Evening journal., 1896-11-30
NEWSOF THE CHURCHES
Methodists Are Conducting
Many Revival Meetings.
SOME OF YESTERDAYS SERVICES
OVER A HYMN.
PREACHED IN PHILADELPHIA.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
OTHER MATTERS or INTEREST.

Rev w. l.. s. Murray, of St. Pauls
NJ -. Church, of Wilmington, preached
the sermon yesterday morning at the
seventh anniversary of the dedication
of Trinity M. -. Church. OF Philade-
phia. ChOirmaster Bowness Briggs. of
Wilmington, had charge of the music.
The Bible class of G. p. Hulburt will
resume at the " M. G. A. tonight
The ninth annual convention of the
New Castle County Sunday School AS
sooiation will be held in Middletown
next Thursday, meeting at 8 o'clock in
the morning Addresses will be made
by Samuel II. Baynard, William T.
Morris, Rev. H. G.. Merrill, Professor
II. S. Goldey. Mrs. Challenger, Rev.
Ezra Tinker, ID. d., and Rev. Thomas
A. McCurdy.
AT the Hebrew synagogue the Feast
of Light was celebrated last night At
the synagogue, at Eighth and Orange
streets, a very enjoyable musical pro-
gram was rendered.
w. w. Brdsall, formerly principal
of the Friends School, OF Philadel-
phia, delivered a very interesting lee
ture at Friends School, on Saturday
night on "Some Phases OF Early
Quakerism."
Rev. Harry =. Peters, pastor of the
Holiness Christian Association Church,
of this city, has resigned, he having
accepted a call to become pastor OF
church at Gowen. Pa.
Rev. William Latimer OF Philadel-
phia. conducted the services at lm-
manuel Church, Highlands. yesterday.
I'm place Of Rev. X j. Hammond who
Is away on his wedding trip
Last night Rev. w. A. Walling. of
| Delaware Avenue Baptist Church.
preached on the subject: "A Broken
Hearted Father" with a flve-minute
prelude on "A Nurse Who Became
Famous"
Very successful revival services are
being held at Union. Wesley, Brandy
wine. Goodman and Asbury M. IL.
churches.
Miss Wilhelmina L. Armstrong, of
New York, secretary of the Woman IS
, Armenian Relief Society, delivered a
very interesting history Of the strug-
giles of the Armenians, at Madeley M
E. Church last night
Evangelist Amanda Smith made an
address at the anniversary exercises OF
Goodman M. E. Church yesterday
Rev. M. X Fallon, of st. Pauls r
c.. Church. held services at the aims
house yesterday.
Rev. IL. c.. Budd, OF Port Deposit
preached at st. Paul's M. E. Chrci
yesterday
There was a large attendance of th'
Junior Order of United American Ne
chanlcs at EpwOrth M. Il. Church yes
terday morning TO hear a special ser
mon by Rev. l.. W. Layiield. All o
the lodges of the order in Wilmington
were represented. The preacher tool
\ as his text. "The word of the Lord en-
! dureth forever" He preached a stronl
sermon In defence of the Bible ant
the public school system.
!, There has been some disagreemen
between the priests of st. Paul's Il. c
Church as TO the propriety of singinl
the hymn Nearer My God to Thee q
| the o o'clock mass for the Darochia
I school children on Sunday. IL ha
been the custom of the children To sin
the hymn, but Father Quigley, the as
sistant pastor OF the church, recent
issued an order prohibiting 1t becaus
I of It's alleged non-Catholic nature
! Father Fallon, the pastor of th
= church. has. however, ordered that tn
( singing Of the hymn be continued an
y this has been done. IL was at iir'
!. thought that the difference Of opinio
u might lead to a rupture between th
priests, but nothing of the kind Ia
| occurred