The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-27

Services are held every sun
day.
Altar i've wears of ups and downs IN
hired hall st. Andrews Mission, MI.
Pleasant. is about TO occupy It's new ana
church edifice. corner Pember-
ton street and Pomona avenue. Inc Gu
tire cost, including land aud the furnisn-
ines was 81, 200. The Rev. Joseph Nj;
Hobbs is the efficient rector in charge OF
this fiourisning mission.
A call has been extended to the hev.
s. Seymour Lewis OF Walpole, Mass, 10
st. rnomas' churcn, freenviiie. ne WIZ
probably accept on Easter.
Emmanuel church. Manville. Is soon
to lose its efficient rector, the hev; IL.
Lilienthal, who has accepted cali W
Trinity church. Wethershsid, Cohh.
A. Grace church last evening the last
in the series of special musical services
was given at 7:30' o'clock. The program
was ms follows: March (from Symphony,
Ruff aria {" MignonO. Thomas; Process
sionai March. Whitney postlude. The
rector. Rev. DR. G. ii. Babcock, gave
short address. Next Sunday morning the
RI. Rev. Bishop Clark will make his
annual vista tion and administer the
holy rite of confirmation to large class.
The Church Messenger of Rhode ISL
and. the new conyocatlon paper, mas
lust come from the printers. 1t Is bright
and newsy, and coItaIns missionary III.
telligence from the various stations OF
the Providence aud Pawtucket convoca-
tions.
Today commences Holy Wees and SER
vices will b. held daily at the ESlscopai
churches i'm the clty. On Good Friday,
at Stephens church and the Church OF
the Messiah, three hours meditation
will be held from IL to 3 O'CLOCK. On
Holy Thursday the holy communion Will
be celebrated at Grace church ~ p. M
St. James and st. Pauls at p. m;
St. Stephen's at IL a. m; the Messiah AZ
$3.50 "a IN.
Tae Rev. Axel Fryxell. rector of st.
AnsgarIus church. ba> accepted call
from the Swedish church of Worcester
Mass The Rev. Erik Forsberg has been
Gale Hs the Rev. Mr.. Fryxelps successor.
The most promising field for the work
OF the church at present Is a,
River Point, Anthony, Crompton and
Phenix. The work is most pres sing, ana
il under the care of the Rev. >. Nj. 4.
Orpen. who holds one or more services at
ca IN OF the above missions every sunday.
Choir stalls for the use of the boy choir
are being placed in position at the
Gently purchase d by this parish as rec
tory aud also site for new church Is
generally ad nitted to be the most suita-
bly, located property for church ~
Eimwood There is frontage of 15O
feet on Elmwood avenue aud an area OF
30, 900 square feet, and cost SIG. 800
Strenuous efforts are being made by
St. Georges parish, Central Falls, to
raise the $500 mortgage resting upon
the rectory. Within the past month
through the generous assistance s,tad OF
been secured The parishioners are do
ing their utmost also, and 1t is hoped
that st. Georges may soon be free fro
debt. Rev. Arthur Rogers Is in charge OF
the mission.
Rev. Edwin Nvsr of st. PauPs
church, Carroll street, reports a very
encouraging state OF affairs in his par
ish. Last evening he gave the last in tue
series of addresses on THE Prayer
Book
At All Saints Memorial church large
class of Young people are preparing for
the holy rite of confirmation at the next
visitation OF Rt. Rev. Bishop Clark.
The Rev. Francis G. Williams. assist
ant of Grace church, Rev Joseph Hutch
eson, assistant of st. johns church, and
Rev. Charles A. Denield. in charge Of
the Church of the Savior, We're or Iain ed
TO priests orders at urdce church on
Thursday last.
Rev. w. +. B. Jackson is supplying at
ST. Luke's church. East Greeawic1, dur
ing the absences OF the rector, Rev. Dan
iel Goodwin, ID. d., la Europe.
The Rev. Lorenzo Sears, l.. II. d., of
Brown university has been placed in
charge OF st. Mary's church, East Prov
idence, in the vacancy caused by the
death OF Its late rector, Rev. George r.
Spiuk.
Yesterday being Palm Sunday, the
holy communion was celebrated In
nearly al OF the Episcopal churches of
the Diocese.
Bishop Clark ofIiciated mt the Church
OF the Ascension, Fall River, Saturday,
on the occasion OF raising James Merrill
Williams, Ph. d., to the deaconate
Tie Rt. Rev. Bishop Clark will visit
the Church Of the Good Shepherd, Paw
tucket, April 80
The net proceeds OF the lecture course
given recently under the auspices OF TIE
Bristol Epworth league. amounted to
slg2. The pastor, Rev. w. j. Smith, il
cheered by increa' sing congregations.
The pastor OF the Newport FRS,
church, Rev T.. &. Bass, ID. d., received 6
unanimous vote for his return. A NOV,
ment is in progress whereby the church
property now held by u corporation. will
pass into the hands OF the trustees of the
church.
A unanimous vote has been passed b,
the Thames street church, Newport, ask
ing for the return of the pastor. Rev. II
B. Cady. The pastor recently gave al
| illus rated lecture which WAS well at
tended and netted a good sum for tn,
| church.
The money necessary for the building
| OF a tower for the Middletown churcl
| has been subscribed. At the fourtl
| quarterly conference the pastor, the Rev
| W. II. Alien. was invited to return by
unanimous vote.
The pastor of the Wexford church, tn
| Rev. ID. l.. Brown, has been afflicted by
| fibrous growth in the nasal passage
| which caused intense suffering and tn
| loss of Fearing. After weeks of disabil
ity he is so tar improved as TO resum
work once more. He Is fortunate in hav
! iuga wife who could acceptibly fill hi
| pulpit for him. which she did for severa
SUNDAYS. A debt OF $500 which has bee
burden TO the society fUr years. ha
been taken care of by friend with littl
| ,r M aNpauaa fn thu sOCipty Vha na ~ N,