The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-07-25
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
COMPLIED ron rnH wAsalxoros UNION.

COMPLIED wAsanE0Tos UNION.
Bishop Ama we learn from the southern California pa
pers Is about TO establish Collegiate Institute al Los
Angeles The project meets with much favor from the
inhabitants and is checrfully welcomed by the press
From the energy of the Bhop character may safely
predict the speedy completion OF this excellent design
San francisco Monaw. a
Ordl4asons Week before last, the Rt Rev. Bsisop
McCiosey conferred minor orders ia the Cathedral Of
Albany, Mr. James Hogan and Mr.. Patrick Mc(ilynn
lately from tho Seminary Of St Sulpcc baltimore On
Sunday and Monday they received the orders of
con and Deacon, and on Wednesday, July I4th, they
were ordained Priests saaesj esgt
The Prodigal Soa-A lady was reasoning with her hus
band about his bad habits when he said II like the
prodigal son will reform by and by She then said
az will be like the prodga son, too will arise and go
to my father !" which she accordingly did. t3. =.
A F,ou aai sciA Be RoM On the 7th Of September
next Rev W. G. Browlow editor of the Knoxyil
TENN Wing, and Rev. Am Pryne. editor Of the 'Cen
trail Reformer, abotionist paper published at Nc
EVANSVILLE CORTLAND county Now York. to meet in
the city Of Philadelphia, and dsuss the question: fought
American Slavery to be Aboshed This Is the text
but they have agreed tho discussion shall take wide
range, embracing any and every thing tho general
subject We have no knowledge of Mr. Pryne but il he
be Of tact and ability, there will be rich time at
the discussion. Brownlow always knows what he is
about and is man hard to be managed Mr. Pryne will
have his hands full Tho discussion is to be continued
uut the parties satisfied, and Mr., Brownlow gives
notice he will continue until he Is satisfied whether his
opponent continue with him or not
ISL Louis Christian Adocsas
God Our Portion Tho eagle spurns the gilded cage,
poor equivalent for his born soarings The souls
immortal aspirations DO satisfied with nothing short
of the possession Of Gods favor and love in Jesus
The First Religious Newspaper. The origin of the re-
ligous press il again before the public recent writer
attributes the first religious newspaper to the late Row
Dr. Alexanderbut another claims that the who is
entitled to the credit Of that matter is tho late Rev Elias
Smith. On the first day of September, 1908 he pub
lished religious newspaper called The Herald of Gospel
That paper still published The whole SERIES from the
time of the first ISSUE is in state of preservation aud
can be seen by any one curious in these matters
The 7sco Services. -" know, with Newton, what the
world can do, and what it cannot do, said IIedley
Wears pious English officer, who persisted in the
of the Crimea ut cannot give take away the peace
of God in the soul II cannot soothe the wounded
science, enable to meet death with comfort
have tried both services For twenty -four years lived
under the yoke of sim The retrospect of my past life is
now miserable to yet, before taught by the
spirit of God thought and called 1t life OF pleasure
The very name, when applied to sin, now makes my
heart sicken Even then could enjoy reviewing
the occupations of single day and think you my
science was quiet No. no. Bitter experience has taught
me that there is mo peace to the wicked Blessed be
God now am pardoned and reconciled through the
death of His How happy is the Christian life when
he has this assurance.
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can the following passages be reconcedf
Answer not fool according to his folly, lest thou
also be like unto him. &4
ANSWER fool according to his folly, lest he be wise
in his conceit"
If language has any meaning at all, 1t would
that the above Quotations fatty contradict each other
viii have tho kindness to send relief to
anxious, inquirng mind Yours, for truth, WILLIE.
Ans,e These have been supposed to be contra
dctory but only enigmatical. To answer fool
cordng to his folly, u.s. in the first instance, to give
foolish answer and make ourselves like him but in the
second proposed to fool according to his
folly is to give such his question deserves
in order to convict him of folly and prevent his be-
ing wse in his conceit" The time circumstances
and the nature of the question, must decide tho natue
of the uniform rule in such cases would IN
the height Of folly Tho pointed out by the wise
man is the generally pursued, and every ID
conscious of it.-Jor. and Mess.
Sue Aly Seed About tho year 1910 an Egyptian
my brought to Philadelphia and submitted to the
inspection of scientific in that city On
wing the envelope they found the mummy in good state
of preservation and in the hand enclosed quantity
of Egyptian wheat indicating the person to have been
ugriculturist This mummy about $500 years old,
and hence might reasonably suppose the wheat had
lost its vitality part Of it, however sent to per-
son in New York. who planted it, and had the satisfaction
of seeing it spring up and produce fine vigorous plants
each of which contained at least hundred grains of
wheat.
Had this seed been planted instead Of being shut up
in the hand of mummy in $500 seasons, by multiply
ing in geonetric progression it would have covered the
earth with wheat Just with the seed of Divine TRUTH
faithfully scattered about instead OF being secluded
and shut up, or held in unrighteousness, or, DIR.
Knight renders it, held in unrighteous bondage, it
would soon the earth the waters the
Am. Missionary.
Society of ST. Vinccnt de Paul Monday last WAS the
festival of ST. Vincent do Paul. and of the special
celebrations Of the st. Vncents Society All the regu
lar conferences in this city met In the morning at the
Cathedral when Mass celebrated, and several hun
dred men went TO communion.
In the evening there general conference In the
Cathedral very largely attended DIR. Anderson presi
dent of tho general conference, made remarks in
opening and invited the Most Rev Archbishop Hughes
TO address the meeting, which the Archbishop did at
LENGTH dwelling the character of ST. Vincent DC
Paul. the kind of works to which he devoted d-
ring his life and the nature and works of the Society
of st. Vincent dc Paul, which he commended very
highly and encouraged in their labo of charity in New
York. f9t H
There conferences OF this society in the
city of New York. aggregated under the general confer
FSeemans (N. ~ Journal
Prof. j. H. Lgraham, who years ago made such noise
with his yellow covered sensation novels and afterwards
became Episcopal clergyman has been called to the
charge of Christ's Church, Holly Springs, Miss
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