Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-05

Second Presbyterian Church, Altoona, October
II, at 7:S0 P. N. Rev. Jonathan Edwards, D. D.,
LII D.. will preach the opening sermon.
THE twenty-ifth annual convention of the
Pennsylvania State Sabbath School Associa-
tion will be held in the Second Presbyterian
Church, Williamsport October 8, and 10.
THE annual sermon before the Woman's
National Indian Association will be preached
by Rev. E. P. Cowan tomorrow evening at
7:S0 in the Third Presbyterian Church, Sixth
avenue.
SEVENTH Q. P. CHURCH, Pittsburg, will
resume the use of its audience room tomorrow.
Rev. r. s. Frazier will preach morning and
evening. 1t has been refrescoed, repainted and
grained.
PASTORS and church officers are requested
to send items Of interest Except regu-
lar announcements, which are not printed) not
later than Thursday evening, addressed to
Church Notes."
PROVIDENCE CHURCH, the pastorate Of
which has JUST been given up by Rev. W. M.
Robinson, started about 20 years ago as q Sun
day school over lager beer saloon. 1t is now
a large and hourishing church.
QUARTERLY meeting of the Woman's For
eign Missionary Society was held last Thurs
day, and was largely attended. Mrs j. P. e.
Kumler presided. A memorial service was
held in honor of the late Mrs. Comipgo.
AT the fall meeting of Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society in connection with Wash.
ington Presbytery, Miss Davis, of this city, who
has been in Japan as missionary, gave very
interesting account of her work and the people.
REV. I. E. CUMMINGS and wife are to be
sent out by the Third U. P. Church, Rev. E.
E. Fife and wife go from the Second Church,
Rev. w. NJ. Nichols and wife are sent by the
First Church. These all go to Egypt as mis-
sionaries.
REV. ]. 7. McCRoRY, pastor of the Third
q. P. Church, has recently sent out pastoral
letter. to each member of his congregation,
In which he incites them to more regular at
tendance at the services, and to more earnest
active work.
REV. P. DE vEUvE, D. D., who was killed in
the railroad accident at Palstine bridge. New
York was pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church, Dayton, o., and was very much
beloved by his people, who sincerely mourn
their sudden loss.
ABOUT go members of the congregation OF
the Seventh Presbyterian Church, PittsDurg.
have seeded, and been organized into United
Presbyterian Church by the Monongahela
Presbytery. The trouble arose from the way
former pastor had been treated.
THE Woman's Association, connected with
the U. P. Church, held a meeting in Fifth
Church, Allegheny on Wednesday The estab-
lishment of new home for aged people was
the principal matter before them. Fifty chill
dren are now inmates of the home.
CHRIST CHURCH, Greensburg (Episcopal),
laid the cornerstone for a new church on Fri
day. 1t is to be of stone, and will cost about
Sl2, ,000 Rt Rev. Cortlandt Whitehead was
assisted in the ceremony by Revs, P. Mesny,
G. A Bragdon, j. Taylor and DR.. Irvine.
HARVEST HOME festival will be observed at
st. Johns Episcopal Church, corner Main and
Butler streets, tomorrow The church will be
appropriately decorated. Special music will be
rendered, including duet by Mrs. DIR, Fricke
and Mr.. Joseph Wrigley, and offe-tory solo by
Mrs. DR.. Fricke.
MRS FRANCES L. SWIFT, of Allegheny,
widow of the late Rev. E. Z. Swift, D.. D., will
leave for Berlin, Germany on the 18th inst.
She will there superintend the education of
several American young ladies, among them
her own daughter. She will be very much
missed in the w. G. 7. q.
A SUNDAY School Workers Convention will
be held to morrow, which will be addressed by
William Reynolds. of Peoria, and b. F. Jabobs,
of Chicago, Ill. The afternoon session will
meet in North Avenue M. E. Church, Alle-
gheny; that of the evening in the Second U. z.
Church, Sixth avenue, Pittsburg.
A BOSTON pastor has prepared this excellent
UNION CHURCH DISPENSARY,
4S5 Columbus avenue.
ID portion hospitality (pure).
III 2portions cordality (warm).
3portions conversation (unstrained).
SHAKE WELL.
Repeat the dose once every week.
THE Presbyterian Ministerial Association
will hold Quiz exercise on Monday morn
ing. This being the first of these exercises,
good deal of interest is being attached to it.
Rev. /. n. Hays, d. D., has given seven ques-
tions to be answered by different ministers in
five-minute talks. All who are interested are
invited to attend. The meeting is held in the
Fourth Presbyterian Church parlors at 1045.