Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-19
RELIGIOUS NOTES

have written Watts hymn "When Survey the
| Wondrous Cross" than Gray's "Elegy," Nil
| disc"
The Rev. DR.. Cumming. 80 well known
! through his Adventist writings, for many years
| minister of the Scottish National church. Co
! vent Garden, London, while physically well, is
| said to be mentally In such condition as to be
! practically dead to the world.
"A meeting OF the pastors OF the New.York
East Methodist conference was recently held
at Which action was taken requesting the
Bishop who is to preside at the coming SEES
slon, owing to the crowded condition OF the
conference not to effect any transfers into
tnelI Dody without removing an equal number
Oh members OF like grade by the same means.
The Salvation army was to begin its work
| In Paris about the middle Of February, under
! the direction OF Miss Booth. H Is understood
that no definite plan OF operations has been de-
| teTm1ned upon, but that means and methods
WIN be adapted to the special occasions that
may arise. The work OF the army Is regarded
| In different lights by French Pedestrians,
many being quite opposed to it.
"A rich mems revival Is looked for in Bos-
| ton. II have noticed says the pastor Of an
! arstacratic church, some awakening In relig-
| lous matters lately. People have made great
zeal OF money, and. In some instances, have
Dten led to see that they are leading too
| worldly q life. l anticipate no marked tnten-
sity OF religious fervor, but 1t is noticeable that
constantly
Ing acCesStOns."
AN article In the Episcopal Recorder calls
upon Low Churchmen to unite with the Re
| formed Episcopal church, for the following
| reasons: 81. Because OF the Romish germs In
the prayer book OF the Protestant Episcopal
church. 2. The saa results thereof as 1t Is
seen in general advance all along the line
into High Churchism and ~ituali5m. 3. Evan
| geltcal Episcopalans desire a Scriptural and
| liturgical form OF worship
The Whitehall Recte,u states that the list OF
converts received" by Monsignor Capel is
| probably longer and more varied than that OF
Cardinal Manning. Anglican clergymen, no.
mystical tendencies" sceptlcs. actors, ac-
uaiist MONKS. Americans, disse ss and
mater ct Magistra omntum EcceSlarum" IN
der the magnetic influence OF The Monsig-
nor.i
j. Hyatt Smith, the Brooklyn Baptist min
lister and Congressman, discovers that a portion
OF his church questions whether Goo and NAM
mon can be successfully served at the same
time. AT recent secret church meeting Pastor
Smith assured his flock that Congress would not
keep MIN away from them any serious length Of
time: It Being charged that be was Unlver-
salist, Mr.. Smith confessed that he did not &C
cept the doctrine OF eternal damnation, asked
pardon II he had offended anybody ana all but
70 OF those present voted confidence in their
leader.
in commenting On a Baptism by INNER
sion, which occurred during the past winter,
when the ice In stream was broken In order
to perform the ceremony, the Christian Register
OF Boston suggested that hereafter s'a hearse
should form pa rt OF the procession to the Ice
lOe. Tne New 0rk Examiner does not take
well TO the idea, ana replies that a hearse
might be serAceable In the case OF some Uni.
tartan scOffers who looked on :" but not to the
Baptsts. It adds that nothing has been bet
yrh OIL {ta fycn lyaf tann OF pao
lists, than that when the heart Is warm ice and
snow can do no harm,"
The New York Observer makes these Quota
tons from the catechism which the Rev. DR.,
Dix has caused to be prepared for the 4455
children OF the Sunday schools connected with
not, Ike the Rev. Heber Newton, favor INT
VeTSafst doctrines: DIN how many senses ia
t ca word Hell used? A.The word He'll is used
ln TWO senses Q-What Is the first sense of the
word He'll? A--Hell means, first, Hades-i. e..
the places where departed spirits stay between
death and the resurrection. Q-What is the
seesna ssnse 81 the word GEN. AHe
where the wicked will be punished forever.
Q-Can Christ save all men? Ayes: Christ
d dn ad for all men g. Jno D. Q-wil all men
truly believe In Christ that His merits may be
applied 10 Them individually. Q-How long
shall the righteous live in heaven? A-For
ever and ever. Q-How long shall the wicked
De In Hell: A-For ever and ever.
TIE Rev. DR.. Cunningham Geikie has re-
ceived a "a friendly caution" from an evangeli-
sal critic, for having remarked, in his recently
published volume, "Hours with the Bole"
VANS that 1T is quite possible that some OF
Inc cary Ranbis, DESTROYS OF emulatng the
lao.ed age ascribed by heather nations to their
heroes and demigods. may have added to the
BlDle ngurea. so as to secure the patliAr2hs an
equal honor DR.. Geih:e shelters himself IN.
t ger the authority OF the Bishop OF Winchester,
IN a.a th ss epeakeIs commentary and asse7er,
ana 20 evangelical truth" The London
CiriSttdn World says In reference to this that
the Idea of mixing up the question OF the age
OF tne venerable persons who tiOurished before
the mood with that OF the evangelical ortho-
doXy or dly1neS OF the nineteenth century is q
speclmen OF the kind OF advocacy OF '.ths
truth" from which the Bible and the cause OF
eFahgeicalism have suffered SO much
One OF the texts relied upon to establish
the CalVinistic doctrine Of predestination, or
lection, was the passagein the second chapter
or Acts. which read: "And the Lord added to
was interpreted as meaning that t' the Lord n
picked out from the main body OF the elect
certain number every day whom ne detailed to
on q Rags Il among wss only lie egs
not a question OF salvation-for the elect
were sure to be saved in any case.
this text a merely historical meaning thus:
And the Lord added to the church daily those
that were being saved Inasmuch as the chap
ter OF which this Is part or the concluding
verse gives an account OF st. Peters sermon
On the Day OF Pentecost, ard OF the great
revival then started. the new reading,
1t Is maintained Is plainly the true one. As
there were CalyinlSts on the revision COM
mittee who seem TO have accepted the amended
version, It would appear that they did not hold
that the concession was In any ways fatal to
their doctsine.
Although the work OF the Salvation army
In this country has not amounted to much, the
reports from the original headquarters OF the
somewhat unique organization indicate that on
the other side or the water the work prosper5.
1t IS said that the "army" increases In num-
bers. "Generar' Booth appears TO be auto
cratic 10 his control Of the movement. His
wife and daughter aid him. The army" Is
said TO consist in q body OF converted men and
women Joined together after the fashion OF an
army, "who intend TO make all men yield. or
at least listen to the claims which God has TO
their love and service" Mr.. Booth vas min.
lister III the Methodist New Connection. out
considered that he had special work TO do, and
resigned his position in that BODY for his pre-
sent evangeli5;ic work. In Great Britain there
are now one hundred and sixty-one stations,
two hundred and fifty officers In active COM
cadets In training homes. During the past
year Ga I00 was received and expended In the
operations Of the army. 1t IS said to be doing
good among the class OF people who are ordi-
narily beyond the reach OF the normal opera
| lions OF church work.
PatrOling RaYnegat.