The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-26
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
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Street Church. in Eewbuyport has recently introduced
custom into his pulpit services which has 40 far been
acceptable TO the congregation and great relief TO the
pastor Every Sabbath forenoon of the Law members
Of the church is selected 10 deliver discourse upon some
appropriate theme The performances have been beyond
the expectations Of friends The addresses were well pre-
pared interesting in subjects, and profitable in results
The Warren Beia association Of Rhode Lland have taken
up the question OF the Partially Of the government
appointing the majority OF army and navy capains from
the ranks Of the Episcopal clergy and have appointed
committee, consisting of Rev. Francis Wayland ID. d.,
Rev. Barns Sears, ID d., Rev, Henry Jackson d. d.,
Hon. Thomas @. Turner, 10 investigate fully and IL
deemed advisable to prepare memorial to be laid before
Congress at its next session setting forth their views as
denomination ON the matter Of religious liberty
Mr. Smyv's Translation Of he BDle--A new transla-
ton of the Bible by the Rev L. A. Sawyer is about to
be published by j. p. Jewett & Co., Boston We pre-
that the translation Is TO be made into the English
language though it is not stated in the prospectus
and have had no specimens Of tho work. Mr.. Saw
yers testimonials to his qualifications for the work
of the highest character and he has been engaged
twenty years In preparing his translation for the press
Every wellmade translation of the Scriptures is an add
tion aid TO the Biblical student and have every rea
to expect that The forthcoming book will be credit
able to the translator and useful to the schoarN
Observer e tLfs
Union Of Old and Nep School PresJyrans in Kentucky-
We hear of efforts being made in several places in Ken
lucky to bring Old and New School Presbyterians to-
gether The only place where the union has been aet
The ministers of both churches in that ciV, Rasrs.
Mutchmoe and Dickerson, have resigned ter charges,
and about sixty out of seventy five members Of the New
School Church have united with tho Old School, and
day We glad to learn that this the part
of his church has been adopted by the advice of Mr.
Dickersen, and that he has entered cordially into the
spirit of the movement, We trust that similar move
nens may be made in all other places where the parties
are prepared for them There ought to have been
any division in Kentucky The Presbyterians of this
State were always with very few exceptions bona e
Confession Of EdM Presbyterians There is among
people antpathy to uniting In any extreme sectional
movement, either in Church State, whether it be
southwark northward Hence since the division of
the New School Assembly into northern and southern
sections has taken place, our New School brethren
throughout the State have felt at They did not
wish go with either party In the time among
the Old School ministers and churches there has grown
up much more kindly feeling towards them than for
merly existed Old asperties have been softened and
past grudges have been given up Many of the actors in
the Of strife and contention at the time of disu
Mon have either died removed so that all intelligent
observers have that the way gradually opening
for reunion for some months past The probabilities now
that the distinction between tbs Old and New
Schools among Presbyterians will soon be numbered
among the things that were 80 far as Kentucky con-
cemed. May God hasten the day in His own time and
way !---Presbyeraa Herald hr -
Dr. Raphal, distinguished Jew of Birmingham, thus
states the opinion which the Jews have of Christ
Whe and the Jews of the present day protest against
being identified with the zealots who concerned in
the proceedings against Jesus Of Nazareth, far
from reviling his character or deding his precepts which
are indeed for the most part the preceps of Noses and
the prophets You have heard style him the Great
Teacher of Nazareth for that designation and the
Jews take to be his due" .pf a.5aa
The General Association of Connecticut at its late meet
ing, adopted the following: " u sas 81 asa
"Reoued, That the General Association regards with
disapprobation the too common asperty of religious
newspapers especially in matters Of controversy that
while ii would encourage freedom of discussion ii yet
deprecaes all discourtesy and bitterness between religious
journalists, as between other Christian brethren"
The Chaplain Of the Oregon An,y.We learn that Father
Dc Smet has received despatch from Washington re-
questng him to join General Harvey at New York as
chaplain to the army in Oregon Apart from all con,
alterations of religious spiritual character there il
propety in the selection of Father De Smet for
this position. 1t he who first preached the doctrines
Of Christianity to the Northern Ulamontane indiana
and he is consequently regarded with especial reverence
by those tribes who dwell in the country which the
theatre of the Oregon Indian There be doubt
that his influence them will facilitate the realization
of the purposes of the government In part Of Ore
gon is the "Big Black Gown unknown unappreciated
His influence tho Blackeet nation is supreme and
the Fatheads and adjacent tribes scarcely less sub
missyc to his counscs The government has therefore
consulted its interests in his appointment to the
chaplaincy Of the Oregon army, II he shall not array
these and other tribes the side Of the authorities he
will at least their neutrality AS have OBJ
served he is known among all the Indian nations in the
banks of the Rio Grande to the banks of the Columbia
that title is recognised He will therefore, be able to
render important services in the pending campaign The
subjugation and not the determination of the Indians
is it to be presumed the policy of the government
and Father De Smct will be efficient agent to carry out
that plan.-.&. Louis Democrat "a
Restoration Of Bishop Oaderoak As tho time approaches
for the meeting of the Protestant Episcopal diocesan
vcnton, received that the high church party
contemplate nitiatory movement looking to the res
toration of the suspended Bishop Onderonk to the
ercse of his episcopal functions What the plan of pro-
ceedngs the unnitaed not yet given TO know Any
demonstration of this kind it is said will DO resoutey
opposed by the low church party. Jersey cay Courier.
Rev. DR.. Deaoey.-A large congregation gathered Sun
day at Church Green to hear Rev. Dr. Dewey his
turn to his pulpit after the summer vacation. He dev-
cred DISCOURSE replce with thought and original OBJ
servation, enforcing the view that the kingdom Of God
not by observation but within every true heart
"We arc now standing" said the Doctor !" at the
heights of worldly grandeur and of science The world
is throwing of the chains of the past that bound it
the whole of men are beginning to think and
for themselves We have advanced generation in the
last ten years in booksour newspapers print whole vol
daily that informatons within the reh Of ALL
The events Of the Old World bounding to our ears
in moment of time that the whole world is our inn
mediate home our own district, How necessary IL is
then that in the progress of science and of art of the
present day, should be enlightened by the true
thoughtthat should truly appreciate each great In
vention from the hand Of God and not be blinded
act let the constant thought possess us the kingdom of
God is within us.'-Boson Transcript
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