Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-31
Church Notes.

THE United Presbyterian Church at Canons-
burg is undergoing extensive repairs.
The Right Rev. Cortlandt Whitehead, Bishop
of this diocese. has returned from Alexandria
Bay.
ALLEGHENY Presbytery Of the United Pres
byterians, will meet at West Bellevue Septem-
Der TO-
THE First Christian Church. of Allegheny.
went with its Sunday School to Idlewild on
Thursday.
THE School Street Sunday School. of Alle-
gheny. took their annual outing at Avalon on
Thursday.
THE various ministers meetings will be re-
sumed September9-whenv vacation experiences
will be the order of the day.
Rev. c. A HoLMEs. pastor of the Union
Methodist Church, Allegheny mourns the loss
THE Second Presbyterian Church, of ALLIE
gheny. very much needs a new edifice, but the
outlook in this line is far from encouraging.
EXTENSIVE repairs have been made on the
Second Presbyterian Church, Pittsburg, during
the vacation season. 1t will be reopened to-
morrow.
THE Presbytery of Allegheny meets at Belle
vue Tuesday, September TO- The Presbytery
of Pittsburg will meet on the same day at
Hazelwood.
REV. GEORGE HODGES. who is SO well known
the East next week and oficiate In his church
-Calvary-the Sth inst.
AT Phillipeburg on Sunday last the Method.
ist Church, which has been renovated and re-
furnished, was reopened. All the bills are paid
for these improvements.
THE Methodists of Braddock will gather in
large numbers to witness the laying of the
cornerstone of their new church this afternoon.
The ceremony Will take place at o'clock.
T-rr
manuel Church. North and Allegheny avenues,
has returned from Meadville, and will preach
both morning and evening on Sunday next.
THE union services of the First, Second and
Third Presbyterian Churches will close to-
morrow. they will be held in the Second Church
DR.. Sutherland, the pastor, being the preacher
for the day.
On Thursday afternoon the corner stone of
the new Presbyterian Church was laid at Can.
onsburg, the address being delivered by the
Rev. ]. w. Holland, d. D., Of this city. Peace
be within its walls.
ON account of sickness the Rev. John N.
MacGonigle has been compelled to resign the
Oil City. The congregation passed resolutions
expressive Of their deep affection for him.
AT Verona. St. Thomas Episcopal Church
has been newly carpeted and adorned in other
ways. They have been presented with an ele-
CANT chandelier for natural gas. This church
has not been closed at any service in the Is
years of its existence
AFTER two months tour in foreign lands.
Rev. 3. F. Woodburn, D. D., pastor of the San
dusky Street Baptist Church has returned to
his labors. During his absence he attended the
International Association of Sunday School
Workers, to which he was sent as delegate.
ST. PAUL's Cathedral, of this city, Is under
going extensive repairs and is to be very elab-
orately decorated. 1t is expected It will have
as fine an interior as almost any similar edifce
The work will be pushed as rapidly as possible
SO that it may be ready for Christmas Day.
Rev. l. N. HAYS d. D., who has been so ac-
tive in the cause of prohibition, has prepared
pamphlet on License Wrong in Principle"
which will be published at once by the Perma-
nent Committee on Temperance of the Presby-
terrain Church. also by the Constitutional
Amendment Association Of Allegheny county.
MANY Of the ministers OF the various
churches have returned from their summer
tours, and will be In their accustomed places on
Sunday next when they viii begin their win
ter's campaign against the works of darkness.
Among these will be the Rev. Samuel Max
well. ID. D.. of Trinity Church. who has been
getting renewed vigor from the air of Ocean
Beach. The Sunday school and church win be-
gin again tomorrow. a
THE Convocation Of the Diocese Of Pittsburg,
at its meeting In Oh City. elected the
Immanuel; ]. n. B. Brooks. Oil City; Henry
Purdon. Titusville. as ministerial. and Messrs
Hill Burgwin, Hazelwood; II. L. Foster, Oil
City; w. Metcalf, St Peters, and I. c. Jenkins,
Trinity Church, As lay delegates to the General
% ). e Ssd hs n Ne~ s b o
Der next One Of the principal subjects to be
discussed will be the m0bted change of name OF
this church. The6e delegates were instructed
TO vote sgainst any such beng made