Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-16
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

their general assembly az Buffalo on tbs 18th
OF May.
The Old Catholic synod OF Germany Will
meet this year In Bonn, June s. II Was not
held last year.
- The Eth OF May fs now announced as the
date when the revised New Testament may De
expected to appear.
- The general synod OF the Evangelical
Lutheran church In the United States Will be
held at Altoona, Penn, June s.
- The Third Methodist church OF New Ha-
ven, Conn.,, has had a great revival About
40 new converts have been gathered In.
Rev. DR.. stephen II. Tying. jr., denies re-
port which has been currentin New York to the
Church.
Rev. Mt. Suter, OF Christ Church, Alexan.
drfa, Va, has. been forced to give up work for
the present by advice OF his physician.
There were over 700 preachers received into
the ftnerant ministry OF the M. &. Church
during the year 1885, an average Of about two
each day for the year.
The sixty. first annual session OF the gen.
eral convention OF the church OF the New
Jerusalem VIII be held in Washington city,
beginning May 20.
-u used to be an odd Job Christian, but
| am now working full time" was the remark OF
laboliDg man who had been remiss In his
duties, but had been through a revival
Dorset, VT, Is conservative. Pastor Pratt
chorister has started the tunes for thirty years
| or more his deacons have held Office. one for
| fcrSy years and the other for twenty years, the
Sunday school superintendent has presided
| sixteen years, and one of the teachers has
| taught afty-two years.
Some time ago the Baptists OF Nfnelaud,
n. j.. had quarrel and split one church into
two The churches went by the name OF the
First and the Berean. Now all old differences
are healed and the two churches are felict-
tcusly rolled into one. This is better than to
keep two ministers on starvation salaries.
AT the session OF the Brooklyn Metho-
dist conference Tuesday, resolution was
adopted deprecating the use Of adulterated
wine at the communion table and also the un-
fermented wines, and providing for the ap-
pointment of committee to secure for the
churches the pure Juice OF the crane to contain
as little alcohol as possible.
There are, 1t appears, In the United States
| no less than IS distinct Methodist denomina.
lions, OF which the Methodist Episcopal and
Methodist Episcopal South churches are by
far the largest. OF the Is churches, s are
| Episcopal and Presbyterian and Independent.
| The total Of communicates is 1891, $780, which
| tion OF 4,0S6, 400.
The First Baptist Church OF Harlem, NY.
owed $4,000, which 1t had been unable to pay.
A few days ago the venerable DR.. Samson, who
Is pastor, called the people together and told
them that this debt ought to be paid. The
iSSutt WAS I'LL lIuulcOlaIc ana QuleU SQDSCr1p
ton OF $4,000. The remaining 81. 600 was soon
afterward raised. A new church is needed as
the present building is small and fnconvenient.
and will not hold crowd.
The Coagregdtionalist complains that since
1873 there have been appointed for the United
States navy seven chaplains, of whom six were
Episcopalians and one Baptist or the last
nine appointed eight have been Episcopal1anS,
Two vacancies have occurred recently, ore by
the death of an Episcopalian, and one by
proc I,vfp RIO tnotl,
have been filled by Episcopalians. There are
now twenty -four chaplains as follows: 10
Episcopalians, Methodists 5 Baptist5 Pres
by terrain and Congregationallst.
The Episcopalians at Manitou, Col, are
rejoicing In the completion of their new
church. 1t cost about 81. 800, and is paid for,
with the exception CT matter OF about 5000.
1t is near the famous Soda Springs and from
Its windows commands view oil Pixies Peak.
manner. its design embraces all the require
ments Of churchly architecture and eccleslasti-
cal rules OF decoration. The church is finished
glass In the windows as jet, but that viii be
put in as soon as wealthy friends send money
to pay for 1t. The rector Is pledged not to
buy things for this church which cannot be
paid for.
"A New York correspondent says that the
most opulent and important congregations in
that city avoid that mania for young preachers
which is so common In country churches. They
prefer men OF years and experience, having
learned that such are always the most useful
Orm1st0n. for instance, who Is the leading man
Ia the Reformed Dutch connection, is 60, Deems
is 6l and Armitage 62. In some rural parishes
these men would be turned adrift to give place
to the attractions Of YOUTH but there they are
considered just In the best condition OF useful.
ness. To add few other names It may be said
that Rector Morgan, of st: Thomas, is 6S. while
Bellows OF All Souls is four years older. StorIs
at GO Is more attractive than ever. ana to take 8
look at such popular man as John Hall one
would certainly take him to be OF greater age.
He Is only So however. but hard work has left
Its impress OF ten years additional. Taylor of
the Broadway Tabernacle. is OF the same age,
while the popular Cotton Smith is So, and Pax
ton is 81.
The Sunday School Times has this bit OF
gospel for choir singers: There Ia a constant
and not unnatural tendency among singers to
magnify the mechanical part OF the song, at the
expense OF the inner spirit and real purpose;
and this tendency Is most injurious when the
purpose Of the vocal exercise is the highest to
which music can be devoted, the worship OF
God. Oftentimes there is more true piety and
devotional uprising Of the soul In 8 poorly
sung hymn. than In one most artistically rem
dered. simply because the object OF the hymn
ts.ever present in The one case, and really for
gotten In the other. Ii the best singers would
but remember to whom their rich gift is to be
onered, and uowhaI Influential work It may be
turned by GODS Will. their songs would share
musician who exclaimed, LET everything
that hath breath praise the Lord!' We know
OF some musicians VINO make IL practice to
say brief prayer before taking their part In
sacred services; and the custom Is one which
ought to be far more general than it is.
The Presbytefians are fortunate in theway
Of requests by the will OF the late Amelia A.
Cobb, a wealthy and charitable lady OF New
York. She gives to the Presbyterian board of
nome missions 5000; to the board Of the church
erection fund OF the general assembly of the
Presby terian church. 5000; to the trus-
tees OF the general assembly or the
Presbyterian church in the United States,
S5.0o0, In trust for the committee on the minis
terial relief fund: to the board OF foreign mis-
stons OF the Presbyterian church In the West
Indies, 5000, In trust to be applied for the use
OF the ladies' board Of missions of the Presby-
terrain church, located in the city of New York.
this to include both home and foreign missions,
and to the Fourth Presbyterian church, OF Al
bany, $4,000; to DR.. John Hall, pastor OF the
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church. S., GOO, as
an expression OF gratitude; to the trustees Of
the theological seminary OF the Presbyterian
church at Princeton, n. j., s, 900, In trust to
found scholarship In the seminary to be
| called the flames N. Cobb scholarship the
principal to be properly invested and the In
come to be paid over to such beneficiary as
shall be designated by the faculty OF the SEM
mary: to the Union Theological seminary in the
City OF New York, s., 08o, to found q scholar
ship, to be called the lots Allen scholarship,
to be similarly invested. She POUNDS another
scholarship in the theological seminary of tha