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

The report OF the Pao-Presoyterian
Council just issued gives the number OF thts
denomination in the world about 1905, 900 OF
communicates.
There is too much dress parade Chris
tianity. and too little OF the campaigning
kind-ChriSttdn at Work.
In Scotland during the last FIVE years more
new Baptist chapels have been built and % Ore
debts cleared OIL than in the previous 80 years.
If Biblical critics showed as much crisis
tence in essentials as they display fiexipiltty in
their form OF criticism, their results might be
deemed more conclusive. But their line, OF
attack are ever shifting, and each new school
which arises gives the death grapple to its
predecesSOr.-Je1CiSh Messenger.
Two churches In Worcester, Mass, were
relieved from Indebtedness last Sunday. The
debts Of Plymouth Congregational church
amounted to s46,3 45. Mr.. Kimball was present
at two services and Sal 46l 70 WAS subscribed.
The debts OF the UniversaliSt church, amount
iIg to s 500 were also paid and e sos was
The revised edition OF the New Tesla
ment expunges the story OF the sinful woman
against whom nobody could be found to cast
The first stone. Perhaps by the next revise
the sermon On the mount and the young m IN
who went away SOrrowiGg because eternal life
and great riches were not compatible Will 60
also. The latter story especially contains some
IA her diSagreeatle suggestions for "many In
Au,ntial aud prominent church members
B' this shaving process we may 10 time get
Il. ble TO suit the ttme5.-N. 7. Graphic.
AS speculative question 1t would ba in
teresting to know what sort OF language the
Rev. DR.. Talmage regards as profane. In let
ter which he sent to be read at public meeting
IN Brooklyn the other day he wrote: "By the
throne OF the Eternal God assert 1t, that" etc.
This may be said to be good $4,000 oath, the
amount to which DR.. Talmage's salary has
recently been increased; but In view OF what
Christ said In the Sermon ON the Mount, name
ly, "Swear not at all: neither by heaven, for 1t
should nave chosen just the form of prof nity
that he d1d-N Y. Post.
- Under the head of "Stalwart COngrega-
tionalists" the Pilgrim Press of Washington, tDr.
Rankin S paper says: There are people who
come to Washington whose Congregation alism
soon fades out and disappears. But In the his
which may be recorded as those of stalWart
Congregationalists: From Connecticut Hon.
VIM. a. buckingham and Gov. Marshall Jewell;
VIM. Washburn and Amasa Norcross; from
Vermont, Hon. l.. P POLAND; from OHIO, Hon.
James Monroe; from Michigan. Hon. j. c. Bur-
Tom M fom nan Hon Pniietns sawyer
Kansas, Hon. D. c. Haskell. These are men
Who would no more think of withdrawing from
the church of their fathers than Methodist,
or a Presbyterian. or an Episcopalian would
think of abandoning the church OF his fathers.
The Rev. Thomas b. Slic3r. haging
changed his base OF religious operation, from
the Methodist to the Congregational C lurch,
remarks to his congregation; II have under
gone no sudden change of views. / have
Tsxer preached TO- you a serm2n on the
yicarious atonement, total depravity, or end
less torment. l do not leave the orthodox
church because am In dOubt-that would be
double folly-but / am crossing the line be-
tween the teachings Of traditional Orthodoxy
anu Liberalism because am sure" The
tIr.sttdh Advocate remarks sarcasticaly: nTo
nold three ecclesiastical positions involving
fundamental differences of belief In five or six
years. gives new meaning to the word sure
ferhaps he may die Roman Catholic. But
unless ne should return toward orthodoxy, he
need never change again; for he has entered a
region where no two agree"
Rabbi Sonnesche1u OF ST. Luis advocate,
union of Jews and Unitarlans. There ts not
the slightest difference In character standing.
human worth or dignity between Jew ami
christian" he says, "there Is nothing In the
that the banns of race prejudice shall debar
the consolidation. Let US intermarry; that
VIII neip along the consolidation. When the
tnitarian takes Jew Into his church tine con-
vert Is not baptized. He makes no confession
OF faith other than that which he hal held be-
lore. Tne race prejudice is stubborn fact In the
way OF consolidation. The Christians are
Iurtner on the road to progress than We are.
They take me In just as am. / require them
to become Jews before allow them TO bseona
members OF my family. decline to enter into
common communion with them on the ground
that they are not Of my race. When we ara
capable of and ready to pay our indebtedness
10 tnem, then we can enter inro a consolida-
ton with them"
Carlyle had no patience with people who
deHied the existence OF G ID or In any way set
iL' mselyes up as wiser than the Author of all
" sdom. Concerning one whom he considered
10 be chalgeable with this offence he said:
y n. IL sad and terrible thing to see nigh
~hole generation OF men and women profess
iLs 10 De cultivated looking around in pur-
O..hd fashion and seeing no God Ia this uni
verse l suppose 1t Is a reaction from the
6 GI cant Mh and hollow etenee protesting
aEd THIS Is what they have got to do. All
% ngs nom frog spawn; the gospel OF dirt the
lae 70 OF the Day: The older gfow-aad now
comes back to me the sentence In the cate
chism which learned when a cnild and tle
fuller and deeper It's meaning becomes: What
TO enjoy Him forever No gospel of dirt.
teaching that men have descended from frogs
through monkeys, can ever set that aslde.'
The real estate spectators are reported to
nave liked their eyes once more on Trinity
yard, containing several acres, which sur
rounds 1t, and the story 8 that a syndicate
noN stand ready to pay million aud half of
o3 S c Ior IT ap rs Values IN that part
price, big as the figures look. but IL Is q oues.
ton whether the venerable corporation A.. .,
better mood to entertain the pron.,-a, tba ~
when 1t was made to f'Ah, to-, voar sai o.. 1nan
pr p1S SesSH "hie prompted the late Dr. HIg6ee
80 d terribly denunciatory sermon upon
.ne mercenary spirit OF the age, which thus
tempted men to disturb the ashes of their ia
theirs and mothers for the sake of gain, and to
exchange the worship OF Goo as IT were for the
worship OF mamm0n." 1t Is many years since
mat memorable discourse was delivered, and
since That time the venerable corporation has
Undergone an almost entire change OF person.
nel. put. from all that can be a5certained, its
lraoltlonal policy against the sale OF the prop
erty remains the same.
just now there Is almost an epidemic of al
ieged marvellous cures in response to prayer
Of course many of the so-called miraculous
cures are nothing more than the trade of char.
Stans, out occasionally there Is a case which
one hesitateS TO pronounce mere fraud or self
deception. For instance, In the spring Of 1881
Mrs. Sylvia ThurstOn, Of Camden, Me-, stepped
into hole IN the road and fell with slch
violence that the bones OF her foot
and ankle were wrenched out of Joint
ana her back was badly injured For
Two months she was sick of fever and at
tne emo OF that time could not walk without
crutcnes. The foot was bent out OF position and
entlrely rigid and the circulation OF blood Was
SO lmpe0eO that the skin turned almost black
Finally, after her doctors had abandonei ali
nope or cure, Mrs Thurston and her ate nson
who mas made an af1idavit to the facts defer.
mined TO pray for her recovery This thew did
Win all earneStneSs and solemnity That