Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-11
Religious Ferunent i'm baltimore

Religious Eefment i'm Raltim ore.
e Those who have set down Baltimore as a row.
-dy disorderly city, the home of the shOrt-haired
shoulder hitter, will be agreeably surprised to
know that 1t Is not only a solid. prosperous.
"ei-behaved business city, but that it has
come to be rather center of religious zeal and
movement. Mr.. Moody has been carrying ON a
fervent Gospel campaign there, and on the
other hand the Universalists have started
what they call "a common sense revival. to
eounteract what to their view are dlsgraceful
ranting excitements In the name of religion
ana which seek to ''make Christianity out
something TO awe everybody and make
them feel bad and miserable Curious
~ enough, too, the Quakers of Balti-
more Infected with the prevailing feel.
Ing, are having 'irevival" and are holding
meetings nightly for silent worship and the
nearing OF exhOrtattOns. Mrs. Caroline f. Tai
Doll Is mentioned as an eloquent exhorter at
these meetings. The religious REVEALS known
as missions, held by the Catholic and Episcopal
churches, are having large attendance In Bal
timOre, and In this connection there is a new
element Of religious excitement. A large num-
per OF the Episcopal clergymen of that city
have Issued protest against certain Romish
doctrines and practices as taught In the mis-
sion services recently held at Mt. Calvary
church These mission services, it is alleged
In the protest, were conducted by clergymen of
the Episcopal church, VIZ: Rev. Mr. Maturin
and Rev. Mr.. Torbert, styling themselves
FATHERS" OF the "Order OF st. John the Evan
xebSf, and under VOWS OF "celebacy, poverty
and obedience They were held by said persons
sat the invitation and with the cooperation and
presence OF the rector OF Mt. Calvary church,
The rector Indicated, Rev. DIR. Paine, declines
10 enter into the controversy during Lent, but
after that season is over, he, with others, will
make a reply asserting their right under the
canons of the Episcopal church to hold such
mission services and preach such doctrines.
They assert that mission services were held In
London BY the order of which Fathers Maturin
and Torbert are members, and that over eighty
churches there joined In the movement. After
Lent, then, Baltimore will have another sea-
son OF religious warfare in the controversy,
that promises to be heated one, between
the missi0nists and their opponents In the Epis-
copal church.
The proceedings at the Methodist conferences
in session In Baltimore have also been unusual.
ly animated. There was lively debate in the
Baltimore Annual Conference yesterday upon
the effective, supernumerary and superannu-
ated relations OF ministers. In this debate ref
erence, with unfayorable comment, was made
to Instances OF violation OF the Discipline
through courtesy, to keep ministers upon the
effective list who were not doing effective work.
The case OF Rev. DR.. j. p. Newman, formerly of
the Metropolitan church OF Washington, was
cited IS having been continued on the effective
list while serving as chaplain of the U. s. Sen
ate, and during three years trip around the
world. At yesterdays session OF the Washing
ton NJ. E. Conference In Baltimore a notable
feature OF the proceedings was the adoption of
resolutions ab0lishing the color line and declar-
ing themselves Wiling and anxious to ad-
NIT TO membership in their several churches
ard annual conference "all persons who are
worthy and wen qualified, who are thus like
minded, without respect to race or nationality. >
Altogether the religious circles OF Baltimore
show more Life Just now than those OF any other
city IN the country