Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-24
Notes Of Local Intere.t.

REV. W. r. MAoKAY delivered one of his
popular Lenten lectures this week.
THE Y. P. s. G. E. of the Butler Street Meth
odist Church. celebrated its fourth anniversary
Friday evening.
THE Fourth Methodist Protestant Church
netted some 500 at their musical entertain
ment, Liberty Hall, East End.
PROF. RICHTER lectured Thursday evening
in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Sub
Mistakes of 1ngersoll."
The Y. NJ. c. A gave the last of series of
entertainments in the First Presbyterian
Church Friday evening. The programme was
varied and interesting.
THE little people of the Butler Street Metho-
dist Church were made unusually happy this
week, the occasion being an entertainment by
the celebrated Peake Sisters.
The cantata of "Joseph's Bondage" promises
to be feature in musical circles next week
The proceeds are to go to the Eleventh United
Presbyterian Church. 1t will be given in the
East End Rink.
THE Y. M. c. A. of East Liberty, gave their
industrial school their annual treat Saturday
afternoon in the Emory Methodist Church.
The children demonstrated their knowledge of
household work, after which the ladies gave
them dinner.
AN entertainment was given Thursday even.
ing in the First Congregational Church, ALLIE
gheny, for the benefit of the Sabbath school
library. The entertainment consisted of tea
and book reception and woundu up finally with
q debate on the prohibition question.
THE Reformed Presbyterian Seminary OF
Allegheny held its graduating exercises this
week. Its notable visitors from abroad were:
Rev. ]. C. K. Milligan, New York; Rev. T. P.
Stevenson, ID. D., of Philadelphia, and Walter
/. Miller, of New York The final examina-
tions were held Tuesday. The candidates for
ministerial honors were S. G, Connor and G.
r. McBurney, both of Washington county; A,
w. McClurkan, of Wahoo, Neb: E. NJ. Milli.
gan, of New York; R. G. Reed, WesrmorelSnd
county; W. S. G. Samson, of Iowa; ]. S. Thomp-
moons were devoted TO public exercises that
were held in Central Reformed Presbyterian
Church, Sandnsky street. Four of the grad
yates have already received calls to fields of
Washington; Rev. A. w. McClurkan to New
Alexandria, Pa; Rev. ]. s. Thomson Utica
y. Y, and Rev. E. NJ. Milligan to Parnassus,
THE meeting of the Pittsburg Baptist
Association of Home and Foreign Mis-
sions was held Thursday in the Shady
Avenue Baptist Church, East End The
morning was given to the foreign work,
Mrs j. F. Carey presiding. The spirit of the
meeting was disturbed by a communication
from the Sandusky Street Church asking for
the adjustment Of some trouble that had its
origin between the Secretary of the society, a
member of the Sandusky Street Church. and
the President Mrs. Carey, and State Secretary
Mrs. j. n. Gushing. A discussion followed,
and Committee of two was appointed from
each church to meet in secret session and ex-
plain the why and wherefore of it all.
Two thousand dollars was reported as
the sum total of the money raised during the
year. The largest amount was raised by the
Shady Avenue Church. The election of officers
resulted: Mrs. NJ. A. Reymer, President; Mrs.
J. c. UippincottiNice President: Miss John
ston, Corresponding Secretary; Miss Jennie
Hutchinson, Recording Secretary; Mrs c, C.
Coffin, Treasurer. The afternoon was devoted
to home missions, Mrs. Louise Estep in the
chair. Several papers were read, and the re-
port of the Treasurer showed the work to be
encouraging from a financial basis. The fol-
lowing were chosen officers: President Mrs. ].
G. Lippincott: Vice President Mrs John
Myler; Corresponding Secretary. Miss L. Nc
Mahon; Recording Secretary, Miss Prescott;
Treasurer, Mrs. w. j. Reggs.