The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-07-04
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.



hily and night overlook long before had reached
the end of journey We inquired at the public house
the distance to s., but no one was able to tell u.s.
The landlord however remarked that the minister was
going to the meeting, and ne could probably give us the
desired information
AS we approached the house the family just strik
ing up their evening song The female voice was par
ticuIary sweet AT the close of the song, voice broke
forth in prayer and we leaned the gate that we
might catch every word The tones indicated young
man. and the thought crossed my mind have they chill
drcn Soon he began TO pray for the child that God had
given hemthat God would spare his life, and that as
he grew up he might not be contaminated by the world
My heart warmed / said to myself Yes, yes, my
brother commit that little to God and may he full
fill your petitions. At the close of their worship we in
troduced ourselves To the family and cordially in
yted pass the night with them but as it would be
cessay start very early in the morning to reach S.
at the opening of the session, declined their kind In
vtation
left the house with two reflections l. Religion is
reality Here is family in scquestered spot offering
their evening worship They surely are not praying to
be seen or heard of men, q How genial the influence
of family worship. Silent and secret it falls upon the
heart refreshing the dews of heaven.
Neoessty Of Caponeragc. necessity and capabilities
of Catholic coportage evangelixing agency in the
waste places OF land increasingly shown with
every additional year of its existence The Church,
though energetic, and on-gong to final victory Is yet
few in number. Thousands of people in destitute
parts Of the country beyond the reach Of the minis
ters voice thousands careless to attend even
where they might hear; thousands OF children grow
ing up without training for earth on Heaven the land
flooded with fictitious corrupting and athestc books
and papers there uncounted dwellings where the
voice of prayer is heard and these desoatons
are fear increasing So rapid is the flow of popula
ton into our land from other lands and SO wide and
high and pressing the of emigration westward
that is field occupied by the Church than
others spreading out before it, and crying aloud In
the impressive tones of the furnishing for the bread and
water of life.-Ameican Messenger.
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world do and what it cannot TO- said Hedley Wears
pious English officer who persisted in the of the
Crimea at cannot give take away the peace Of God
in the SOUL 1t cannot soothe the wounded conscience
enable to meet death with comfort have tried
both services. For twenty-four years l lived under
the yoke of sin The retrospect of my past life is
miserable to me yet, before was taught by the spirit
Of God, thought and called it life of pleasure The
very name, when applied to sin, makes my heart
sicken. Even then could never enjoy reviewing the
occupations of single day and think you my conscience
was quiet2 No, no. Bitter experience has taught me
that there is peace to the wicked Blessed be God,
now pardoned and reconcied through the death of
His Son. How happy is the Christian life when he has
this assurance
Tie London Dispatch holds the following sensible dis
course on organ music 1--WE think little discretion
might be used in the selection of organ pieces The
ponderous tones of the instrument never intended
to give legitimate effect to Verdi, Auber Meyerbeer
music With sacred music it is almost exclusively asso
cated and why not leave to strings and brass the per
Torrance of T}ariatd and Prophac accomplishments r.
A Marvellous Bef,y-Ihe belfry Of the Church of Bon
Secours at Rouen is about to be supplied with chime
similar to those Of Bruges, Antwerp and Malines but
with all the improvements recently effected The collec-
ton is to consist Of &C. and is to play the air nvolata
every hour of the day and night but in order TO avoid
the monotony produced by the constant repetition of the
air, the chimes arranged that they to
play special airs at Advent, Lent, Christmas Easter
Whitsuntde, Ascension, and All Saints Day in word
all the and holidays of the Church In addi
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enable them to be played like an organ The clock,
which is to set the chimes in motion has already been
fixed in the befry and it is to be completed by the adj
dton OF an astronomical and chronometrcal chamber in
which will be represented all the phases Of the moon
the day Of the week and MONTH and the precise time at
Paris Lyons Strasbourg, Rome, jerusalem Sebastopol
Constantnopc, Agiers sydney Philadelphia San Fran
CISCO New York. Canton St. Petersburg Cairo Vienna.
Valparaiso, Dublin, Cadiz, and Moscow
The Nc,c School Presbyterian assembly, in session at
Chicago, in appealed to them from the Synod of
Iowa. have decided that one of their number the Rev
j. III. Shields, is guilty Of adultery in having married
divorced woman. The vote was LOG to so. The prin.
cplc which the decision is based u.s. that divorce ex
cept for adultery is not valid, and the man marrying
divorced any other ground is guilty of adul.
terry.
The Rev. Mr.. Gaard missionary of the American Bap-
fist southern convention, holds the distinguished honor
among Christians Of being the first to establish chapel
within the city of Canton and in it the Gospel is preach
ed to the Chinese daily in their language o
China.
Religion he North Poe--In Nova Zembla las the
Dutch who travel there relate the inhabitants have no
regular prescribed religion but they worship the sun as
long as he is with them and during his absence the moon
and the pole star To these they offer yearly sacrifices
deer which they burn except tho head and feet they
sacrifice also for their dead The Samoiades who live
little to the south of Nova Zemba great doaters
and believers of witch-craft Each family has its own
tempey priest and sacrifice, the priest is the Oldest man
in the family and his ornaments small ribs and teeth
of fish and wild beasts, which hang about him On his
head he wears white garland During his officiating he
hows gradually increasing in loudness and erceness of
manner, till at last he appears like mailman He then
falls down and initiates death for time then sud-
denly starting up he orders five deer to be sacrificed and
after few equally disgusting and senscless actions
the ceremony is ended A.
The Noc York Free Church Msion The first anniversary
service of the opening Of this interesting and important
mission celebrated the evening OF Thursday the
9th ult, Festival of St. John Baptist the hall of the
Rutgers Female Institute, Madison street. the Chapel of
the mission being too small for the requirements OF the
occasion. Notwithstanding the extreme suness of the
evening" there was quite large congregation in attend
ance and all present seemed to take much interest the
services and to rejoice in the degree Of success which has
attended this mission experiment. Among the clergy
present were the Right Rev the Bishop Of New Jersey
the Rev Drs Cruise, (of the General Theological Semi
nay) Edson tof Lowell Mass and Camp 1.-THE Rector
and the Rev. Messrs D. f. Taylor Caleb Clapp Robert
Travis r, H. L. L. Pratt, and G. Rotensten lo Texas
aud others, whose names were not given to us.
Nothing has done more to keep the people out OF
churches than the arsocac appearance of many
places OF worship and the oscntatous habits Of those
who frequent them There must be entire reform in
this Christians must recognise common brotherhood
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