Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-15
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

RELIGIOUS NOTES.
The st. Pauvs UDiversalist church, Chi.
| cago. have paid their debt of $50, 600, and DR..
Ryder will remain with them.
The First Congregational church OF Wash
| ingtOn, propose to publish an eight page
monthly, parochial paper, to be called the PIT
| grim Press.
Rev. Dr.. A. B. Atkins, at one time rector of
| st. Johns church, Georgetown, has been
appt fnted assistant rector OF St Luke's church.
| PhtadelI hia
Rev. Drs o. II. Tiffany and Jacob Todd and
Mr.. James Long will be the Philadelphia del
| egates to the Ecumenical Methodist Congress
in London next September.
- The Rev. Father Tracy, s. j., ordained a
Woodstock, Md, about year ago, has been
appointed to the place in st. Aloysius parish
| made vacant by the death OF the late Father
| Sumner, S. j.
-Rev. John T. Craig. pastor Of the High
| street Baptist church, Baltimore, some weeks
| since rendered his resignation to the deacons.
10 take erect April 1, 1851. The resignation
| has been accepted.
Rev. DR.. McIntoch. OF Belfast. ireland, de-
| clines his call to the Second Presbyterian
church, Chicago, on the ground that the differ
ence between this climate and that OF Ireland
would be too great for him.
Ut. fuSSy, WIN Ii uOW 81 years vi age, Ia !
announced that he will commence course OF
lectures, as Regius Professor Of Hebrew In the
University, at Christ Church, On "Wednesday,
Jan. g. on "Propneuc Psalms, and other Pro
phecies OF Christ"
The Methodist papers state that Bishop
Foster, during his late visit to the south to
preside over six Conferences, was courteously
received by the ministers and people o. Tn
Church South, by whom ne was invited to
preach In southern pulpitS.
Lieutenant Gender Will be at the he'd OF
the expedition which the English Palestine
Exploration Fund hopes to send soon to East
tern Palestine to do the vork-which our
American society has failed 10 complete-of
thoroughly surveying the region east OF the
Jordan.
Mr.. Reecher Is almost as much at home at
the Catholic altar and In the Jewish synagogue
as upon the platform Of Plymouth Church. A
few days since, he practically told an audience
OF Catholics, at fair, that his religion and
theirs differed only In the unessent1ais. while.
| the present week. he has been at Hebrew fair
calling the Jews his "brethren."
The numerous friends In Washington and
Georgetown, and especially in st. Aloyslus par
ish, Of Rev. Dennis A. Kelly, s. j., for several
years attached to GonZaga College, and occa-
Sionally assistant at St. AloysiuS church, Will be
panied to learn that lie was, at last accounts,
lying at the point OF death in Jersey City,
whittier he was sent November last from Fred
er1ck. His disease Is reported to be pneumonia.
Prof. Norman Fox believes In progressive
| theology and emphatically says in concluding
an article upon the subject: "T0 deny that
there is progressive theology in the progress
sive unwilling of nature and history Is, in
effect, to deny the presence OF God in nature
and history. 1t is the blankest materialism;
denial of creatioa; denial OF providence;
| denial OF the very being OF God
Gen, GARFIELD, the president-eleet, In a
| speech delivered In the House OF Representatives,
| and state ought to be absolute. 1t ought sto be
| so absolute that no church property anywhere.
| in any slate Or In the nation, should be exempt
| from equal taxa ion; for, II you exempt the
| property OF any church organization, to that
| extent you impose church tax upon the whole
| community"
Rev. Or. Howard Crosby. OF New York
! has been elected to fill the place OF d. VIII
/ liam Adams on the Version Committee OF the
American Bible Society; and the Rev. DR.. G.
K: Crooks, OF Drew Seminary, to fill the place
| stands as follows: The Rev. DIS. Theodore D.
! Woolsey john Cotton Smith. Talbot w.
/ Chambers, G. P. kTauth. Howard Osgood, How.
! ard Crosby, and 6. r. Crooks.
! DIR. Prime OF the OjserI5r, SAYS OF 1880:
| THE year has been pre- eminently marked by
! revival OF orthodox Christianity, and the in
! tive 1t Is so in the United States OF America;
Rernaps nOt SO clear Is the case OF Great
blitaln But the OLD truth as 1J Is In the
| Bible, the strong gospel OF Jesus AMI his Apps
! ties, was never held by so many souls at any
! one time as to-day, and the bow OF promise
was never brighter In the sky
| "A good Methodist asked John Wesley
what he thought as 10 his marrying a certain
woman well known to both. Wesley advised
HI Lot TO think of it. "Why," said the other.
.'3he is member OF your church, isn't sle?"
Yes" was the reply. And you think she is
truly Il Christian won 1n?" Yes" said wesley.
II believe she IS" "Weli, then, why lot marry
herr" BECAUSE" replied Wesley-"because,
my friend. the Lcrd can live with great many
people That !ol ana can't!"
The Christian al Work has been asking
postal card opio1ons from various clergymea as
to whether miracles are now TO be looked for.
OF course. the general opinion Is that miracles
nave ceased. though DR.. A. j. Gordon OF Boston,
with q few others less certa.aly, holds that the
p..shlse OF signs following those that believe
was for the church OF ali time DR.. Hoyar,
Crosby reply was ate. this remarkable fash
ion:-
Muscles for 20 years In time of Moses and Joshus
Miracles for 70 years in time If Elijah aud Elisha.
Miracles fOr 70 years in time Of Christ aud Apostles
No others.
Miracles
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