Evening star., 1901-05-04
reunion, the date for which is July 25 The
Lutheran reunion will be held on July is
and the Presbyterian on July g.

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The entrance of new religious society
Into some of the neighboring counties of
maryland Is beginning to attract attention
IN the lower part of the District of CO.
lumbia. The name given to the organiza-
tion is the Apostolic Holiness Union. There
appears to be several different bodies of
the new denomination, all Of which MAIN
tain the cardinal principle of holiness, or
the attainment in this life of a state of re-
ligious perfection, and are firm in their
remuneration of everything of a worldly
nature. Some of the adherents of the move
ment regard the use of tobacco as one of
the greatest of SINS and argue that the
bibiicai doom of drunkardS is also to be
meted out to tobacco users In their ser
vices the holiness professors are highly
demonstrative, and they hold that it is the
duty and privilege of themselves to give
testimony at any time and at any place,
and many Of them are pronounced believers
IN the efficacy Of prayer to accomplish any
thing, even to the cure of disease and
bodily injury. They are unsparing critics
OF the churches and church members who
are not filled with the enthusiasm they
enjoy, and while numbers of them hold
membership In the churches. others openly
preach what is called "comeoutism," urg
Ing the abandonment Of the churches and
the erection of new places of worship.
The fourth annual session Of the Balti-
more Conference Itinerants' Club, of which
Rev. John r. Wright of this city is presi-
dent, will be held In the First Methodist
Episcopal Church, Baltimore, May IA, 10
ana 10 The meeting promises to be of un-
usual interest, and number of persons
prominent IN educational and social science
matters are expected to be present. Lee
lures Will be given as follows: Rev. DR..
James NJ. King of the board of church ex-
tension on The Healing Of the City, Mr..
Jacob A. Riis, author of How the Other
Half Lives" Children of the Poor and
other works, on THE Battle With the
SlumS.' Tsp iaf cfa
tlclan of the census, on What Is the So
ctal Problem Rev. DR.. Samuel w Dixie,
corresponding secretary Of the National
League for Protection Of the Family, on
Divorce Rev. DR.. Charles Cuthbert Hall
president of Union Theological Seminary,
on The Hallowing of Education; Mr.. An
thony Comstock on Causes Of Crme;"
Mr.. John +. Weyler, warden of the Mary
land penitentiary on Cure of Crime"
DR.. +. II. Hines Of Washington on Mod
ern Method of Treating Criminals Rev.
Dr. Russell Conwell on Acres of Dia-
monds;' Prof. Merrill z. Gates of WASH
lngton on Education the Foundation of
the Republic"
An appeal has been received here asking
the cooperation of the Christians of Wash
lngton with the Brooklyn Auxiliary of the
Woman's National Sabbath Alliance to Sc
cure a better observance of Sunday. The
appeal. in part, states:
Sorrowfully realizing in these days the
growing tendency on the part of Christian
parents to lax observance Of the Lord s
day, the members of the Brooklyn Auxil-
1ary of the National Sabbath Alliance feel
themselves impelled to issue an appeal to
the parents OF America, begging that they
VIII give the claims of the day and their
Christian duties thereto an earnest and
prayertul consideration. We make no plea
Tor a Puritan Sabbath; rather would we
that the day should be made a delight to
the inmates Of our homes. 1t is the deplor-
able dlsrespect of the day, evinced by pure
ly social visiting and feasting, that we re-
gret-the Sunday concert Sunday golf and
such kindred amuSements
In many homes the first step leading to
the disregard Of the day was when we al
lowed Ice cream to be delivered on the
SABBATH. We might plead that the butch
allowed freedom from their toll upon the
day OF rest; but it is more particularly at
this time that We ask that you conscien-
uously consider the home life. Evil is
wrought by want of thought more often
than by want of heart. So we beg YOU,
parents. to give this subject thought, and
thus lend your aid to perpetuating the
American Sabbath
The anniversaries Of the Baptist national
societies, at least Of those with which most
OF the Baptists in Washington and vicinity
are affiliated through church relationship
are to be held in Springfield, Mass, from
May 20 to the 2Sth. A suggestive and at
tactlve program has been prepared while
at the same time provision has been made
for floor discussions Of means and methods
Inc delegates from the various organiza-
tlons VIII assemble, not, as 1t was feared
TO report burden of excessive debt but
with encouraging financial statements
The ecclesiastical court which was con-
vened for the purpose of inuuirins into the
virtues or the late Rev. Francis Xavier
Seelos. a member Of the Redemptorist
order: who was rector In this archdio-
cese from 1854 to 1857, and who during his
life is said to have performed some re-
markable miracles, was again in session
this week at the cathedral in Baltimore
1t Is not thought that the business Of the
court will be completed before September
next. When the work Of the court has
been completed its findings will be sent to
the congregation of rites at Rome, of which
Cardinal Dominic Ferreta is the prefect
Th1s congregation will examine very thor
oughly all the testimony in the case, and
II the members are satisfied that Father
Seelos practiced all the virtues in q heroic
degree, the congregation will report the
matter to the pope, who will then order
what is known as an apostolic process, and
the whole case will be gone over again in
this country. The ordering Of an apostolic
process gives the title of venerable to the
person whose virtues are being invests
gated.
There is an impression in some quarters
that most of the young peoples societies
in the churches have passed their zenith
Of growth and in some respects have prov
ed to be failures. Referring to the work
Of the Epworth League, Rev. DR.. Young
of Lynchburg, Va, said to Star reporter:
when the authorities of the church
were urging us to organize they promised
us large things. 1t did seem that ali the
problems the church had ever faced were
about to be solved; that we had a piece
Of machinery which required one merely
to touch a button, when all would be done.
"Of course, these promises have not been
fulfilled, and the result has naturally been
that many have berated the organization
as altogether failure, while others have
labored on In half-hearted way. Pastors
are heard also to complain that it has only
added to their already multiplied labors.
I'm the first place, we had no right to
expect the league to do what was prom
ised 1t would be q misfortune If it did.
1t Is best for the church. for the individ-
ual Christian. to have burdens and Iabors
in order to the making Of moral muscle
and the development of character. But
the time will never come when we shall
not have to toll. The machinery of the
business world has increased speed and in
creased productions; but, at the same time.
1t has made it necessary for r,oa,, - -,,..,,