of the Unita-
rian Church, sends spicy challenge to Rev. ].
T. McCrory on account of the sermon preached
by him on Sunday evening last. The punish
ment Mr.. Townsend would agree to inf1ict on
himself If defeated is to hear Mr.. McCrory
preach each Sunday evening for three months
This might be hard for Rev. Townsend, but all
are not agreed on this.
REV. j. z. BRACE, Secretary of the McAll
Mission, Paris, France, delivered addresses in
this city on Sunday and Monday. He says a
great change has taken place in France
through the instrumentality of this mission, In |
Is years 40 halls and 80 churches have been |
erected in Paris. The converts number $1,000; |
over 1900 children are in the Sunday schools
and l34, 900 of the McAlrs Hymnals have been |
distributed.
AT the meeting of the U. P. Ministerial AS |
sociation on Monday Rev. ]. T. McCrory read a |
paper that excited more than usual interest, |
His subject was, as to whether temperance and |
political reforms can be preached without |
interrupting the real Gospel work. He thought |
it certainly could and must be done; there are |
subjects on which it will not do for the minister
Of the gospel to keep silent. such as profane |