Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-02
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| burg next year.
THE Rev. @. H. Spurgeon. the noted En-
glish minister, is said never to have hands laid
on his head in ordination. It has been reported
that he was about to give up his work, but he
denies this rumor.
THREE years since colored man known as
''Colonel" Reed, of this city, was sent to Rome
by Bishop Phelan. Having been ordained q
priest he will likely take-charge of the Catholic
chapel (colored), in this city.
THE General Superintendent Of the English
Home Missions Of the Lutheran General Coun-
Gil, Rev. W. A. Passavant, D. D., left Pittsburg
Tuesday to visit and establish missions in
Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Utah and the
Dakotas.
VERY interesting Harvest Home services
have been held during the week in st. Mark s
P. E. Church, Southside. They will be con-
tinued to-day and tomorrow with special music
by the full-vested choir and violin and organ
accompaniment.
THE Sixth q. p. Church audience room will
be reopened in about two weeks. The work
has SO grown as to carpeting and repairing
that it has taken much longer than contem-
plated. The new s., 900 organ will not be COM
pleted for about month.
A MEETING was held in the Y. NJ. c. A.
rooms on Monday afternoon to consider the ex-
pediency of organizing an auxiliary branch of
the Sabbath Association. 1t was decided to do
so, and to hold a meeting in December, when
Rev. w. +. Crafts, Of New York City, will be
present
ON Thursday evening a new church was
organized at the house of Mr.. Harrison, to be
known as the Thirty-third Street q. P. Church.
Rev. r. A. Hill, recently pastor of the Seventh
Presbyterian Church, will take charge OF the
new organization. A new building VIII De
erected at once.
THE Western Conference (Lutheran) Of the
Pittsburg Synod held a very interesting meet
ing at Jefferson, o. Rev. d. NJ. Kemerer, Of
Allegheny, spoke on "Home and Foreign MIS-
sions," and Rev. II. W. Tope, Of youngstown,
on Ministerial Education" The next meeting
will be held in Youngstown.
THE Parkersburg, W. Va. Methodists have
re-entered their church building. 1t cost
S4O, 1000, but the acoustic properties were SO
bad that over 81, 900 were needed for alterations
SO that the preachers voice might be heard.
This being accomplished and fine organ put
in, the people on Sunday gathered joyfully in
the improved sanctuary.
PRoF.O.J.THATC HER read very able and in
teresting paper before the Ministerial Associa-
ton on Monday. taking for his theme. "The
Lessons to be Learned From Rev. G. q. Park
hurst as a Preacher" On next Monday Rev.
NJ. M. Patterson will speak on "How May We
Get Our People &c. Take Part In the Prayer
Meeting Services"
AT the annual meeting of the Women's q.
P. Associations held in the Fourth Church, the
report was read by Mrs. NJ. ]. Steel, and showed
that over Sc, 600 had been given during the past
year to the Orphans Home and nearly So. 900 to
the Memorial Hospital fund. DR.. Collins do
mated $4,000 to the Home last year. Rev. ID. F.
McGill, D. d., was selected as the preacher OF
the annual sermon, the date to be chosen by
himself.
THE session of the First o. P. Church, ALE
gheny, has adopted the following resolutions:
First-That it is the conviction of this session
that the Scriptures make it both the duty and
privilege of Christians to devote at least one
tenth of their income to the Lord. Second
That having acted upon this conviction for
some years past, the members of this session
do now declare their steadfast purpose to con-
tinue to do so in the future. This was sent to
each member Of the congregation, accompanied
with an address.
THE First Congregational Church, corner
Manhattan and Franklin streets, Allegheny,
began the celebration of the Thirtieth anniver-
versary of its organization last evening with a
social There will be "reminiscences meeting
this evening. Tomorrow afternoon former
superintendents of the Sunday school will
deliver addresses. In the evening there will be
union service of the Congregational churches,
at which letters will be read from former pas
tors.
THE Methodist Episcopal Church, at Evans
City, was dedicated on Sunday last. Rev. w.
NJ. Smith, editor of the Christian Advocate,
preached in the morning; Rev. T. N. Eaton,
the presiding elder, conducted the dedication
services in the afternoon; Rev. D. L. johnson.
of Freeport preached in the evening; Rev. 7.
]. Leak, of North Avenue NJ. E. Church,
preached on Monday evening. Large audiences
were present at all the services, and money
enough raised to more than meet the indebted
ness.
On Monday morning the Presbyterian Minis
terial Association will hold its monthly Quiz
meeting, when the following questions are to
be answered: First-What officers, if any, has
the session the right to nominate at a Congre-
gational meeting? Rev. w. ]. Holland, D. d.
Second-Should non-professors of religion be
allowed to conduct the singing in the public
worship of God ? Rev. John Fox. Third
Should a former pastor. in any case, perform
the marriage ceremony or conduct funeral ser
Fisher. Fourth-Should candidates for the
Gospel ministry be required to repeat the
"Shorter Catechism" before licensure Rev. j,
M. Duff, Phi. d. Fifth-Is there any authority
for Committee of Presbytery IN the organiza-
ton of a church to receive persons on profess
sion of their faith in Christ, or administer the
sacraments Rev. L N. Hays, ID. d. Sixth-Is
it in accordance with the spirit of religion to
administer the sacrament of baptism to the
children of parents who profess their faith in
Christ but who are not in the communion of
any evangelical church Rev. j. r. Suther-
land, ID. ID. Seventh-The old and the new
school churches united on the standards pure
and simple; in case the united church should
now revise the Confession of Faith" and
minority hold to the confession as it was at the
time of the union, could not the minority hold
the church property? ]. b. Baldwin, Esq.