Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-11
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

Rev. Dr. Paxton. OF the New York avenue
Presbyterian church. has concluded to accept
the call 10 the Presbyterian church. New York:
feeling that he has 80 far committed himself 10
the New York congregation that he cannot
properly decline the invitation. lie will leave
| Washington early in March.
| The FIRST number of The Cdtnclic hand
some, well-dled family newspaper. issued In
this cit by Henry VI. Beadlc editor and pro-
prfetor, made its appearance to-day.
- Fifty Cinnamon form part OF the Central
Congregational church in Brooklyn. n. Y.
-AeSsrs. Whttle aud McGrauahan are siill
engaged in revival work in san Francisco, and
are meeting with signal success.
- The famous 'old South" Congregational
church in Boston, Mass, has voted an annuity
OF 5000 TO Rev. Dir. Manning, pastor in III
heath. as long as he lives
- The Reformed Presbyterian church Cove
nanierl has in this country 100 ministers. l22
/ congregations, Si pastors. 0 the congregations
81 are without regular pastors.
- From the revival reports OF the first two;
weeks of this year the Methodist draws this lesso
'Methodism is still revival. and We succeed
somewhat better in promoting conversions than
IN keeping the converts"
The revival movement which originated i'm
st. Pauls Methodist Episcopal church, Cincn-
L.
has eNtendedto nearly all the churches In that
| city and its suburbs
The money needed for the establishment of
a new Episcopal diocese within the bounds OF
the present diocese of central PENNSYLVANIA has
been subscribed. Over $4,000 has been
| Pledged Tor the new See to be erected out of
! the conyocation Of Nilamspot
There is rumor at Ayignon. according 10
the Montte7"', of the contemplated return OF the
papacy TO the city which remained under its al
legance till after 1879. Mysterious visitors
from Italy have infinitely examined the ediiices
formerly occupied by The papal court
| An organization was formed last week In
Boston which is intended to become the nucleus
OF large club OF Unitarian laymcn, and to hold
toward the Unitarian denomination "A positiou
similar To that held toward their respective
churches by the Congregational club aud the
| Baptist Social Union.
- The Baptist Weekly SAYS: III DIR. Guthrie
were yet in the flesh and could revisit MANY
American churches it is TO be feared he would
| ma IT hard TO restrain his anger on the question
| oil music: For myself" he said, Il know moth
lug more revolving than TO see fine lady sit
| down at piano and MARBLE out the finest music
| VINO, when she comes to the house of God sits
mute as II Gods praises were not worthy OF
being sung"
1t is reported that i'm certain village I'm
| Suffolk, England, ever since Mr. Green has been
imprisoned, the vicar has carefully omitted the
prayers for the Queen, royal family and parla-
ment and at the commencement of the / apy
| in the morning and the prayer for all conditions
OF men in the afternoon, he announces that the
| prayers OF the congregation will be offered on
behalf OF Rev. s. +. Green. who has wronrfully
been put In prison for doing his duty in the
| church.
Because Mr. Moody is repeating in Scotland
hf. baj
try, the Presbyterian Journal asks ''how would
| you like your pastor to repeat himself SO
| much?' But the cases are not similar. Re-
| peatlng sermon in one pulpit and repeatipg il
IN several pupits are two quite different things
Indeed. there is no good objection to having q
good discourse repeated anywhere. Ii it has
| true merit, il will bear hearing twice
The whole controversy is frivolous and
wholly barren Neither Ingersolrs objections
nor DIR. Talmages answers have anything new
in them. The whole carpet has been worn
threadbare Ii Ingersoll has done harm by re-
hashng the old bones of objections older than
the first Lord SALISBURY. DIR. Talmase does no
less harm by diyerting Christians from their
prayers and duties TO engage i'm a controversy
Tor which they are unfit Is the Bible always
10 DE bone OF contention and a rock of offence2
And what is il that the sacred page requires of
us but Ito do justly" and to ''Iove mercy and
to walk humby with Godi" Brooklyn Eagle
Commenting on the depressing influence Of
church debts upon the clergy the Eree7na,'s
Journal remarks: SIN most cases IL is the
weight of an enormous debt that makes the
priest mere collector of money in the eyes Of
| his people. The necessity of paving interest
upon interest is ever present to him. How can
! such man give ghostly counsel with a free
mind? How can he console the widow and
give hope to the orphanI How be a faith
ful and careful shepherd to his flock with
| a off of a.1.vs
seize his fold? His preparation i'm the seminary
was not for hdute finance. IL was for the priest
hood. in which the affairs of this world are
thought to be the lowest consideration: and vet
the exigencies of his state i'm this country force
him to be financier. builder. Superintendent and
teacher of schools, coilector-Iack of all trades
How can he nourish the spiritual life when un-
paid bills are the most frequent boOk-markers
| in his library
- Father Scully, of Cambridge. Mass. de-
! nounces the church fair business in the follow
ing round terms: Goddess schools and most
church fairs are only fit to give us a race Of
monsters. Twenty-Five years ago the present
learned Bishop Of Portland speaking i'm the Bos-
| ton (old) Cathedral of the virtues of the young
Catholic females of that day. said that they
could be known on the streets by their mod
esty.' How is it now? Who would dare face
any congregation and repeat that sentence?
| Church fairs, 10y reason of their religious cloak
and parental sanction. do more surely and more
than the very lowest theaters. The church, fair
book is the passport that take the girls where
they please to do as they please. 1t is only
few steps from the virtues of the home to the
crimes OF the streets. Armed with the fair book
every gIrl can keep on deceiying her parents
and resist their authority by threatening them
with the dspleasure of the pastor. Nine-tenths
OF the money is now made and collected by these
young girls. weeks and months before the fair
opens. Thousands of five-cent and ten-cent
cards and little books are in the pockets Of the
very youngest and most innocent children. who
go into the very bar-rooms soliciting chances
and votes. They Danish home. church and
school from their minds, and think only of fair;
and, when it opens. they must be there every
night till the last moment"
What Are the wilde Waves Sayinge
i was greatly amused the other evening in
street car by hearing discussion on the part
of three very unesthetic but respectable men
in regard to the meaning of the word esthetic.