Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1859-09-11

Antioch will, sometime, build HE monument.
Let that monument be firm a. his principle
were, lofty as his principles aud aims: and bea-
tnl as The example be has left behiud BIN.
W. G. sHERwfE.
SUNDAY ITEMS.
Convicted roR MARRTrvG.-The Rev. J.
W. Kicks, Of Placer county, California, has
been convicted and fined i've hundred dollar.
for mamving Mss F. Mcdonald 70 John Hale,
without he consent Of her parents, she being
under age.
WoULD RATHER Go.-Rov. Mr.. - an
| eccentric preacher In Michigan, was holdine
forth not long since in Detroit. A Young man
arose TO 60 out, when ths preacher said
{" Young man, II you had rather 20 to he'll thar
hear me preach. you may goT7 The sinner
stopped and reflected a moment, and saying
respectfully, Wei, I believe I would,n wenl
on.
TnAsH SERMoNs.-We have heard % a dys-
peptic clergyman, who, after y long confne.
menf, concludedt % try an experiment Of preach.
Ing once more; and he accordingly delivered
three discourses In one Jaw, Of an hour each.
/ Upon bis return 70 the house, be told his nero
servant that he fs't hotter Cor preach ng. The
servant rePled-"I theaght you would, mssss,
to get 90 much trash OF your s'omach.n
BrsHor o. MtNNEsorA.-The Rev. Henry
B Whippie, 81 Chicagn. has been elected
Bishop Of the Protestant Episcopal Church In
Minnesota. Mr.. Wnipnle is n native Of Ad-
ans, Jefferson County, New York, and he will
e the vouneezt Bishop % he Episconarchureh
IN the U1iied S atea. He was originally edu-
Gated FOR a mercandir lie. Afer bis orlina-
ton he became Rector Of Z on Church, ROM,
New York, ard is now Rector OF the HOLY
Communion, Chicago. His views are liberal.
CD on MkuMoE.-The German Eyangeii-
cal Lutheran n nisierium Of Pennsylvania and
adjacent States, held recently al Lebanon. pa.
took action in The case Of the Hon. Rev. Jere-
miah Shindel. State Senator from the Lehirh
District. A series OF resolutions, reported by
a committee, was adopted. the subject Of which
was about as follows: "The Synod consider
Cd the holding OF political Office incompatible
with that Of clerical. He is requested 10 re-
sim bis seat in the Senate within thirty DAYS
Of his reception OF the action Of the Synod II
be does hot see o. 20 DO So, he is then to resign
the ministry"
There are in ihs United States 600 Baptist
associations, f2.i63 churcheu, 500 ordainel
. minister, LOSS Hceutiafes, 092.05i comnuni-
rants, and he number hab IN 1855 was
98.H O0-nssrly one hundred Thousand bap isms,
and a little less than a million Of members.
These are figures for which entire accuracy
cannot be claimed, but they may be accepted
a. he closest approximation 10 accuracy, and
more likely 10 BE- too low than too high. The
largest number % Raptista reported from any
one State is NirEinia-ii5 no. There are
thirtv-thrpe colleges, fourteen theological sem
inaries, tyyentv-nine weekly newspapers. six
teen monthlies, two quarteriies, in the United
Safes, that depend on Baptisis for support
s~ixtv-fnur new church edih-es were erected in
1858; 238 new churches were constituted and
/ 304 ministers ordained
Not long ago. what the English papers call
a "rifs meetinE.n was held at Richmond, in
Yorkshire. The Rev. Mr.. Duprees was pres
pnt, and startled The a~ssemblage BY secondine
a resolution 70 the effect that cit was exDe-
dent 20 form a rifle complnv at once The
Rev. Mr.. Foshrrv, al Reading. went further.
