Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-07-31

We learn from the New York Observe,
that the subscripti Of 5000, 900 for the
Union theological Seminary is now com
plete.
The Rev DR.. Bede.l. Episcopal. has &C
cepted the Office of Assistant Bishop to
Bishop McIlvAins Of Ohio. He enters on his
new duties in November
At the Grand Sabbath school celebration
which recently came off In Racine, Wis, the
Uni ersalist Sabbath School Of that city was
excluded entirely from taking part in the
celebration, although members OF that
church were collected to and did assist 10 de-
fraying the expenses Of the celebration.
The oldest minister in Philadelphia is Rev.
George Chandler, who, in the course of his
ministry. has married three thousand one
hundred and sixty six couples. and perform
ed funeral services over the remains Of five
thousand persons.
The year 1853 will be long remembered
in Tennessee as a year OF mortality among
the preachers. especially among the super
anuated. Already five members of the
Tennessee Conference have passed from Ia
Dor to reward, viz: Martin Clark. Justini-
an Williams. w. 2. Nichols, Sion Record,
and John Page These were all on the su-
pernumerary or supersnuated list. They
we're all good men and able ministers Of the
gospel.
A correspondent of the Independence Beige
writes. The question of the Holy Places,
that pretext for the war in the East, is, it is
now stated positively, at length settled to
the satisfaction of the Governments of
France and Russia. Mutual concessions
have, it is said, been made. The celebrat-
ed cupola of the Holy sepulchrs, which is
falling into ruins. will not be repaired by
Turkey, but at the joint expense Of Russia
and France. The old paintings will be re-
stored, the columns repairsd-in q word,
the building will undergo . complete reno
walton. Tho regulation which fixes the
hours for the different services. will be re-
vsed and arranged in q manner to satisfy
the wishes Of al parties; and the Latins
will enjoy some new concessions, which
they have been long desirous of obtain
ing"
UNLAWFUL MARRIAGEs.-Marriage is not
held 40 ssarement, but . civil act. Not
withstanding it has moral character, and
many Protestant minister has felt his con-
science bind at certain points. At q late
Congregational Conference. the subject Of
unlawful marriages was under consideration
and report was presented. which sum-
med up IS follows:
Whereas. In the present state of our laws.
respecting divorce. it may happen that the
law of the State conflicts with the law of
Christ and OF the New Testament;
Therefore, We. the General Association
of Connecticut, declare that, in our view, no
minister Of the gospel can properly content
himself with the civil warrant for his SOL
emnization ofmarriage. bat should previous
to that act, satisfy himselft that the antece-
dents of the parties do not make the union
inconsistant with positive Divine statutes
and common morality.
At social gathering of the members of
the New School Presbyterian General As
eembly. Rev. James Ellis. of Cleveland. dur
ing brief address said that he remember
ed seeing in his travels diminutive skull
evidently that of child, preserved with
great care. Upon asking. the guide inform
ed him that it was the skull of st. Patrick.
Passing along still further in the same place
he met with another skull. evidently that OF
q full-grown man. Whose skull Is that Z
he asked. This is skull Of st. Patrick,
was the response. "But did you not tell
me the other was the skull Of st. Patrick ?"
"Oh, yes, that was the skull Of st. Patrick
when he was baby !"
ONE OF RuFus CHoArE's SESTEScEa-The
following is the opening passage OF Rufus
Choate's Fourth of July Oration. delivered
in 1858:
1t is we'll that in our year, 90 busy. 80 Sec
ular, 20 discordant, there comes one day,
when the word 10. and when the emotion
ID, "our country, our whole country. and
nothing but our country" It'll we'll that
law-our only sovereign on sarth-duty,
not less the daughter Of God. not less with.
in her sphere supreme, custom not old alone
but honored and ussful-memories, our
hearts, have set . time in which scythe,
loom and anvil st,lled. shops ahut wharves
silent, the f,sg-our Aag unrent-ths flag oi
our glory and commsmoration waving on
mast head, stseple and highland. vs may
come together and walk hand in hand.
thoughtful. admiring. through these CALLER.
ies of civil greatness when ws may own
together the spell Of one hour Of our history
upon ~ ell: when faults may be forgotten.
kindness revived, virtues rsmenbsrsd and
skstehed unbalanced when the arrogance Of
Of reform. the excuses Of reform, the strifss
of parties, the rivalr,ss Of rsgions. shall
give place to. . wider. warmer and justss
sentiment when farming from the corners
and dark places of odsnsivsnsss. If such tha
candle lighted BY malignity. Or envy, Of
consciousness, Of truth has revealed any,
vAses whsa tusnisg itsu thsss. ws may
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