Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-22
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

Rev. J. II. Chesley. son of Rev. ]. w. Che5-
10y. Of Mechanicsville. Nd. has been ordained
to the priesthood BY Bishop Pinkney.
AT the ensuing session OF the Baltimore
conference Of the N. E. Church In Baltimore
Wesley Chapel and probably Hamline will each
send invitations for the conference TO meet here
In March, 1889.
- Camp Meeting John Allen, the chaplain of
the Maine House OF Representatives, prayed
that God would make the new Governor "as
wise as serpent and as harmless as q dove"
me Governor thinks there was sarcasm In that
prayer.
The contributions In the diocese of Mary.
land to the fund for superannuated and dis.
abled clergy from June to December %, 1890,
amounted to $699 80. The contributions to
diocesan mission during the same period were
s, 110.49.
In Dayton, Nevada, a Roman Catholic
lady teaches class in the Sunday-school, and
and even Free Thinkers Join in paying the SAL
airy of the Rev. Mr.. Eastman. the Episcopalian
minister. who conducts the services.
- The Rev. George 3. Vandeusen, a member
OF the Troy conference. stationed in Mont
gomeB county, New York. is on trial at Albany
ferent persons for the purpose Of obtaining a
pension for himself as member OF the second
New York cavalry. On the original eXamna-
Ton before the United states commissioner the
accused was discharged.
The action OF the English court OF appear
on Jan. 10, in releasing from imprisonment the
Rev. P. 7. Dale and the Rev. w. f. Enraght.
Will be viewed as an important and unex pected
triumph for the r1tualtSts. It is neXpected.
because the decisions of two lower tribunals
this controversy and the principal on which 1t
hinged have been recognized on all hands as
having an important bearing On the dlSeStao-
ushment OF the church OF England.
recently in honor OF Cardinal Hassoun, poems
were sung In Hebrew, Chaldaic, literary and
vulgar Armenian, literary and vulgar Syriae,
Arabic. Turkish. Georgian, Illyr1c Greek,
ancient and modern. Cingalese, Russian,
English, and Italian. An album. beautifully
bound, containing the text of the poems re-
cited and the songs sung. was presented to the
cardinal on the conclusion OF the academia.
- Robert Collye r, in his remarks lately at the
installation OF pastor In Chicago, advised the
congregation not to find fault, If they had fault
10 nha, Win their new minister on Monday, for
then ne was blue; nor on Tuesday, for then he
was pulling out; nor on Wednesday, for then
ne was getting ready for his sermon; nor on
THURSDAY, FOR then he was writing II; nor on
Frlday, for he was finishing 1t; nor on saturday,
for he was getting ready for sunday. And il
they didn't tell him before Saturday night. they
wouldn't tell him at all
The Rev. Dr. Tiffany remarked In late
sermon: 'Gen. Grant was a faithful member
Of my congregation when was pastor Of the
~ t1[hopGnt IA church washington: He makes
remember distinctly when he was attending
the Sanitary Fair In Chicago. just after the wa.
ne was overwhelmed with Invitations to attend
church. Instead of accepting any OF them.
however, he sought out the Rev. Mr.. Vincent
one OF his old pastors, who at that time was in
chaTge OF church in the suburbs OF the city
that would not seat over $50 people. and there
attended divine service"
Salvation Army Hall, at 4lst and Market
streets, was fairly packed last evening to hear
the farewell sermon OF Miss Clara Price. the
young lady who has captained the army in
West Philadelphia for the past year. The
authorities ir command of the Salvation Army
having ordered Miss Price to change her field OF
usefulness from this city to Newark. that lady
mas seen Mt TO decline leaving the city, pre-
ferr1Dg to give UP her command rather than
very impressive. and the leaves taken very
affecting Miss Price has been urged to start
an independent salvation Army meeting, which
IT Is likely she will do In the nelghberhood of
her late headquafters.-fhth. Press, l7M inst.
There is considerable conjecture among tbs
Methodists OF the District as to the changes
which will be made at the approaching session
OF the Baltimore Annual Conference quite a
number OF the ministers having served the
three years term at their harges being re-
4uired to change. Rev John Lanahan Will
leave the Foundry, and will likely go to Fay
cite Street Church, Baltimore. and Rev. w. F.
W ard, now at that station. will PROBABLY come
TO the Foundry. Rev. w. 1. Mckenney viii
nave Rev Dr.. BOole, OF the New jersey Con
terence, well-kn0wn temperance orator.
transferred to this conference, and appointed
70 hamline. Rev. John s. Deale leaves Wesley
hapel, and ~ land Chapel VIII lose Rev. T..
NJ. Gardner. Rev. j. X. Wheeler, OF Waugh.
VIII likely De sent to Baltimore.
- In one or the baza s, says letter from In
die, 'we saw some faktrs and devotees. One OF
these remarkable fellows had vowed to lie upon
ped OF upright nails for twenty six years. and
)f these he had accomplished sixteen when we
saw him. His body was atteGuated ard full or
ores II sembllng ieprous spots We asked him
Icr ole OF the nails which pierced his miserable
6oGy. He took one from the foot OF the bed. re.
fuslIg in every Instance to part with any OF
those which gave him the most exquisite main.
Another miserable dev0tee was holding a
lower pot at arm's length. Judge Of my Sur.
Years. Another stood With arm uplifted, and
no power to lower 1t or move muscle, the
member neLl being dried stid and dead, while the
The flesh on his wrist. All OF these Fellows
ooked moldy and sad
AT the twentieth anniversary of the
Union Missionary society of America,
held In Brooklyn Wednesday night, over 800
persons. principally ladies. were present The
missionary address was delivered by Rev. X. g.
Wilder, of India, and Rev. DR.. Storrs, pastor OF
he church, also spoke. He alluded to the gen
'ral sceptical tendency OF the age as thing
hat could only be removed by an improved
atmosphere in society itself. He paid a high
,Iibute TO the superior devotion OF women, and
70 Woman's work In spreading the gospel. The
annual report shows that there are, at Calcutta,
. . missionarie: and GOO pupils; at Auahaoad,
Missionaries and 400 pupils. The last station
has My been year In existence. There is a
station In China with four missionaries and a
school OF 30 AT Yokohama, japan, there are
I've missionaries school OF 70, and 10 native
eachers.
- In his lecture on "The Reign of the
COMMON People" Henry Ward Beecher says:
There is no danger in discussion. for thereby