Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-27
RELIGIOUS NOTES.


much as It can do to manage its own affairs
and make both ends meet, has determined for
the present not to 60 into the foreign mission
airy business
Extremists In the Reformed Episcopal
Church hold that the of1ice OF bishop should be
limited to ten years, after which, II not re-
elected each bishop should return to the ranks
Of the clergy.
Rev. G. H. Coon, Reformed church
preacher, OF Reading, Pa, has been dismissed
from the Board Of Managers Of the Young
Mems Christian Association OF that place, on
account OF charges preferred against him by a
services conducted in church by him.
AT meeting Of Albany clergymen on Mon.
day committee was appointed to oppose the
proposed bill taxing churches. One clergyman
said that from what he knew of the financial coz
dition Of some Methodist Episcopal churches II
this measure should pass it would shut them up
Bishop Lay, Of Easton, Md, thinks that
SIT is grave question whether there can be any
religion without q severe morality. Conversion,
experiences reJecings; yes, apostolic minis,
says, ''are little worth unless they make us to
to keep our bodies clean, to tell the truth, to
pay our debts and to show mercy to the poor"
Bishop Corrigan, of New Jersey, has issued
| debt-paying societies throughout the diocese
for the purpose OF Hquidating the debts of the
various churches The total debt of the
church in the state he gives as s1,OoOOoO. For
q
payments instead Of fairs and festivals.
1t Is probable that the bill now before thu
Legislature will be passed. taxing all churches
in the State, with the exemption Of $40 900, and
all theological seminaries and colleges and
schools not supervised by the State. Every
person interested-and who Is not?-ought to
bring all his influence to bear on the members
of the Legislature with whom he is acquainted;
petitions ought to be sent In from all parts OF
the State against this measure, and perhaps
the great wrong may be prevented. But not
one day should be lost.-N Y. Observer.
Mr.. Froudes Affirmation that Catholicism
come to the attention Of DR.. stevens. of GEN
eva, he has written note saying that every
denomination is gaining here, Catholicism
with the rest; but that Professionalism Is gain
ing faster than Romanism The coming OF the
Irish, he says, Is only transfer, not an in
crease. The Baptists are in excess OF the
Catholics, and the Methodists have about twice
as many people as they.
Some Of the members of the Canada Metho-
dist church at Maitland. on the st. Lawrence,
the other day got up dramatic entertainment
The pastor entered the church building ana
selling hold of a clothes-horse that was being
used as q part of the scenery undertook to pull
the horse off its feet. This was the signal for
the trustees to tnterpose on the side of the
younger people. The preacher said his church
should not be converted into theatre, and the
squabble waxed warm. The preacher finally
won the battle and remained in possession.
Some Of the Methodists of Philadelphia
are making strong objections in Conference to
the practice OF transferring high-prieei
stead Of giving the lower priced brethren a
chance at the best churches and the largest
salaries. Ministers who would like to be ad-
vanced are much discouraged by finding that
when they reach certain degree OF success in
ecclesiastical growth, their further progress is
blocked by the coming from other Conferences
of men who have achieved greater reputation,
and who command larger salaries.
A o.vr{n Tau tic 5pt ckatn
York In regard to church property and usage.
A majority vote can change the form of worship
In any church or synagogue and the minority
cannot resist or appeal: lin Catholic church
Protestant worship the question is settled for
that community. and the minority, however
large, must submit in patience. Thus vote
can change Baptist church into one Of the
Methodist one, and Presbyterian church can
swallow an Episcopal one II 1t can only secure
votes enough to turn the Episcopalians out.
The other Sunday the Sabbath-schools had
a lesson which involved an explanation Of the
term hypocrite. In one of the infant schools a
teacher labored very earnestly to give her class
correct idea of the word One little girl said
she always thought it was great big animal,
ooh, the teacher said, ga hypocrite Is man
who makes believe to be real good when he
isn't. sometimes man will give lot of
that he is better than anybody efse.h "Well,
my papa amt a hypocr1te," spoke up a little
girl back In the corner of the seat, 'for he only
gives penny every Sunday. ffa.)
Leader.
The Otsarrer says:
sThe proceeds Of Robert Ingersolls lecture on
Paine 81 5OO) are to be applied to the erection of
monument to the memory Of the author of
as just and appropriate epltaph:
ITO JhememOry of
The man of whom John Adams,
President of the United States,
recorded this opinion:
Worthless unp pna9a Ss5e proagate, black
The man who wrote letter to
GEORGE WASHINGTON,
and thus addressed the Father of his Country:
sTreacherous in private friendship and
hypocr1te in public life, the world will be puz-
zled to decide whether you are an apostate or
an impostor.'
''Thls cenotaph is erected to Thomos Paine by
the munificent ltberaltty of his friend and adj
mirer, Colonel Robert Ingersoll"
The Salvation Army has been working in
Sloan Mission, In the wretchedest district of
New York. More scoffers than worshtpers
have attended the meetings thus far. The
Commissioners are described as speaking ga
dialects" The New York Times reports one Of
the addresses as follows, the speaker being
woman: Elbow turrible 1t weould be-" she said.
'h1f ha hOficer OF the lor were to cesm in yer
and tell hus that one OF hus lad to be 'anged
hin 'arrf han 'eOur! There htsn't an cart ERE
as wouldn't beat for that peu-or condemned
seoul: wy 1t weould moisten the heyes heven
hof the reporters. We're hall like that con
demned man,-hall Of US. and the honly one
that can send hus ha reprieve his Jesus! Yes,
Jesus, hif we honly come hand drink of the
water of life freely, freely! Oh, sup-posn' yeou
was that condemned man, how would yeou feol
If some one from Washington or somewhere
brought repneve to yeou, to yeou, jest at the
la-a-hst min n1t?" Cries of 'tBless the lamb"
''Glory!" "Amen!" jess SOL" ETC., sounded on
all sides.
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