Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-15


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The Scriptures encourage believers to LOOK on thu
relation OF the creature to the Creator as one q
nearness and affection. The terms used to d.
Scribe this relationship are drawn from those o.
the family and express an intimate and tender a.,
ISOLATION. But nowhere In Holy Writ IS there any
warrant for such famIiiari les as IN tr the allegei
worship OF the Salvation Army, Who e excesse-
come iarly within the statute OF blIsphemy. W.
cannot symptthize, or course, with the attacks .
roughs on these burlesque Christians. but that-
performances tend In bring reiy zion into cOntemp
and should be trOwned down and stopped In tn
name OF decency. The reports OF their vulgar
frenzy are almost unit to print Such exclana-
tons as "Hooray I'm on Jesus Side,' and exhorta
tons from the leader not TO forget the "hale'ui1,
free and easy might be tolerated In plantation
bush meeting, blt are strln gelv ont OF place ir
civilized community. Judging from accounts In
the newsp 'pers published In the afflicted localities
the actions or these fanatics remind one OF tine
orgies OF the Ol1-time Anabaptists
Wouldit be In order To ask the District ConGnis-
s1oneTS TO take such steps as may be necessary to
secure an uniform STANDARD OF time for Washing
ton? Under the Attorney Generals late opinion
on the subject there must necessarily be two stand
ards recognized here until the proposed change Is
leghlHed by Congress, and IN that view Of the case
II would seem TO be emlnently proper for the Dis
trct authorities 10 inalgurate a movement to re-
move the obstacle To do this NAV not be strictly
part OF their official duties, but, on the other
hand. little attention TO the matter on their part
would Indicate an interest in The minor welfare OF
the people Of Washington which would be niEhly
appreciated The double standard Is A perpetual
source OF annoyance u both citizens and str myers,
and often times of very serious Inconvenience
That there Is no practical objection 10 the adop-
ton OF the new time pretty much everybody al
nG's- VIII not the Commissioners therefore bestir
themselves u bring II about?
The extraordinary FlatbuSh trial continues ana
Ills the newspapers with sworn testimony on kiss
hg. The stlte OF society which made possible such
mock marriage as that between the hoy and girl
In the Long Island town appears Oh the court
record, and is enough To make every decent person
anxious for young America OF both sexes The boys
and girls OF this FlatbuSh cOterie. and they all
ranked among respectable people, seemed to either
have no sense or no shame II is 10 be hoped that
the Flatbush habits are not typical
Closely following the duel with swords between
two italian statesmen comes the report or hostile
meeting between two deputies in the lower house
Oh the Hungarian diet, and the promise OF another
one OF the same sort To morrow. Swords ana
pistols are bad arguments AMI are going out OF
date in CIVILIZED countries The better way IS to
fight as our statesmen do, with highly vored In
tervlews and long cards in the newspapers
The Pinta has rode out two gales and reached
Barbados In safety. so far so good Her pros
porous luck should encourage hope In the officers
and men ordered TO the Shenandoah.