New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-02
CHURCH NEWS AND NOTES

The pastor OF St Andrews Methodist Episcopal
Church. West seventy-sxth-st.. the Rev. Andrew
Gillies. has made summary OF the years work
the best IN the history Of ST. Andrews Church
me lne9ne IRON pew rentals has increased 80 per
per cent. A contingent fund has been established
expenses. The benevolent offerings have largely
increased There has bee;. let increase IN church
tons. both morning and evening have increased 100
ished and an official board organized. Under the
direction OF the oesconess, mission work has been
League has been reorganized with a large increase
n membership. and Junior league work is to start
month
DR.. Louis Albert Banks Will preach tomorrow
morning ard evening in Grace Methodist Episcopal
Church. West northumberland ourth-st.. between
Columbus and Amsterdam aves, his farewell ser;
nfe~ eyanTeijst,c VOL after the Session q. The
annual conference. lie has leased +: Leopold
Where he viii i've during an the YEAR. and viii remove
his family to THAI place on April 5.
At St Andrews Protestant Episcopal Church
No 2Os7 Fifth-ave, a new choir Of girls and young
women robed in red gowns. the color OF the most
snGeS use OF EsId 5hat on S4r viii be
lead the music at the chldren's vespers. st p.
At Calvary Baptist Church. in West Fifty-sev-
enth-st near sixth-ave. Easter is the favorite Gay
for baptisns. For a number OF years many boys
and girls and men ana women have been baptized
-fce a beaufifUl window by J. a r. Lamb and IN
memory OF Miss Lillian Love. viii be unveiled The
service and those baptized in the afternoon Will
welcomed into the church
Owing 10 change in arrans ements johnnie
cuigley. the American rewsboy tenor" was IN
able 20 be present at the go a m mass at st
Andrews Church. Dusne-st-. on Palm Sunday. He
has therefore postponed his trip Europe oh pur-
pose to sing Easter al the newspaper mems
mass" at 25o a. N. This VIII be a high mass Al
the 1910 a. m mass Wilton see the boy soprano
rSI sir 4 If frnrr -
Tic ne~sno2gs and vas picked up In the streets Of
The annual meeting OF the West Enc Presby-
terrain Church VIII take place on wednesday at s
D. m The presidents Of all the societies are re-
cuested TO prepare 10 report In writing. Refresh
islDe' will be given by che Nirnbie Fingers So
clety Thursday and Friday at y.
II Is expected that more tlIsn a hundred Irish
Immigrant girls will make their hrst communion
IA the land OF their adoption tomorrow morning at
the Mission OF Our Lady OF the Rosary lthe Irish
immigrant Girls Home), Safest The usual
spring influx OF Irish immigrants began with the
arrival OF the White Star liner Oceanic on Wednes-
day.
The annual sessions OF the New-York East Con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church Will be
held In the Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church
Clermont and WlliOughby aves;, Brooklyn, begin
ming TUESDAY, and continuing through 10 April u
On Tuesday win be the Epworth League ami
versary and reception to the presiding bishop AS
large number OF Epworth Leaguers VIII be pres.
Ont. a double programme has been arranged. ana
services Will be held in the main edihce and In the
chapel az the same time Arrangements for this
rscsxsigL are nnoer the direction OF the Brooklyn
the conference Is 10 be held. The Epworth League
81 sinn9on Church Win be the sD-AH1a--a- CHATTER