Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-02
Church Notes,

CuuECu NOIe8s
FIFTEEN Southern Presbyterian missionaries
are about to leave for the foreign field.
REV. R. A. GILFI1LAN has resigned the pas
torate of the Turtle Creek U. P. Church.
THE Second Presbyterian Church, Allegheny,
is closed, undergoing much needed repairs.
REV. L. M. LEWIS was installed pastor of
the Canonsburg Presbyterian church on Thurs
day.
REV. w. Z. STFFY has been appointed to
supply the Tarentum circuit of the NJ. E.
Church.
PROF. o. T. THATCHER will preach in the
.Thirty-third ward schoolhouse tomorrow at
10:30 A. NJ.
PREsBYTERIANS are erecting chapel on the
corner of Homewood and Bennett streets to
cost s., ,000
TWELVE missionaries have been recently
sent to heather lands by the Baptist Mission
airy Union.
AFTER pastorate of over SO years, Rev. DR..
Bartol, of the West Church (Unitarian) Boston,
desires to be released.
THE Sunday School convention in connec-
tion with the Pittsburg Baptist Association met
in Mansfield on Tuesday.
REV. w. F. CowDEN, recently pastor of the
First Christian Church, Allegheny, will preach
to his old people tomorrow.
BISHOP WHITEHEAD oficiated yesterday at
Emmanuel church, Allegheny, at the special
services for All Saints Day.
THE Society of Christian Endeavor of the
Southside Presbyterian Church held HaIlow-
cen social on Thursday evening
REV. W. P. SHRoM, pastor of the Fourth
Presbyterian church. having recovered from
his recent sickness, will preach tomorrow.
REV. JOHN L. LEE, formerly of this city, has
been installed pastor of the Wharton Street
Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia.
NAT the meeting of the Baptist Ministers Con-
ference, on Monday morning, Sketches of Ser
mons" will be read by various ministers.
A YOUNG peoples convention in connection
with the Westmoreland Presbytery, will be
held'in Braddock on Friday next, at l:9O P. M.
REV. HIRAM ]. KUDER will preach his first
sermon as pastor Of Christ Lutheran Church
Sheridan avenue, East End, tomorrow morn
ing.
THE American Missionary Society (Congre-
gational), at its meeting this week in Boston.
reported an expenditure of S371, ,745 during the
year.
THE Ladies' Aid Society of the First Congre-
gational Church, Pittsburg, held a lunch So
cial last evening, which will be continued this
evening.
A MEETING for young men is held in the
Mt. Washington U. P. Church on Sunday at
T. H.
day at 7:45.
REV. FATHER OFTEN has been appointed bv
Blshop. Phelan to the R. G. Church at Taren-
tum. Rev. Father Bart succeeds him at
Sharpsburg
BY the generosity of two laymen, each min.
lister ordained by Bishop Vincent, of the M. E.
Church, this year, was presented with an S.
Oxford Bible
CONTRIBUTIONS for the American Home
Missionary Society for the first five months of
the current fiscal year are S9S,50 more than for
the same period last year.
AT the preachers meeting on Monday Rev
T. N. Boyle, D. D., read an interesting paper on
HPaul at Corinth." Next Monday Rev w r
Corners will be the speaker.
AT the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms at noon to-day the
Rev. ]. w. Reid, d. D.. will explain the Sunday
school lesson for tomorrow, the subject being
| "David's Rebellious Son."
REV, FIR. FARRAND, of the Southside Pres.
bvterian Church. read paper before the Pres
| byterian Ministerial Association on Monday on
Especial Evangelistic Efforts"
THE Preshyterians of Rochester, Pa have
had 2OOO-pound bell put in position. Their
pastor. Rev. J. H. Bausman, has Just returned
! after three-months tour in'Europe.
MRS. PROF. LANGLEY, Mrs Paul Winsor
| and Miss Mary McCargo were appointed to 90
| 70 Philadelphia to attend the National Confer.
| ence Oh OQlbarlan OuuECuoS 0elQ L0ero this
week.
THE constitution Of the Society of Christian
| Endeavor has been translated into German,
French, Tamil, Chinese, Japanese, Zulu,
| Turkish and various dialects of Southern
India.
MISS ANNIE NJ. RENsHAw on Tuesday last
began her experience as minister's wife; she
becoming the partner Of Rev. Howard Stiles
pastor Of the Forty-third Street Presbyterian
Church.
THE ladies of Grace Reformed Church, cor
ner Grant street and Webster avenue, will give
their annual dinners next Wednesday, Thurs
| day and Friday. Last year they served over 8
| thousand.
THE Y. NJ. C. A. OF Williamsburg held theiI
annual meeting in the Presbyterian Church or
Sunday evening. Rev. A. NJ. Hills of the Firsi
/ Congregational Church, Allegheny, delivered
the address.
AT the meeting of the Christian Endeavoi
Society in Harrisburg, Rev. Il. B. Grose, of the
Fourth Avenue Baptist Church, spoke OF