Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-19
RELIGIOUS NOTES

| RELIGIOUS NOTES
| Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, falls
this year on the I'd Of March, Easter Sunday
Is April II. Regulations for Lent have been
issued as usual for Catholics In the Archdiocese
| OF Baltimore, and these win be the same In
! the Diocese of Richmond and the Vicarate
| Apostolic OF North Carolina
! AT Paris In Illinois, last week an alderman
| OF the town was fined g and costs for snor-
ing in the Methodist church during funeral
| Servicea
! as pastor OF the Brooklyn Tabernacle raised
! from seven to twelve thousand dollars per
annum.
In his sermon last sunday the Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher said he hoped Mrs. Garfield
would follow the good example set by Mrs.
Hayes, and have no wine In the White House.
"A Methodist minister interprets the mil
lennium not as salvation itself brought home
to every man and woman, but condition In
which the means OF salvation will be laid within
the grasp OF all.
The address of Dean Church to, the Arch
bishop OF Canterbury favoring such a solution
OF the r1tualistic question as would recognize
the right OF the ritualists to remain in the
church. has receive upward Of 1000 sign atureS
OF clergymen.
Bishop Toke and Bishop Gregg, who Sc
ceded from the Reformed Episcopal chur III In
England and set up a separate organization,
have parted company. Bishop Toke secedes.
again, and may, perhaps, set up still another
communion
The BROOKLYN clergymen are considering
the propriety OF a revival movement, not so
much, apparently, to bring in new members as
to wake up the old ones. At their meeting
Mr.. Pentecost said tnclsively, that 'in the
early days CT the Church 5000 converts were
m V n M W fot a n1t
5000 sermons to make one convert"
The pastor of the Unitarian Society In
Leicester, Mass, having declared himself a Free
Relig1onist and renouncing the name Christian,
the trustees refused to pay over the income of
fund Dequeathed for the preaching of TnIta-
nanism. A committee Of reference upholds the
trustees In this decision, thus definitely de-
Gliding that Cnitarlanism is Christian. not non
Christian.
At recent prayer meeting In Ashheld,
Mass, member of a Congregational church
brought charge OF infdelity against the
pastor, founded On his exposition OF the Bible
account OF the creation, In which the clergy
man explained the six days as periods not of
tWenty-four hours each, but Of much greater
length, according to the widely received teach
iDgS OF modern scientists. The congregation
with scarcely an exception, sustained their
minister, and the name OF the dissatisfied mem
Der was on Sunday dropped from the roll OF the
church, at his own request
1uo ItSf. ptO. 0lluSiu, PASTOR or the
Union Tabernacle in New York, was dismissed
on the expiration of his engagement, Which
was for one year. The church is owned by
Francis A. Palmer, president of the Broadway
National Bank, and the salary of the pastor
and other expenses were paid by the voluntary
contributions OF the congregation. Mr.. Palmer
dismissed Mr.. Mtngin without consulting the
flock. who are greatly dissatisfied at the sum-
mary proceedings. and 1t Is designed to obtain
new place OF worship. leaving any new min
lister appointed by Mr.. Palmer IN preach n tho
empty peWs.
Very few churches 10 America have
seating capacity OF over 300. The following
shows the size of some Of the largest churches
In Europe: ST. Peters church at Rome Will hold
$4,000 persons; Milan Cathedral, 1000; ST.
Paul's at Rome, $4,000; st. Pauls at London.
$4,000; st. Petronlo at Bologna q, OOO Florence
Cathedral, "a 800; Antwerp Cathedral "a 900;
ST. tsopha a. a GNonsta,ntinople % o00 St. John
Pisa Cathedral, 5000; st. Stephens at Vienna,
l2.4o0: st. Dominics at Bologna, $4,000; st.
Peters at Bologna, II 800; Cathedral of Vienna.
Il,00O; st. Marks Venice. 1000, Surgeons
Tabernacle, 1000
1t may be noted, says the Sunday School
Times, that men and women who deride the
enthusiasm OF Christian heart, and affect to
be cold and cynical as regard the rescue OF a
soul from death, are the very ones who beggar
corning some work OF art-perhaps 'consum-
mate" teacup or precious picture. Here, for
instance. Is q sentence which we find In the
es aes Of De new A4as In the course OF
quiver1ngs. from world to world. the soul
throws Itself upon the eternal harmonies
heaven opens anew, and the epilogue ful1lls
the law ard the prophets of the proiogue-full
OF ecstasy, happiness, heart, love- God" All
THIS Is from writer who would doubtless be
the last to appreciate the height and reach OF a
really religious mood.
There are four furnaces In the first Baptist
church at Blnghamton, and these were utilized
IN novel way few evenings ago. special
service was held for the purpose OF having a
pleasant time over some burnt offerings"
The church had owed forty thousand dollars,
forty bonds OF a thousand dollars each The
debt being paid, the bonds came Into
possession OF the church; II was not con
determined s0lemnly to put them into the IRE.
SO with appropriate ceremonies the brethren
OF the church board divided the lot into four
AZ given signal the packages were tossed into
the blazing furnaces and were consumed. AS
the Cancelled evidences OF Indebtedness were
being reduced to ashes doxologies were fer
vently sung, and grateful thanksgvng5 were
uttered Tor the emancipation OF the church
from the debt which had once been as mill
stone about its neck.
- The project OF turning he Roman Catho-
lie school houses and teachers In Cincinnati
over TO the control Of the board OF education Is
Edward Purcell, then acting for the absent
Archbishop, submitted this proposition. 'The
Catholic church Will give the school houses TO
the school board and give them the control OF
the Catholic teachers who have passed the ex-
animation. All they ask is to have the right,
after the regular school hours, to instruct the
htldren In our religion The ground taken
In favor of the change is the deslrabllity OF
diSabusing the public mind OF the notion that
the church Is the enemy OF the public schools,
and the necessity or relieving the churches
from the burden OF the schools, many OF them
being In debt and without credit since the
Purcell crash. The Catholics schools there
now contain 5,9O3 boys and 6,3O2 girls.
MIR. Moody writes from San Francisco
denying the story afioat to the effect that In
meeting In that city he had said that though his
grandmother was good woman yet dying
without hope IN Christ he knew she was in hell.
Whereupon young man arose and left the
room and as he was walking down the aisle, Mr..
Moody says TO him: There Is another man tired
OF hearing about Christ, he too Is going down to
hell. The young man 1t Is said turned about
quietly and asked Mr.. Moody II he had any
word he wished TO send his grandmother. MI.
Moody says In regard TO the story: 81 would say
l never made any statement Of any kind in re-
gard to my grandmother, much less one that
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