Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-30
RELIGIOUS NOTES,

RELIGIOUS NOTES.
Rev. Robert E. jackson, OF Macon, Ca, has
accepted q call to Christ Episcopal church,
Richmond.
- Rev. Joshua Cowpland has resigned charge
OF ST. Johns Episcopal church, Concord, Pa,
20 take charge OF parish in West Virginia
Five ladies, proeationers of the Church
DeaconeSs Home, Maidstone, have been al
mitted to the Office Of deaconess In the church
OF England by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
"A meeting OF all the National Baptist
Benevolent associations will be held In Indian
apolis during May. 1t promises to be the
largest religious gathering ever held in In
diana.
The Boston Journal lately reported the
following: "Protestants and Catholics OF Hop
klnston united in giving silver tea service to
Methodist preacher who Is about to leave
for Boston. The presentation was made in
the Town Hall by the Catholic priest"
The Methodist Episcopal Church Confer
ence OF Vermont has unanimously adopted a
resolution mott to marry divorced parties, where
the cause is adultery, except the innocent one:
This appears to be step In the direction Of
regarding the ceremony OF marriage as sacra-
ment,
Bishop A. C. Coke, OF the Episcopal diocese
OF western New York, says: " have heard OF
churches decorated with cut flowers at Easter
at an expense of nearly 500; the offertory aims
In the same church rarely reaching SIS, and
less than $50 being the sum total OF It's co 1tr.
buttons to missions"
-Rtualism at the church Of the Advent, In
| Boston. is in many respects more marked in
| its advance than in any other Protestant
| Episcopal church in this country. The SER
| vices are but slightly different from those OF
| the Roman Catholic church, and the priests
| wear their cassockS out Of doors as we'll as in
| the church.
Mr.. voysey Of London, formerly clergy
man In the Church OF England, but now a
Deist, having congregation In a hall, has
made liturgy OF his own, In which he has
this petition: "That it may please Thee to
help all literary persons and editors OF the
public press. that they may use all their
powers In the cause OF truth and righteous
ness, and rise above the praise or blame OF
men,"
The general conference OF the United
Brethren Church will convene III quadrennIal
session In Lisbon, Iowa, commencing May 18th,
1881. Among the most important changes that
will be strongly advocated and demanded at
the coming quadrennial session are pro rata
representation and lay delegation. The United
Brethren Church numbers 100, 900 communt-
cants, over 1000 ministers, five bishops, eigh.
teen institutions Of learning, one printing
house, from which nine different periodicals
are issued.
Brother Harrison, known as the "boy
preacher" has concluded revival season at
Meriden. Conn.,, during which he has induced
about 100 persons to profess conversion. A
book containing the life of this brother has re-
Gently been written by an evangelist named
Davies, who says In his preface that he has
submitted the pages to the young man In
order to be certain as TO the correctness OF the
statements made in them. These statements
comprise some of the most wonderful religious
exploits ever recorded.
-"How do you like the Episcopalian ser.
vice." asked Jones. "Never heard It," replied
Fogg; II dropped in at one Of the churches last
Sunday, 1t was quite early and so began
before I found that 1t would never do for me.
SO came out" "Why what was the trouble2n
'Too many collections" "Too many collec.
collect one collection is all can afford to
repond to. Must be awfully expensive to be
an Episcopalian. "-Boston Transcript.
The Rev. G. W. Yaneey, of Louisville, de.
fines sensational sermon thus Ii produces
sensation; for the word sensational means
that which pertains to sensations. 2. A SEN
through the avenue OF one of the five senses by
an external object. In the present case the
external object is the sermon. But sermon
Is addressed to the mind through sense of
ttonal sermon is sermon that creates SEN
sation In. or makes an impression on, the mind
y
worth anything, must be sensational"
The Christian Union lately sent to several
distinguished clergymen of New York, OF
various denominations from Roman Catholic
to Unitarian, a series OF questions relating to
the attendance at church and the general H.
terest taken In religion to-day as compared
with twenty years ago: These answers have
been published and their uniform testimony is
that there is no decline either In church atten-
dance or In spirituality. or course there have
oeen changes In church methods and changes
In the world around, but there Is no reason to
believe that wOrldliness is really gaining on the
Church.
Rev. Frank D. Moore, late pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, of Covington, KY,
las been suspended from "the Office and all the
functions OF the gospel ministry" About q
was not IN accord with the orthodox Presby-
terrain sentiment on the Sunday question, and
gave great comfort to the sabbath breakers
bytery, and in the course of the Investigation
which ensued Mr.. Moore publicly renowned
the confession of the faith as interpreted by
the Presbyterian church In the United States.
and recanted his ministerial vows.
Respectful obedience to church authority
is rarely lacking among Roman Catholics and
the case OF St Peters Church, at Brownsburg,
Ind, is therefore singular. Father Donovan
refused to raise the money to pay church
debt. though ordered by Bishop ChaJard to do
him. The priest dutifully closed the church for
TWO months, but last Sunday, sustained by his
S whole congTegation he resumed the regular
I'VE will report directly to the heavenly throne,
without asking for the mediation Of that fellow
Bishop Chatard) at Vtncennea"
The Rev. DR.. j. 81. Vincent made some
pointed remarks On church music at the recent
session OF the Northern New York Conference
at Oswego. Il met minister In Boston," said
he. "Wh0 told me several times that his choir, a
quartet, cost 81. 500 a year. and was the finest
In the city. could not tell which he thought
the more Of. the singing or the 81, 500 They
sang an anthem and could not make It out
but he told me it was very fine and that the
choir cost 81, 500 year. After the prayer there
was another anthem. feel like anathema-
thing anthems In public service. The last was
plain hymn but the tune was known only
to the orchestra. / thought, why can We not
have such a hymn Of praise as will make every
heart delight in the -rvlce OF God, children
included 2"
Mr.. Moody spent last Sunday in Chicago
and preached in the Chicago Avenue Church.
popularity known as "Moody's Church" The
large audience room was packed, many being
unable to gain entrance. He also cOnducted