Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-05
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

A local preacher prayed in meeting, Lord,
leep rs from living In the seventh chapter Of
Romans and help US into the eighth
Rev. W. E. Hatcher, of Richmond. has de-
cIined call to the pastOrate OF the Walnut
street Baptist church, Louisville, Ky.
Rev. Abbott E. Kfttridge. OF Chicago, has
declined the call rendered him by the Second
Presbyterian church, Philadelphia.
MI. Kimball. the church debt raiser oflici-
ated last sunday at Hyde Park Presbyterian
church. IN Chicago, and helped them extingush
debt or $3.50
The Baptist church of Gloucester, Mass.,
Rev. MIR. English, celebrated its semi -centen-
NAL December %, and paid of It's debt OF $1,000
very quietly.
The W0mans Christian Temperance Union
of Illinois send out circular giving reasons
why alcoholic wine should not oe used at the
communion
Rev Dr. Mutchmore has accepted the call
OF the Montgomery Avenue church, Philadel-
pbia,T ard the pastoral relation between him
and the Alexander church OF the same CITY has
been dissolved.
The Baptist Year Book for 1881. shorty
to be published. viii show that there are
2.296 321 regular Baptlsts in America, the net
increase for 1856 being los 293.
OUTSIDE Of Baltimore there Is not one self
sustaining Baptist church In al the state
Maryland. This statement Is male by a CORE
spondeDt OF the Examiner and C2U0ajclP.
A bill Is pending in the Ohio legislature
whose purpose is to prevent iilu0r ceiling,
o iaooriDg, rictiIg, quarTelIng. fishing, or the
playing Of games, such as base bah, tenpIns.
&C., on sunday, by prescribing penalties OF
lines and imprisonment.
One OF the most practical and sensible bits
OF missionary work recently done is By quiet
gentleman in New York, who goes out every
day with his pockets filled with ear mufTs He
distributes THESE comforts to the drivers OF
street cars and omnibuSe5.
"A minister at Ayr introduced the following
petition into his prayer on Sunday week" O
Lord, bless the Established Church. and the
Free Church, and the United Presbyterian
Church, and all the other Churches. Thou
kRowest the various nickRames, Lord, by which
they are called; bless them all
"A Presbyterian pastor In Plttsburg consld
cred IL his duty last sunday TO read an adyer-
tisement OF Her Maiesty's opera Company
laying especial emphasis On that portion rela!-
Ing TO full ballet, and TO warn his congreta
ton to give the lie to the assertion that ChT.s-
fianS attended such performances.
The time was when charge OF hereSy
against clergyman was bad as that of hydro
phObia against dog. But now Milwaukee
clergyman, asking a correction In published
report OF one OF his sermons, remarks: II do
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put seriously OBJECT TO anything which will con-
denim me as a lunatc.
Rev. Thomas F. Plummer Tor many years
a wel-known minister of the Delaware Confer
ence NJ. E. church. died In Wilmington Wed
nesday OF Inflammation OF the bowels. De-
ceased was a native OF Caroline county. VI l..
and was wei known on the Eastern Shore. On
account of III health he located In 1874, since
which DE has resided In Wilmington.
The Rev. DR.. Howard Crosby. OF New YORK
gANN
in connection with religious work aud life
Further he says, "a lottery IS gambling. AMI
gambling induces thriftlessneSs, poverty. aud
TeYengef al crimes. In church fairs the nabit
mas also been TO make young women braZan-
faced and to use all kinds OF Irregular arts 10
make money.
- The Rev. DR.. Washburn, rector OF Calvary
church. New York, who died on Wednesday. is
said to have been a victim to malaria TO which
be was exposed In the study attached to the
parsonage OF his church from defective sewer
age. The deceased was highly esteemed, both
In New York and Philadelphia. He had been
rector OF st. Marks church IN the latter city for
nine years, and was then called to New York.
where Tor fifteen ye ars lie ftlled the pulpit or
calvary church, until removed by death.
- The dissatisfied party III the church OF Eng
land has accepted the invitation of the Arch
bishop or Canterbury to state what reforms are
needed in the government ana management OF
the church. The statement IS a formidable one.
l.
lation act. The dismissal OF Lord PenZance and
the declaration that all the acts done by him
are voia. IL demands the abolition OF prlvy
council Interference with the church and the
removal from the House of Lords OF stipendlary
bishops. The release OF Mes~rs Dale aud En-
Iaght from prison has greatly encouraged tn
dissatisfied party. Although these gentlemen
are out on ball. there is no idea that they wiII
ever De called up for trial.
Mr.. >purseon wrote the orher day tql.
the most useful members OF 4 church were
usually those who would "bo ding harm II
they were Dot doing good. They o,l'i no %,
CHIPS In the porrid5e-thoy mist htT0r l. ia
one way or the ofncr.'' IN G- y1ll.: 4 syz
he continued, L fe red | SAID May oil fai1--,
and made many biunder5. but nay audiences
we're not hyPercrttc1l, ana no newspaper
writers dogged my heels, and so had laupF
training ground in Which, by continual prac-
ttce, attained Sucn degree OF ready speech
as now possess There is no Rav OF learning
70 preach which can be compared 10 preaching
ITSELF III you want TO swim YOU must get into
the water.
The free church OF Scotland is in something
Ike free night over It's methods OF praising the
Lord According 10 the custom which has long
prevailed In most of the churches or Scotland.
ms cnurch has made use OF psalms exclusively
The young people demand change. both 10 the
style and the volume OF their praise material.
the collection which they have been using for
many years contains less than two hundred
psalms. They want book or hymns and
psalms. containing in all about $40 metrfctI
compositions. The battle over the adoption or
rejection OF this book RACES fercely. In counee-
lion with IL the old fight about organs CONES
up. The venerable DR.. Begg Is one OF the most
earnest IN his opposition TO musical instru-
ments OF all kinds, and eXerts himself 70 the
utmost 10 prevent what he calls the DESPERATION
Of the churches by organs and by cornpOsitions
which are untnSpired. Or. Horatfus Bonar VINO
mas worldwide reputation as a hymn writer.
is one OF the principal advocates OF the f1tro+u.
ton or the hymn book.