Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-22
ELIGIOUS NOTES.

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professed followers live in the chilling regi us
| OF spiritual fog for great part OF Ihei: I'M
happy lives They spend much OF their time
brighten their leaden sky
The Rev. Mr.. Loyson, better known as
Father Hyacinthe, still insists that he Is good
Catholic Notwithstanding his secession from
the Church OF Rome. To recent Protestant
visitor ne avowed his unshaken belief in the
Real Presence in the Eucharist, and his con-
viction that no wel-ordered church could get
along without bishops
| The number Of Christianized Jews in Eng
land is set at s,OOO-a very liberal estimate it is
thought.
The price Of oysters is less than it was last
year, and the traditional solitary oyster which
was said to float in a lonely NAME in bowl
OF church-fair soup is no longer left to him self
The present state of the market allows OF at
least two oysters to every bowl of so-called
oyster soup.
| Rev. DR.. j. P. Thompson, who died at Ber-
lin, lately, says in his last work which has Just
issued from the press: 1.-THE workman needs re-
ligion; and Christianity is at hand as his advo-
! cate, his counsellor, his helper his friend NO
| question between labor and capital has ever
arisen no social question can ever arise. which
| is not met by anticipation in the most just and
sufficient way by the spirit and teachings of the
| New Testament
| The entire Catholic world is preparing to
solemnize the jubilee of the Immaculate Con-
ception, which falls on the Sth of December
next, and Pope Leo Kill, by decree lately
! published, accordingly grants to all Catholics
plenary Indulgence on the day of the feast, or
| on one of the days of the octave OF the INN lcu-
| late Conception.
An old Scotch lady, who had no relish for
modern church music, was expressing her dis
like for the singing Of an anthem in her own
church one day, when noighbor said "Whv
I that is very old anthem. David sang that
anthem to Saul" To this the old lady replied
I "Weel. Weel. moo for the first time understan'
! why Saul threw his jayelin at David when the
| lad sang for him.
A sermon recently preached by Mr.. Spur
| gcon was In number his fifteen hundredth The
/ sermons have all been published.
/ - Dr.. V. NJ White, OF London, publishes sta
tiSticS to show that Catholicism is declining re-
! at!yely in the United Kingdom. In 1871 the
| Catholics formed tWenty-Seven per Centum OF
the population; now their proportion is eighteen
| per Centum. lie thinks, however, that the po-
| litfcal influence OF the Church Of Rome has in
! creased.
- The San Francisco tax collector finding it
Impossible TO collect the tax on Chinese inSti-
| tut!Gn levied on wooden god found In the
| building. god of Importance, apparently
| Judging from the promptitude with which it,
| yoarfes produced the money to redeem it.
The Rev. DR.. Magoon, of PHILADELPHIA
| stands high among BaptistS hates bigotry. and
| fires shot at narrow minded persons whenever
| opportunity occurs. lie found lifting chance
Few days ago when the Young Mems Christi IN
| Association refused to allow the Rev. Chauncey
Giles to lecture in Association Hall because he
| is a SWedenbOrgian. The SWptlcnbOrrians how
ever, accept Jesus Christ as their Rede einer and
| consider themselves as evangelical as anybody
DR.. Magoon wrote to Mr.. Giles in this fashion
Sig par FFior Sihltf3':--My pulpit IS at your
command for next Sunday night to teach any
truths you may honestly believe. Yours, fra
ternaly. E. |. MAGooN
Mr.. Giles accepted the invitation. and lecture1
| last sunday night in DR.. Magoon's church.
"A Rome dispatch to the London .ssa,,duJd
says ''The Pope entirely on his own initiative
| has accomplished Il complete revolution in the
| entire course of theological studies here. All
teachers en- OF philosophy in the Roman Seminary,
| in the Seminary of Pope Plus, at the Propaganda
and other institutions have been dismissed en-
bloc and replaced by men well known as dsei-
| pies OF Thomas AquinaS and accordingly adyer-
| SarieS of the JcSuits."
The Missouri Baptists, who ousted from
| their fellowship Pastor Boyd and the Second
Baptist Church OF st. Louis, are themselves left
| out In the cold now that the magnificent new
| church building is dedicated. The former build
Ing was DESTROYED by fire, but 1t was insured for
nearly $780, Goo which was enough to pay for the
new edifice. 1t was owing to the fire that Dr.
| Boyd and his congregation accepted the offer OF
placed at their disposal. This led to the joint
service OF praise with the Jews; the quarrel con-
| corning which has been so largely spread before
mel sne PUBIC me new church, which has now
| full Baptist church west OF the Mississippi
river. 1t Is free from debt, and the congregation
DcSlu IL Win hopes OI very large sue
| cess for the future. DR.. Boyd's liberal course
has drawn many persons to him. Several OF the
| eminent men OF the Baptist Church travelled
long distances to take part In the dedication
services.
The Western Methodist Episcopal Confer
ence has shut down on the young brethren WHO
smoke and chew. The recent resolution una1f-
mouSly adopted prOVides:-"First that hareaf-
Ter no young man using tobacco in any form
coming as a candidate for the ministry Shall be
conferences. second
members OF this conference already addicted to
the use OF tobacco are exhorted to desist from it
IN In pubic and when In the company of persons
who do not use it; third, that all circuits and
| missions are advised not to send delegates to
this conference hereafter who are users of to-
baccO; fourth, that no local preacher will be Or
GAINED an elder who uses tobacco"
A German Protestant lady, who recently
sought an audience with the Pope, was consd-
| erably overcome by the reception she received.
When the chamberlain on duty inquired If any
one present had request to make of the Holy
Father, she begged the Papal benedlction for an
intimate friend. When the Pope had bestowed
1t he asked why she had not desired it for her
self, to which she replied that her friend was a
Catholic, but that she herself was a Protestant
and had no claim to the Pontifical blessing The
Pope then assured her he was quite willing to
bastOw his blessing upon her If she was willing
to receive it. The offer was accepted with ex-
presSlonS of gratitude.
The sometime statement that the clerical
the Presby terian denomination is concerned in
special paper by DR.. II. C. Riggs, before the
synod OF western New York The minutes Of
the assembly for 1879, he says, show that not
withstanding the apparent excess OF ministers,
notwithstanding the large number of unem-
ployed ministers In their church, they have Az
more churches than ministers.
The Old Cath ollcs are about to begin
branch OF their church In New Orleans. Thus
far nothing has been done by them In America,
and In Europe their existence has been confined
to the Continent. The Rev. t. A. Vaudry will
have charge of the work in New Orleans, and
he Is lead to believe that large number
OF Catholics in that city are ready to Join the
movement. The chief points OF distinction 1t
may here be said, between the Old Catholics
| and the Roman Catholics are these: The Old
Catholics reject the dogmas of Papa1 Infalll-
bllity and the Immaculate Conception, and also
reject auricular confession, paid masses, wor-
ship OF the Virgin, compulsory celibacy Of the
priesthood, MISREPRESENTATION and the perse-
cution of heretics. Their services are con-
Quoted in the language of the worshppers.
Certain changes in recent years have brought
them very near the ground now occupied by the
High Church branch of the Church Of Eng
land.
TO the independents query of ssJust what
is the attitude Of Baptists to other churches
do they regard pedObaptiSt churches in any