Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-03
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

izing cemeteries throughout that country has
been passed by IA votes to SO.
- The Rev. DIR. George H. Hepworth has &C
cepted q call to become pastor of the BelIeville
Avenue Congregational church, Newark n J.
- Rev. J.W. Rosebro of Augusta county. Va,
has declined call to the pastorate of the First
fresDyterian church at Savannah, Ga.
Rev. DIR. Henson pastor of Memorial Bap-
tlst church. Philadelphia has rendered his resg-
nation to accept call to Chicago.
The Right Rev. j. Tuigg, D. D., Catholic
bishop Of Pittsburg and Allegheny, has left his
diocese for visit to Rome.
Rev. John W. Pratt, d. D., has been called
to the pastOrate of the Second church, Louis
vile, KY. formerly filed by the late Rev. Stuart
Robinson, d. d.
nue. Presbyterian church. Troy NY, has re-
signed and applied for orders in the Episcopal
church.
- Rev. Charles J. S. May, late assistant min
lister of st. Johns P. E. church, Hampton. has
taken charge of an Episcopal parish in King
George county, Virginia.
- The Scottish bishops have sent letter to
the bishops of the Protestant Episcopal church
expressing their horror at the assassination of
President Garfield.
- Mr.. Beecher declared on last Sabbath that
he had associated during his life with all
classes of men, even down to politicians. but
ministers, decidedly, have the most manly traits
and are the best
The Salvation Army in England proposes to
build aSalvation Temple in the city of London
that shall seat six or seven thousand people, and
hold services carried on by relays offriends I'M
ceasingly day and night.
The Young Mems Christian Associations
throughout the country are gradually becoming
provided with buildings for carrying on their
work The Pttsburg association have raised
So, 1000 as a building fund.
The Russian church has ordered it's priests
to administer the rites Of religion to those who
Kill themselves with excessive use of stimu-
lants. To this date the Russian clergy have
ciassed such persons with suicides, and left
them unblessed.
A ruling elder having been made moderator
OF the Greenbrier Presbytery. Virginia, the sy-
nod of Virginia has taken exception to the in
nOvation. case for appeal will be made up
for the next general assembly of the southern
Presbyterian church.
DR.. Christlieh considers the religious out
look in Germany encouraging. Genuine re-
vivas OF religion are quietly in progress in va
rious quarters. Numbers OF German young
men, who formerly spent Sunday afternoon
dens. now meet to read the Scriptures, to sing
and to pray to God.
- In recent address on the Revised New
Testament, Dean HawsOn gave his opinion as to
the final reception of the work, by this literary
reference: sit is, l think, in .Guesses at
Truth, that the remark is made that every fresh
effort for the general good is apt to be treated as
COWS treat new rubbing-pOst. First they look
at it, then they but at it, and then they use it,
- religious journal, in scouting Guteau's
claim to have been impelled to his act of assassi
nation by the Deity. observes: "a criminal once
said to Judge that God had foreordained that
he should commit the crime for which he had
been arraigned." To which the Judge replied
that God had also fOreOrdaned that he should
sentence the criminal to death for the crime.
- At the fourth quarterly conference of Union
NJ. E. church, held last evening" resolutions
were adopted complimentary to the Rev. B. Pey-
ton Brown, who will have closed term of four
years as presiding elder in the Washington dis
trct by the next session of the Baltimore annual
conference. The resolutions bear testimony to
his efficiency, courtesy, and mpartialty as a
presiding officer.
and chapels in Liverpool, England. taken on
Sunday, October 16. shows very striking di-
minutiOn as compared with similar census
date, although the population was only 400, coo,
as against 552 600 in the present year. the atten-
dance was 1O1 1882, whereas on the above men
toned Sunday it was 63. SIC.
The Independent says: 'An evangelical of
Hobart. Australia, refused to permit his child
to be vaccinated, because the virus came from
member of the family of ritualist He indig.
nantly declared that his child should not be in
Oculated with rtualism. On the vaccination
theory he did not act wisely. If the child had
been lnOculated, he could have only very mild
attack of ritualism, sort of religious vario-
lOid."
The National Christian Association. which
wants the name Of Deity inserted in the Con-
stitution of the United States and is opposed to
all secret societies. will hold national conyen-
ton in Galesburg, ILL.,, Dec and g. The call
SAYS THE Lord Jesus Christ will not be SUI
preme in the churches while they fellowship
system hostile to Him. nor will the nation con-
TESS Him while its affairs are controlled by the
lodge power"
- The excitement over confederate bonds has
been turned to good account by the Methodist
church in Virginia. At recent session of the
Virginia annual conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church south, at Charlottesville. the
other day. resolution was adopted, ''That this
conference approves of the action Of Brother
John Morton. of the city of Richmond, (repre-
SeHtlIS bIOtner JOnn b. Morton, deceased
treasurer OF the late Book and Tract Society of
the Virginia annual conference in dispOsing of
S21 400 in confederate bonds. the property of
said society, and tender to him our thanks for
the service rendered our conference in this trans
action" Provision was then made for the in
vestment OF the proceeds. S149.SO
- The pastor of one of our city churches made
the following point last Sunday in connection
with the vexed question of inspiration. In speak
ing OF Guiteaus claim to inspiration he said: 1T
is the fashion of modern lunatics and fanatics
who claim inspiration to cite the Scripture incl
dent of Abraham's staying Isaac to Justify muir
der. This accountable giraffe now on trial in
this city had the impuGence and ignorance to
twice quote this incident during the past week.
The Pocasset murder, two years ago, was iusti-
fled on the same ground. But these modern in
splratlonists all forget that in the Bible narra-
tive abraham did not Stay Isaac. 1t is the differ
ence between ancient and modern inspiration.
The one was merciful; the other is cruel The
one was divine; the other is devilsh. When
modern crank. claiming inspiration asks us:
why should not a man he inspired now to slay
his child as Abraham was inspired to slay Isaac5'
we need only ask-.Did Abraham stan Isaacs'
1t is the divnest part of the Old Testament &C
count which says:
Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do
tnOu anything unto him.