Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-05-21
RELIGIOUS NOTES.


Methodist Ecumenical Conference for the sake
OF harmony.
- In England the Bsptists last year, In pro.
portion to their membership. made an increase
OF more , than double TIE percentage OF any
The Church Times, ritualist, regrets" TO
announce that Mr.. Gladstone has made the
Rev. d. Melville a clergyman or puritan pro-
ciiv1ties," canon or Worcester.
= The Synod OF the Old Catholic church OF
switzerland will be held In Basle beginning
Se py Stn ne s 81 council has authorized
- An evangelist exclaimed in Springfield
Mass. few nights ago: III any OF the
churches are too nice for poor people. hope
GOD Will strike them down with lightning,'
- The average salaries OF the inferior clergy
OF the Church OF England are smaller than
those OF rural pastors In America But there is
clergy there than here.
There is war In the Trinity Episcopal
Church. Toledo, Ohio. Mr.. Glerteen continues
his ritualistic practices, and In consequence
some OF the leading members have lert the
church. He porSeveres In burning candles and
In claiming that Professionalism is a failure.
The Rev. Mr.. Moody preached twice In
New York on Sunday. He described several
interesting meetings with former Sunday school
pupils at Omaha, Salt Lake. Topeka, Oakland
apd San Francisco. he VIII spend the summer
Tor his operations next winter.
| The Rev. DR.. Iorimer, OF Chicago, who be-
came famous when accused Of preaching other
! mems sermons. has resigned the charge OF the
FIRST Baptist church. Chicago, and taken hold
/ church In tie same City. The Michigan avenue
church recently lost its house OF worship BY
IRE wealthy Baptists have promised funds In
rebuild IL on condition that DR.. Lorfmer be
| pastor. The church is In a growing part OF the
| city. and its present circumstances are such "a
| to promise great prosr Gritty.
- Bishop Lee, OF Delaware. is charged by the
Rev. II. N. Philips, OF Delaware Lity, with NAL
administration. The presentment Is ia the
hands OF the Rev. DR.. b. B. Smith, OF New
| York, the presiding bishop OF the Episcopal
Church, and he viii appoint committee com
posed OF the members OF an adjoining diocese
and the standing committee OF the diocese of
| Delaware. List fall Mr.. Phillips. who was
rector OF Christ Church, Delaware City, was
requested by Bishop Lee TO resign. Mr.. Phil
| lips refused to resign, and the bishop then
issued an order OF Inhibition, which the rector
| obeyed.
"A resolution was introduced at recent
vestry meeting at st. Peters church. Bourne
mouth English Ritualisp expressing regret
| that craven images OF Christ and the saints
had been put up In the reredoS OF the church,
and that crosses and candlesticks had been
| placed upon the reredos, and asking the vicar
and church. wardens Immediately TO apply for
FACULTY 10 remove tnem. The resolution was
not seconded. aud was received with groans
ana misses. Bishop Ryan, who presided, an
nounced his intention OF conducting the ser
vices at st. Peters in the same manner as he
old at Bradford. where he was formerly vicar
Some members OF congregation In Michi-
gan are reported TO have resolved THAT our
minister scolds TOO much" A scoding minis
ter. ana one constantly scolding, Is certainly a
great nuisance, and we do not wonder that con
gregatfons resolve" against him. A religious
Under and says" But ought IL not to be noted
that an apostle charges his own son la the
faith to 'reprove, rebuke. And what a power
and majesty is In some mems rebukes, They ara
grand protests against the works of the devil
They go down into the depths of mems hearts
Let ministers strive for this power, and be care
| full not TO vent in the pulpit what are simply
! the frettiDgs OF their own hearts,"
- The Religious Herald quotes lady as say
Ing that when she was school girl she heard
an old minister, who was fond OF making
honey, practical Illustrations. say that readin :
the Bible was IKE eating fish. When he came
| When he read the Bible In that way, he found
| plenty OF good, nourlshing meat, and never had
occasion to choke over the bones; that the older
he grew, the fewer bones he found, until when
he came to be an old man with sllvery hair. the
| Book that he used to find as full OF bones as a
Connecticut river shad was IKE halibut with
feasibility, and that was In such plain sight
that no one could stumble over it, and gran1ly
served It's purpose as strong framework TO keep
the sweet, white, nutritious meat Ia It's place.
In one OF Carlyle's letters to an old-time
Scottish friend a few years ago. he spoke thus
about the Lords Prayer: "Our Father which
art In heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy
viii be done. What else can we say: Tue
| other night, In my SleepleSS tOsSings about
which were growing more and more miserable
these words, that brief and grand prayer came
strongly into my mind, with an altogether new
| emphasis, as III written and shining for me In
mild, pure splendor, on the black bosom OF the
night there, when /, as it were. read them
word by wOrd-with sudden check TO my i'm
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| compoSure which was much unexpected. Not
| Tor perhaps thirty CT forty years had 1 once
formally repeated that prayer. Nay, I never
| felt before how intensely the voice OF man 8
soul 1t Is; the Utmost aspiration OF all that is
high and pious In poor human nature; right
worthy TO be recommended With an After THIS
manner pray ye.'
AT the recent New York Methodist confer
ence Bishop Bowman reprimandod the tiIppant
manner 50 often seen In churches In the clos
| Ing exercises. Goats, hats and canes are ar
ranged while the doxology is being sung, as
though the people were preparing for rush.
| like some Ill bred persons at the close OF con-
cert When the minister thinks that his peo-
pie are bowling or kneeling In their pews they
or ye-glaSseS The bishop related an instance
OF minister himself putting on his overcoat
while ne sang the aoxoiogy; the house Of God
people than an ordinary concert hall or store
It would be well II the custom were general OF
pausing for few seconds after the 6enedtctlon
| Is pronounced before beginning to pass out.
This prevails among the Episcopal churches OF
| this country and Ia nearly all the churches or
England. In many even OF our most respect.
able churches the departing congregation ex-
h1bitS no more reverence IN It's movements
than might be expected OF IL II suddenly dis
peTSed by an alarm OF fire.
The Mormons have just been holding their
spring conference In Salt Lake City. To their
Jerusalem the saints came up from every stake
| OF Zion" over IL, 600 strong, and OF every i'm
aginable nationality. Rev. Dwight Spencer, a
rYrH0n yrh ~ offn tod I'm
ence as spectator, writes OF IT. In point OF
power, President Taylor unauestionably holds
the chief place. / heard him speak upon the
c0rrupting influence OF the Gentle population.
| He handled government officials, visitors
teachers and missionaries without mercy.
| was SO interested In the way he warmed up
and glowed over his subject. In his mastery
| use or invect1veS, and In the native elOquence
he exhibited that never once thought or being
| hit. Next to him in point OF talent is George
/ G. Cannon. He Is the most finished speaker.
| heard him speak on educ aufon, and could take
no exception 10 what he said. Apostle Erastus
Snow resembles In his style some OF the earlier
Morm0ns. Brigham Young, Jr., delivered q
| kind OF jeremiad on the divisions existing In the
church, and warned his brethren that, III they
did not come together, the Lord would visit
them In judgment and drive them together
| There were several other speakers or lesser
note. Excepting John Taylor and George q
Cannon. the men setting on the four elevated
seats were very communicating men. and at
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