Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-22
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

RELIGIOUS NOTES..
DR.. Duff said: 'To give q missionary to every
thousand people of India would draw from the
British Isles their entire Protestant ministry
an and large proportion of their active Christian
The Reformed Episcopalians are succeeding
among the colored population of South Carolina
They have now seventeen Congregations with
total membership OF 1900. Six missionaries are
also laboring In the field.
The next Protestant Episcopal General
missionary diocese on the Pacific coast, to be
called the Diocese OF Boise and Walla Walla,
and to include parts Of Oregon, Washington and
Idaho territories.
- Charles Beecher to Col Ingerson Take a
pencil and mark out every verse in the Bible
that you think open to criticism on ethical and
moral grounds-would there not be good
solid volume left Would you efface the Lords
prayer? Would you erase the Sermon on the
Mount? Would you find any fault with the
dying prayer of Jesus?
"A letter from Rome speaks of the decrease
In Peters pence and of the economy of Leo
NH, who has cut down the expenses of the
in his expenditures on the schools of Rome The
future of the city is, he thinks, dependent on
what is done with the children, so he is doing
all that is possible to instruct them.
Referring to the recent fall of Rev. DR..
and the church. the Examiner ana Chronicle,
the leading paper Of the Baptist denomina ton
says: cit Is simply horrible TO think of such a
fall on the part of such man-probably the
most widely known and influential Sunday
school man in the Baptist denomination. We
are told by friends who have since seen him in
Philadelphia that his peDitence is of the de ~
est character, but penitence has not power to
wipe out reproach of this kind"
The Hon. George R. Vending, who has done
good service to the cause OF humanity as lee
turer In opposition to the infidel tenets Of Mr..
1ngersoll. bears the following testimony to the
character of the clergy: 1.-THE clergy constitute
the most humane and self-sacrifcng class of
men to be found on earth to-day. have been
In the last year In every northern state, from
Maine to Nebraska, and everywhere the clergy
are doing the most for humanity, not only In
the way of religious mlniStration, but mean In
caring for the poor, the wretched, the homeless,
the sick. the weak. and Incorporate"
-Sadler's Catholic Directory gives some rules
for the use of colors in church celebrations. On
Good Friday, Corpus Christi, and In requiem
masses black is indicated; violet is used on pen
itential occasions; red Is used on PentecOst and
the feasts OF the apostles and martyrs; white Is
used In the festivals OF our Lord and the Virgin;
green is used from Trinity Sunday to Advent,
and at Otherprescribed times. There are double,
semi double, simple offices, Sundays Of the first
class, Sundays OF the second class, vigils and
collects and secrets. and post communions, and
first, second and third prayers, and many other
terms which are as Greek to the non Catholic,
Which require certain alterations as to colorS.
According to Robert Collyer, good dinner
inspires a good sermon. At recent banquet
In New York he said: 'When Banks came on
to Chicago to take the presidency OF the Illinois
Central railroad, they got up great dinner
and invited me, and remember what good
which seemed to me to strike fire, l wrote that
week. 1t was published and printed, and did
great deal OF good, and never told the secret
until tonight. Another reason why ministers
should be invited to these dinners is illustrated
by the story Of the caterer in Boston, who
when he was preparing dinner for number
OF clergymen, was asked why he made such
spread. His answer was: Those pious folks
eat awful"
The reports presented at the last annual
meeting of the American Sunday-School Union
showed that in the last fitty-slx years 6S,431
ers and 29l6, 599 pupils In addition to the sun
day schools actually organized, the records show
tnat Dy visits and words Of counsel and encour-
agement, and gifts OF books and papers, assist
ance has been extended In 1O5.515 cases, repre-
senting membership of III, 952 teachers and
500, 1912 pupils. The amount expended in mis-
sonary operations from 1924 to 1850 is $685.
$3.50, OF which about S567, 40 was for books and
papers. During the last year 1,277 new schools
were organized, with 5,629 teachers and 1921
scholars; 2,9Os other schools have been visited
and aided; 2S2, 136 miles have been Travelled,
5917 addresses delivered; 1914 Bibles and GIG
Testaments distributed; 1873 families visited.
"A reviewer In the June Sc,'ibaer, writing of
Huxley's book on the Crayt1sh, defines the
status OF the evolution discussion in the fol-
lowing terse paragraph: 1t Is somewhat re-
as Professor Huxley can think to settle the
origin OF all things by merely pushing the diff
Guilty OF transformation from the non-llVing
lions OF ears. A miracle differs from ordinary
phenomena, not in degree, but in kind.
Granted force able to transform one atom of
inorganic matter into a living germ, and we
nf
With all his brill1ancy OF Intellect and power OF
logical thought, Professor Huxley can believe
that somehow, In some Infinite distance OF time,
some fragment Of inorganic matter became en-.
dued with life, which was, by the action of
blind force, developed into the well ordered
at the alb urdity Of the belief that VIII, the one
uncor1elated force of which we know, should
nave anything to do with that or any other
transformation. Truly, the faith that science
demands puts to Shame the faith OF religion"
"A sensation has been caused in Roches -er,
N. Y, by the Rev. Myron Adams, pastor of Ply
mouth congregational Church, who last Sun
day evening called his people together, saying he
had something to say which might affect his
LET Love be without Discrimination he boldly
denounced the idea of he'll as the doctrine OF
the devil, and took the position of Canon Far
rar, to wit: Here declare and call God to
witness that If the popular idea of hell were
true should be willing to renOunce an i'm
mortality OF happiness If thereby could save
a single soul l can conceive of no happy i'm
some OF whom had dearly loved, were at the
same time writing In agony, and without
hope" Dr.. Adams thinks the church is de-
clining, and says Bishop Simpsons statement
In his sermon at Cincinnati, on Sunday of last
week, was sort of whtstling to keep up cour-
age. Skeptic!sm. he says, was crushing the
church, and the church was to blame for
preaching false doctrine about the future
condition of the race. A dispatch from Roches-
ter says: at Is not believed that Mr.. Adams
will be forced to resign, as the principal men,
bers OF his congregation stand by him. Mr.
Adams is graduate OF Hamilton College and
the Auburn Theological Seminary, is about 40
years old, and is one of the most thoughtful
and eloquent preachers In the CITY,"
Family Hotels.
New York Times
Within two or three years new kind of
hotel. known as the private family hotel, has
sprung up In this city, and has proved so popu-
lar that 1t Is certain to multiply. Hotels Of this
stamp are new to the country, and as unlike
great fpamtnp