Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-08
tenth wear as pastor of the Seventh u. p.


read paper on the Kingdom Of God' befor
the q. P. ministers
THE First NJ. P. Church, Southside, receives
nine into membership on Sunday, and the Firs
of Pittsburg seven.
PHILADELPHIA Methodists are urging tha
laymen have equal representation in the cor
, ferences with the clergy.
REV. DIR. GEORGE, of Beaver Falls, vii
preach in the Central Reformed Presbyterial
Church at 1880 and tomorrow.
REV. DR.. NJ. 4. WILSON. pastor of Westmir
gter Presbyterian Church, Baltimore accept
the call to the Dayton, O.. church.
THE Y. p. s. G. E.. of the Shady Avenu
Baptist Church, gave very enjoyable musica
entertainment on Thursday evening
REV. J. w. TAYLOR, pastor of the Taber
nacle Baptist Church (colored) baptized thre
in the Allegheny river on Sunday last
THE Rev. DR.. F. Merrick. of the Ohio Yves
leyan University, has completed his SOth year
He has been in the faculty for 45 years.
THE Ladies Aid Society of the Thirty-nintt
street Presbyterian Church, held their annua
bazaar and supper on Thursday evening.
On Monday morning Rev. DR.. Maxwell, Of
Monongahela City, will address the Presby
terian ministers on ''Calyin's Institutes"
MoNoNGAHELA PRESBYTERY will convene
in the Seventh U. r. Church, Forty-fourth
street, on Tuesday, the 18th inst, at 10 A. M
Miss MCMILLAN, Mt Washington, has re
Gently presented sets of communion linen to
the churches of Greenville and Johnstown.
THE Rev. Phillips Brooks, d. D., rector OF
Trinity Episcopal Church. Boston. recently
preached at the new South Congregational
Church.
THE tenth annual meeting of the W. M. S.
of Westmoreland Presbytery will meet in the
U. P. Church, McKeesport, on Thursday next
at 1880 A. M.
AT the meeting of the Freedmen's Aid So
ciety of the NJ. E. Church, held in Chicago. the
treasurers report showed receipts for the past
| year OF S22l, 1853 81.
REV. Mr.. AND MRS. F. c. KLEIN, of the M.
| P. Church, have started on their way to their
missionary work in Japan, where they expect
TO remain five years.
LAST Monday morning the Baptist ministers
had sketches of sermons presented to them.
! Next Monday they will hear the monthly re-
ports from the churches.
1T is with deep regret the Third Presbyterian
Church, Pitts5urg is compelled to part with
| Mrs. Jean Wallace Webster, who has been SO
helpful in the service of song.
THE appointments of Bishop Whitehead for
next week are: Sunday, Trinity Church, New
| Haven; St. John Church. Dunbar and Wednes-
day, st. Stephen, Williamsburg.
| WALTON NJ. E. Church, Pittsburg has been
much revived this winter, having had over 100
accessions. The church will be remodeled as
soon as the weather will permit.
In some of the churches in England the GUS
tom has been adopted of having young ladies as
well as boys in the vested choir. 1t will be tried
by one or two of the churches here.
THE Kings Sons of St. Peters Church have
leaflets printed with the entire Sunday evening
service: This snrely will be great help in en-
couraging all to take part in the responses.
The pastor of Christ Universalist Church,
Rev. w. S. Williams, was taken suddenly sick
last week, SO that he was unable to preach on
Sunday; consequently no services were held.
THE International Sabbath School Associa
ton will hold its meetings in the Exposition.
Arrangements are being made for the erection
OF platform and the seating of the audience
On Sunday evening last the rector of st.
Peters Church. Rev. w. R. Mackay. preached
on "The Road to HE'LL" tomorrow he will act as
instructor by preaching on How to Get
There"
THE Hon. Thomas Beaver of Danvilie Pa
Presbyterian, is having erected a Methodist
Church at Lewisburg. Pa, to cost S125, ,0OO in
memory of his father, who was a Methodist
minister.
THE DISPATCH is glad to receive items of
news from the churches, but would ask that
they be sent in not later than Friday afternoon.
Last week several failed of insertion by being
received too late.
REV. ]. 6. CAMERON, rector of st. Marks
Church Southside, during the Sunday morn
ings@ i'm in Lent is preaching series, of sermons
on THE Patriarch of Patience" and in the
evenings on THE Catholic Faith"
REV. ]. CAMERON, rector of ST. Marks,
Southside, conducts the Jail services on Sum-
day afternoons in this month. He is accom-
panied by his surpliced choir. which is much
appreciated by those in confinement.
SUNDAY school teachers will not forget that
- H. g.
cian." Rev. DR.. Reid will give some thoughts
on this theme at the noon meeting to-day in the
Young Mems Christian Association chapel.
THE Good Samaritan Circle of St Peters p
e. Church is preparing box to be sent to the
widow of minister in Petersburg, Va, not
forgetting: "lnasmuch as We have done it unto
one of my disciples, ye have done it unto me-"
CHRIST CHURCH, Meadville has 375 COM
municants. The rector keeps a strict account
of how many times each communicant is at the
communion. This is an English custom and
does more to make regular attendance than
any other known means.
AT the Second NJ. P. Church, on Sunday
afternoon. the forty-second anniversary of Mr..
Robert Marshall as a SUNDAY school teac aer
was fttingly observed. For 81 years he has
taught in this school. Over go of his scholars
took part in the exercises
THE paper that Dr. Robinson was to have
read before the Ministerial Association on
MOnQay last ne was unaDle TO prepare. Kew.
d. L. Littell spoke on ''Union among Psalm
Singing Churches" and w. Weir on the ssNa-
tional Reform Movement"
LAST evening Rev. DR.. Purves delivered the
third in the Lenten series of FRIDAY evening lee
lures in St. Peters Church, taking for his
theme, Faith or Sight which," Next Friday
Rev. R. w. Grange, of the Church Of the Ascen-
sion, will speak on 1.-THE Good soldiern
In reference to the subject of revision" DR..
Talmage says: II want substitution instead of
revision" "A man who believes in the damna-
ton of infants himself deserves to lose heayep.n
II could call the names of 20 living PRESBYTERIAN
ministers who could make better creed than
John Calvin"
THE Methodist ministers appointed a commit.
tee to inquire as to how it happened that they
were not remembered in the disposal of tickets
for the opening of the Carnegie Library Is it
wise to make more OF this oversight, after Mr.
Scott's explanation of the matter. Accidents
will happen even in the very best regulated
Offices.
SUNDAY school was started in connection |
with the new organization, of which Dr. HAYS
is pastor, on Sunday afternoon. Nearly 100 |
scholars were present movement will soon |
he made toward obtaining permanent quarters.
The committee of Presbytery will report at the |
next regular meeting as to the advisability of |
rendering pecuniary aid to this new work
THE Christian Advocate says of the troubles |
in the Evangelical Church: 1T looks as if the |
whole matter had been degraded to a level of |
factional fight of the most relentless charac- |
ter, destructive of the good name and useful |
ness of the church" That is the opinion that |
many have held since its inception. blessed |
are the peacemakers'' would be good text for |
some concerned.
MANY of the M. E. Churches have had ad. |
ditlons to their number recently, among them: |
James, 20; Latrobe, 80; Bellevernon, IL; Har- |
mony, 49, Bristolville, O., 81; South Bellaire 30:
Byesville, 95; Hendrysburg. 42; Mt. Olivet. ii;