Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-06-05
SUNDAY - EADlNG.

SPuRsEos.-A writer in the Biblical Re
eorder. n. c.. says that Mr.. Spurgeon is .
great man. but not real Baptist Reason.
because he says he can and does com.
mune With any and all who profess to love
God. whether they keep his commandments
ARE immsrsed-'or not And to the same
effect 10 the declaration Of . Georgia Bap-
tist editor, who says. We would hear Spur
geon preach. but would not have him IS
pastor. mol. fellowship Thin At the Lords
table
INVITATION TO THE SuPPER-The Watch
man d Reflector, in answer to . correepon-
dent, who asks tor formula of invitation
to the Lords table. suggests the propriety
of confning the privilege to the members of
the one particular church that 10 celebra:
ing the ordinance. 1t says. "There are
veighty reasons to demand this as the
method most nearly right, and the least OBJ
jectionable." This 10 a degree Of close
communion which, if not the closest posi-
BILE. is closer than any of which We have
ever before heard.
Rev. 8. White Of Staten Island, preached
his twenty third anniversary sermon last
Sabbath. During his labors there he had
baptized three hundred into the fellwship oi
the church. When he went there, he found
q email band Of fifty nine members. Nov
there are four churches on the Island, with
settled pastors. and all appear to be pros
pering. Six have been licensed to preach
the Gospel. land five ordained Wateh-
man.
LIouoE DEALISG.-Tbe Pre.bytery Of Vim
cennss have unanimously resolved. that j,
is disciplinable ofense for church mem
btrs to traffic in or manufacture arden,
spirits, and call the attention Of the churche.
to the subject
Rev. DR. DASA.-The Presbytery which
has been holding session during the pres
ent week. in this city, went in body, sev
enteen in all, on Wednesday, to pay theil
respects to the venerable DIR. Dana, now in
the eighty -ninth.. year of his age. Rev
Thomas Savage, Of Bedford, n. H., in behal
OF his brethren, made few appropriate re
marks to him. expressing their feelings o
love and veneration. Though feeble, We
are glad to learn that Dr. Dana enjoys ..
good health as could be expected At his ad-
vanced age.-Ner6uryport Herald
The PIEpMoSTEsE CLERGY.-The clergy al
over Piedmontese have found it impossibl.
to hold sloof from the national movement
and pastorals have issued not only from thu
patriot bishops Of Pignarol and Casal, bu
OF Ssvona, Vercelli, As,i, Alba, Biela, beside
the Archbishop of Genoa
REV. HARVEY ADAMS, for sixteen YEAR
pastor of the Congregational Church a
Farmington, Iowa, has just been dismissed
lie entered upon that charge when the vi
cinity Of Farminoton was controlled b.
Abner kneeland and his inidel followers
and with unfaltering courage fought tn.
Atheistical party until they were effectually
routed. and flourishing church established
BkoADwAY TABERsAcLE CHuEcH.-The firs
| yearly renting OF pews in the new Taberna
Gle church in New York, took place OF
Wednesday evening, the 18th ult No pew
were offered for sale but each pew wal
assessed at fixed yearly rent. and tn.
choice was put up at auction. Upwards 0
sixty pews we're taken at q premium, NOR,
than one-third Of these by new comers-
The whole amount realized from rents ant
premiums during the evening wac abou
1000. which has since been advanced Il
nearly $4,000. The evening was very in
clement; and beside. many families intend
ing to take psws had already left town
There is good reason to believe that in tn.
full the total rental for the year will exceed
$4,000
| TEE PopE RELENTs FOR THE RrcH-Lorc
Sligo. wealthy Irish peer, belonging t.
the Church Of. Ireland. lately desired t.
marry Romish lady, who wished the GER
emony to be performed by Romish priest
The Synod Of Thurles forbids mixed marri.
ages A papal di.pensation was sou ght il
vain. and tired Of waiting, the couple wer.
married by clergyman Of the Church o
ireland. Immediately after. his Lord.hit
and Lady Sligo went abroad. and, after I
tour through Switzerland and Germany
they arrived at Rome 1t happens that
relative of Lady Sligo is attached to th'
Court of Rene. and being naturally de.ir-
Gus that no Misunderstanding should exist
he brought the case under the consideration
of the Pope. His Holiness was at onc'
pleased to order that deere should b.
registered, declaring the marriage which
had been celebrated in Ireland &C
cording to the rites OF the Establishe'
Church. to be. to all intents and purposes.
valid marriage, and releasing her lady shi
and her family from al eclesiassica
sensure.