Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-20
REL IGIOUs. NOTES.

-Idolatry, the missionaries report, Is on une
Dc cline in Western Africa, where the head priest
of one large district has embraced the Cnristlan
| faith.
Bishop Bowman, now resident In St Louis,
has been invited by the Baltimore MeGnoals!
Conference to remove to that city, Bishop
Ames having died recently.
The Pope is said to be occupied in consider.
| ing the fresh attempts on the life OF the Cal
and what he looks upon as eVldenI proofs OF
the progress OF Socialist ideas In Ireland.
| The Presbyterian Banner reJoices that
Pastoral visitation, which has been in many
places for years, one OF the lost arts is giving
| evidence OF new life 1t Is good for the people
and 1t is OF no less advantage to the pastor him
| self.
| The Christian Union, a religious paper o.
London, or one that preteHds to be, indorses
| Victoria woodruff, whose portrait 1t publishes
| as diligent and prayerful Scripture student
and beloved by the righteous though much perse
| cuted.
| That was fair hit which is ascribed to DR.
James Freeman Clarke, at the tendency of somt
| good people to impose their own observance.
upon Others friend wrote to him, dating his
| letter "CandlemaS Day." DIR. Clarke'S reply
bore the date, washing Day."
The English proposal to celebrate the hun
dreth anniversary Of the establishment of Sun
| ay-schools has been marked by one curious In
cldent. The offer OF the Un1tarians to join In
the proposed celebration has been declined alike
by the Church of England and the Evangelical
| Sunday-School unions Of London.
| "A Congregationalist minister in Vermont
behaved disorderly and an association with.
drew fellowship" from him and published reso,
lister sued them for libel, because of the publ
cation, but the court dismissed the case, say
| Ing that the publication of such resolutions
was privileged"
-"Candidating," as 1t exists In this country,
| is hardly known in Scotland, but the custom IS
| being introduced. Lately parish was In want
of minister. and Ithree candidates appeared,
all of whom preached at successive services on
quietly on and enjoying very much the ''com-
petitive" exhibition of pulpit talent
The number of conversions at st. Louis
during Mr. Moody's stay is estimated to have
been 2,4O0, and some enterpriStng man, by
means Of the multiplication table and the divls-
ion method, has aScertained some other CURIOUS
statistics of his work. Mr.. Moody'S spoken
words he places at a total OF 1,256, $40, or an
average of more than five hundred for each con-
vert.
An anti RttuaHstic meeting, recently held
at Liverpool adopted the following resolutions:
"That, in the judgment of the meeting, the
present state of lawlessness In st. Adams, Hol-
borD and other Ritualistic churches, Is public
scandal, as well as serious danger to the
National Church, and ought, In the interests Of
law and order, to be promptly and effectively
put down by the proper authorities"
-"Oh, indeed, 1t Is a very busy time with
Sdlu CHARMING MISS t1LJOy. ''IQeF6 are q
great many services to attend and then we have
so much shopping to do just now" Pardon
me, but is not this the season Of humiliation?"
Why certainly John, you darling. but you see
styles the season Of humiliation you speak Of
would continue longer and be much more dread
ful"-N 7. World.
In last weeks Independent, Hon. s. S. Cox,
of New York, tells how, in his boyish days. at
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, he attended Sunday school,
got red and blue tickets for learning Bible YER
ses, and even rec1ted the whole of the Epistle to
the Romans. little later he experienced re-
l1gion,' and when a new brick church was
built, for want Of better workman, young
Samuel marked on the stone the name Of the
sect and date of the erection.
-Alaw has been enacted In Maryland pro-
viding for the punishment By fine and imprison-
ment of "any person who shall profanely curse
and swear, or use obscene language on or near
any street or highway, within the hearing of
the hands Of the goSernor the BROOKLYN We Eae
denounced 1t as an abr1dgement Of human lib
erty, and declared: There are occasions when
swearing is not inconsistent with the dignity
of human nature"
The Chicago Interior takes DR.. Joseph Par
ker to task, saying that he Is mot Christian
gentleman" because he did not reply to the
every humble and apologize" letter of bis
plagtarist. DR., Lorimer; charging him with hav-
Ing lbelled Mr.. Talmage; and mentioning the
fact that when Canadian religious paper
caught DR.. Parker's paper, the Fonntain, crib
UlllS pdTdSTdpuS, Uue FOtTuUfU TeUOTU6O COuf-
teoIsly, 1--WE hereby snub the little meddler
and order him into corner. Down, sir"
The Golden Rule thinks that ''the women
who are forming societies to help the heather,
the negro and the Indian, might find large
field Of Christian love and service unoccupied
among the SOrely tempted Shop-g1rlS and sew
1ng-women here In this city" Perish the
thought! What claim has a shOp-girl CON-
PEELED to stand ten hours day and dress well
on three dollars week, on the philant1ropic
mind, while there is Ute or Sioux without ear
muffs or nickel-plated g-beatere-St. Alb1nS
Advertiser.
There are now 1875 corps and stations Of the
'.Salvations Army" in Great Britain, with 179
officers wholly employed In its labor. Friends
Of the work claim that through its influence
1.-The character Of the whole population OF South
Wales has been changed, the charge-sheets OF
liquor traffic has almost suspended and whole
counties have peen reused to spiritual concern. ~
The delegation from the "army," which ar
rived In New York day or two ago, purposes
going through this country aud making such
mark as 1t can.
The New York Catholic Repie,p thinks at is
rare to find choir that sings the music Of the
church aa as it should be sung The soprano as
let the words take care OF themselves; and the
tenor. contralto and Dasso do likewise. The
words assume secondary Importance COM
pie in the gallery. The Mass is divided Into
parts and when each has finished his part he
calmly d1SeDgageS himself from the service, and
proceeds to amuse himself with whatever topic
OF conversation happens to turn up. To have
the most beautiful and sacred words flippantly
uttered Is bad enough, but to have the sacred
ness OF Gods temple insulted by foolish chat is
worse"
The sensational clergymen are again pa.
| rading curious and fantastic subjects and mot
toes for sermons. 'Diytne Photographs are
| presented by one Heavens Special Police" by
| another, "a Blackboard in Heaven" by third,
while specially grotesque brother announces
| "NebuchadneZzar, the First Pure Vegetarian. y
Instead OF preaching on Lot, Mr.. Moody gave a
| discourse In St Louis on ''Mr. Lot" Perhaps
| the eminent evangelist did not intend to do q
very queer thing, but whatever may have
been his intention, it looks that way. There
| was no actual sin In 1t. He might with equal
propriety have preached on Squire Lot" OF
'Citizen Lot" 1t would be odd yet not pos
lively sinful for clergyman who meant to
preach on Lots wife to give out for his text
Remember Mrs. Lot" The Brooklyn man who
last Sunday preached on 1.-THE Plague of Flles'
was charged with an attempt at forcing the sea-
son, and he who promised to take his hearers
From Jerusalem to Jericho" was warned OF
the danger Of falling among spiritual thieves
by the way. People who will watch the course
of the preachers who live on oddities of this
kind and serve them up to eager congregations
will notice that with few exceptions such
preachers preach themselves out in COMPARE
lively short time.-Pitfld. Times.
Last week the Catholic Rerte,c found text
| in the recent outcroping OF scandals concerning
Protestant clergymen. This week lions Herald
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