Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-04
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

RELIGIOUS NOTES.
The Georgia papers tell OF lady OF Carroll
ton, in that state, noted for her energy and in
dustry, who has read the Bible half through this
year while churning.
The Christian Statesman quotes the editorial
Of the Christian Union. (Beecher's paper which
finds this the only sentence which It can In
dorse: He only really aids in forming the Sab
pain OF the future VINO practices the Sabbath
The New York Herald, treating upon Gre
ligtous Bores thinks the public, religiously dis
posed persons included. will be glad to learn Of
the imprisonment OF man who has long made
q number of people miserable by rant,ng on the
ferryboats about religion. The Herald says. In
this connection: zone thing upon which Jew
and Gentle, Catholic and Protestant fully ag zee
Is that the privilege, gained by the Pilgrim
one chooses Is tnestfmable and not to be parted
with, and that every one who urges HIS own
faith upon others and against their will and
nuisance"
Three Methodist ministers have died this
season Of yellow fever.
Dean Stanley has been scandallzing the
ritualists again by preaching In Presbyterian
church near Perth, Scotland.
The Pope's name day, corresponding to
birthday in our usage, was marked by the law
ing OF the corner stone of a new church of the
Sacred Heart on the Esquiline hill at Rome.
The western religious papers are not little
excited and scandallZed over the subject OF
.churchly theatricals." The Chicago Churcn
management of theater proprietor who had
been conspicuous for his violations of tn,
Sabbath, complains the Adrance, and now ''the
Rev. Thomas North, of Illinois, is engaged In
tion Of "U ncle Toms Cabin"
The four largest Presbyterian churches in
this country are in New York city and Brook
Ign: DR.. Cuylers, with 1,6S5 members; DR.. Tai
Square,, with 900, and Dr.. Halls, with 1870
Mr.. Moody and Mr.. Sankey will begin to
hold series Of meetings in Cleveland, Ohio,
this month.
The Interior does not see why the United
Presbyterian Church, when 1t requires its men,
bers to sing the inspiring psalms exclusively in
worship, including "Prafse the Lord with
Stringed instruments and organs" should,
when they undertake to praise the Lord with
such instruments, eXcommunicate them.
The Germans some years ago appointed
commission Of distinguished divines and lay
men to revise Luther's translation OF the Bible.
The commission has not yet got beyond the
Book Of Genesis.
The "spicy and racy" religious papers of
Chicago carry their spiciness and raciness into
their discussions. Instance: The Interior
strongly inSinuateS that the AdU1nce Is In the
employ OF the Indian ring.
"A Scotchman has been counting the prom
ises in the Bible, and reports that there are
over 81 900 Of them. That he thinks, ought to
be enough to meet all possible wants. 1t surely
ought, particularly as we are assured that not
one Of that number shall fail.
The New FORK Nation says the call Of Inger-
soils liberal league convention" which lately
met In Cincinnati, was addressed to all those
who were oppressed by the grinding tyranny of
the Sabbatarian spirit which permeates our
modern society, and comes to the surface In
various shameless ways, from openly resisting
one day in seven to the frowning upon the
distribution of obscenity through the nails
One of London's greatest Catholic preach
ers, Monsignor Capel, the Catesby of t'Lothair,"
will embark from England soon for a tour In
this country and Canada. He hopes to return
with money sufficient to extricate him from the
pecuniary embarrassments Into which he
plunged himself to establish the Catholic Uni
versity at KensiDgton.
The Reformed Episcopal1ans In England
have proclaimed their independence of the Re
formed Episcopal Church In America, from
tie 9 fs o gee
land will be known as the reformed Episcopal
Church Id the United Kingdom OF Great Britain
and Ireland
The Methodist thinks that churches are too
easily taken with shining qualities In ministers
q If man unusually brilliant is available as a
teacher or preacher, his brtlliancy is often ac-
cepted as presumptive evidence that he Is a
holy man. II Balaam were now on earth, he
could probably find prompt settlement with
prominent church."
As an example Of the truth that "history
repeats ITSELF the Christian Intelligencer men
lions some facts as follows: zone hundred
years ago piety declined, the preaching OF the
moralit1es unsurped the place of the preaching
Of doctrines, creeds were abused, dogmas were
denounced, hberality was praised"
"A Catholic congregation in Baltimore have
come out ahead In an amicable contest with
their priest. Father Lee formed a highly
trained choir of boys at the Baltimore Cathe-
dral to sing GIegorlan tunes, but the change
singers who had been dismissed found many
influential friends. SO the choruses and solos
Of Mozart and Weber have been resumed, and
the sound OF female voices is heard once more
Father Lee submits with regret.