Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-14
Pastor and People,

FORD CITY-The new church at this place,
built through the generosity of Captain Ford
will be dedicated on Sabbath, June Y
AMONG deaf mutes the sign meaning Meth
dist is the rubbing of the palms of the hands
together-just as you do when you feel happy.
Catch the poInt?-Michigdn AdUocdte.
DEADLOCK, T. N. Boyle, pastor-The new
church will be dedicated on Sunday, June %.
Pastors who formerly served this charge and
others, are cordially invited to be present.
THE Presbyterian Church of Williamsburg
Presbytery of Pittsburg, has provided means
for its pastor, Rev. 8. H. Moore, to spend six
weeks in Colorado, that he may rest and re-
cuperate, and will in the meantime supply the
the pulpit.
IT seemed rather funny to us a short time ago
to read in the daily papers an advertisement of
a grand organ recital in United PRESBYTERIAN
church in this city. If the sun does not move
the world does, and the United Presbyterian
part in particular.
THE June thank-offering meeting of the
Woman's Home Missionary Society, of ALE
gheny and Pittsburg Presbyteries. will be held
in Sewickley Wednesday, June Is, at 1870 A. NJ
Trains leave Ft. Wayne depot at 9:l5 and 10
A, An all-day meeting will be held, with
interesting reports and addresses.
A FEW weeks ago the Rev. A. H Norcross
D. D., preached the baccalaureate sermon at
the GAINESVILLE co. High School commence
ment Last Sabbath he preached the bac-
calaureate for the Pittsburg Female College
the school which under his care is quietly and
steadily regainiEg its former enviable standing
as ladies' school of the highest grade.
REV. NEvIN WooDsIDE pastor of the Re.
formed Presbyterian Church, Grant street, has
been granted three-months' leave of absence
by his congregation, which has supplemented
the grant with present OF S., 200. Mr. Wood
side has been in poor health for some months
He proposes to spend his vacation in the North
of Ireland, whence he came and will sail about
July TO-
The Allegheny County Union of the Young
PEOPLES Society of Christian Endeavor will
hold their third public meeting next Tuesday
evening in the Second Presbyterian Church.
Penn avenue and Seventh street. An especi-
ally interesting programme has been prepared
and all who are interested in "Christian En-
deavor" work are earnestly requested to be
present.
THE regular eighteenth quarterly meeting
of the Young Peoples Christian League of
Allegheny County, to be held Thursday, June
10. 1890 at 7:45 P. M. at the Sixth U. P. Church.
corner Franklin and CHARTERS streets, Allie
gheuy. An interesting programme has been
arranged. There will also be held an election
for officers to serve for the next six months.
All are invited.
THE Congregationalist is responsible for the
following: "Our system for candidating for
pulpit is bad enough, but it can be outdone. IA
parish in England lately was in need of a nib
lister, and fr ON SO who applied selected coIh-
petitors. Each of the six was allotted Sun
day to show what he could do, and at last hc-
counts the trial was in progress. When il is
through choice is to be made, the richest fo-
ters having each six times as many votes as the
poorest. IL the Apostles were still LIVING and
Paul were to write letter to the successful
candidate, and James to the parish. the two TO-
gether might be interesting reading"
BELOW is the programme of the approaching
commencement of Washington and Jefferson
College: Sabbath, June 22-Baccalaurate SER
mon, First Presbyterian Church, IL A. NJ, by
President Moffat; sermon before the Y. M. &c.
A., First Presbyterian Church, 7:S0 P. NJ, by