Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-29
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

- The Bishop Of Maryland, the Right Rev.
William Pinkney, assisted BY Rev. Messrs. Az.
eiitt, OF Montgomery county: c. D. Andrews, of
this city, and J. B. Perry. OF Prince Georges
county, closed last night successful mission
In St Luke's Church, tcoiored) This work
among the colOred EpiscOpalians of our city Is
In the line OF new departure among the null
uf orm labors OF this distinguished prelate, and
from tn cir nature OF reiterated effort In the
spread OF the Gospel must do much good.
The Calvary Baptist church., NeH York
city, Rev. Dr. Macarthur. pastor. have just sub
scifped fS4 600 for their city mission work.
st. AIMS church Episcopal, New York,
provides services In the sign language for the
adult deaf mutes OF the city and vicinity.
Mark Firth. prominent Methodist of
Great Britain who has just died, is said TO have
given 81 600 900 to the various evangelical
churches
The Con21poottonoIts' knows leading
member of church who is very bitter in her
delunciation Of theatre goers. but who buys
lottery tickets.
Archbishop Pur"ells health has i'm proved
OF late. He stood with head bare I'm the Gin
cfnnati Convent cemetery during the services
at the grave OF his brother.
1t Is remarked that In Chicago, whore
BCrnhardt filled to encounter toe customary
clerical opposition. the nightly receipts Vt her
show we're thu smallest thus far rec lived in
America.
BY way OF a novel exp arlment In evAngel
&c i work the Americ IN Tract Society has pub
H-hed In the H 3breg lalguIs: "A Life OF
Christ" This isintend ID as help to the con-
version Of the Jews.
The Rev. James Freeman Clarke Dies not
believe that Moses was tn, author OF the PEN
tateucb, but admits that he may have yivea tho
revision OF the writings contained therein his
sanction and authority.
Says Prof. Phelps OF Andover: ave are not
half awake to the fact that, by our laws of oil.
vorce and our liberation Of the social evil we
are doing more to corrupt the nations he art
than MorInonism tenf0d"
81 have fought good fight; I have finished
my course have kept the faith" was the text
OF the Rev. VIM. B ,dsll OF Troy. last Sunday
morning. On entering the church On Sunday
night he was stricken with paralysis.
Some uneasy souls 10 the Presbyterian
church OF Eogland want liturgy. recent
discussion OF the question In the Birmingham
Presbytery disclosed the fact that there was no
general desire manifested for such an aid to
worship.
The new hymnal for the Free Church OF
Scotland. which has lately encountered so much
opposition, contains 3I6 by INNS, including 13
palaphrases, 10 matrical doXologles, and 40
hysnns for the young, ancient hymns and 32
Scripture sentences aud prose dox Ologle5.
"A mortgage OF $40. 600 held by Boston man
on the farm OF the Rev. W. u. q. Murray at Gull.
ford. Conn.,, has just been foreclosed, Mr.. Muir
ray having taken no steps to stay the execution.
The stock once on the place Is scattered allove
the country. and the famous MURRAY farm
exists only In memory.
Richard RuZey. life long anti temperance
an tt-church orator OF Danville, Illinois, having
recently changed the course OF his life, at the
age OF eighty three, has been licensed by the
MeLnod1St Quarterly Conference TO preach.
HIS debut this Week was te'met By all his
auditors splendid effort
Archbishop Purcell's affairs ara still unset
tied, and about four hundred OF his five thou
sand creditors have held a lme ting In Cincin.
nati, and voted to employ additional lawyers
In order that the suit against the church prop
,rty may be prosecuted more vigorously. II
the suit should be successful one hu1dred CON
gregatlons would lose their church property.
"A Scotch clergyman. the Rev. A. Bissett, OF
the Free South Church In Peterhe I'd, has
retired from the presidency OF the local tenn
per0nce society for the curious reason that
some members OF his choir appeared as mig GER
MINISTRIES at the recent annual festival OF thu
~ociety.. BE stated that be would not have
objected to the singers appearing 10 their nat
ural state.D
Up to the beginning OF this month the Rev.
Dr. Todd's Congregational church. in the city
OF New Haven, protested in its Manual to
believe in ''the condemnation OF the wicked to
everlasting punishment" 1t has now discarded
this formula, aud leaves the future fate OF the
wicked an open question, c)ntenttny itself With
processing belief that the Lord win come to
Judge the world IN righteousness.
The late general congen ton Of the Epis
copal church, II Will be remembered, appointed
4 committee "to consider the Feasibility OF Sc
iuring for the Book OF Common Prayer 1itur-
giC.I enrichment, and Increased f1exibllty or
So" That committee have had conference,
md the result OF their laoor is substantially
ncodiJd In twoiresolutions. The first asserts
hp
made touching either statements or standi ards
OF doctrine, and the seco.d, that in all its sig-
principles OF ltturgical cons 5ruction ana rttuai
Use which have guided the compilation and
iii Idments CT The Book Of Common Prayer
md have made 1t what tt Is
Mr.. Moody spoS, In one o: his In Fan
cisco exhortat!o1s OF the fate OF those wac
tn ugh otherwise good persons, were not regen-
Grated by divine grace. He referred feeIngly 10
L ear gran I'm other VIII had died unoonverIed,
sa ing: "Aitho1g1 shs was s sod and kind AMI
dearly loTe1 oy me. feir she has me- With the
know she is in hell" At that moment young
uaI near the front arose md walked down the
als.e toward The door. 'There is gen5leman,"
ao ,ut Christ He Is going straight to he'll
Tne object Of this puolte rebuks turned aud
said, in quiet. clear voice: ''Wel!, Is thero
Hr Moody" '''''''
An eminent British clersym ~ was severely
opposed to What he called sensational me shods
os gathering collections. He denounced the
practice OF passing collection boxes or baskets
through the congregation, aud said Is was
uoscrlptural. He believed that giving ought to
be done on principle, without special imouise,
AID without appeal I'd The feelings H3deter-
m ned to put his Views into practical operation
Ii his own way. SO he told his people that for
nf year they might put their donations for
Missionary work into two large slrong boxes.
Vhch he placed for the purpose In the church
Ees'iDlleS. These boxes, which were made OF
tout oak, were securely locked, and would not
ne opened until the close of the year. when he
hoped they would BE- full or money. He wanted
leople Quietly AMI unnstentetiously to deposit |
acir gifts In the opeaings 10 the tops OF these
ToNes In the sight OF the Lord and not ''to be
zen OF men," The boxes were recently opened. |
)n carefully counting the contents of both the |
9tal sum was found 10 be somewhat less than |
Wo shtl!iDgs, all Ia copper coin.
- Rev Sylvanus Stall of New York, has late.
written aud published an elaborate treatise
atitled "How to Pay Church Debts and how
% keep Churches out OF Debt" It seems |
TRANCE that so much writing should be re. |
inired to explain What to the most ordinary |
t apprehension ought TO be the plainest and |
" astest thing In the world. The best and only |
proper way TO pay church debts Is for tue 10 em- |
Al nnHS IN tlAto