Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-09-06
Religious Intelligence.

The Scandnavians who lately seeded from
the Northern Synod of Northern Illinois have
organized n distinct association under the
name Of tho Augustana Synod. Twenty
clerical members enrolled themselves ss men,
bcrs of the body, and adopted the annexed
confessional basis and dootriuial platform:
As Christian body in general, and MS f.
vangclical Luthcrans particularly, this Synod
acknowledges that tho Holy Scriptures, the
revealed Word of God are the only sufficient
and infallible rule and standard of faith and
practice, and also retains and confesses not
only the three ancient symbols ithe Apostol-
ic the Niccne and the Anthanasian,) but
also the unaltercd Augsburg Co lfession, as
short and correct summary of the principal
Christian doctrines understood as developed
and explained in the other symbolical books
The brethren Of this new Synod have abro-
gated the system of liccnslre of candidates
for the ministry previous to ordination, as
practiced in most Of our Synods. They make
it the duty of their President to visit, as mnch
as possible, the various congregations in their
bounds, to inquire in o their wants, give coun-
sci where needed, and catechisc the young;
safe arrangement is made for the examina-
tion of the candidates for the ministry and
for the reception Of members from other bod
les.
ThcSynod determined to found a new The
illogical Seminary at Chicago. In noticing
this movemcment, the Lutheran urges the Sc
ceders to connect themselves with the Gener-
al Synod. Such 4 course would infuse con-
servatve element into that body, exclusive
ness and scclusion would only result in evil.
TIE MASSACRE IN SYRIA.-Thc recent
news from Syria furnishes the journals Of the
week with a theme for more or less extended
comment. The OJscrrer says that Turkey
must be taken down, aud held down, and the
Western Powers must do it. France has be-
gun to do its duty, with the appreciation of
Christendum. If doing its duty precipitates
another great result, the French will cxult
and Russia will cooperate, whether it is a
grecable to England Or not, Such move
mcnt we regard as eminently conducive to
the spead and prevalence of Christianity in
the East The Mohammedsn power must be
crushed, that the Gospel may have free course.
The Ecangelist suggests that those missiona-
ries who have been compelled to suspend
their abors temporarily, might be proftably
employed in, distributing the funds which
will soon he collected for the relief of those
who have been rendered destitute. The IN
dependent secs new peril for Turkey in the
proposed French occupation. "a French
army in Lebanon it says, twill he to Turk
ey like the hedgehog in the snakes hole
hard to get out" The Netropolitan Record,
on the other hand, secs in this very move
ment the only hope for the permanent pro-
the force which the French Emperor was pro-
posing TO send into Syria would be immed-
ately followed by another more numerous
and powerful, which would remain in pcrma-
nent occupation Of the country. The Record
even INDUCES the hope thatin time the French
protectorate thus inaugurated may he extern
den further East, until it reaches India.
Meetings have lately been. held in Boston TO
take measures toward raising money for. the
relefof the Christians in Turkey, and Mayor
LiNooIN, DIR. ". c. SMITH, ALruEus HAIR
Dy and FREDERICK CUNSINGHAM have been
appointed Committee TO prosecute the mat
ter. In this connection it may lie well to
state that card, which has been published
with the appreciation of Rev. DIR. Woop Sec
rctary of the American Board Of Missions,
tends to throw doubt on the motives which
the two Arabs from Beyrout, whose move
mcnts we have already noticed, may have in
collecting funds FOR the relief Of their suffer
ing countrymen. II is limited that these in
dividuals are identical with those whom the
Ltrdm Herald warned the American public
AGAINST some months sirce