Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-11
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

- Bishop Thomas u. Dudley and wife, OF
Kentucky, were among the passengers on the
Gallia, which sailed from New York for Liver.
pool last week.
A society is being formed, entitled "Simon,
the Cyreniap," to effect permanent organiza-
ton for systematic work among colored people
In the Episcopal Diocese OF Maryland.
DR. Fleetwood estimates that Presbyterian
sabbath schools contribute annually to be.
nevolent purposes $3.50, 600, and very small
part Of this goes to Presbyterian causes.
The Rev. c. e. Spurgeon. accompanied
by two OF the deaeons Of his church, intends,
IL Is said, to take journey TO the Nile. The
Rev. Joseph Cook, 1t Is also reported, has ac-
copied an invitation from Mr.. Spurgeon to de-
liver some lectures In the Metropolitan Taoer.
nacle.
The singular spectacle OF Roman Catho-
lie Archbishop and Presbyterian ministers
noted for their aggressive Protestanism, on the
same platform was recently witnessed, In
Glasgow. The occasion vas expression OF op-
position 10 Mr.. Bradlaughs admission into
Parliament.
The Rev. Pelham Dale. the famous r,t-
uaiist OF st. Vedast's. London, has promised
the Bishop OF the diocese that In the Parish of
SansthOrpe, OF which he has been appointed
incumbent, he will conduct the services OF the
church In such manner as will be approved
by his diocesan.
1t is no more necessary for the President
OF the United States to furnish wine to guests
from wiRe-drinking countries than it would be
to furnish whale blubber and tallow candles
for delegation OF Esquimaux, or jerked but
IA, o meat for company OF InGi IN chiefs.-Phti-
dde phta Ciirts tan Statesman.
DIR. McCOsh, after correcti ng q statement
that he had directed that the revised New
Testament be read In the Princeton College
Chapel, says; 81 am bound to say that the
translators have done their work carefully
and faithfully, 30 far as have looked into II.
But the new translation should not be forced
on any one authoritat1yely."
One Of the pest stories incident to the put.
LEGATION OF the revised New Testament is told
at the expense Of the piou5 bulls and bears Of
Wall street. Some enterprising fellow bought
several thousand copies OF the old version and
putting them into new bindings did a thriving
business at 100 per cent. peddiing them among
the brokers for the new version.
By the action OF the General Synod Of the
Reformed Germany church the classes and
synods are asked to consider whether the con-
stitution shall DO changed so as to hold the
General Synod annually. and whether dele
gates shall be elected by synods instead OF
classes also. whether there shall be concen-
tratfOn OF church work In boards appointed by
the Genel al Synod
The Methodist Episcopal church, south,
reports 1878 travelling preachers gain of 113,
and So, S31 members, gain OF Is $50. OF these
members. 1.0Sl are colored, and 1881 are In
6lans. The collection for missions amounted
to $751; 762, an increase Of 81, 04S The largest
conference Is the Virginia. which has 81 Dos
members, 1S9 travelling, 10 superannuated, and
us local preachers.
The committee appointed by the National
congregational Council to select commission
OF IS divines to consider the matter of prepar-
Ing new creed and catechiSm for the Congre.
, getlonal churches has announced the names Of
that commission. 1t includes Dr.. j. Fl. Seelye,
Henry N. Dexter, c. NJ. Mead, G. P Fisher, D..
3. Gee, w: NJ. Taylor, Lyman ABBOTT, A. F.
Beard, and w. W. Patton. They are to select
the chairman
The Synod Of the Reformed Presbyterian
church (Old SIde) has been held In Plttsburg,
tie Rev. T. 2. Stevenson being chosen Moder-
ator. The receipts for foreign missions were
reported at $12, 200. On the subject of tobacco
report was adopted declaring members using
it ought to strive earnestly to give up the habit
as offensive TO good manners and cleanliness.
and inconsistent With self denial.
The thirtieth annual convention of the
Ohio Christian Missionary society has been in
session recently at Dayton, Ohio. This is the
Home Missionary Society of the Disciples OF
Christ IN Ohio, the church OF which President
CARRIED Is q member Four hundred and
twenty five churches, with a membership OF
100, belong to the denomination. The state
OF Ohio is divided into twenty-five districts,
convention. President HiRsdale, OF Hiram
college, who is also president of the society,
delivered the annual address.
At the monthly meeting OF Baptist minis
tiers in New York, on Monday, the work Of Har-
rison, the boy revivalist, was discussed by a
few OF the ministers. Rev. D. c. Potter thought
good wouldcome from his labors, and regarded
him as phenomenon. He had seen people
swept as by WhlrlW1nd to the altar IKE au-
tumn leaves. Rev. Dr. Thomas said his methods
M
nomenon OF nervous energy, but there seemed
70 him to be nothing Of the spirit or God In It,
Rev. DR.. Gessler described the Harrison revival
as resembling monkey show, only knocking
sacred things.
This multitude which buys the Revised
Testament no longer supposes that the book
was composed In the SKY by the Almighty; the
hand OF man Is seen and cont ssed; words and
sentences and chapters and perhaps books are
IN me Bible which should not be there, ana 1t
may De some Ideas are taught which reason
must now reject; but the world has been gen
orally educated above that uttlenesS which
does not distinguished between an objection
ana caV1l and has come to that mental
power which asks for the adequate substance
OF facts and laws and rites and Doctrines
Professor SlClng.
The Lutheran Synod Of Missouri has taken
SUCH strong grounds respecting the new views
OF the doctrine OF prede5ttnation which it re-
Gently promulgated, that division in the Sy.
nodical Conference appears inevitable. At the
recent session OF the Synod the theses. Ii in
number. were adopted by large majority the
minority not being allowed TO discuss them
at all. Moreover, the Synod condemns the
'Coctrlne OF our opponents to the lowest Dit of
neil" and 1t was resolved not to recognize any
synod In the SynOnfcal Conference or any
brethren who have decried the Missourlan doc
trlne as "Calvinistic."
The London Times sums up the great con-
troversy In England over the authorized and
revised Testaments as follows: I'VE are all of
us little too apt to be run away with By mere
ter. We love the English Bible for its own
sake, as one of the MODEST pieces OF English In
Cur literature; we resent change In Itself, and
we prefer the old version, even where 1t is in
accurate or obscure, simply because we are
familiar With ft. II we f1nd the evil one sub.
stituted for evil in the Lords Prayer, we are
shocked by the change In language, and some
OF US are not very ready to welcome the new
IDEA. But how ii the new Idea be really the
Oldest OF al, warranted by the earliest tradi-
tIon and plainly Indicated py the Greek text?
what we wish 1t to be; 1t must be what the
best Interpretation Of the best Greek text
makes It. or, again, We naturally dislike the
Change OF charity for 'love' In one of the no.
0lest and beSt-knoWn passages in the New
Testament. But the essential question still
remains as TO which word best represents the
i0ea OF st. Paul and best brings out his mean
Ing to English readers. Not until this question
is answered are we entitled to say which rem
dellng we prefer. Mere familiarity and the
production which comes Of prescription are
In fact, totally wrong view OF the nature
and rOrnOsn Of the Revision xra rnarplv count