Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-05
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

The C7lrssfiGn az Work believes that hu-
nsa activities will be continued In eternity.
The Baltimore Presbyterian does not wish
TO hasten the publication Of the revised edition
the scriptures.
IA Baptist minister In Chicago advises his
associates to learn shorthand and come down
on their congregations with fewer and more
ponderous words"
Rev. DR.. j. GlenTorth Butlsr. author OF
the "Blble Readers Commentary" says the
choral tendency in churches OF today Is both
craze and puerility.
Prof. Robertson Smith declares that the
first business or a Protestant theOlogfan Is not
to cTystalize truths into doctrines, but to fol-
low Bible truths until he realizes their mean
fDgS
Its announced that the new revision of
the New Testament only Will be published
probably during May. The Cd Testament not
being finished, the complete Bible cannot be
Issued for four or five years vet.
When lady goes TO prayer meeting with
q budget OF questions about the Book OF Reve-
lation. Mr.. Moody tells her she is beginning at
the end instead OF tue beginning; for the aipna-
bet OF religion IS regeneration.
The Maryland Annual Conference OF the
Methodist Protestant Church meets at Cumoer-
land on Wednesday, the OH OF March. The
president OF the conference is Rev. T. D. VAL
liant, This conference embraces Maryland and
The District OF Columbia. and numbers ITO
the hye-years rule X V. DR.. j. T. Murray, OF
Georgetown, Will have 10 change his appoint
nent.
-"Making call the other day." writes a
fair correspondent. Il casually opened ole
on the drawing room table while waiting for
my friend. There was folded piece or paper
inside, and IL was marked. couldn't help see
ing II, recipe for punches Mv friend entered
at the moment ana | handed 1t to her Way.
where In the world did you get that?' she
hooking far
months"
Many church goer returns to his Sunday
dinner self-complacent in the idea that he has
done Christian act, when he has accomplished
nothing but gross and impiou5 insult to the
Eost high. That He, the Supreme and Al
mighty, Is there, ready TO receive the alteration
OF the WOrshipper goes for nothing. He IS of no
account. The mOmenrous question is whether
Kev. MI a Is In The pulpit or the famous So
prano, Miss B., Is in the chOlr.--T7te AdrGnce.
The Vatican has just approved the step pro-
posed by the bishops of Hungary, who have
lately submitted 10 the Holy See their wish to
CAN the attention Of their government to
point or their penal code bearing upon the pen
atty OF f1ne OF 300 tiorins, liable TO be put on
any priest having heard the confession of any
ml0or under the age of eighteen. Instructions
have just been transmitted from Rome to the
NunciO at Vienna 10 the effect that he should
support the petitioners for obtaining at least
some modification OF the article in question.
- The New York Methodist Preachers meet
Ing Monday discussed the tobacco question in
Its relation TO young ministers. The subject
was introduced a week ago by DR.. Curry, wa
objected to the question Is 1t stands In tue
Discipline and IS put TO candidates for ordina-
ton. he also objected to other questions in
the series. Or. Taylor. OF Brook lyn, differed
with DIR. curry at the time, and yesterday, az
cordfng to appoint ment, gave his reasons why
the tobacco question especially was a proper
one because OF It's physiological and ethical
Bearings The question Is to ind out II the
dot Tcncf FkFNf.
does II he will give II up, and IL he uses it and
won't give 1t up the Conference may drop him
or the Bishop refuse TO Ordain him. The near
ness Of the New York and New jersey confer
ences gives the discussion az this time an i'm
portaEce Which IL would not otherwise possess.
in small church at village near Brigh-
ton, where the congregation could not afford to
pay the ofganist they bought self-acttng
organ, q compact instrument we'll suited to the
purpose, and constructed 10 play forty different
tunes. The sexton had Instructions how 10 SET
II gong and how TO stop It, but. unfortunately
he forgot the latter part or his business and
alteT singing the first four verses OF hymn
previous TO the sermon, the organ could not be
stopped aid II continued playing two verses
more; then, just as the clergyman completed
The words Let US pray the organ clicked and
started fresh TUE. The minister sat IL out
patiently and then renewed his Introductory
words, LET US pray" when click went the
organ again AID started off another tune. Tue
sexton AID others continued their eyerttonS TO
md out the spring, but 10 one could put a stop
TO it. so they got four of the stoutest men in tne
chuTch 10 shoulder the perverse instrument aud
Iney carried IL down the center aisle OF the
Church playing away, into the chlIrcnyard
where It continued cii:klng aud playing unui
Tie Whole forty tunes Were finished.
