Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-14

Katie is red headed, black-eyed baby just
too cute for any use. The other night she
closed her little prayer as follows bod please
for whose sake, she added, "for PHYS sake,
amen. '-Ste,t6enrtIe Herald.
- The Alliance tells a good story on Chi
cago preacher, who recently delivered s'pow-
erful' sermon on the Sunday papers. While
detailing their alleged tniquities, he remarked:
''Why, this very morning read In one Of them
disgraceful scandal"
A Welsh Clergyman, speaking recently Of
the exclusion Of religious teaching from the
evil; Before the passing OF the education act
the Sunday schools had to spend much Of their
time In teaching scholars to read, &C., but now
all Is chadged. The Sunday schools receive
scholars whose intellects are trained, whose
powers of Judgment and comprehension are en-
larged, and whose capacities are in every way
better fitted to 1mbibe the lessons of divine
ply. Therefore, if Bible teaching IS thrown
upon the Sunday schools, they have material
compensation.
Archdeacon Denison, one OF the leaders of
the English Rftuaists, has been so impressed it
and unchecked advance OF the whole country in
church matters, that he has declared his in
tention OF ceasing to advocate disestablish-
ment.
The Bishop Of Peterborough declines to
urge upon the clergy OF his diocese the obsery-
ance OF day OF humiliation andprayer on &C
count OF the prevalence of intemperance. He
says the great majority Of the people who
persons, and it would be incongruous for them
to humiliate themselves for the sins Of others.
The want of Christian courtesy in some of
our churches, especially in the city, is antonsh-
ing. In some cases even cultivated families
may attend for years and not obtain the slight
est recognition. Now, there may be excellent
preaching, and everything, so far as the wor-
ship Is concerned entirely congenial, but what
does it signify when you are no better than
has attended church, six or eight years
and never received so much as word of well
come it comes to be a little tedious People ma
turally want to know by certain external signs
whether the communion of saints means any
thing, and whether. If it mean nothing here, it
may mean anything ereafGer.-Churchne1n.
- President Seelye, of Amherst College, Is not
frightened by the spectres which some Chris
tians conjure out of the speculations OF modern
scientists He says in recent letter to for
mer pupil: Remember that evolution without
a previous tnvolut1on, is impossible; and to de-
rive reason from unreason Is absurd" This is
another way of putting the old prOverb "You
cannot get more out OF bottle than was put
into it.
-"sadlier's Catholic Directory" for 1880 gives
a summary of statistics Of the Roman Catholic
church In the United States as follows: IL arch
bishops 55 bishops, $3.50 priests, 1,136 students
in theological semlnaries, 6,4O7 churches, ,246
parochial schools, with 4O5, 234 pupils, and a
an average, one-f1fteenth OF the Catholic popula-
ton is taught in Catholic schools. In actual
number of schools Newark, N. j., takes the lead
having 1853. with q, Os5 pupils in population of
$4,000. New York returns the greatest number
of pupils-33, 495, in So schools, In population
100000. Cincinnati reports 40 schools, 25, 1876
pupils, in a population of 200, 900; but Boston
has only 16 schools for 10000 Catholics"
On making pastoral visit at the house OF
one of his parishioners recently, clergyman Of
Syracuse improved the opportunity to catechtSe
a little boy of four or five years of age. What
interest class" replied the boy. "What have
you learned?' Answer: "The commandments
and the creed" What, then, is the first com.
me- said the lad. "What is the creed?" The
little boy thought moment, and then answer
ed, Il believe In the Holy Catholic Church, the
forgiveness OF sins, and the Communion set.''-
CHurcltnlan.
The Chicago Alliance is severely critical of
the Moody and Sankey hymns. They are well
meant, it says, these songs; there are two or
three Of them that will live, but they are most
sush The are fun
The tunes are for the most part ephemeral,
jingly and utterly untitled for the worship of
the most high God: They belong to the same
Grandfather's Clock" they appeal to the same
love Of novelty and puer1le melody, and like
those infections will soon "stop short, never to
Land of Pure Delight" and :" Father, What
e'er Of Earthly Bliss !" and other religious poems,
born of true sentiment and high aspirations,
will. like the immortal brook, go on forever.
- Whom to elect to the vacant bishoprics
is just now leading topic in every Methodist
circle in the country. In the north, the south,
the east and the west local candidates are
brought forward. Already long list Is made
urged in very apparent disregard of the persons
wishes. AS for DR.. Fowler, of The CHRISTIAN
Advocate. The Methodist learns on good authority
that he has said he "dOeS not wish to be pro-
NOTED to the episcopacy, but to retain the oi11ce
of editor Of The Advocate while at the same
time preparations are making for the livellest
race ever made IN General Conference election
more, that DR.. Curry is ''willing to go back to
his old chair In The AdoocIte ofhce"-a position
to which it is believed that he failed of re-
election four years ago through his antagonisM
10 the bishops 1t is suggested by The Methodist
that a ss bishop of African descent" be chosen to
succeed the late Gilbert Haven, since he was
SO prominently representative OF the colored
race. .
The Chicago Alliance has word anent the
mismanagement of missionary societies. The
revelations OF acknowledgement which the defal-
cation Of Treasurer Demond brought to light are
1t continues, that the affairs of another mission
ary board had been 30 badly handled a few
years ago that 1t was dangerous for one OF its
whose editors knew of the facts for fear OF an
expose. Whether the matter has been adjusted
we Know not, but it Is not to be denied that
great care should be exercised In the selection
OF officers of these societies, and that as many
safeguards should be set about the admlniStra-
ton OF their affairs as are placed about great
secular moneyed institutions. A financial leak
the Alliance would have stopped, Is the useless
missionary publications. "They are, except,
perhaps with a solitary exception" it says,
published at great pecHniary loss. One OF
these organs 1t has lately transpired cost q not
overstTong society good many thousand dol
lars last year, and we believe that the east pay
ing missionary publication Is issued at . net loss
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