National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-30
RELIGIOUS REFRAINS.

THE Calvary Baptist Church, of this
city, of which the Rev. Dr.. R. s. Macarthur is pas
tor, contributed as its annual collection to home
and foreign missions recently the noble sum of
1882, TO which S5.OOOmay be added.
THE London Presbytery, England, sets
its face against perpaetc professional evangelistS
1t has passed a resolution against the employment
of these people by the churches, and has prohib-
tied unordained evangelists from administering
the communion.
IT is rumored that the following
changes are likely TO take place at the coming New
York East Conference Rev. s. II. Plat to go to
South Norwalk, Conn; Rev. W. 81. Boole to Cen
trail, Brooklyn; Rev. William Platts to Cedar
street, Brooklyn.
The Society at Lima, Ohio, p. S. Dom
elSon, pastor is rejoicing over the liquidation of
debt of 81, 600. The church membership numbers
elk hundred. Revival meetings are being held
with good results. Since conference there have
been thirty additions.
WHITE lying is pronounced generally
sinful by the Methodist, but it adds: 1.-The puzzle
OfmoraistS has been to either Justify or entirely
condemn class of such mendacities-s For exam
pie, what shall we do with the hopeful word of a
physician who has no hope?"
The Rev. II. S. Huntington, pastor of
The Presbyterian Church of Lake George, has been
received as a candidate for holy orders in the
Episcopal Church. The very existence of the
Presbyterian Church at Lake George is, in great
measure, due to his untiring efforts.
IN the Central Church, Lowell, Mass,
there is good revival interest under the abors of
the Rev. w. w. Foster. The meetings are largely
attended, and the prayer meeting on Sunday night
is held in the audience room of the church so as
to accommodate the people. There have been
numerous conversions.
The annual record of the Pilgrim Con-
gregatiOnal Church in St. Louis, Rev. DR.. Goodel
shows membership of Us, and So, SS2S7 raised
for charities; of which S13, 40 are for YIN. CA.
building, s., 100 for other evangelical work in the
city, and the rest for benevolences Mt home and
abroad. The record shows how thoroughly the
work of this noble church is classified, and how
well it is DONE
The friends of the Illinois WESLEYAN
University will be glad to know that $4,000 of the
bonded debt of that institution has recently been
paid, and that arrangements have been made by
which $4,000 of the remaining $4,000 Will be re-
funded at six per cent. interest. The agents are
vigorously pressing the work of collection III the
hope that 5000 additional on the debt can be paid
at an early date.
HE third anniversary of the election
of Pope Leo XIII. occurred on the Doth ultimo
when thirty four cardinals and twenty bishops.
including those of Perga, Frayes, Agen, and Per-
pignan, offered their Fluctuations to His Holiness
Cardinal di Pietro read congratulatory address
to the Pope Leo XIII. has approved of the pro-
ject of the Congregation of Rites to fix upon De-
cember of the present year the ceremony of the
solemn canonization of Labre and De Rossi, which
will be celebrated in the spacious hall above the
lobby of the Basilica of ST. Peter