Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-08-02
Religious Intelligence.

RELIGIOUS RI6Ts IN LONDON. is scarce
ly credible, yet it is nevertheless true, that
the relious riots in St. Georges Church Lon
don. continue on every Sunday, without in-
terruption from the authorities or police, As
regularly as the services are commence the
hooting, bowling, profanity and violence of
the mob begin. The London journals which
publish such exemplary essays on mob vio-
lence in America would find it difficult to
produce just such case in tfe annals of A
merican rowdyism. Yet here is a regular
Sunday riot, perpetrated every week, under
the eyes of the government, and yet the gov
ernment, whose attention has been often call
cd to it, never raising fnge. to interfere.-
| OF the merits of The religious issues involved
IN the case, we do not profess to know any
thing; but, whatever they may be, we should
suppose the ecclesiastical tribunals, snd not
the mob, were the proper authority TO settle
religious questions.
AN ANECDoTE ABOUT PRAYERS. - We
have heard some prayers which were de-
signed to effect the heart rather than to reach
heaven. The following characteristic ancc-
dotc of John Randolph is keen rebukc of
the practice:
IN one of his speifs of repentance and sick
ness, he was visited by minister, who, at his
request, prayed for him. The minister began
on this wise: "Lord, our friend is sick
Thou know'st how generous he was to the poor
and what eminent service lie has rendered to
his country, and how he is among the honor
ell and great men of the earth. " "Stop, stop"
said the impatient Randolph "no more of
such stuff, else the Lord will damn us both. ="
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The London Times, in late editorial ar
ticlc on the fearful massacre of the Christians
IN Syria, unable any longe. to deny that all
these horrors md trocities are nalat"d by
Turkish authority, looks back few years to
the Crmcan war-a cause in which SO many
thousand Christians fell to uphold Moslcm
Empirc-and confesses England is now
bound to own its mistake in going to war
with Russia and keeping Mohamc'!anism in
tact. Itsays:
"And this, )" an Bnghshmau will czclaim,
sis the government we have saved; this is the
cmpife the integrity of which we are bound
to support" 1t is indeed so. We have for
forty years been placed in dilemma. We
have been obliged to support the most wretch
cd, in order to save ourselves from the most
formidable Of dcspotisms. The Sultan rules
in the North through our jealousy of Russia.
and in the South through our jealousy of
France. Had we abandoned him in 1910
both bruises and Marontcs might now be
kept in order by an Egyptian ruler who
would be really Vicegersnt of France. Had
we accepted the ofle,s of the Gar Nicholas to
Sir Ii. Seymour, there might not now be Il
Sultan at all, and the bruises might te kept
in order by ourselves.
AN APT 1LLUsTRATIoN.-N otwithstand-
ing the probition Of the Koran against paint
inss and images, the Sultan, Mahomed the
Second, had fancy for the arts and ordered
Gentl Bcllini, Venetian artist, to paint a
picture of the belIaadins OF John the Baptist.
When the WORK was finished the Sultan found
fault with the representation of the wounded
part; and, to prove that his criticism was cor
rect he drew his scimetar and struck off the
heal of one of his slaves. Bellini, on lcav-
ing his presence, thinking he had caught an
"ugly customer" set sail for Venice the same
evening.
OLD HYMNs.-'The resources Of English
hymnology are usually deemed to be very
large, but they do not compare with those of
Germany. A recent collector estimates the
number Of old hymns in existence in the Ger
man language, at nearly seventy thousand.
1t is extraordinary what large proportion
of these are sound in sentiment, devotional
in character, lyric in form, and tender in feel
ing.
Perfect religious liberty for all Protestants
has been proclaimed by the Legislative AS
semblies Of Parma, Modona, Tuscany and the
Legations--Naples, Venetia, and the Papal
States being now the only remaining States
of Italy in which the free organization OF
Protestant congregations are still forbidden
There Is Prcsbytery of the North of Italy,
embracing Nice, Genoa, Eeghorn, Florence,
Malta, Gibraltar, Pau and the Cantons.
UEIrARAN CoHvENTtoN-The Autumn
nal Convention Of the Unitarian Church will
be held in Brooklyn, N. Y, in October next.
In addition to many attractive speakers, the
Rev. James Martineau, of Liverpool Eng
land, will preach the sermon. The Rev. Mr..
Mayo, of Albany, and the Rev. Mr.. Furness.
Of philadelphis, will probably be present.
nE" Rev. Dr. Waddill, of La Grange COL
lege, Tenn. has accepted TIE presidency of
Davidson College, S. c.
If misfortune comes into your house, be
patient, and smile pleasantly, and it will