Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-14
ALL OF CHRISTENDOM
To be Represented at the Coming
Sunday School Convention.
THE NEED OF MISSIONARIES HERE.
Remar kable Religious Growth of the Busy
Town of BraddOck.
GLEANINGS FROM CHURCH FIELDS

The International Sunday School Con-
vention, which will convene at Exposition
Hall on June "a, promises to be one OF the
great religious events Of the year. From
1000 to 1900 delegates are expected, and
all parts of Christendom will be represented.
Last year the convention was held in Lon
don. 1t was a compliment to our city that
it should be chosen next to the worlds me-
tropolis as the place of meeting for Sunday
school workers from all lands. 1t is said
that Pittsburg, however, was selected for
reasons not complimentary. 1t seems that
by some oversight of the Allegheny county
Sunday school representatives. at the London
convention very meager statistics of the Sun
day school force of this region were
presented. The total Sunday school MEM
bership for the county, as reported, was less
than the actual membership of Allegheny City.
The poor showing for our county, 1t is reported,
led the convention to select this city as the
place of meeting this year in the hope OF e1-
citing greater interest in the cause IN tnls un-
enlightened region.
The religious activity of Braddock seems to
be keeping pace with its business actlVlty.
New churches are springing up, VIII e'o1t
prospect of great usefulness ana success. II
seems that every denomination OF Christenaom
promises to be represented at tne pLace HaS mneaS
Washington trst won the laurels wnlch paVe9t
the way for his leadership in the 1ounalns VI
the American Republic.
BRADDoCK's NEW CHURCHs
Apropos,of the dedication of the pretty new
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Bethel Church
at Braddock, which took place last Sunday
afternoon with appropriate ceremonies, being
built at a cost of S8 900, another church dedica-
ton is set for next Sunday. The First English
Lutheran Trinity Church, Rev. Charles Reine-
wald PASTOR which IS located on Fifth street,
will be dedicated next Sunday evening with
impressive ceremonies. The Sunday school OF
this church will hold special services in the
afternoon, relative to the dedication. About
l5 Lutheran ministers areexpected TO take part
in the dedicatory exercises.
The St. Lukes Reformed Church congrega-
tion will lay the corner stone Of fine BRICK
ediice, to be built, on Camp avenue, Copeland,
on next Sunday afternoon about O'Clock.
The following Sunday. June q is set for the
dedication exercises of the handsome br1ck ed
ifce, on Burton street and Parker avenue, the
new place of worship of the First M. e. Church
congregation. Strenuous efforts are being put
forth for the conservation of the new All
Saints P. E. Church. located on Sixth street,
near Brad dock avenue. also on that day.
A Congregational church was organized at
Braddock little more than year ago. For
season the society held its services in the
Opera House. About month ago they were
notified that they could have the Opera House
no longer, and Immediately all hands went to
work and in two weeks time had neat chapel
capable of seating over 300 people built and
ready for occupancy.
Last Sunday, Chiidren's Day, was celebrated
in the new chapel which was crowded. Offer.
ings of over $50 were made at the different ser
vices. A church, to cost in the neighborhood
of $40, 000 will be started as soon as the congre-
CATION has needed rest from building the
temporary chapel. There is now a member
ship of about so.
WOMEN WHO PREACH.
There is coming ere long great controversy
in the Baptist denomination, says the Colo
qtiun1, on the question of the admission of
women to the ministry. Here and there they
are invited into the pulpit, and one at least
has been regularly ordained" 1t has been
asked: If woman has ability enough to be
principal of high school. may she not sue
cessfulIy minister to little country churchf
If she can teach Bible class of young men
and women, and even one in which are old
men and old women, why can she not preach to
them? If she may write book like "Grace
Truman" or even a theological treatise by
she not address congregation of 80 sitting in
the pews? If woman missionary like Mrs.
Ingalls, can be sort of bishop giving instruc-
tions not merely to female converts but also TO
native preachers, why can she not preach her.
self? But on the other hand, what will you do
with the words of Paul? There is material
here for a very lively discussion, and the next
20 years will see it agitated in the Baptist de-
nomination.
President Harrison and family were down at
Fortress Monroe in the United States steamer
Dispatch last Sunday, says the Pittsburg
Christian Advocate. They went on shore for
service in the morning, and at o'clock In the
afternoon set sail tor Washington. There are
people in this country, not cranks either, not
holding any such high place or grave RESPONSE
bility as the President of the United States,
who would not have sailed on the Sabbath day.
Revision of something else than the creed
might be good thing for Brother Harrison.