Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-15
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

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The Oneida community have shown them
selves TO be in earnest in their new departure
Eight couples have been married, and those
who married previous to entering the oommu-
the first time, at any rate since the days Of the
apostles, we have an intelligent pure and sensi-
bic attempt to solve the problem Of communism.
II the problem can be solved, the Oneida society
can do 1t. We wish them God speed.ICaiodgo
Alliance.
Mr.. Thomas Sturgeon, son Of the great Lon
don preacher. has sailed for Australia where he
will spend some time In eyangelistic work Pre-
| vious to leaving he made farewell address to
crowded congregation In the Tabernacle.
"A pleasant relic of past generations Is to be
revived in Southampton, Mass. An old-fash-
Toned singing school, to which old and young
are invited, IS to be opened soon under popular
conductor. 1t used to be an honor to s5ft in the
choir" and this church has but little sympathy
with the dashing paid quartette choirs so fash
fOnable to-day.
st. Mary's church [Catholc), in this city,
which was built in 1916, has been handsomely
renovated under the present pastor, the yenera-
bic Father Alig.
Meetings exclusively for women are a
prominent feature OF the revival services of
said that In the absence of men in the audience
the women yield much more readily to religious
exhortation.
The ST. Louis Democrat says: "Protestants
may not be generally aware that there are re-
ligiouS retiring orders in the EPISCOPAL Church
similar to those in the Roman Catholic Church.
Patients In St Luke'S hospital know 1t gratefully,
however. At 2009 Park avenue the SiSterhood OF
the Good Shepherd have very successful acad-
emy."
The Sandemanians are a peculiar religious
people of Danbury, Conn. They have no pastor
or sermons, but in their church Is a circular
table, around which they sit on Sundays and
discuss Scriptural texts.
Methodist church has appropriated $500, 900 for
missionary work the ensuing year against $3.50,
900 last year.
"A gentleman in Philadelphia has offered to
give s5o, 900 toward paying the Indebtedness of
the various Baptist churches Of that city, pro-
vtding the 100000 which they owe in the aggre-
gate shall all be cleared off.
There is a great deal of ceramic religion.
fine earthenware Christianity, old china church
membership. Lay it gently on the shelf, a
to certain spiritual responsibility of the hap
Ply posseSsor but is of no use on the tables OF the
church.-[InterfOr.
In manufacturing town in Connecticut a
clergyman preached last Sunday evening on the
Apostle Peter, selecting for his text that pas
sage which speaks OF him as Cephas, a rock or
a stone For fifteen minutes the preacher split
hairs on the niceties OF difference In meaning of
into the dead languages, and gave his hearers
the benefit of the passage first In Greek. then in
Latin, and lastly in Hebrew. When it is con-
sidered that large majority OF his congrega-
ton is composed of factory hands, it Is easy to
see exactly how edifying this gentleman's dis
course was to the occupants Of the pews. After
he had finished all he had to say in Latin,
Greek, and Hebrew, he took to quoting poetry.
and finished with imprisoned appeals to his
audience to embrace the opportunity now
offered them for setting out for heaven.-[N r
sun.
B. P. Shillabar has written letter about
no nj in 10
would place it on the teachers desk as book Of
reference, which could be used to enforce diScip-
line, inculcate sound morals, and generally help
out the teacher in the most arduouS and essential
work done in the school-room-the training OF
the character of the citizen. Most of the Oppo-
sition to the Bible in the school is provoked by
the inSiStance on Old-time, mechanical ways OF
reading it. as sort OF charm to still the troubled
waters OF youthful mischief and obst1nacy. Let
it lie on the desk by the side of the dictionary,
and the teacher have the same right to use it as
he now has to bring in any good book as an aid
in discipline and character training, and very
few will rail against it..
No doubt the tradition OF the Sabbath is
very strong in this country. 1t would take a
great many years to root out the belief in its
value and necessity, If this belief were enforced
by no religion. But In the long run we think
that reliance upon mere secular considerations
for the maintenance OF Sunday observance will
prove a delusi0n. AS religion Is the basis OF
morality, so we believe that it is the only sure
basis OF Sunday observance. II the excepting
of Sunday rests upon none but scientific rea-
sons, it will very soon cease to impress itself
with obligation on the public mind. 1t can be
shown that frequent bathing is necessary to
health, but still people will follow their own in
clination as to bathing. 1t can be shown that
Sunday observance is necessary to national well
being, but we doubt If this sanction would be
regarded as sufficient. We have no doubt that
/ In time the american way' and tradition will
give way to pressure II the observance of SUM-
day should cease to be religious Obligation
Hartford COuTdnt.