The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-08-31
RELIGIOUS mIsCELLANY.

in British America two-fifths, and in
the United States one-tenth.
The Roman Catholics are circula-
ting tracts of the same form, style and
size as those OF the American Tract So
ciety.
-Andover Theological Seminary has
educated 2, 500 ministers since it COM
menced, LOO of whom are still living.
The Episcopalians of Connecticut
are debating whether to divide that
diocese, or to hold together and have
an assistant bishop.
DIR. Weston, of New York, has been
urgently invited to accept the Presi-
dency of Madison University at Ham
ilton, n. Y, n Baptist Theological in
stitution. .a.
The Old School Presbyterian Church
in this country, according to its re-
Gently published minutes, has 1902
ministers. 2,622 churches, and total
membership OF 246, $50.
The Presbyterian Union COnven-
tion, proposed TO be held in Philadel-
phia. will not meet till the 9Th OF No
vember, when all branches of the de-
nomination are expected To be repre-
scented in behalf OF u closer union. #.
Rev. Isaac G. Bliss has secured
subscriptions to the amount of S57, 1856
for the proposed Bible House at Con-
stantinople.
-Universalism is about 100 years old
in America, and it is proposed to cele-
brate its centenary in 1870, century
from the landing of John Murray, their
first preacher. The body now numbers
about 700 ministers, and 800 organized
societies. 1t has seven newspapers and
three magazines.
| The new Congregational paper in
Chicago has finally cleared the entire
| field of all denOminational competitors,
having purchased the Iowa NepS Letter,
the Kansas Congregational Record and
the Wisconsin Puritan, all of which
papers are TO be merged iu the new pa
per, the 4dUdNce.
"A serious difficulty is anticipated
between Bishop Stanley and the King
of the Sandwich Islands, by reason of
letter written by the former charging
the latter with non-payment of sub
scription to the church, and using Ian
guage of the most insulting character.
| The DioCeses of Illinois, Massachu-
setts, Maine, Georgia, and Connecticut
have refused TO consent TO the consecra-
Iion of Rev. Francis M. Whittle, of
| Kentucky, as Assistant Bishop of Vir-
| ginia, they holding that Bishop Johns,
of Virginia, is not disabled, and has
not given such reason for an assistant.
| The Free Church ofScOllaud raised,
for various religious and benevolent
purposes, during the year ending March
80, 1867, the handsome sum ofSl 800, 900.
The whole number OF congregations
| connected with this branch of the
church is probably less than 1000.
In the outskirts of Philadelphia
there is a very small Episcopal Church
entitled 1.-THE Church of James the
Less" but the irreverent urchins of the
neighborhood call it"The Little jim
N.Y." In the neighborhood of the same
| city there is church which was largely
| built by the fund of an eminent Ameri-
can tinHncier, who sold great quantities
of Government bonds, and this church
! by the irreverent has been dubbed 1.-THE
| Church of the Holy FIve-Twenties."
Such is the blessing of benevolent
heart that, let the world frown as it
will, il cannot possibly beTeave it of all
happiness, since it can rejoice in the
! prosperity OF others.
/ When DIR. Patton, just chosen edi-
/ tor of the II AdUdHce, went to his church
in Chicago, ten years ago, II was S25,-
600 in debt. 1t has now cleared oil The
debt, and since his settlement has
raised S55, 900 for parish purposes, and
$50, 900 for benevolence. The member
ship at the time OF his settlement was
1893. How il is 563.
II any one speaks i'll of thee, con
i slider whether he has truth on his side,
and, if so, reform thyself, was the wise
remark of an old philosopher.
\ True goodness is like the glow
worm; it shines most when no. eyes eX-
Cept those of Heaven are upon it.
The pleasant story is told that
when the Rev. DIR. b, OF Scotland,
obtained the honorary degree OF Doc
tor of Divinity, a farmer in the parish
took an early opportunity OF stating
the news to his shepherd, with whom
the minister was particular favorite.
"You will be glad TO hear, Johnny,
j that the University of st. Andrews has
degree. ~ am in no ways surprised at
that" said the shepherd. "Mair than
twenty years ago he cured my wife o.
the collie. He should have been a
doctor lang syne"
The Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation of Boston is doing good work
on the wharves every Sabbath morning.
A band of their number meet at their
rooms on Sabbath morning and spend
| half an hour In prayer. They then di-
| vide themselves up into little bands,
4 and proceed TO the whRrves, with tracts
and other good religious reading, and
in addition little printed notice of re.
ligious services 10 be held on Lewis's
wharf at I017 o'clock. They board the
crews to the service by leaving the no.
tioes and giving them tracts.
The old Pagan fire worship still
survives in Ireland, though nominally
i in honor of ST. John. On Sunday night,
June %, bonfres were observed
throughout nearly every county in the
province OF Leinster. In Kilkenny
fires blazed on every hillside of inter-
! walls of about a mile. There were many
/ and Wexford. The effect in the rich
sunset appeared TO travellers very
grand. The people assemble and dance
round the fires, children jump through
| the flames, and in former times live
Goals were carried into the cornields to
prevent blight. Ol course, the people
| are not conscious that this midsummer
celebration is remnant OF the worship
| of Baal.
"A Montreal letter writer gives the
! following description of the novel