The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-05-30
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

vch6rkb1e b8hUP bOuI6 given pft&ch6T1 tt IRE
meeting Of the Aabalnn conference, what world Of
yexation and trouble would BIO saved. Brethren"
said the good old man, my rule Is this and advise
you to adopt it, Never any more than you able
to pay and allow man to you more than you
able To lose
the Old school Presbyterian General Assembly at New
Orleans that he accompanied about hundred Of
the delegates from Cairo to Now Orleans and they
did not think il proper Christian ministers and ell
den. to travel the Sabbath they paid the officers of
the steamer five hundred dollars to lay during the
day at Lake Providence. La.
Ssrmonsi,y is speechifying. Tho man who can
make u speech of gh-sounding words of hour is
great preacher bat his audience know has mood
item. 1t has been alk, talk and nothing but taM He
has not taught them like Drs. Johnson Howe or Man
ley He has not opened their hearts truth like Thorn
well, Kendrick, Smith, Wightman, Gregg, FurnAm,
Wncker, Adger, Boycc and he has not like Reyer-
Spurgeon seized upon their hearts borne them
captive and laid them ooring holy pure, true and
acceptable, on the altar Of the Lord of Hosts.
Tabernacle 7s has boon set up in Philadelphia by la
bore in tho good cause and with although the
rain and damp air, which have rendered outofdoors
safe and uncomfortable have operated nuousy tho
successful ulflment of the benign mission of this mg
tory church Enormous congregations have assembled
within the upon several occasions it has
been found impossible TO accommodate the crowds seek
ing admission. prayer meeting was held last Sunday
morning between the hours Of and 10. In the after
delivered inside the pavilion by the
sembed outside and addressed by the Rev William
Taylor, of California Rev DR. Huntington preached In
the evening to dense audience
The Tazof Reverend. According to notos and queries,
the title Of Reverend is Of modern invention. II ap-
pears to DO what Seldom would call honorary attrb
ute During the 18th century, the word usually
coupled with learned as IN the of Vaughan writing
Of the reverend and learned Dr. Jackson " and Bishop
Patrick quotes the reverend and learned Dr. Hammond
And beneath tho portrait Of Kettlewc prefxed to his
work tho Apostles Creed read it Is g tho true
egy of the reverend and learned Mr. John Kettlewel
but neither of these dvnes used the epthet prefix
their in their works. 1t would appear, there
FORE to be title of modern usage neither sanctioned
nor required by any law or canon.
PiIgrinas 10 Jerlsazn-A letter from Jerusalem to
Paris newspaper says that of Chris
an pilgrims from different parts of Europe and the Of
toman Empire have arrived here and the Greek Arme
man. Copt and Latin converts crowded as to be
unable afford accommodation to all Crowds of people
hrong the sanctuares from morning to night and the
Church of tho Holy Sepuchro is empty The num-
Der of foreigners here is estimated Is 900 to is 900
On the 10th of last month caravan of % pilgrims
rived from France, and after being welcomed by the
Latin patriarch obtained cordial hospitality from the Fran
cscan monks. week after German arrived,
consisting of l3 laymen and eight Priests One of these
last the Canon Strauss President Of the Society of the
Holy Sepulchre Of Cologne which raises subscriptions for
promoting Catholicism in the Holy Land Up to this day
the services ut the Holy Eepuchre have passed without
disturbance between the Greeks and Catholics
Moral Of the Resuh-The recent action Of the American
Tract Society shows the weakness of the abolition party
In the minority Of good men, who are not
abotionists In any proper sense OF the word But oil
the aboitonss present whom the Independent the
Tribune and all other political abolition journals in the
country could press to the meeting Private circulars
and public appeals and special messages had been
bring in men here, and what was the effect OF so
life directors 81 voted the independent had
commanded What pitiful show The vote on DIR.
Nehemiah Adams the best test of the abolition strength
That party polled nearly vote in eight The re-
suit also shows the strength of the c0U party of the
North. This meeting Of 400 made up of
Christian citizens who been for years contributing to
the Tract Society The Independent has been asserting
that vast majority of these members in favor Of
anti slavery action 1t besough the society to meet and
say 1t rallied all its forces for this single purpose to
compel the committee to act The Observer called on
the conservative to assemble and prevent it, The
society met, 400 all members for life direc-
not the mass, but the life men, representative
but they met in faith and prayer and holy purpose
to stand for tho truth and the Gospel for tho whole
country OF this ], 400 men, at least 200 were
CONSERVATIVES. <
The Religious Aieakenig has reached the far Northwest
and cheering tdings in from the frontier mission
aries In the large cities the Atlantic coast there al
fewer of those marked and novel incidents occurring OF
prayer meetings such 1t would naturally fall within
the province Of secular papers record Hence the daily
journals very properly have less to say in regard to
these matters than formerly. The fact is that occur
which few months ago would have been regarded
novel and unique as to draw crowds, and fit them
because in the churches of all denominations of
large cities. Each religious congregation multiplies
its meetings and finds its house filled and incidents arc
daily recorded in every church that would have caused
thrill of excitement through the whole community year
ago is doubtless better that these details should be
recorded in the immediate circles of those who have
known the former lives and characters the subjects OF
these incidents and changes than paradcd too freely In
the public journals Yet it must not be inferred from
tho silence thus ensuing that there any lack of appe
cation either by the public the press of the value of
that moral and religious reformation regarded a. WHOLE
that il going in midst and amongst all orders Of
the strongest business of all the Atlantic Cities The
work of grace goes with silent majesty and power
The stream braws and bubbles longer but flows on
Deep broad strong current The results of the great
revival of 1858 can scarcely be estimated.
The GuAolc Church and The Slave Question archbish-
OPP and bishops of the Catholic church, who recently
sembed in provincial council in this city, have issued
pastoral letter to the clergy and aty of that denomnn-
ton Among other subjects to which it refers il the s
very question. We make the following extract
The peaceful and conservative character of our prnci
pes which adapted to every form of government and
every state of society has been tested and made manifest
country the subject Of domestic slavery Although
history plainly teses that the church has always be-
fdsnded the poor and aborng classes and effectuay
procured the mitigation of the evils attached to serude
until through her mild influence 1t passed away from the
nations Of Europe yet she has disturbed established
order endangered the peace Of society by following
theories of philanthropy
Faithful to tho teaching and example of the Apostles
she has always taught servants to obey their masters not
serving to the eye merely but to Christ and In His
name she commands masters to treat their servants with