Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-18
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

The Rev. MI. DobSon OF Muncie Ind, was
O Univel salist. but now says that Universalism
is only pretext for atheism. and that IL is
lacking In Christianity. Therefore he leaves
bis old faith and becomes Congregationalist.
An exchange complains that the Associated
Press telegraphs slang when lt says a certain
thief skipped out" There Is no slang about
that. Take your Bible. If 1t has the Apocrypha
In 1t. and turn to Ecclesiasticus, seth chapter
goth verse 1t reads, who will trust thief
city,"
A conference on the Sunday question held
recently In Edinburgh took rather gloomy
views OF the subject. A London secretary re-
ferred to the alarming growth OF the influence
OF the sunday Society and the increasing favor
with which propositions TO open museums ana
and Scotland.
Mr.. Cough. In late lecture, ok occasion
to discountenance the practice now greatly u
vogue OF giving out notices OF entertainments,
ETC., from the pulpit. the holding of dramatic
performances in church pariors and the omit
s nng OF prayer meetings IN order that they
certain play TO be presented at the theatre.
The Episcopalians Of st. Louis are fully
committed TO the theatre. Their churches
dubbed together lately. hired theatre for
week, paid the manager the salary OF the play
ers, selecting OF course. moral play. stirred
up their friends to patron'ze the play. and az
the close turned over the profits IN the local
charity for the sake OF which this new dep
ture was made.
The Earl OF shattesoury recently rem arkad
that the religious horizon was dark, AMI mems
hearts and minds were so little sutei to the
exigencies OF the timas that he bayta to feir
The mai close or the established church Vas
near at hand. The great danger to Thu
country lay, lot In the activity OF those op-
posed to religion generally. but to the vast
indifference and apathy shown by the great
masses of the people.
Cyrus 81. Mccormick has given another
100000 to the northwestern Theological Semi
nary, and In a few days this money will b.
placed In the hands Of the treasurer. This Will
place the seminary In position to offer
strong fnducement to Professor Patton to re-
main. as they can offer him chair similar to
that which he goes to ill at Princeton. He has
fully decided, however, to leave Chicago and
all efforts to Induce him to remain Will be fu-
tile.
The ungodly in Indianapolis are now to
be afforded an opportunity Of turaing from
their wicked ways. 1t Is announced that Evan
Gelist Harrison Will make that city tn, scene
vi his next wrestie with Satan. The attack
viii commence on the I'd Of January, and con-
tfnue PROBABLY for several weeks. Instead or
going into the slums Of the sinful city, MI.
Harrison operates in the most stylish Metho-
dist church, where people OF all grades are eX.
pected to gather.
The English revisers Of the New-Testa-
ment held their closing session on November
~. There were present during the Session tie
Bishop Of Gloucester and Bristol, who pre-
sided; the Deans Of Westminster, Rochester.
Lincoln, and Litchf1eld; the Muster OF the
Temple, Canon Westc0tt, Principals Angus
and NeWth, Professors Hort and MouIton. aud
Prebendar1es Humphry and ScriVener with
MIR. TrOutbeck, the secretary. The company
has sat 40. days, aud the average ATTENDANCE
has been sixteen On each day or meeting.
Prof Swing at least has not lost al hope
OF the theater. Many OF the plays now OF the
boards he says, are creating very good kind
OF laughter and tears and must be confessed to
be doing not a little toward educating the CON
mon people at least. There is an evident ten
dency In the plays Of today to be classic or
else 10 &c didactic, teaching some good lesson
1n life. II there be swin0ler in the plot, he
IS most certainly brought to grief: IL there be a
raise friend" he Will surely wish he had been
True friend before he is done with the buSi-
ness In hand.
DIR. Prime discourses in the Obsey.rgr on
the sin and folly Of ridiculing other peoples
religious views. He tells how one evening in
l1iS city he was at a public meeting in
Baptist church, With ministers OF several dit
1erent denominations when one OF them told a
story, the point OF which was TO make light o.
me late or baptism by immersion. TIE bad
TASTE The Dad manners, the aJrOcity OF the
thing must have been painful to every right-
minded person In the house. And no one rte
is more frequently made a matter OF feeble
WltlclSm than the baptism OF infants by
Sprlhkllng and the baptism OF adults by inl-
mersion. When a baptist speaks OF .:babF-
spIinklers" or Pedo-Bapttst speaks or INNER.
slonistS as clippers" they are both offenders
againsU CHRISTIAN decorlln. In like manner
the amens OF the MetnodtStS and the forms
ana VeStments OF EpiscOpaiianS are often maize
1un OF by those who do not stop TO reflect that
pecullaIitles are the most sensitive places in
ones system, and whoever laughs at them
HCuUQS TO the quick