Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-28
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

prayer meeting not out OF hymn books but from
hymn screens. wherein they are projected By
means Of steTeopticon.
A WRITER in the Richmond Reli1ious Herald
says that sat least two professors in Baptist
theological Institutes are far from being sound
in doctrine. One does not believe in the insnlr-
alton Of Moses, nor indeed of various other
parts OF scripture" The other is Universal
lSt, but their accuser says he doesn't know thar
they teach these false Doctrines The Wdte5-
man wants little more denniteness in the
chaIges, WHICH now cover quite too extensive q
ground.
IT Is DISCOVERED that the new Andover pro-
fessiorShip of 1.-The Relations OF Christianity
and Natural Science" is not the first Of the kind
IN the country, but there is such one in the
Columbia Sc seminary, dating from 1857, and
one at Princeton. Instituted in 1856, and now
held by Rev. Dr.. c. W. Shields.
THE REV. HENRY WARD BEECIIER shows one
OF the tendencies of his mind il the following
sentence from his Thanksgiving Day serm0a:-
''Since the DarWiiljan era fiud myself far more
sympathetic with inferior life than used to be-
on my way UP from the primitive germ, who
knows which of all these creatures took o = nv
way? DID ever whirl with those gauZy Sprite ,
or delVe with these petit engineers or 50 ont
Win bees foi honey, or train with those waSps
VINO, like critics, put Their whole strength into
thelr sting. am nos ashamed Of my relatives
THE REv. Or. JOHN HALL said recently:
mere Is growing up over the country 4
small, irregular force OF men, we,l-intentioned.
many or them, however, unde educated fol-
lowing the example OF Mr.. Moody. AMI 10 a
large extent teaching-With more or less con
Sistency and publfcity-What are called pre-
s. Ives, and preparing some others for entering
into Plymouth brotherism,' if q man caa be
SAID to enter that which is without land marx
Or definite boundary Some OF them are alrp fdv
brethren OF the open kind-0ne OF the
earlier stages of the disorder. In the flu de
Felorinent OF the thing all churches are de
nounced as corrupt ana worldly or Organizations
rom which all saints must come out ana the
ministers of which are money-lovng or place
loving hirelings. What should be done? Two
things: ministers had better do their own
eVahgGilStlc Work IN their bounds rather tl an
engage these men; and secondly, in their SER
MONS Bible classes, and weekday lectures. pas
tors should teach the truth on such TONES a,
nave been suggested
THE SPLIT of Brooklyn Conqreeationalis,n is
exhibited on every possible Gee aston and the
latest was the council called to dismiss Rev
J0lln II. lockwood from the pastorate Of the
New England church. This churcn lab1rs
under sZ5.060 mortgage: the minister q nd So
ciejy expressed the Warmast esteem f9r each
oJher but neither wanted to say what the
cause CT his resignation WaS he remarked tina
= 1t might injuie the society," il he did The
fact that Rev. Thomas X. Beecbef founded the
chuEcn % years ago made it very noticeable
mat plymouth church was left ont Of the rJ{fr-
C j, While Dr.. Il. :. Sj0ITS was moderator
TIE CHEF METHODIST EPISCOPAL SCHOOL o.
THEOLOGY in the northwest, the Garrett tnssi-
luta at Evanston, III, viii graduate is first
woman student next spring Miss Mary :
PhlIilS, OF 0lney. Ill, and the professors aye
understood to say that she is the first female
applicant iii the country for a degree in Netho-
dlSt theology. When she entered the Sgn0Gt
the professors looked with disfavor uD90 he
presence, blt a years acquaintance and refIpc-
uon nave converted them.
A PILGRIMAGE composed Of about three hun
dFet archbi5EOp5 and bishops and more than
one hundred thousand other persons is organiZ-
Ing throughout Asia for Goa, India. where the
bones OF st. Francis Xavier, deposited there in
the mauso,eum, Will be exhibited during three
nd I,A- tnfas
lhe programme. Goa is the HEADQUARTERS OF
the toman Catholic church in India ard It's
archpiShoprlc controls seven hundred ana
sixty six OF the one thousand and ninety-eighf
priests allotted TO India, CeylOn, Burmah and
siam.
