The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-08-03


said TO be nearly 1000 of these sad
trou blers of our Israel. heartily wish
4 they would leave us, and go where they
please-either to Rome or Greece-or to
Jericho il they like. We know that
light hath no communication with
darkness; we know also that Popery is
but a corruption of Christianity, Aud
yet these ritualists are longing. for
union with Rome. What delusion
What infatuationI The strength and
glory of our country is its Protestant
\ ism, by which mean its faithful VIII
ness for the truth against Roman error
! both in doctrine and practice; but bOth
name and thing are odious to ritualIsts;
SO also is evangelicalism to Low
EChufchism, as they CALL it. Now, "a
| Low Churchman has been described as
a firm adherer to the fundamental
truths of our faith, not builder up In
ritualism, vestments, incense, all end
ing in smoke. The natural instinct and
strong good sense of our people are de-
cidedIy aVerse TO this snowy, ostenta-
tious rituaiism.
The Methodist preachers of Canada
have thought it necessary to issue sort
of pastoral letter to their flOcks on their
new duties as citizens of "DOmin-
ion." Apparently it was feared they
would become vain, to the detriment OF
their piety. Their spiritual directors
say: r.r.
1--WE cannot refrain from referring to
those political changes which are short
Iy 10 be effected in the government oil
| this country. The Dominion of Canada
embracing several provinces, has been
established by imperial authority, ln-
| VOked by the several local parliamentS.
Within a short period those who pos
sess the elective franchise will be re-
quired to exercise it. In the beat OF po-
lItical conflict there is great danger oi
losing sight of the claims OF religion:
Use your rights in the fear OF God, and
do not be led into extremes OF political
craftsmanship. Eschew every tendency
to an undue spirit.ofstrife and conten-
ton. Cultivate peaceful relations with
those who differ from you iu judgment;
and pray that God, by whom kings
rule and princes decree justice, may
guide tae future of our expanding Do
minion, and establish the constitution
on firm and Immovable basis, an i'm
| perishable gem in the crown OF our be-
loved Queen Victoria"
We infer that the reverend authors
are not
The statistics OF the Reformed Ilate
Dutch) Church, as presented to the
General Synod, furnish the following
results:
Number OF churches, 4I4; ministers,
46l; candidates, S; members in COM
| munion, 81, ,S46: average to each church,
| 100: Observation-Disclosures 8, 229, adults 937-
total, 4 ,l66; Sunday School scholars,
46,4l; average to each church, lO5; con-
tributiOns for benevolent purposes,
S277. 200 40; average TO each member,
"a 81; sum raised for congregational
purposes, S765, $50 "a average TO each
church, SLIPS, Is; average to each mem-
ber, Sl3 "a.
Rev, Mr.. Buckbee, agent tor the
Bible Union, describes an interesting
meeting at Silverville, CAL, at which
Rev. ]. E. Barnes introduced to the
church John Chasta, the hrst Indian
convert who is known TO have been
brought to Jesus and immersed on this
coast. He belongs to the Digger race OF
Indians, is young man OF good per-
sonal appearance, and so iull oil the
I spirit of the Master, that he longs TO
! devote his life as IL missionary among
his people. 1t is certainly more Chris
| tianlike to convert Digger Indian
than TO shoot one, US has often been done
wantonly, and in cold blood, by the
reckless miners. .-.....- .
The Irish Congregational Union has
issued an appeal in behalf of the fund
/ tOE inc DtutllI Vi OlShDlNA
and the widows and orphans of minis
ters. Such fund exists in England,
but the English mind clings tenacious
| ly TO the idea that Ireland is another
country for all purposes except tight
| ing for England, and, therefore, irish
ministers are excluded from the benefit,
and are thrown, in case OF need, entire
| ly upon private charity. The result IS,
that Irish pastors gladly seek employ
| ment elsewhere, and it is now more and
more difficult to keep the churches sup
| piled. Under these circumstances, a
| fund Is established to give disa bled
ministers an annuity Of G4O. Each
beneficiary is to pay &l0 entrance, and
60 yearly, but il Is also necessary to
have a capital of G4, 900 to start with ;
to raise which, Rev. John White, OF
Belfast, and G. p. Jarvis. of Limerick,
are appointed to visit England; Rev:
James Balm, 10 visit Scotland and
Rev. Robert Sewell, of Londonderry,
and George Foley, Esq, of Dublin, 10
visit the Cnited States, TO solicit help In
making up this capital. The 1ndepend-
ent Churches in Ireland, on their part,
are said to be acting nobly in their sub
scriptions. .r .
The Congregationalists in the town
of Jedburgh, Scotland, have held a
public meeting to consider the state of
morals in the community. They say
that in their to wn of three thousand in
habitants, of seven churches, and seven
ministers, beside elders and deacons,
1.-The boys are notoriously drunken and
profane, being Sabbath breakers, dis
Eraced by the most unblushing obsceni-
"; that on Sunday mornings they are
10 be seen reeling about the streets, ly-
Ing on the pavement, or annoying or.
derly church goers by coarse and BIAS
phemous songs" This Is certainly Il
deplorable state of things; and if half
of the story Is true, we greatly doubt
the efficiency of the measure proposed
the more rigid enforcement of the Nc
KenzIe act, the anL-liquor law of Scot
land. The London Independent, re-
ligiOus penny paper, very vigorously
conducted, does not hesitate to say that
"the indecorous conduct complained OF,
1t seems TO us, is sort of reaction
real cure for the disordered state of
morals would be found in the inculca-
ton of sound principles, and scriptural
and religious truth; not in driving men
to do right by the strong hand OF law,
an effort that Is sure to fail, but in i'm
planting the love of holiness in the
heart, whence il will soon lind its way
into the life" .sar-
"A Baptist and Presbyterian hap
pened one day 10 be walking together,
when a slight shower began to fall. The
Baptist brother proposed to take refuge
in a neIghboTing store, when the Pres
byterian observed:
'"Surely you don't mean to leave me3
You are of denomination that pro-
fesses especially not to be afraid of
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