The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-12
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE,


Tzs soa6era Bapis cs.aeA has recently started new
organ at wetmmpka, (AlA) II II called The Dial sud
ably edited by Elder j. d. Williams The subscription
price is one dollar per annuni. M ~ sv
ole Herald reports that the Fathers Jesuts Of ST. Jossph
Church. in that city, gathering congregation Of col
ocd people in the basement Of their church. and that
they succeed very we'll 1t is well known that there
large number of blacks in all our large cities who
are already Catholics. Vols aat Y
Profession Of -Four Sisters Of Mercy.-At Providence r.
t. Bishop Mcfarland admitted to the of the Order
Of Mercy the 24th ult, the following ladies Miss
Eliza Kavanagh, Miss Sarah Mcmahon, Miss Elizabeth
Slattcrly, and Miss Anne Foyle.
Death Of an Aged Psisa The Rev. Mr. Briedeck, Priest
Of the Diocese Of Cleveland Ohio stationed at Dephos
vanwer county Ohio died at his residence on the 9Th
nlt., in the 10th year OF his age.
Criaoine accommodated. The Dayton Religious Telo-
scope Is responsible for the statement that majority
of the members of tho last quarterly conference Of Rum
ley station Miami annual conference adopted the
following resolution, and they humbly ask their dear
sisters and ladies generally 10 give this matter serious
consideration
Rcsopd That we quarterly conference disapprove
of the wearing OF hoops by members of our church
Carrying tie War into Africa-A correspondent of
the New York Times suggests the propriesy Of establish
ing few Christian churches In Utah. He thinks the
presence of the army would afford sufficient protection
to those engaged in the work. and that the result could
not fail to be beneficial.
IN INDEPENDENT CuhoAc OTgGHazas0D we ma the fol-
lowing announcement In Canadian paperi
1.-THE Rev. NJ. Chinquy, 80 Well knowt id Canada
the Apostle Of Temperance and most eloquent preacher
and whose resistance OF Episcopal authority in Illinois
has atterly excited much painful feeling among his
orthodox oompatriots, has at length been induced to
take rash and probably an rctaceablo step Bishop
Duggan of Chicago who had succeeded Bishop Regan
soclnnly ratified the canonical censures and nterdct
pronounced by the latter against Mr. Chiniquy Where
upon the reverend gentleman about the 22d ut in the
conrtho OF kauakce, and in the presence of great
crowd, made public declaration that he separated from
the Catholic Church. and was going to found sect
der the denomination Of "Eglise Chretenne Catho-
ligue, independent of Rome and the bishops.
Christina Union are informed (says the Alexandria
Gazete) that the Methodist Church South and the I'd
Presbyterian church have both extended invitations to
the Bapsts (who out Of their building, It being
in the hands of the workmen to unite with them in
worship and the Baptists have accepted the kind OFFERS
and WILL during the time they may be out of their build
ing unite with these two churches Sabbath with
their Mcthodists and with their Presbyterian breth
rem
Posture in Pydur.In an editorial on this subject the
American Presbyterian thus dscourses
q Standing Is not always revcrent posture On en-
tering prayer meeting the other day brother was
standing and praying very earnestly but his hands wero
in his pockets We need not describe feelings at
such sight, but hope may be spared such spec
tlcle in all time to come Let all things be done de-
Gently u.s. in becoming and proper manner saith
the Scripture, and in order No man would speak la
looAeioh w
to the President as President How much more care
fully them should he order his speech and gesture before
him who is King Of kings and Lord of lords T.
The Mime Conference Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
has adopted the following resolution sThatwe
mend to all churches in the conference and urgently
insist upon the entire abandonment of alcoholic wines
and Intoxicating beverages for holy sacrmcnta pur-
poses"
Ministers Salaries in Nsp Yrh.-Henry Ward Beecher
has yearly salary of 900 and parsonage rent free,
,,fu.t. IL, q,
H. H. Chaplin has IS, 900 per annun and makes much
by ecturing DIR. Bcthune has $4,000, but is the
possessor Of fortune outside Of his professional earnings
Dr. Adams, says authority, has $4,000 and rich
wife, DIR. Hawks has So, 600 year and n house DR..
Taylor of Grace Church. has $40 900 and the fine par
sonagc adjacent to the church Rev. Messs Tying, Bel
lows Osgood Cheevar and other leading clcrgymen
ceive from 49, 900 to $6, 900 per annum.
Perhaps is only fair to add that gentlemen Of equal
ability in other professions usually receive larger
pensation than those mentioned above.
= The A. g. r. MISSIONS commenced its annual meeting
at Detroit the It'll instant. Tho report states that
since the last meeting two corporate members Of the
board two missionaries and three assistant missionaries
have died thiryone persons have been sent out to
rous mission fields twelve of whom their return
fields formerly occupied. There under appoint
ent in this country sixteen missionaries of whom four
female assistants. The receipts for the year
$3.50 SIS 49, and the expenses 1858 849 49, The debt
of the board on the LIST Of August was $40,s70 81.
Pharisaism. was my custom in my youth says
celebrated Persian writer to rise from my sleep, to
watch pray, and read the Koran. One night as was
thus engaged my father, man of prncsed virtue
awoke. Behold said to him, ''thy other children
lost in irreligous slumbers while alone awake to
praise God" s'Son OF my soul, said he, at is better
sleep than to wake to remark the faults of thy broth
ren.'
Pulpit We do not find in Mr.. Card the originality
of Mr. Mevill the talent of that eminent divine for
eliciting from his text great amount of striking and
expected instruction There is nothing of the daring in
Whatey Mr.. Card will never found school Of dis
cipes, like Dr. Arnold; startle steady going old
clergymen, like Mr. Robertson, of Brighton He is 50
clear and comprehensive that he will not like Mr. Maui
rice make many readers feel fancy the presence Of
something very fine if they could only be what the
preacher would be at He hardly sets before us
in such e-likc reality as does DIR. Guthrie. And al
though people may go to hear him for the intellectual
treat they will never go to be unused, as by Mr. Spur
geon He will point sentence at the expense Of
due solcmnty like great Scotch preacher who contrast
cd mems profession and their practice by saying PRO
fcsson says On this hang the law and the prophets
Practice says, Hang the law and the prophets ~ He
will not like Mr. Cecil arrest attention by beginning his
sermon, "a man hanged this morning at TybuIn !"
nor like Rowland Hill. by exclaming Alatchcs maches
matches r. like Mr. Ward Bcccher, by saying. he
wiped his face 'Its damned hot r. like Whitfield,
by vocferatng s'Fire! frein helll' He will not imi
Serne who read out his text at is better to go
to the house of mourning than to to the house of feast
ing - and then exclaimed the first words Of his dis
course, THAT deny T. making it appear in little
while that such not the preachers sentiment
but what might he supposed to be the reflection of m
religious He will introduce into his scourses
long dialogues ana arguments between God and Satan,
In which the latter is made exhibit deficiency in logi-