Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-28
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

''Of the first family"
- The Rev. DR.. Henry W. Bellows is lying
critically Ill at his New York residence from an
intestinal disease, which has so far baffled the
skill Of the best physicians.
"A discussion, savoring somewhat of the ma
ture Of conflict, is going on in Chicago between
the Rev. Herrick Johnson. DID,, and some of
the theatrical people of that city.
The statement that DR.. Paxton has accented
the call of the church in New York is incorrect.
as his plans have not yet been definitely settled
1t is not improbable that he may remain in Wash
ington.
The Universalist Society have engaged Lin
coin Hall in which to hold Sunday services I'M
til the completion of their new church. which
will soon be commenced, at the corner of 18th
and l. streets northwest.
Francis Murphy is progressing with his tenn
perance work in FOrfar, Scotland. where he is
carrying on a crusade against the liquor shops
In two days about 200 persons signed the
pledge
"A contemporary applies to Mr.. Beecher de-
scription by the Saturday Reuie'r of the religion
which came in vogue in England about 1851. as
made up OF free trade and the pleasanter paths
Of Christianity"
Professor MacCloskie. of Princeton College,
has been quoted as certifying to certain 'spirit-
III.
denies the report and adds that it gives him adj
ditional evidence that all such things are swi n
dies.
The Mohammedans are looking for the add
vent of Moorish Messiah. 1t is claimed that
their prophet gave intimation of such a one,
and it seems that for the past twenty-five wears
the report of his near coming has been indus
trlously circulated through the Moorish-Musse-
man world.
- Considerable criticism has been made of the
Rev. Mr.. Harrison, the revivalist who has been
somewhat dramatically and enthusiastically
working in the west. But the cool and classical
Bishop Wiley, of the Methodist church. indorses
MIR. Harrison, who is sinceye, though not a
scholar.
The Baptist Weekly says: "Any one who has
read in the daily papers the letters and inter
views reported concerning controversy be-
tween two ministers in Brooklyn must feel Paul
gave wise counsel when he said: But if We bite
and devOur one another, take heed that VI. be
not consumed one of another"
The meeting of the METROPOLITAN NJ. E.
church, last night, was very encouraging, SO
much so that the revival meetings were an
nounced to be continued during the next week.
The pastor. with the assistance of John
Naugle, will lead. as during the past two weeks
Fourteen united with the church last night. and
the altar was filled with penitents.
A Connecticut jury set aside will which
had been made by spiritualist The ground
of this verdict was that person who is spirit
uallst is necessarily insane. The parties inter
ested IN the will appealed the case, one of the
chief grounds of appeal being that the jury was
composed chiefly of congregational deacons who
were prejudiced against spiritualism.
At a flair" in Mr.. Surgeons church re-
Gently, he intmated at the opening what he
thought should be the style of purchasing. by
telling the story of a gentleman who. on his way
home one dark night, was encountered BY q
iiootpad with the demand. Your money or your
llfe." The gentleman's reply was ''You can't
have any money, have been to a fair" The
hlghwayman immediately recognized the force
OF the reasoning and even offered q contribu-
ton.
Miss Lillian B. Norton, who has been sing
ing at st. Petersburg, and has contracted to
sing at the Grand Opera House in Paris, is a
granddaughter of Camp Meeting John Allen. of
Maine The veteran preacher is proud of his
distinguished granddaughter but doesn't admire
her new tangled style Ofsinging. "Give me the
old Methodist hymns" he saws, s'such az the
brethren and sisters sing at Old Orchard,
Dresden and Northport."
The Rev. Charles H. Eaton, DR.. Chapin's
successor, preached a calm and temperate ser
mon on theaters and theater-going. He advised
his hearers to go to the theater i'm moderation.
but to draw the distinction between good plays
and immoral ones. He gave good rule on the
subject for the benefit of young men, namely
that no young man ought to go to any place or
to witness any spectacle where he would be un-
willing to take his mother or sister.
Moody and Sankey have been crOwding the
Free Assembly Hall in Edinburgh. Mr. Moody
has enlisted the sympathy of the Scotch child
rem to remarkable extent. He invited them
TO bring on certain day such contributions as
ErN,, ,<,:,n
mad been given them and which they were will
ing to give to poor children who were without
these luxuries. The result was the bringing of
enough toys to fill wolarge wagons.
The Rev. George Muller of the Bristol Or
phanage is still travelling in the east At the
latest accounts he was in Egypt. pushing his
way toward Palestine. The Orphan House has
a steady income from benevolent persons who
have acquired a habit of giving to it. While
MI Muller is away it is so we'll managed by
Others that his absence is not an injury to it,
Now that Mr.. Muller is advancing In years. he
has restless desire to see the world, and to
encourage such companies of Christians as he
can ma In remote places. He is now bent on
cheering up the Christians that he may find
living in various parts of the Holy Land. He
Will probably visit Australia next year.
- Brooklyn's latest church novelty is the new
organ of the First Baptist Church, in Brooklyn,
OF which the Rev. DR.. Thomas is pastor. The
organ, which was built by J. II. e. C. s. Odell,
at cost Of 600. has two manuals and pedals,
and is operated by pneumatic tubular action.
1t is placed behind and over the baptistry on a
gallery. The keyboard is on the main floor.
about ten feet in front Of the pulpit platform,
making the distance between the keyboard and
wind chest about siXty-fve feet. For nse in
orchestral compositions there is the unusual
addition of a snare drum operated by pneu-
matte engine controlled by the feet of the orga-
mist. The wind for the organ is supplied by
feeders worked by two water motors The
church In which this organ is placed is shaped
like an egg, with the organ and pulpit at the
small end.
A lawsuit has been instituted aga inst the
Roman Catholic archbishop of Boston, and the
Rev. Father Fleming to recover some intrinsi-
caly valueless figures of cupids. which were
cut from valentine. Two wears
ago young girl named Lizzie NJ Gam
mon had violent attack of hvsteria. and de-
C AIRED that she had visions of He wen She de-
scribed while entranced persons who had long
been dead, and thoroughly convinced those
around her that her clairvoyance was genuine
Father Fleming found her gazing reverently at
the paper figures mentioned. and she assured
him that they had been mracuIously delivered to
her. She regarded them not as cupids but
angels. The priest took them away from her.