Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-18
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

The Presbyterian comments with severity
upon the restlessness In the denomination of
which it Is an organ, which Is leading to con-
tiIual shifting OF past tors. That Journal says:
1--WE believe that the church is in a transition
present pastors and stated SUPPLIES viii either
have changed places or be halt crazy to do 80;
and time Of longing TO- change Is a time Of
sp an1 81 a ana death he Tais tea
We have healthy life, and we beg our churches
to seek as quickly as possible to correct these
grounds Of complaint, that pastors may con-
true In their present relations"
The Rev. DR.. Purcell, of Mt Washington,
Md. has written caustic article entitled, s'Be
courteous, brethre especially directed against
these who speak lauda'ory Of some clergymen
to the disparagement OF others.-[ Church NsUs.
The Mennonites, as Is well known, hold 10
close communion. Their reasons for so doing
are given In their newspaper, the Herald Of
Truth. They believe that those persons who
commune together should be OF one mind AMI
with members Of other denominations are chat:
first-They uphold war. Second-They In
du!ge In the pride and fashions OF the world.
lorg to secret societies. Fifth-They defend
infant baptism.
The Missionary Rerie,o comments unfavor-
ably and vigorously upon the practice Of giving
only large aggregates OF expenditures in the ac-
report the receipts cover fOrty-tw pages aud
the expenditures less than two. the first item
being one OF nearly 100000. In another the
first line on the credit side Is ''Western Turkey
Observation-Disclosures cost OF exchange and
purchases, $I0,630 49,"
Man, created for an immortal existence,
cleaves to God, In the very nature OF his being,
by PRAYER, as the vine cleaves, by IFS vinelets,
TO Tie tree or the trellis which nature or art has
furnished.
The establishment OF missions in Central
Africa isn't entirely "Smooth sailing" in all 10
calities. A missionary writes that they are In
risk Of their lives constantly, and that their
existence is "a daily lodging of fate"
A Congregational church In Minnesota
having by great effort become free from
debt, the pastor called the trustees to the plat
form and exacted the following public pledge
you will never again, so long as you are trus-
tees, allow this church to get into debt; that
you will close the doors before you Will permit
such q rhing?" Having answered In the aff1r-
native, they returned to their seats.
The son of Baptist minister was about to
be joined In wedlock to a Baptist lady. The
officiating ciergyman-nOt the father of the
groom = s before the he ceremony: "Let us
OF baptism, and that for this cause maa snal
leave father aud mother, and be joined to his
wife, "etc; On retiring from the festivities the
father OF the groom, apologizing for the mis-
take OF baptism for marriage, said: ave Bap-
lists have so much to say about baptism, we
bring 1t In everywhere"
1T Is TelatcA tnaG the CeleDrateJ welsh
preacher, Christmas Evans, was once discuss
ing the potato question with his thrifty, dill
gent wife, and perhaps In playful, but still in
CHARACTERISTIC way, said to her: "CathariDe,
you never mind the potatoes; put your trust in
Providence, and all VIII be we'll" II iell you
what wen do, Christmas" replied Catharne;
'yOu 60 AID sit down on the too OF Nicely
Ges, waiting for Providence, and pl go a ID
hoe the potat Is; and we shall see to which OF
US Providence win como tir5t!'
Canon Hoare presided at the recent meet
ing CT the Funeral and Mourning Reform Asso-
alton, which was formed not long ago at
Sheffield under the presidency Of the Bishop OF
SodOr and Man to encourage the adoption OF
such obServanceS ouly as were consistent with a
hope OF resurrection TO eternal life and Go dis
courage all reaSt1ng and treating on the day o.
1nterment and useless or eXtravagant eXpendt-
tufe In the coffin or the wearing Of mourning.
UnIneaH1ng ponp and dismal pageantry, the
association holds, tnl1ict severe hardship on
persons OF lin ted means and neither mitigate
GRIEF nor manifest respect The association
recommended that economy and simplicity be
studied and carefully exercised by mourners In
all ranks OF society; that the coffin be Of lgaL
construction and free from unsuitable orna-
ments; that simple car and bier are prefer
able to hearse; that carriages in ordinary use
cloakS scarf5, hatband5 and pIumes be dis
pensed with; that the interval between the de-
cease and fnterInent be limited when possible
to three or four days; that 1t is more In accord
ance with the words used, "earth to EARTH dust
to DUST to bury, not In vault but in the
earth ITSELF with no brickwork to delay the ac-
ton Of nature; and that a band Of black cloth
manifest outward emblem OF death having
taken nlacP in the family