Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-25
RELIGIOUS NOTES.


OF Chicago, charged with plagiarking the ser
mons OF Rev. DR.. Parker, of London, Eng
land confesses that his mind was "Saturated'
with DR.. Parker'S style and language. The pub
ncation in the Chicago paper Of extracts in par
alle columns shows the words of DR.. IOrinler to
be identical with those of DR.. Parker. 1t Will
be remembered that similar charge of plagiar-
ism upon Washington city divine created some
thing of a furry In one OF our churches lately,
l. e. that he had got SO saturated with the SER
mons plagiarized that he had appropriated whole
aSsageS from them unwitttngly.
In his opening address at the Social Science
Congress the Bishop of Manchester introduced
tie subject OF Cremation, and said that, though
himself greatly prererring burial, which, among
other advantages restores to the earth her fertil
ity, he spoke of cremation as a system which
mig Mt ultimately have to be adopted, and repu-
dial ed the notion that ''any Christian doctrine
cou be affected by the method In which this
mortal body is disposed Of"
The Bishop of Winchester, England, says
INC nconformity is of remote origin. In the be
ginI ing of Christianity men speculated for them
selyes.6
The Both ult, the regular quarterly fast day,
was set apart by the Weseyans of England as
day for Humiliation and SupplcatiOn before
Almighty God on account OF our national sins
ard with especial reference to the depression Of
our agricultural and our various manufacturing
interests, and the lamentable wars in which we
ale engaged, as well as to the decrease In the
number of members In our societies.
According to the Lining Church a clergy
man has had to give up his parish in a certain
city mot thousand miles from Chicago" be-
ca' Sc he would not fall in love with some ones
d.l ghter.
Rev. Albert A. Roberts, (colored) at present
IL charge of ST. Matthews mission chapel, Bal
t.p ere, is native OF Barbados. He received
his education at Codrington College. in that
Island. but was ordained In Washington, D. c.,
by FtShop P1nkney.
In the HomNetic Monthly DR.. Charles F.
De- ms prints the first of q series OF papers on
Preachers and Reporters" He believes that
gel orally clergymen are dissatisfied with the re-
POI Is of their discourses and among the reasons
for this mentions the most important and most
ralt 1y recognized when he says: The preacher
shall make immediate Impressions upon multi
tude of people listening to his voice and seeing
his person, While the reporter educateS himself
into selling that which when printed will make
the mass OF readers desire to have more of the
same kind. This seems to be an important dis
tinCt1on. sermon is not On essay. Preaching
nearly the discourse is ready for the press the
further is 1t removed from what the preacher
waits In the pulpit
DIR. McCosh writes concerning Mr.. Joseph
Coo In the Catholic PRESBYTERIAN in very euo-
CYSTIC manner. He calls him heaven-ordained
man, coming at the fit time and In the appropri-
ate place, "BOStOn, which is undoubtedly the
most literary city In America and one of the
great literary cities of the world" not even ex-
Ceeded perhaps by Edinburg.
The late Bishop Odenheimer. of New jersey,
was the first member of the 'Clergyman's Mu-
tual Insurance League" Since its commence
ment the League has had nearly 1000 members
though now the number Is considerably les
Sened.
- The CK,rch Nears Is the name of Protestant
Episcopal eekly paper started In Baltimore. 1t
makes coed appearance, and Is well-filled with
church news and religious matter. The manager
Cf the new paper is Benjamin Baker, formerly
the publisher OF the Presbytertan Weekly, and
the Rev. DR.. Campbell Fair is the editor, with
a large number Of prominent clerical and other
contributors
In reply to recent severe structures upon DR..
Kalloch in the Waterman, which called for his
ministerial abdicat1on champion of the Call
fornia clerical demagogue replies: 1.-THE Bap-
lists of California, and especially of the Metro
politan Temple church in San Francisco, VIII
have something to say on so important propo-
Stion. DIR. kalloch Will undoubtedly have an
assistant pastor, but he will still continue to be
the eloquent and popular pastor OF the Metro
politan Baptist church"
AT a late convention of the churches of
Western Massachusetts, at Springfield, the Sun
day question was discussed, and strong appeals
were made for sunday observance. The Rev.
subject OF "Our foreign population and The Sab
bath" There is, generally speaking, a Sabbath,
of Ireland, the Protestant cantons Of Swftzer-
land, Norway and Sweden and the English col
on1es. The other European countries are hostile
to the weekly and Biblical view. 1t is not posi-
BILE for the young people of America to get their
education in Paris without being contaminated
with the Partisan dissertation of Sunday. The
growing disregard for the Sabbath among bust
ness men is in good part owing to that city. To
religious America Paris ought to be warming
The German population Of the West, he said
will exercise an influence the magnitude OF which
Is hardly yet perceived: They will be opposed to
the old New England Sabbath. Cincinnati now
on Sunday is little else than great beer garden.
Germany is great in many respects, but her
Professionalism has not been thoroughly Biblical
Those who come from such countries bring an
tagonism to religion. The per cent. of tllegtti-
mate births is vastly greater In -Sunday-ob-
serving countries, and more troops are needed to
keep the peace. We had better have the old
rigid Puritan Sunday than none. On the Lords
day every man is his own and his Gods; it Is the
great level1ng day OF the week. Those who want
the libraries and museums open on Sunday think
the day will be more popular for foreigners They
say they will save men from the saloons. He
thought it would take good deal more than
looking at a stuffed mummy to keep drinking
men out of the saloons In England, SO far, al,
the public institutions are closed with one ex-
ceptfOn. A famous library In Birmingham was
opened few years since, and he was Informed
that the most inferior books In 1t are invariably
called for on Sunday. Those who believe that
the picture galleries should be opened need only
see what kinds Of pictures are most popular
with the visitors to have their belief shaken
We don't want more gayety. Gayety belongs to /
nations that are gay because their hearts are
sad"