Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-15
ELIGIOUS NOTES.
A Mountain Fancy.

A Mountain Fancy.
Close to each mountains towering peak
white cloud leans its fearful cheek,
I1u all Its soul of mystic pain
D1ssolvee In slow, soft, vaporous rain.
Thus. when our heart sriefs seek Alright
ff bsr h hssSeny fhoggdt 81 majestic hight
Dissolves in tender mists of prayer!
paul II. Havae in Sunday School Times.
The Woman's Baptist Missionary society,
which was organized nine years ago, has re-
ceived In all 1921 100. Last year the society re-
ceived some SAG, lis, the largest amount ever re-
ceived In one year.
1t is credibly reported that Charles Reade,
the novelist and dramatist, has been converted
and Will connect himself with Nonconformist
body, and that this change will affect the line
Oh his future literary activity.
The Hibernian Wesleyan Missionary so.
ciety reports In Ireland "a missionaries % mis-
sion stations, 399 chapels, "a day school teach
erS, 3. 9O4 church members and 2O5l scholars in
Sunday schools. The income of the society the
past year was $34,475.
The Rev. j. T. Massey is a native virginian
who has been the pastor of the Baptist church
at BnuDgham, Mass. for the past fOrty-f1ve
years. He has recently resigned the office and
will return to Virginia to pass the rem Under or
his life amid the scenes OF his youth
Among the statistics of work accomplished
by foreign missions during the past century are
these: converts from heathenism 1, SOC, Ooo IAN
guages into which the Bible has been trans
lated, 226; copies OF the bible circulated
IDS, 0OO, 000 barbarouS languages endowed with a
grammar and literature, 20.
OF f1fty-six Baptist churches In Philadel ohia
thirty-four own their property free of debt,
The remainder either do not own their building
or are 1ncumbered to the amount Of $4,000.
Five churches have recently discharged Luet
obligations viz The Tenth, $4,000; the New
town. $1,000; the Rethesday 81 900; the o. We
$4,000; and the ROxboro, S., 900.
According to the address of the Methodist
that church during the last four years, III
preachers and 10000 members, while SIP
preachers and $500 members have died. The
net net gain OF members was, therefore, 10000.
There are now 10000 churches, with property
valued at SsO,0O0Oo0, on which there Is total
debt Of 100000.
1T is said that military chapains will be dis
pensed with in France after the present year.
do, but it is intended by Protestants to 60 per-
sonally into the barracks of all garrison towns
and invite the soldiers to attend the services on
Sundays In garrison towns where there are
no places for Protestant worshipMand of such
towns there are SiXty-four-the mayors will be
asked to permit the holding OF services In some
public building.
Prominence is given in several religious
newspapers to the recent conversion to Cathol-
icism OF Methodist minister Of Fort Mill, S.
G., as well as his five children. His name is j.
c. Russell. He has been preacher for nine
have been The result OF several years of close
study and careful inquiry. He Was received in
to the Catholic church on the 31st Of March,
Mrs. Russell was present at the baptiSmal ser
vice, but she has not yet decided to accept it
herself.
According to Dr. George Douglas, Mr.. Ham,
mond, the revivalist. is working wonders In
Montreal. He writes: THAT day OF special
visitation has come to Montreal, that multitudes
are being impressed and hundreds converted,
there can be no doubt Youth and age Gull
tured refinement and rude barbaric ignorance
md lott nltl- f0,tif
power OF grace. The clear statement of evan
gelical truth, accompanied by the spirit of God,
is the potential means by which these results
are being accomplished.
AS religious newspaper, we are called
upon to comment on the fact that the two Kali
lochs are properly accredited clergymen. We
feel dishonored by the fact, and so especially
does the Baptist denomination to which they
belong. Baptists have long been ashamed OF
kalloch as one OF their clergy. They have
known that the Baptist denomination has slf-
fered greatly In California by his relation to 1t.
Very lately second Baptist paper has been
started in California to be free from his over
powering influence But nothing has been
done to relieve the body OF responsibility for
The names Of the two Kallochs stafd In the
Baptist Year Book for $780," issued by the
Baptist Publication Society. That they are
not fair representatives either OF christianity
or OF the Baptist denomination is most true:
but it is pity that their associates had not
withdrawn fellowship from them. as there was
abundant occasion to do.-Indepe1dent.
The following newly published letter from
Theodore Parker was written just before his
death to friend: My Dear Sir: thank you
heartily for saying you think shall get WE'LL
l mean to get well, and shall do all in my
power to accomplish it. But don't pray for it
any more than youth the sense you use the
word. To me, prayer Is a natural and most
delightful exercise. 1t Is this: l feel conscious
OF the presence OF the Infinite power, mini and
love which makes and governs the univer Sc; I
feel that it is close to me. Then, conscious of
that dear presence, l think over the blessings
have, and the use make OF them, remem-
Ter the wrong things have done, and 1 think
OF the right things ought to do; recollecJ my
joys and my sorrows, my hopes and my fears.
SO my prayer is an act OF gratitude, OF pen!-
tence III l have done wrong), OF asuiration and
OF joy. But 1t Is not an act Of petition. l don't
ask God to do my wOrk,-to saw my wood, to
write my books or to make me god man.
Now, with this notion OF prayer, I should no
more ask God to restore my health than l
should to buy me a cargo of tea l am amazed
that men should think their feeble words can
alter the mind OF the Almighty God. and still
more that they should dare to do 1t, If they
could. If thought 1t was Gods desire that |
should die to-day, but that my asking for life
would lead him to let me live 3O.years more |
should not dare to put my little mind against
his infinite wisdom and ask for life! The real
prayer you and l agree in, and detest the
sham. Yours truly, THEODORE PARKER.