Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-29
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

- 1t Is now about 40 years since the begin
ming OF foreign missions. and converts from
lalf.
Attention is called In some OF the religious
newspapers to the want OF progress In the
PRESBYTERIAN Church In New York city during
the past twenty-five years
The English Church Association has within
lew years spent SCI, 1865 in trying to put down
rtuallsm, $4,000 OF which have been swallowed
up by prosecuting Mr.. Mackonochie.
- In 1922 Jefferson predicted that Unitarian
ism would ere long be the religion of the major.
lily. In 1880 DR.. McCoSh writes: "Unitarlanlsm
has died. and is laid out for decent burial"
In the last ten years Calvary Baptist church
or New York has received $50 members. the
present membership being 900 and has contrib.
uteo over $4oo,o0O for beneyo lent purposes
The vestry OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church OF the Evangelist. Philadelphia. have
determined TO get rid or their rector Rev. DR.
Frahknn, oy selling the church under mort
Rev. Dr. Platt, OF the Protestant Episcoaal
Church, made a savage attack at a missionary
meeting In San Francisco upon the public
schools there. He denounced them as Goddess
institutions, where the boldest inadelity was
taught
The United Presbyterian Church. which
| wa formt In 1889 by the union OF two or three
bodt mostly Scottish, has grown, In the % yens
1T Its existence, from body having 4US mi /,
-. h.
ministers and 50. 692 communicates
- DIR. Rufus CLARK, at the Sunday school Cen
tennial, observed by the Foreign Sunday -school
Association In New York May s. 8 aid the sun
day school had become the greatest theological
seminary In ChrtStendom, and the time had
come to make II one OF the greatest missionary
forces In the world.
Mr.. Charles Reade, since his reported con.
version to CongregationalIsm is said TO be a
most diligent student of the Bible. the whole
rd mi
CHRISTIAN knowledge and doing Christian work.
1t Is said further, that he is meiitating upon a
oeuheauon or scripture characters and events.
You have doubtless noticed again and
again with what resignation and delight some
good Christians can sit in circus Tor three
or four hours; but let the parson preach more
han forty minutes on Sunday and you Will
see general twitchiDg AMI restleSSnesS all
tell?
1t Is announced by the Christian Iat,lf-
ge'actr'' that the most important question TO
come before the Synod or the Reformed (Dutch)
church, which meets In June Is that OF Free
masonry. The classes OF Holland and Illinois
have overturned the General Synod on the sub
Ject. ard lively debate is expected when the
matter is taken up. The question to be settled
is, "May Members OF the Church Properly be
FreemaSonS AlsO?"
The Roman correspondent OF an English
newspaper telegraphs respecting the visit OF
Cardinal Manning TO Rome that Il has been the
from the Holy See certain extensions OF DOW
ers and faculties such as would render his
supremacy over the English Roman Catholic
church more decisive and defnitive by removing
OF leSSenlng the cases which he is at present
uLder the necessity OF referring to Rome"
A new and thoughtful charity has .been
organized by ladies in New York in behalf OF
worthy. poor patients discharged as .'cured"
from the hospitals, bat who are too feeble to
resume work. and consequently die from eX-
haustion or drift back TO the hospital. Funds
are needed TO establish home for these conya-
itscentS, In which, With needed rest and careful
luIsing. they can bridge over the interval.
eapy leading physicians and clergymen COL
daily indorse the movement.
The First Baptist Church Of Richmond In
tends to celebrate In June the one hundredth
anniversary OF its organization. The origin is
associated with the presence OF the British army
uuGer CORVALLIS In Virginia. and at the time
twas started the membership was limited TO
fourteen. Richmond at that time possessed
cny 800 Inhabitants, and st. Johns Episcopal
hurch was the only house OF worship In the
city. Services were usually held In IL only three
Suntide.
The Society for the Religious and Intellec-
tuai Improvement OF the United States army
ard Navy has issued an appeal for aid In the
army there are but twenty-five chaplains TO
Two hundred and thirty -four army posts, and
many OF the posts are without any lib ary
The object Of this society is to supply that
want by sending religious and other reading
tg missionary chaplainS at such posts as have
none. The society needs money with which To
places boxes In churches and railroad depots TO
receive donations.
In connection With the anniversaries OF tie
ProeS: Ant religious societies In Paris confer
eace or pastors and elders was held, at which
important questions were discussed. On the
Question, !" What Is the best attitude for orr
PROTESTANT churches TO assume In relation to the
schemes under discussion for the complete secu-
larZation OF state education In all branches OF
putlc Instructions" it was agreed that secular1-
Zltion is the only way to secure the rights of
conscience where there are so many faiths.
Pubic instruction ought TO be alike for all. 1t
Vas agreed however, that certain number or
eVange ical schools ought to be maintained but
-oiely 10y voluntary contributions.
The London Je,rish World writes that cit
must, no doubt, appear to a stranger ridicu-
lousy Inconsistent With the much Wanted lib
eralism OF this country to read In the news
papers That several Jewish bakers In quarter
u LoLdoh almost entirely populated by Jews,
were lined at police court for selling bread on
sunday. The old act of Charles H., of sacred
and blessed memory, was invoked against the
Offending Jews by the London Operative
Bakers association, because 1t was alleged
that protesting Christian baker, OF the same
neighoorhood, was compelled to carry on his
going TO Jewish shops, which latter, neverJhe-
.ess were closed On Saturdays"
The French Jesuits have purchased for
&C., 600 Saves Court, the family seat of the Eve
iyHS, near DtnI1Oru, In England. This hi tOrlc
Old mansion has seen various fortunes since
the cOurtly author of the famous diary enter
tanned good company therein, and Peter the
Great and his troop or people turned the dwell
Ing INTO pothouSe and spoiled the trim hedges
by driving wheelbarrowS through them. The
JesuitS intend to set up an educational estab-
DShment there. Six members of the brother
! hood are guests OF the Duke OF Norfolk who has
given them an unlimited Invitation. Six others
are enjoying under the same conditions the
hospitality OF RotheSay Castle, one OF the High
land residences of the Marquis of Butte Among
The latter Is the Count de COuci, descendant OF
the sire de Couci, whose name recalls a tragic
episode OF the CruSadeS-
The Meth Odists of Canada are more demo
cratic than those OF the United States and IL
they keep on growing In this direction Dr.
Ryckman, their fraternal delegate to the gen.
eral conference, thinks they will soon have
civil president In The Dominion and We shall
have an emperor at Washington. They elect
bishops for four years and American MeUhodi5ts
Tor life. They have Ia. 900 members and 1 299
preachers. and the increase OF the former last
year was 10000. They admit lay delegates TO
their annual conferences, and the Americans
VIII probably do SO after this, but they Will
have TO amend their church constitution, which
nXeS the basis OF representation In the general
creased or the general conference will become
There are laymen I'm the conference who are
rich enough, DR.. Woodruff thinks, to pay the
salaries and expenses of the bishops for the
next quadrenn1um. Let them speak now.
Concerning Colonel Ingersolrs recent lee