Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-04-23
RELIGIONS SUMMARY.

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pointed to wait on Bishop Jayne, with a warn
| ing. They performed their duty on Sunday,
while the Bishop was engaged in the morning
service I church. 1t is also resolved that the
| Methodist Church North could not be tolerated IN
Terds, and that it must be put down, If necessary.
committee was appointed to draft other re-
solution, to be acted upon at an adjourned
meeting"
HoW they support Churches in South Carroll
nd.-The following is an advertisement IN
South Carolina paper: "On Thursday 18th
inst, will be sold at the north of the Exchange,
a prime gang of ten negroes, accustomed TO
the culture of cotton and provisions, belonging
to the Independent Church, in Christ Church
Parish
! The receipts of the Wesleyan Missionary
Society of England, for 1858, are put down at
9l35,000 (about S650,000,) much larger sum
! than any previous year.
Chidren's Mission Fair. A Boston cores
pondent wishes to call the attention Of the
public to the excellent principles adopted at
this fair, lately held in that city. No lottery,
raffies, games at chance, or even post office
were allowed. But the success was complete.
The net proceeds were about four thousand
dollars. Compared with other fairs, this is
great result and it seems to have sprung from
the honorable principles adopted. 1t Is to be
hoped that such heightened method of con-
Quoting fairs will become the common custom
| of society, and not as now the brilliant and
honorable ception.-ChicdgO Inquirer.
On Thursday of last week, Rev. J. l. T,
| Coolidge, late pastor of the Unitarian congre-
CATION on Beach street and Harrison Avenue,
Boston, was ordained a Deacon in the Episco-
pal Church. The services were held in Trim
| Tn1,
| ing the sermon. Rev DIR. Randall presented
the candidate to Bishop Eastburn.
| On Wednesday of last week, Rev. G. B.
Wilcox was dismissed from the pastoral charge
of the Lawrence street Church in Lawrence,
and o the same day, and by the same coun-
Gil, Rev. G. L. Fisher, late of the Free Church
in Andover, was installed as his successor.
A neat and commodious chapel Just built
by the Plymouth Society, Chelsea, at cost
of about $4,000, was dedicated with public SER
vices on Wednesday evening of last week.
The sermon was preached by the pastor, Rev.
E. II. Nevin.
Rev. L. n. Jones of North Reading has re-
ceived unanimous call from the South Con-
gregatonal Church, East Hampton, Conn, to
become their pastor.
Rev. d. M. Elwood of North Woodstock,
Conn, has received unanimous call from the
Central Falls Church, Pawtucket, r. l.
At the commencement of the demolition of
the Federal street Church, in Boston, a large
number were present to secure relics of the
building. The family pew of the worldfamed
Claiming seemed to be the special mark of
the relic hunters and portions of it were sold
at high prices.
Lane Theological Seminary has near SO stu
dents. The whole number since 1882 is All.
OF these, several are missionaries among the
heather but the larger part are pastors of
Presbyterian, Congregational, and various
other churches in the West
The income of the Popeis said to be SS,00O-
000 OF this, $500, 900 are appropriated to his
private affairs 50, $4,000 to pay interest, 81,
100000 to support the army and police, $780,,
900 to support umpires, and $4,000 to
schools. Had we voice in the councils of His
Holiness, We would recommend an exchange
of prison and school appropriations. 100000
for schools would, in few years, render S24,-
900 for prisons quite sufficient.
Methodist Liberalhy-The New York cor
respondent of the Philadelphia Press gives the
following as an illustration of Methodist liber-
atty in the support of religious operations =
"How the Methodists do open their pocket
books when the preacher makes sortie for
the missionaries Last Sunday evening at the
close of the annual missionary services in st.
Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church, the con-
gregation contributed ten thousand dollars to the
missionary cause, in addition to recent con-
tribution of $4,000. The followers of Wesley,
in New York, are amongst the most wealthy
and influential portion Of the community, and
they are behind none in liberality."
The Trenton Democrat says that between
thirty and forty of the inmates of the New
C+o bn,
during the past year, and their daily conduct
warrants the belief of their sincerity.
Some queer stories are afoat as to DR.
Bethune's resignation of his pastoral charge
AS near as l can learn, the facts are as
follows When the worthy divine first in
timated his desire to breathe the balmy air
of southern Europe, it was received quite
frigidly by his congregation, who decidedly
objected to paying the expenses of such trip
Soon after this, the Doctor was taken i'll and
went to Philadelphia, his place being Temporal
rily filled by DR.. Cox. The next communica
ton received by the church was his resignation,
which was delivered to the consistory on the
Sabbath following the Saturday upon which he
had sailed for the Mediterranean. 1t is said
that the Doctor will be somewhat surprised
upon finding the acceptance of his resignation
awaiting him upon the other side.-N. Y. Cor
respondent Of Traveller.
Rev. Dr. Shauffer, missionary of the Amer
lean Board in Constantinople writes under date
of February 4 'Last week, while prayers
were being read, and sermon being delivered
by very distinguished 1maum in the hottest
mosque of Constantinople, in presence of Il
multitude of literary and influential Moham-
medans, theological students and others, the
preacher holding the Koran in his hand all at
once overcome by his feelings, smashed the
book down on the desk and exclaimed, 1T is a
lie, the whole of it, He left the mosque,
went to a Catholic priest, and received baptism.
He was summoned before the ecclesiastical au-
thorities of the Porte, and asked, Who has
bribed you to do this thingP Nobody who
has persuaded you and seduced you? No
one know myself that the Koran is lie.
/ will have nothing more to do with it. | be-
lieye in the New Testament The man was
suffered to depart; a fact which illustrates the
progress of religious liberation in Turkey"
The reports in regard to religious freedom
in the kingdom of Sardinia are of the most
encouraging character. recent letter from
Nice says --"Liberty is here not merely a
conv entional form, but vital truth Of nature ;
not simply theory to be talked about, but a
living prevailing principle in all the forms Of
law. 1t has had to contend with the whole
power of the established church ever since its
first recognition by abe constitution nine years
ago, but has been uniformly vindicated by the
courts, in every trial, with corresponding firm
ness"
AS an instance of the truth of this state
ment, it is related that poor Vandais pastor
of Genoa was arrested while engaged in Sc
ries Of weekly expositons of the Scriptures to
an interested circle in neighboring village.
The case was obstinately prosecuted, and after
a patient hearing the principle Of religious lib
erty was again affirmed by the magistrates.