Profess or David Swing, in his sermon last
Sunday, spoke feelingly OF the The late senate,
Carpenter and made this quotation from a ler-
terreceiyed last September from the Senator
whoever Will read Cicaro's Twilight Speruta.
tons about Duty and the Future Life, remeulbe--
Ing perhaps that he was the fullest man
OF antiquity, the riprst scholar and student nf
the highest period OF Roman civilization. and
remembering that from the birth OF C;e ;ar to
the birth OF christ the only change that came
tO CIVILIZATION was a decline, and that Jesus
belonged TO an out Of-the-way people-a people
apart from the high tide OF human greatness
and then Will read the sermon OF the Mount 7
cannot comprehend how he can escape the
CONCLUSION that the difference is not one OF
degree but OF kind. That Jesus, surrounded
as ne was, could have promulgated system OF
mOrals enDodylng all that Is most valuable 10
the prior HE or the world, and to which nine
teen centuries OF civilization have been unable
10 add thought or in.part an ornament, is a
Iact Lot 10 De explained by any ridicule."
The Baltimore Conference of the NJ. E.
Church will meet at Martinsburg West Viz
ginia, on Wednesday OF next week, March 9th
and will be presided over By Bishop Simpson.
There are nearly 200 ministers In this confer
ence. which embraces Mary land the District OF
Solunola, and portion OF West Virginia.
though the conference stewards and SUNDAY
school committee have much to do with fine
business OF the bodJ. The changes that must
De made this year Ia this conference under tue
rue are as folioWs: Ia Baltinore-Rev. Wilsord
DoWn9, South Baltimore. on William street:
Kew u. W. cooper. Wesley Chapel; Rev. H. c.
smith, Appold; Rev. j. T. O5kerman East
Baltimore station; Rev. R W. Black. Hfgh-
street; Rev. VIM. NJ. Osborne, Highland avenue:
rev W: +. Ward Fayette street; Rev. S. Snau.
Lon, columbia avenue; Rev. S. NJ. Hartsock
franklin street; Rev. Thomas DOugherty'
Emory; Rev. W. F Speake, Whatcoat: Rev. J.
T. GoQcher. Gtlmor street. Washingtoa-Rav.
Jonn Lanahan, Foundry; Rev John s. Dale
MtS!ey chapel, Rev. L. NJ Gardner, RyIani:
rev D. X Wheeler, Waugh; Rev. w. l. Ne
henhey, Hamline; Rev. Z. d. owen. Mount
ZION; Rev j. 81 Clair Neal. Woodberry Rev j.
T. Wright, Mount Washington; Rev. +. III.
HaVentr, BTooklandyille; Rev. r F. Peters
Montgomery circuit; Rev. W. III. Lsney Pleas,
ant Grove Circuit; Rev. T. A. Morgan. Wesley
Chapel, Annapolis; Rev. John Edwards. Iona.
coming. Rev. K. +. Bishop, keyser " Va.
Rev. ID. A. FOard Grant circuit W. Va; Rev
u. q. Miller, Shepherd5town, W. Va: Rev. j. d.
Moore. West Hartford circuit; Rev. VIM
Rogers, SummeTneld; Rev. j. j. Largent, Ling
alOre
The English Egangelicals have put forth
their reply to tue memorial for greater latitude
and tolerance In ritual IN the shape OF al ad iress
70 the Archbishop OF Canterbury. signed by
Ryan, OF ST. Peters, B0urnemouth: and the
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