Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-21


last at CHARTERS BY the .Rt. Rev. Cortland
Whitehead. 1t will meet in the Methodist
church at $50 each Sunday afternoon, and be
conducted by Mr.. g. Leslie.
CONTRIBUTIONS to the amount Of So 200 81
have been received toward the erection Of St
Marks Memorial Church, Johnstown, from the
other churches In this diocese. The Bishop OF
Niagara, Ont, sent 1858 n for the same pur
pose.
REV. @. A. IRON, Of Turin, Italy was dele.
gate to the General Assembly Of the Presby
terian Church. During his ten years. labor
among that people he has gathered church Of
SS2 members and Sunday school OF 225 chill.
dren.
FRIENDS Of the Rev. John Brooks. who re-
Gently resigned as pastor Of Nixon Street
Baptist Church, got together on Thursday
evening and presented him q beautiful onyx
clock as small mark of their appreciation of
his work.
THE paten and chalice of the Episcopal
church atJohnstown have been found. Strange
to say they were about mile and quarter
apart They will be replated and used in the
new church. The bell was found about two
miles away.
THE African Methodist Episcopal Confer
ence. which convened at Sewickley, closed its
was appointed to the John Wesley Chapel, Ar
thur street, and Rev. P. r. Anderson to Avery
Mission, Allegheny.
REV. HAMMOND, whose resignation as pastor
of the Shadyside Baptist Church has been
noticed in former columns of The D1sPATCH.i is
considering . "call" from the Tabernacle
Church. Brooklyn, N, Y. He has also been in
vited to other pastorates.
REV. JAMES G. TOWNSEND, DID,, will con-
duct services in the parlors of Mr.. Paul Win
sor. No. Sellers street, of Shady lane. East
End tomorrow morning at IL o'clock. ALI in
tere sted in the establishments of q Unitarian
Church in Pittsburg are invited.
REV. PROF. OLIVER CoMroIs, ex-Catholic
priest from Canada, gave as the principal
reason for his renouncing Romanism, the doc
trine Of the Pope's infallibility. He had been q
to be called the Protestant Herald.
REV. H. W. ELsoN and Miss Hannah E.
Smith were united in matrimony on Thursday
in Philadelphia at the home Of the brides par
ents. He graduated with honor at the Luth-
eran Seminary in juneau takes the pastorare
of the Lutheran Church in Kittanning.
THE Fourth Presbyterian Church people.
East End, are busily engaged in the erection of
parsonage. The audiences are increasing Sc
rapidly that larger church IS demanded. AS
soon as the pastors residence Is completed
they will start new church edifice on the cor
ner Of Winebiddle and Harriet avenues. This
church now has Sls members anincrease Of 200
In q little over TWO years.
SPECIAL services will be held at the syna-
gogues next week. On Thursday will be cele-
brated Rosh Haschoua, or the New Year. The
first ten days after that date are called 'Ten
Days Of Penitenee." The tenth day is the
"Day of Atonement" From sundown till
sundown strict fast is observed. The origin
OF these days and observances is 70 und in Num-
bers xxx, and Levitlcus xvi, g.
WE seem to be living in the age for changes.
The General Convention of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, which meets in New York
October 2 will have before it the change or re-
vision of the Prayer Books" also the change
Of name of that body from the Protestant
Episcopal TO the American Church. or Church
of America, 1t Is believed, however, that this
will be opposed by large majority.
AT the twenty-second annual convention of
the Y. M. c. A. of Pennsylvania. which will be
held in New Castle October 10-13. addresses will
be delivered by ]. r. Mott College Secretary
of the International COMMITTEES; 81. J. Will
Jams, Railroad Secretary Of the International
Committee, and Rev. G. Purves, d. D., of the
First Presbyterian Church, this CITY, Rev. G.
8. Beardslee, of Hartford, Conn.,, will conduct
a Bible class each day. Ira D. Sankey will be
the leader Of the singing.
THE United Presbyterian Association met on
Monday at 10 o'clock. The attendance was
small, this being the first meeting since the
vacation season. Rev. 1t. w, McDonald, VINO
was to have addressed the meeting. not being
present, the topic, what Methods are Needed
for the Proper Training of Converts From the
World" was informally discussed by those in
attendance. The subject for next Monday Is to
be "The Signs of the Times as to Christian
Union" to be opened by Prof John Nc
Naughter.
PRESBYTERIAN Ministerial Association met
on Monday at the First Church parlors, and
was addressed by Rev. J. ]. Beacon. D. D., of
Ewing's Mills. on Where We Can Get Mate
rial For Our Sermons" He thought that it
was perfectly proper to quote from other mems
writings, but be sure to give credit; next from
printed sermons from all sides of thought,
godly and ungodly. Above all, the material is
to be obtained from the Bible. Bible preach
ing is above criticism. Next Monday the sub
ject will be Truth and the Method of Pre-
senting TRUTH" to be opened by Rev. De Witt
Benham.