The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-06-20
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Cosc Far in New Orleans for the benefit of Father
Hanagan's Asylum, Melted So, 444 40
The Rairal Intelligence in the Protestant newspaper
shows that the good work is still spreading the land
The accessions the churches the fruits Of the rev
VAL very large in many places. We learn that in
the South and parts of the West the work on
the increase
Reformed Sailors.The New Bedford Mercury mentions
the institution of daily morning and evening prayer
meeting in the forecaste of the whaling bark Iona which
left that port recently AT the first meeting. held before
leaving port the adopted series of resolutions
among other things pedgng themselves against profane
swearing and to sustain the meeting for prayers every
night and morning.
.4necdoh Of Whitfield Whitfield. when preaching at
Princeton New jersey detecting of his auditory fast
asleep. came to pause and deliberately spoke fol-
lows IF had come to speak to you in my name
you might question my right to interrupt your indolent
repose /; but / have in the of the Lord of
Hosts ;"
american C2efgynen Bermuda "A recent Bermuda pa
per says We hear that the Bishop of Kingston Jamaca
in communication with the diocese of New York for
the purpose of engaging the services of several young
cergymen of the American Episcopal Church for whom
there is quite field in the country places of Jamaica
One of the situations glad to hear, will be filled
by of of the rcctors in these islands, This
young gentleman is about to be ordained and will leave
Elder Pike, of Newburyport says there are more than
l500 preachers and 10000 communicates connected
with the churches of the Christian order in the United
States The Herald of Gospel Liberty in its ftieh
year The Christians do not profess to be either Una-
rians rinitarans. Their creed Is the Bible and their
test Of fellowship Christian character, They consider
their system of church government that of Christ and
the Apostles. They are in sentiment Unitarians and
Baptiss but do not like to be called by either these
names We should like the facts upon which the
Elders statements based
Catholic almanac The Bishops who attended the late
Provincial Council ct Baltimore said to have passed
resolution authorizing Messrs. John Murphy & Co.,
Baltimore, to henceforth publish the Catholic Almanac
A complete and accurate Catholic Almanac is great
desideratu, but publisher expect to fully supply
the want unless he be Systematically and actively assisted
by the clergy and hierarchy throughout the country The
members of the Catholic Church should aid in the prepar
ton of the work. and then give it profitable support.
Methodist Discipline on DresA letter from clergyman
present at the Southern General Conference says rhere
spicy debate the subject of dress on motion
to from the discipline the eighth section which
relates to that subject. Rev j. Lusk, of Mississippi
Conference supported the motion in very strong terms
did DR. Deems of North Carolina Conference and Dr.
Lee, of Virginia Conference The main argument was
that the law is Obsolete that the practice of the church
disregards it, Dr. Deems went further, and said that it
ridiculous for the church to undertake to act mil
liner mantua- maker, and tailor, for its members On
the contrary, Others of whom DR.. Doggett of Virginia.
chief conended with great force that society now
the present the very last for the church silence her
voice against this fatal folly folly that away with
pety and enervates the church 1t also maintained
that although the rule may not be rgdly enforced yet
it does restrain the tendency to great
tent The motion to strike the section was most sig
nally and emphatically lost
Dedication Ceremonies --The new Catholic Orphan Asy.
lum In Brooklyn recently dedicated aud four days
festival held by which 81 500 was cleared On one
of the evenings S. Ives, IL D. delivered very able
In
their children, their ability TO take of them
and the safety Of their guidance II said they owed
allegiance to other powers, but none which coniicted
with their duty to the State The child owed obedience
to its parents but that did not prevent its being faithful
to the duties of citizen He quoted Bancroft the Pro-
tcstant historian in proof that lit left for Catholic
Legislature TO be the first in the history of the Christian
world to seek for religious security and peace by the
ticc OF Justice. In the work in which they
gagged the first object ought to be to strengthen and per-
feet far possible the family state not to break up
this holy institution Of God by forcing away those whom
he has committed to its guidance and protection but do
what they can to save by removing from it those evils
which may disturb its harmony Illustrate it's design
threaten its existence
The Bishop Of Otord.-A London correspondent writes
that the Sunday evening services in the of West
minister Abbey continued with great success The
Bishop OF London has preached there one OCCASION
The Bishop of Oxords sermons, however have excited
the greatest interest and when he preached for the sec
ond time the Sunday after Ascension Day the crowd
was overwhelming. His text on this occasion was !:
And when He had spoken these things, while they
held, He taken up, and cloud received Him out of
their sight, Acts i, 81 and seldom perhaps, has the
sublime mystery Of the Ascension been powerfully
patiated upon. The impression produced on the vast
congregation was truly remarkable In every respect.
indeed the Bishop of Oxford is the leading Prelse OF the
day and he is now usually spoken Of as "te Bishop
lust ~ Wellington was as f" the Duke
Cbnnec'cn The seventyninth Diocesan convention of
the Protestant Episcopal church held at Waterbury,
on the sth instant In the absence of Bishop Browncll
the assistant bishop presided In his address he
alluded 70 the dcccase Of tho Rev Harry Croswcl d d.