THE New York EUcninr Post says:-SsThp dis
trlct around LloydS Square. in West London Is
very much mystlfied. \ number OF women have
suddenly appeared In the lOdging-hOuSeS there
who assume the womanly virtue OF dumbneSs
Ihey rise early, long before the sun, and 90
INTO Ihe dark, cold street saying no word to
any mortal soul. They return soon after
O'Clock at night: do not even ask for a candle
put expect it TO be given to them, and then
pass, without SO much as "thank you,' but
win sad smile and dignltied bow. to their
rooms: They are devout PrOtestants, doing q
retreat at the Home of Nazareth, occupied b.
the Sisters OF Bethany. Most of them, it is
glyen out IT., are e, women OF wealth and po
~ IN Ine morning, precisely at the hour Of
O'Clock, they meet to perform their deyOtions
H I,G ,he direction OF the holy Ritualistic
Fathers who have been appointed for the ser
wee. Every moment OF the day has it's devo-
tional occupation. The food is OF the plainest
Talking Is scarcely tolerated. For nearly If
.eel hours they are at prayers or at meditlfionS
They should, properly speaking. not leave tne
Home, but the Sisters of Bethany canno5 take
them all In. Such is one modern idea of the
religious life."
was much troubled by its debt OF 1880. Pastor
Parsons preached on the subject, and the iulme-
dlate result was subscription of $3.50. Within
few days additional subscriptions came in.
making total of 81 000 thus realizing more
than was asked for. The congregation EXPECT
10 ma Immediate use for their surplus of $3.50.
THE Young Mems Christian Association OF New
1olk issue meal tickets at very low prices some
Ieople who buy these keep packages Of them il
their pockets and give one 10 each tramp or bear-
gar who applies for aid. The meal which the
TICKET calls for Is not such as the best hotel pro-
vide, but Is CT nourishing food, decently cooked.
SPIRITUAL Songs" bound in American gro3
grain silk is the latest novelty for fashionable
Worshippers. Velvet bound books are lot as
much In vogue as they were.
In the Bethlehem Presbyterian church. Phila
deiph1a, there is "past0r'S box " for letters,
appr1Slng him Of sickness or death in any fami-
church.
Down IN GEORGIA Methodist minister re-
Gently rode one hundred and forty miles on
horseback, minus saddle, married five couple
and received two dollars and fifty cents for the
SuIHS JOU
COMING LATE TO Churchill is not easy to
understand what are the influences that cause
SO many people to be late in their attendance
upon the worship OF the sanctuary. Asthe SER
vice begins with confession and abSolution, it
might be supposed that the late arrivals were
par excellence, the saints Of the cOngrc ratiOn
who had no sins to confess, and no need to hear
the assurance OF pardon. IL 1t were tie wont Of
the gentler sex only, and it was especially con
Spcu0uS about the time Of the fa.l and spring
openings, it would not be unnatural to infer.
that the Offenders were employed By our great
dry goods houses to advertise a new mantle Or a
fashionable hat, Or that the want of punctuaiity
had It's origin in personal vanity and love OF dis
play. We knew one lady who always entered
the church as the Litany began. and she pro
ceeded the whole length OF the aisle with raised
paTaSol, TO the amusement OF the congregation
and the scandal OF the minister. But men are
late, as well as women, and are they influenced
by the same vanity? If it is said that il comes
OF the force OF habit, by what process was the
ScandalouS habit formed? How is it that good
society does not froWn upon it? It Is an annoy
ance TO all persons OF deyOut mind; it yeXeS the
minister's righteous soul; it is an affront to God
the word of God for the most part is silent
upon the subject, perhaps as not foreSeeing how
prevalent The offence would become but there
Is one example Of tardy worshippeTs that otl@h.
TO be full OF warning. We read that when Ger
tain persons came late they found the door OF
The kingdom OF heaven Shut.-IChicaJo Liuiag
Church.
MAINE G,PI,S ,JEAIorS DEED Tho Tho-noC