Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-04
THE CHURCH AT HOME.

Mississippi Baptists have 1920 invested
in orphanages and $4,000 in college prop
erty.
The bi-centennial OF the Presbyterian
Church at Greenwich, N. J., was celebrated
the past week
A handsome baptismal font has been
placed in the Church Of the Messiah at Tor
onto as a memorial to the late rector. Rev.
John Gillespie
There are now 9S9 churches and So Sum
day schools of the Christian denomination
in Indiana. which during the year have
gained 20, $50 members.
The women's missionary conference.
which has been in session at East North
field. Mass. has been trying to learn how
to interest men in mission work.
The 12.0OO members Of the Methodist
Church in the Indianapolis district are try
ing to raise $4,000 to complete the Indiana
Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.
Congregationalists. Presbyterians. Episco-
palians, Christians and Baptists on the Pa
cifc coast have been conducting joint
summer school of theology at Berkeley. Cai.
The pastor Of the Rockefeller Church in
Cleveland Rev. DR.. Charles A. Eaton. has
gone abroad and will preach at the famous
Bloomsbury Church In London. August IL
and IS.
seven years has seen 10000 Christian En-
deayor societies formed in the world, has
returned home from his six months tour
of the world in the interest Of his organi-
Zation.
The New Hampshire Congregational Home
Missionary Society. which comprises lSs
churches, has secured Rev. Edwin r. Smith
of Lowell. Mass. new executive ofhcer,
and he will travel most of the time.
The Seventh Day Adventists have pur-
chased a house near Lafayette. Ind. to be
used as a sanitarium. In connection with
which will be conducted training school
for missionaries previous to sending them
to foreign countries.
The first Catholic missionary to the Berk-
shires in Massachusetts, Rev. Charles Crew
Ter. now the rector of the Church OF the
Precious Blood at Holyoke. has Just cee-
brated the fortieth anniversary Of his ordi-
nation to the priesthood
On his ninety-first birthday Rev Dr. Dan
lei March. pastor Of the First Congrega-
tional Church at Woburn. Mass. preached
to large congregation, after which he held
a reception. attended by a number Of par
ishioners as old as himself.
Bishop John H. Vincent of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. in Chautauqua address
at Coffeyville Kan declared his antago-
nism to the evangelistic system of REVEALS
now so much in vogue. believing that they
produce only temporary good.
Finding that Jewish residents Of New
York have not contributed sufficiently to
the maintenance of Hebrew religious CEN
ters in that city President Albert Lucas Of
the Jewish Centers Association proposes to
accept Christian aid In establishing the
work.
The Episcopal Church at Mount Ponoco,
Pa, one of the mountain summer resorts,
has been turned over to the Catholics when
ever they wish 1t for the celebration of
mass for the many servants who are needed
in that section during the vacation sea-
son.
AS a result Of the split in Presbyterian
ism at Nashville. the Cumberland branch
refusing to unite with the other. Grace
Church has rented its quarters from West
minister Church and will hold Its services
in that house of worship until 1t can again
secure place of its own
THE CHURCH ABROAD.
The Methodist Free Church of England