Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-18
RELIGIOUS NOTES.


cepted call to the First Baptis, church, Of
Chicago.
- missionary at Benita, In western Africa,
reports that he has solemnlzed nine marriages.
out has not received any marriage fees
- The Rev. III. o. Hoffman OF the Illinois
conference. N. E. church. has been expelled
from the church on charges of immoral conduct
- There are now more than 100. coo members
Of Baptist churches in the United States who
are of African descent.
- The Rev. Il. C. Milne. a Chicago Unitarian
minister, who n few weeks ago said he drew
some OF his best inspiration from the theater
has now renowned all faith in God and immor-
! tality.
- Bishop Coienso's name has been struck
from the lis of the English clergy and thus he
is no longer officially recognized rs Bishop OF
Natal. singular feature Of theeasc is that His
saiary goes on AS OF old
- Rev. Geo. W. Samson. ID. formerly the
president Of the Columbian University in this
city, Is now preaching in the church on SD
street. in New York city. Seventeen persona
have been recently baptized
- Chicago has the largest Hebrew POPULATION
OF any other city OF equal numbers i'm the world.
ihey are fifteen syna-ogues in the city. which
have an average attendance of I 800 each max
ing in the average about 200O0 Israeliies who
take part In religious services
- The kheaive of Egypt says he is opposed TO
poiygamy and is working to make his people
content with enc wife for each husband He
wants TO inspire them with a liberal feeling
toward all religious beliefs and TO make them
respectful TO Christians and Jews a. well as to
people OF their own faith.
- The Baptist Weekly. after quoting from an
exchange its opinion that lone great fault with
those who regularly attend church is thai they
do not kindly speak to strangers and make
them welcome" adds: This is true. only if YOU
do try to be courteous, do il couTteously
Some time ago in a church veStibule We knew
an official 10 spring ut stranger in such police
man-iashon that he feared he was mistaken for
pick-pocket."
The recent conversion OF that wel-known
turfman, General ABE" Buford. Is said TO be
largely due to the result OF a shock which he
received by the act of his brother, Colonel
I Tom. Buford. who in March. 1879. shot and
killed Judge Elliott. one of the Judges of the
state court of appeals. because h. had given a
decision against the Buford family in a case
which had been before the courts for eight
years.
- The Washington-street Methodist church OF
West Troy, New York. is trying l.. NJ ireland. .
clasS-leader for twelve wears on the charge OF
trottng horses the Sabbath calling fellow
church ME mbers liars" ATTEMPTING fraudu-
lently to gain possession of a parcel of lard.
lying. evil speaking. and commencing lawsuit
against the pa stor. While ireland's wife Was
testiiying she was stricken with paralysis. The
controversy is the outgrowth OF the trial of the
Rev. DR. krohn. the former pastor on charges
OF immortality preferred by Ireland.
In one 9 Connecticut's most thriving cities
the church bells became Objectionable. prnci-
pally because the church services were held
without any concert of action as 10 the hour of
meeting. Action by the council was invoked in
order that the bells might be rung sinlultane-
onsly instead of jangling at half-hour intervals
aft md x..oiu
The common council passed a resolution: RE
sotced, That hereafter the churches that have
bells that are rung. be rung at the same hour
for morning and afternoon service" The bell
ringers are puzzled. and are wondering what
will be the effect on the Sunday dinners.
The Christian Leader recently pointed to
Rev. I. De Witt Talmaee as the typical Ameri-
can preacher who regards the material nature Of
hell torments as mot even q matter of discus
sion." The Independent las asked Mr.. Tama2e
what he thinks about it. and he replies that he
does not know much of the future state Of those
who wicke dly reject the only Saviour. but knows
that the Bible represents it as very sorrowful,
Il do not think" he says, It hat God DESTROYS
any man. Every case of DIES truction is self-de-
struction or suicide. God does not push any
maa of the precipice. The man Jumps of. There
is so much suffering in this world that II is not
difficult for me 10 imagine suffering further on.
Many of the descriptions of the future state Of
grief must be figuratiye which of them cannot
luIcug! the roSici ol IL Wlue-Cpen gaIe0
may you and escape all suffering and enter
with all joy.'
sThe protracted meeting at the Metropolitan
NJ. E. church-Rev. II. n. Baer pastor-in
progress for some three or four weeks past has
thus far resulted in about forty conversions and
thirty accessions of the church. At the coming
conference Mr.. Baer will be able to report the
church in a fine condition spiritually. and the
congregation are hoping that there will be some
arrangements made in regard TO the debt.
large majority of the membership are anxious
that Mir. Baer should be returned for his third
year. for he has proven an excellent pastor and
has made many friends here outside Of tho
denomination as well within it. The late
movement for change seems TO have been with
the expectation that Rev. DIR. Newman could be
obtained as the pastor, but a recent letter from
him indicates that he will remain as pastor Of Q
Congregational church in New York for some
months. if not permanently.
The Foundry M. L. church will. as a matter Of
course, have Rev. w. F. Ward as their pastor
again next year. for he is now i'm his first year
here. Mr.. Ward when he came here. found the
debt of the station about 5000. and with the
subscriptions then on hand. and others. he has
brought it down to about Sill 600. ana at tho
same time he will be able TO report the current
finances in excellent condition He will also re-
port a membership of about 800 including pro-
batiOners-nearly a hundred having been added
this year.
There seemsto be brit little doubt as to change
dI Tie Conug conference In the past0rdte OF
Ryland chapel and at present Rev. Richard
Norris, who few years ago was stationed at
Dunbarton street, Georgetown, is spoken of a.
the successor to Rev. Dr. j. S. Deale. IL will
be remembered that the appointment of Rev.
Dr. Deale last spring to Ryland was the cause Of
an unpleasantness in the church. which resulted
in the withdrawal of number of members.
Most of these have unitedin new religious move
ment and have formed the congregation Of the
Tabernacle. under Rev. DIR. w. w. Hicks One
nf ho rna nharC af Rx-lau iS nth fr fer fho
statement that this difficulty, unpleasant as IL
was, has been productive Of good to Ryland and
to the cause Of religion In South Washington.
He states that there was some sympathy felt for
DIR. Deale 10y families outside of the church,
who have endeayored since the split to encour-
age him by their attendance, and the congrega-
ton has become more closely cemented i'm work.
ing for the common good, and the result is the
revival which has been in progress for some
weeks.
Upon my Word She Did!
Her hair ,ras black. But black" she sighed,