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which has been in progress in that church
for several months. Numerous reyiyals have
attcstcd tho ftithlulncss Of Mr.. llatfeld's
labors for years past.
Rev Dr. BARSls, Of Philadciphin, has
written a work on Justification. in which he
asserts and defends the distinction between
justification and pardon and vigorously attacks
those persons who hold that Christ's moral
character is literally transferred to his peo-
uc DR.. BARNES, candor, "a religious
writer, is one of his best merits.
ruE Great Provincial Council OF the /
roman Catholic church will commence in /
Baltimore on the 9th of May and continue
until the 18th. The Archbishop Of Galti- |
more will preside. There will be an atten-
dance of Bishops from Richmond, Wheeling, |
Pittsburgh, Eric and Phiadclrhie-th Sees |
of Savannah and Charleston being vacant 10y
death. This is the first provincial Council
since the division Of the United States into
several archbshoprics.
The American Unitarian Association has
sent missionary to India, the Rev. c. H. a,
DALI, the first foreign missionary eyer sent
Ivy the denomination. Mr.. DALL's object is
rather one Of exploration than Of perma
nent occupancy.
The Methodist Protestant conference south,
has raised the salary of unmarried preachers
to $3.50 per year, and of married preacher,
to $500, adding SIS for every child under
Is years OF age How they can live upon
these pitiful amounts is one Of the mysteries
not yet explained.
REV. 5. LEE, a Methodist preacher in Can
terbury, CT, has been suspended from the
exercise Of his ministerial functions, on ac-
count of heresy. According to MIR. LEa's
account, his heresics were " that 4 man is a
progressive being, and that iiend cannot in
stantly be converted into an angel Of light"
The correspondent of the christian hlgHrer
who recently attended il Quaker meeting in
Philadelphia, says Of it
"Our sermon was more ancient than the
one recently rc-preachcd in Lynn, by Rev. Mr..
Cooke. mat was preached to the same
church 200 years ago. ours WAS older than
the creation. Silence was the text, silence
was the sermon. The belief OF the Friends
is, that silent worship is often quiteu as sciul
and improving to their spirits as the most
eloquent preaching
The proclamation Of the immaculate con-
ception OF the virgin is having an effect quite
the reverse OF what was intended by it among
the people Of Italy. They worship the virgin
with Il reverence hardly inferior to God.
but the attempt to increase that reverence
by new article Of faith has Led to discus
sion. to doubt, and expressions Of dissent are
heard in many Catholic circles Not onlyis
the truth Of the dogma doubted, but tie
argument ny Wnlch 1t Is sustained l.
rronouccd feeolo and nconc.usI1c and
many 20 50 far as to intimate that the only
thing really established by its proclamation
is the tallibility Of the pope.
The Ha!ifax Wesleyan says it i, fact
worthy to be recorded, that, while $, many
conversions to the Roman sect have taken
place among the clergy Of the Church Of
England during the last few years no one
has occurred among the ministers Of the
church OF scotland or any OF the dissenting
bodies
The Central EDUCATIONAL church Of
Hartford, Ct, never dismissed a pastor, and
never settled one who had previously scJ5.cd.
;..,s.o-zl,o ,.o b,,,r, and c,JoS their
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more sucA eHu'ehc-'
The Bishop Of Bcllay said he was surprised
q, t,r, ,l,,rc,s :. ,bo, tho Roman r,,hoI;cs
:1.....,.,...
VINO say ''c scripture Is very '"s''''' '''''r-
thcless rarely explain it in their sermons
and that the protestants, who say that the
AWAY
instances are cited Of earnestnes, in preach
;n,, md Of rcr,,stent labors IN the Gosrol
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