Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-11
RELIGIOUS NOTES,

-Dr. Hail says men should not allow snow or
pad weather to keep them from church. for
they 90 rot stay away from their offices for
suchl easons.
"A lively controversy has sprung I'D between
the Catholics and Protestants OF Mtncheater
Engiand. tbs Bishop OF Stafford made charge
that the poor were not to be found In Ina
places OF worship OF the church of England
and the Bishop OF Manchester replied with a
sermon in which he said he had yet TO ieara
that the churches Of the church OF Eagland
were more free and open TO the rich tn m the
IGOR.
The dogma OF infallibility is now agitatiag
the Russian theologianS. Archbishop Macar-
ius. the Metropolitan OF Moscow, has preached
asermon In the Krenl'n on the infalltbiry OF
the car aid his officials asserting dogmtu-
cally the divine inspiration OF His Majesty aud,
through him, Of his suoordinates. The lscoS
Gazette ublisked the discourse without CON-
mcnT, but the newly established F0>to-k crit
cised II warmly, so warmly indeed that TIE
paper was at once suppressed aud The crit;
packed of to Siberia.
DIR. BOYD, Of the Second Baptist church. Of
st Louis, who had the temerity some tims
since TO associate with Jews In conducting i
religious service, has finally been cut OF fren
detomi, ational fellowship.
The return OF Talmage from England eliclts
from the Evangelist the hope that the cas-
+ Christians will not be vexed by the reopen
ing of the ecclesiastical trial. As the case 1t
present stands minority OF the PreSbytery OF
flO1hlA IL nave 'cOmnltlIpQ 10 the SYNOD nj
Lcng Island, ana this .complalnt' may furnish
subject for renewal of strife
-" have hardly ever met man." said Mr..
Moody at meeting In New York, "who was
converted by sermon"
"A President of North Carolina college
writes p1tiful letter to the Christian Union, OF
sept. 5, asking for aid. He says he has a
.slcSIy WIFE ana fourteen scrOfulous children
We were as much surprised at him as we are
at The Lumber and character OF his children
hr,f ypifl, fha
ing that he is not TO enlarge his famiiy-TRsy
c. 7. Bailey in Biblical Recorder.
The Attorney General of Virginia gives the
political preachers a rap on their ecclesiastical
knuckles, by saying that II he were preacher
and intended 10 go into politics. he would first
60 10 the church and surrender his ordination
papers,
-" Blessed are the dressmakers," was the way
In which small child gave account OF the
ministers text. The fashionable fall costumes
were at church that day, and the child had fol-
lowed the example OF her seniors in allowing
her mind to be engrossed by them.
special services OF prayer and humiliation
are being held in many OF the English dissent
ing churches, and IL seems to be a common sea-
tiInent that the national misfortuneS are the
natural consequences Of the national sins.
"A correspondent of the Baltimore Church
Ncrs mentions among the suggested names for
the vacant Bishopric of New Jersey Rev Dr..
Townsend, Rev. Dr. Paret and Rev. Dr. Lewis
all OF Washington.
MIR. Moody is said to dislike very much any
obstruction between himself and his audience
When he entered the hall in Cleveland the
other day, he found large ornamental glass
stand In front of the platform tilled with wa
ter and plants. THAT Is very pretty he
said, "but it must come away: it woul1 feel
like an iceberg between me and my co1g5p-
CATION And when he went TO the CHI ,rrh
where he is also to speak, he objected to the
platform being too far back, asking for Tea
porary one In front of the other, $50 that eau
be with them, and not feel as though | were
talking across street." Mr. Moody will stay
month In Cleveland and will then go to st.
Louis