Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-01

last to hear the blind chaplain of Congress. Rev.
DIR. Mllburn, preach on THE Temple"
THE Lutherans held Sunday school con-
vention in Grace Church. Southside. on Thurs
| day. Delegates from the counties OF Allie
gheny, Washington and Beaver were in attend
| ance.
REV J. NJ. RICHMOND, D. D., recently pastor
| of the Shadyside Presbyterian Church, now of
| the Central Church, Louisville. ky., paid a
visit to some of his many friends here the past
| week.
REV. A. NJ Hills pastor of the First Con-
gregational Church, Allegheny. has returned
| from Cory. Pa, where he has been holding ex-
ira services, and will occupy his pulpit to-
| morrow.
REV. W. A. STANTON, of Rockford, H., hav-
| ing been called to the pastorate of the Shady
| Avenue Baptist Church, will begin his labors
there by preaching there tomorrow morning
and evening.
| REV. N E. JOHNSON, of Virginia, will be in
stalled pastor of the Free Baptist Church
Arthur street Pittsburg tomorrow at 2:SO,
when Rev. G. W. Clinton will preach the in
| stallaticn sermon.
LAFAYETTE Avenue Presbyterian Church,
Broeklyn, will present the Rev. DR.. Cnyler with
| SIS 600 as a retiring testimonial. The yearly
pew rentals have been over $4,000, while he has
declined receiving over $1,000 per year as SAL
| ary.
SOME of the ministers feel "little sore" be-
| ercises of the Carnegie library were not sent
| them. only three Methodist ministers in Allie
| gheny and not one in PIttsburg being SO Tor
tunate.
Mr.. w. /. WISHART who is studying at
present has been asked to take charge of the
Lombard Street Mission, on Observatory Hill,
Allegheny. 1t will soon be organized into a
church Forty have united with this mission
since September last.
REV. DIR. ID. NJ. URE. is meeting with large
success in his efforts to secure an endowment
fund for The Allegheny Theological Seminary.
The Sixth Church gave 5000. the Fourth
Church Sl3 600 and in the Second Church three
persons give s., 600 each.
THE Rev. James A Reed, ID. D.. died In Chi
cago February. He was born in Huntingdon,
Pa, in 1880 He pursued his studies at Jeffer-
son College and the Western Theological Semi
nary, marrying soon after Miss Cornelia NJ.
ker, of Huntingdon, who survives HIM.
TIE Rev. Dr.. Thomas S. Childs of Washing
ton, ID. C., leaves the Presbyterian denomina-
ton. and will seek orders in the Episcopal
Church. His reason is because Of 1.-THE present
unsetuement of Presbyterlan doctrines lie
will be missed by the body he leaves, being
man of ability and learning.
THE baptismal register of the York Street
Congregational Church. Walworth. Sussex, En-
gland, contains the following entry: Robert, son
OF Robert Brewing and Sarah Ann, his wife. was
born in tine parish OF St Giles, Camberweil, on
the 7th day of May, 1872 and was baptized on
the l4th day of June, lsl2, by me. George Clay
ton, minister.
THE Rt. Rev. Bishop Whitehead licensed
l6 lay workers in connection with the
Laymen's Missionary League, on Sun
a new epoch in the evangelistic work OF
the Protestant Episcopal Church in this
diocese, and possibly in the United States, as it
is the first time this has been done here.
THE Rev. DR.. Robert A. Browne, pastor of
T1,,,~ d. el,,-rN
New Castle Pa, is more fortunate than
some ministers we hear of. Last summer the
citizens presented him horse. phaton and full
outfit; now 4 friend transfers to him the fine
residence of H. G. Miller Esq. Should he ever
resign what host of applicants there would be
desirous of following III his steps.