Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-20
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

| Rev. Mr.. Ing!e has been called to the rec
torsnip OF Ali-Hallow Church. Episcopal. Snow
| Hill, Md.
| Rev. MI. Bradford. Catholic who has been
10 charge of the catholic church at Chester
town for several years, will leave shortly TO
take charge OF the Catholic church at Dover.
Del. Rev: Mr. +. Carey will take charge OF
the church at Chestertown.
The Baptist pastors Of New York at their
conference this week, adopted a resolution pro
| testing, Qn view OF the projected Passion Play
by one OF the city theatersS. against the sscri
iegious use OF the most sacred things OF our re
The Methodist has discovered a new
variety Of Christian. which variety &c names
the conundrum Christian" II says that che
Is one OF those Irregular, Spasmodic, fmpulsiye,
up and tomorrow down. to-day hot and to-
MORROW cold. To-day he is devout, tomorrow
frivolous. Now he is liberal. now Diggardly
| he is tumble OF Inconsistencies
| The good people who cannot abide the issue
| on Sunday newspapers will be freshly shocked to
learn that even religious weekly has fallen
into the ungodly ways Of the secular press In
this respect: Tne Chicago Alliance: David
swings paper, advert.SeS that hereafter that
paper containing the sermons Of Swing
! Thomas and Lor.mer, viii be delivered In that
city sunday afternoon after morning service to
| Its subscribers.
AT the recent Congregational conference 10
connecticut startling fact made apparent,
was the few additions acquired by the city
churches the past year by profession. One
essayist took positive ground that the modern
method OF work by evangellstS is mistake anu
a great evil. The matter was not discussed
Dut, so lar as appeared, there was very gen.
eral assent by the body. The additions TO the
churches by profession. the last year, have eX-
ceeded the deaths by 1SS. and the total net gain
was So; total membership, 55, 59S.
"God Palaver" is what the African chiefs
call the exhortation of the missionaries 1t was
formerly thought that the expression by them
OF desire for this afforded solid basis for the
establishment OF missions in their territories.
1t Is now ascertained that many OF these chiefs
are so flckie that they cannot be trusted, and SO
revengefW that 1t is dangerous to deal with
them. The missionaries were driven away
from Boparo where they had been encouraged
by the hope OF doing much good. King Mtesa,
over whose conversion stir was made. became
backslider. drove the missionaries away, and
re-eStabliShed heatheniSm.
The Christian Leader has mlsgivings over
the growing tendency noticeable In nearly ali
| Protestant churches TO observe church days
after the example of the Romanists. This is
well enough, says the Leader, provided the eX
ceptonal observance shall not become injuri-
GUS TO the general service OF the sanctuary.
Children find 1t unSayory to go back to plain
1000 after roasting Oh Thanksgiving daintleS.
When we hear Of the singing and excitement that
filled aisle and veStIbuie on 1.-The day" we think
In sorrow and sympathy OF the seggarly &C
1.-The day.
Joseph Cook is feted abroad sufficiently to
has he made an address at the annual meeting
OF the Congregational union OF England and
wales, at Birmingham, and preached for DR..
Dale In that city the following Sabbath morn
ing and evening, but he has been breakfasted
with 81 invited guests. a company made up OF
distinguished and representative men, by the
Young Mems Christian Association in London.
his first lectures are TO be given in Edinburgh
about the middle OF November, and il Is
| announced that he Will speak to wOrkingmen
On Sunday evenings, as often as practicao le
a
ciSm OF the times.
- What is termed the Lion Sermon" was
| preached at ST. Katherine Cree church, London,
fortnight ago. About $50 years ago. Sir John
was in the deserts OF Arabia upon business
which required his own personal attention.
BY some means he became detached from the
caravan, and While quite alone and unarmed
he was much alarmed at seeing lion approach
ing him. Scarcely knowing what to do. be fell
| upon his knees and asked the Lord TO deliver
| him from his perilouS position. The lion looked
| at him savagely. but upon seeing him In this
! position, after few moments, walked away In
an opposite direction. The merchant on rising
| from his knees made solemn VOW that upon
his safe return home he would commemorative
| this proVidential deiiverance by some benevo-
lent act: Upon reaching England he Accord
sermon every year, in addition to a Request to
| the parish church OF his native town.-Pty-
| month.
- Bishop Jaggar makes this summary OF the
|
| Convention -" First. provisions for the extern
| sion and more systematic support OF our mis-
| sionary work. Second, provisions for shortened
services adopted in the shape OF amendments
| to the form OF ratification OF the Book OF Com
mon Prayer, which Is found at the beginning of
! the book. Third, provisions for adapting our
church to the wants Of the age, especially In the
| matter Of liturgical enrichment. A commission
t was appointed, consisting OF seven bishops,
| seven clergymen and seven laymen, to consider
| and report such alterations as may tend to the
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| The character and ability OF the commission
| appointed is sufficient guarantee that the es-
| sential doctrine of the Prayer Book viii be pre-
! served, and the work conducted with wisdom
| and discrimination. The convention. in all its
| deliberations showed In itself broad, tolerant
| and practical: not fossiliZed but alive to its
responsibilities, and ready to adapt itself 10 the
nation and the age
! - The Rev. w. II. Fl. Murray, In lee 1uTe on
MAN Here and Hereafter delivered before a
| large audience In Music Hall, Boston. on Sunday
evening, thus defined his views OF the final Judg-
ment:-"One cannot speak of death without
| thinking OF what IS called the jud sment day. II
! the old-fashtoned judgment day IS scriptural
necessity, that is If 1t is taught 10 the scripture
as fact and not as tlgure should strive TO
accept 1t. But the difficulties which such theory
| occasion are apparent Such judgment depends
on localized judge, and IL locality has any such
definition as we give to it here in our language
| where shall you find locality large enough 10
accommodate the participants In the scene?
| The theory is that the whole earth is to be
|
| day. Now, the population OF the earth Is
| 100000 600, and generation dies every thirty
years. IN every thirty years, then ZOO, 900 900
| OF human beings go out OF the world aud
| ,0o0,00O0OO come H. Forty years ago the
church taught that the world was six thousand
| years old. She don't to-day pretend to guess
| within one hundred thousand years how old the
world is. Very well; what has been the popu-
| lation OF the world since the race beyauo
Who can estimate the number? BY what
arithmetic shah you compute the swarming
millions? Take the globe and fiatten it into
vast plain, $4,000 miles by "a, and would it
| accommodate but a fraction OF the human
| beings that have lived upon its surface? Where
is the locality Of the judgment TO be then? Can
| 1t have locality? MY conception is that in
| stead OF all hearts being brought to one Judge
10 judgment. one judge and judgment are
| brought to all hearts. We are net translated
| into Gods kingdom, where his throne is set up
| Ike the throne OF an eastern potenJate, but his
| kingdom is established within us and his throne
| set up In our conscienceS: and SO judgment be-
| comes universal because conscience is untver-
| sal, and emphatic as conscience becomes dis
| cIiminating.'
| THE 1ESTHETIC SHOPPER.
The Harmonious Person who Vexes