He introduced az a " rife meeting p In that
| town. ? resolution to the immediate formation
Of a rifle company. The Rev. Mr.. Emery ap-
peared al a tarcet-drilI OF the newly formed
| rih-men, A. Cambridge, aud sent a letter 10 a
distinguished disciplinsri7n Of the military
school az Hyfhe, 10 dipatch one Of his pupils
10 put the corps thrOu b the necessary eXsr-
else as soon as possible. And, the Oxford
/ professors and clergy ~FtreUuously advocated
the abolition Of ID University rules prohibit.
ing students from srming themselves as n EN-
bcrs OF military companies.
EoUAL JUsr1cE TO Mas AND WoMAN-
F. H. Chaplin, in a recent diseo1rse, said;
The refned woman recoils with virtuous scorT
from her fallen sister. but often welcome him
BY whom she fell. We are told that Christ
said 10 the womau's accussrs, 4" He thai II
wi h0ut sin amorg vou, lei him cast the first
stone - but, smittrn BY conscience, they went
ont ono by one. And who is not IN some way
allied 30 this great guilt? The feet Of com
mon weakness should al least make us merci-
D NH HH g. - Mm-U HnmN LA-- aH-aM
should fan The bloi OF shame. The text Is a
great lesson Of charity md mercy, and IL is a
great lesson Of Justice also There is neither
Justice, honor. nor delicacv In orr modern cus-
tom, which scarcely frowus upon the guilty
nan, while rourinE out all the walls Of wrath
upon the guilty woman. ltmav OF may not
be true, as some insist upon It, That this foul
cancer in society can never be- eradicatrd;
but we ought a. least 10 insist hat the SHINING
man shall be branded as deeply as the SHINING
woman. Suppose every guilty man bore ths
mark Of shame in his face, in the market, OF
at church, how long woUld the evil contiua .
But the meaTness Of man has thrust the whole
shame upon mi
CHEAT RELIGIoN The Presbyterian Ban
ncr thus discoarsssu upon the subject OF &" Cheap
Religion" in reply TO a eo.emporary wh;
sneers at economy in church matters:
Reason ami common sense shon'd prevail Dr.
religion. Churches should be comuodious
neat, corresponding with The ability OF Do
people. Lei the church edifce De sufficient,
large, comfortable, IN g00d taste, in good re.
uair always. q chase 0Tn7mert 20 the neigh.
horhoo4. Churchrs should be- dwellings g. foi
Gods own Children, adapted TO the emotions oI
should not be ssnsnoug 10 e cir decoration
should not Be encountered with debt: shout
j NOT 81 nhHnHh y nnnnfnHH nam o. o.. wansa.m
them from contributing to the proper z~usteuts
tion Of their pastor, and 10 The 7it OF The POOR
and TO edGrat ons and missions. a ppopl'
who viii p'e7d IheT large d1n7fious toward
a splendid church for themselves, plead ttei
eVhausti1us By this means, or a church deb
voluntarily incurred, as a reason for small con-
trihutions 20 5en'volHncr, are Just as hien7uN
in their sin, as are those who pretend plain.
ness am pco-0uv ue-e'v 20 save their owl
pocket. Both classes rob " God.n
Good men win do neither the one thing uol
the other. They viii b. liberal toward %,
! sanctuary, they viii sustain their pastor well
and they will not be ni-Eardlv IN their henev.
l olauce. a good and wise people viii in al
things 10 according 30 the ability that n,
Lord giveth : and will see that their donation.
are effective 20 the accompl shing Of the end
designed. While there are almost mvri,
ads Of The poor and unodgcatrd, and while th'
world has frs hundreds Of millions Of heathane,
parshing for want OF missionaries. &c is no
time FOR Christians, rich or poor, 10 syP'nl
their money FOR that which prohte+h not
While there are such drstituii0us and such
wants, Jet Chrsti7ns come rs near 7s possible
to he M7steT's precept and 20 apostolic exam
pie. in making religion cheap and its laborers
effective so that lis spread nay be the more
extensive. Thus shall we respond to the
prayer, " Thy kingdom come.