Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-04

West Newton Baptist Church, preached his
farewell sermon there on Sunday He takes
the pastorate of the Fifth Avenue Church. this
city
REV. G. w. SMITH, editor of the Christian
advocate and Rev. w. B. Watkins, of New
Third M. E. Church on Sunday. The edifiee has
been greatly enlarged.
THE Eighth U. P. Church received during the
year S. 2S6 49, expended 81 l75 g. being less than
in any year but one since Rev. ]. M. Wallace
became pastor. There were 20 removals and
deaths, and % received.
REV. w. w. PATTON, D. D. late President of
Howard University, Washington, died sudden
ly on Tuesday. He be- anne known through bis
prominence in the matter of Prof. Swing and
the Chicago Presbytery.
THE Rev. II. F. Ferguson, pastor of the Ems
worth Presbyterian Church, was the recipient
Of an elegant gold headed cane on New Years
evening. The wood Of the cane was once
part OF the fire engine Neptune, of this city.
THE new Cumberland Presbyterian Church,
corner Wylie avenue and Congress street, will
be dedicated tomorrow. Rev. W. ]. Darby. of
Nashville. Tenn, will preach at 1870 A. N. and
7:30 P. NJ. Communion services will be held at
2:SO
THE Church of the Epiphany, at Bellevue,
will hold its first anniversary on Monday at
7:SO P. NJ, when the bishop of the diocese, as
vice. The vested choir of Emmanuel Church
will render the music
THE name Of Mr.. Bocele was dropped from
the rolls of the Monongahela Presbytery, be-
cause he had affiliated himself with the Ger
man Lutheran Church. He became prominent
about three years since, having left the r. C,
Church at that time.
TOMORROW evening" Rev. George Hodges
will begin series of Lectures on THE Christian
Faith" at Calvary Church East End. He will
also be glad to consider any special points of
difficulty that may be submitted to him, giving
the best answer he can.
REV. Fl. B. GRosE preached his last sermon
as pastor of the Fourth Avenue Baptist Church
on Sunday, taking for his subject 'The Nature
and Necessity of a Revival Certainly, more
important theme than to close his labors recit-
ing the work he had done in his short pastorate.
THE First Presbyterian Church, Auburn, N.
Y, is greatly agitated because of the behavior
Of some in the choir on Sunday morning last,
and the consequent action of the pastor who
dismissed the audience before the Service was
half through. He will have the Endorsement of
all who look at such things in the right light.
But the end is not yet.
FoRTY-FIvE ladies of the Walnut Hills
Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati, o. gave to
Mrs. ellison, wife of Rev. 8. s. Gilson very
pleasant surprise. She was presented by them
with beautiful oxidIzed silver cream pitcher
and sugar bowl with solid silver sugar tongs
and spoon. The Pittsburg Missionary Society
will profit very much by the loss of the Cincin-
natl ladies. Mr.. ellison becomes associate
editor Of the Presbyterid1 Banner.
DIAMONDS are rare jewels, and diamond cele-
brations are very rare occasions, but the Sun
day school Of the First Presbyterian Church
celebrated such on Monday last In each seat a
book was placed as a souvenir Of the occasion,
containing the names Of officers and teachers
of the school. The Superintendent F. E. Gill,
was obliged to resign on account of Ill health.
He had held that office eight years. DR.. Purves.
in his address, estimated that 1900 children
had been trained in the school. Nine scholars
who had not missed attendance one Sunday
and IA who were not absent more than twice
during the year received prizes.