Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-15

was presented with fine suit of clothes and a
walnut secretary.
REV. r. W. GRANGE, rector of the Church
of the Ascension, delivered the fourth in the
series of Lenten lectures last evening at st.
Peters Church, taking for his theme. 'The
Good Soldier"
THE Greenside Avenue u P Church, Can.
onsburg, on the I'd inst. received 20 to member
ship. On Monday sum in excess OF the debt
was raised, causing these people to worship
with lighter hearts
THE Philadelphia Conference of the NJ. E
Church is holding ats one hundred and third
session in Pottsville. Pa. The principal ques
tion to agitate this body is as to the ratio OF
laymen as delegates.
THE PRESBYTERIAN Church Williamsburg re
ceived 25 members Sunday last, the Clearfeld
Church ., Salisbury 20, Laurel Hill Z. New
Brighton q; Cadiz. O., has lately received 30
North Church. Cleveland, So.
THE examinations of the Allegheny Theo
logical Seminary will be held next week. The
baccalaureate sermon will be preached by Prof
McNaugher, d. D., in the Fourth Church, ALE
gheuy, on Sunday, the 2Sd, at 7:3O
THE Hebrews of England are actively EN-
ployed in caring for their less unfortunate
countrymen. They are about to establish an
orphanage for their girls in Jerusalem. Theil
schools and hospitals are always of the best
THE fourth sermon in the series before the
Woman's Indian Association, of Pittsburg and
Allegheny, will be preached by the Rev. DR.
McAllister in the Reformed Presbyterian
Church. Eighth street, Pittsburg, tomorrow at
8 Bpm
THE Associated Reformed Church, New
York City, has called to its pastorate Rev. DR..
Rurrell, of Westminster Presbyterian Church,
Minneapolis The salary is $40 600, with a SIX
months trip 20 Palestine before beginning its
duties.
TwENTY-sEvEN years ago lady changed
her name to Mrs. Boyle, as she then promised
to love. honor and obey. The anniversary of
this event was celebrated at Braddock on
Wednesday by the friends of Rev. and Mrs. 7.
n. Boyle.
THE First Congregational Church. Allie
gheny, has held two very enjoyable socials dur
ing the week-one on Tuesday evening, at the
PASTORS residence, another on Thursday even
ing in the lecture room, both of which were
largely attended.
FTvE-SEvENTHs of the senior class of Yale
have addressed letter to the A. B. C. of F. NJ.
expressing their non-acquiescence IN the action
of the Prudential Committee. because they re-
fuse to send out those as missionaries who hold
to the probation theory
HAD some of those who are most actively in
terested in the prosecution of the Mansell case
remembered the Savior's words, "Blessed are
the peacemakers" they might have had more
time of late in their studies. At least that is
the opinion of many onlookers.
ADDITIONS to Methodist churches recently
include: Norwich, O., 20; FairvIew and Bethel,
36; Huntsburg, 8; Steubenyilie, 100; Malvern.
so; WellsvilIe, 80: Freeport, Pa, .: Parnassus,
l6; Florence, 6; New Florence, S: Sewickley, IL;
Addison, %; Dunbar. 6; Clarion, 81.
REV. W. c. RODGERS, at Stephens Church,
Williamsburg, is preaching series of sermons
on Instances of True and False Repentance
on Sunday mornings. David" is the theme for
tomorrow. In the evening the subject during
Lent is Church Doctrine as Contained in the
Apostles Creed"
On Thursday evening next very interesting
lecture will be delivered in the Elmer Street
Presbyterian Church, on Camp, Court and
Tabernacle of the Hebrews" by Rev. T. ].
Allen, OF Mercer, Pa. 1t will be illustrated by
model of the Tabernacle and its appoint
ments, which, with the lecture, is highly spoken
Of
THE Rev. DR.. Lorimer of Chicago, has again
been the subject of Unconscious assimila-
tion," formerly it was other mems sermons,
this time it was an Overdose of quinine''
which caused him to act and speak very un-
wisely on platform in Holyoke, Mass, when
he should have been delivering lecture on the
French Revolution"
AT congregational meeting Of the Sixth U.
P. Church on Wednesday to act on the resigna-
tion of Rev. Dr. Ewing the vote stood lbs
against to Il for its acceptance. This is brought
about by the good doctor believing it is not
well for man to live alone, and further, that no
one is more adapted to bring into the home
than the sister OF the departed wife.
NEVER was the doxology sung with more
feeling and earnestness than when the Rev. c.
b. Spurgeon recently returned to his church
after being away Oh account of i'll health. The
congregation, when he entered the pulpit, was
asked by the senior deacon to Join in thanks
giving, when the whole g. 900 rose and with one
accord Joined in singing, Praise God, from
whom all blessings fow." This church has n
membership of 1854. Last year it received 49,
dismissed S54; death removed CO.
TBE Free Church Of Scotland Monthly says
of the death of the late Mrs. Booth: What
ever we may think of the Salvation Army it is
impossible not to be profoundly touched by
the accounts which have been published of
the last days of the wife of its founder, who
sent this last message to her friends: The
waters are rising, but SO am l. am not going
under. but over. Don't be concerned about
your dying. Only so on living well and the dy-
ing will be all right. Don't discourage any
body. cast myself upon God. l must, do.
and over the past and into the present. and for
the future. trust, trust, l trust IN Him."