The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-03-02
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THE RELIGIOUS WORLD.

Items OF Interest from All Quarters.
Our latest exchanges bring us the
Declaration" or. protest signed by
twenty-eight Episcopal Bishops
setting forth their reprobation of the
theory and practice of ''Ritualism," an
Innovation which it seems has been
gradually gaining ground, especially in
New York, for some time past. Among
the protestants we find the names of
Bishop Johns, of Va. and West Va,
Bishop McIlyaine, of Ohio, and Bishop
Kerfoot, or Pittsburgh. Among those
on the other side we see Bishop Hop
kins, of Vermont, who -presides in the
House Of Bishops, Bishop Potter, of
New York, and other distinguished
names. The against 'Ritu-
alism" sets forth that, in the opinion of
thetwenty-eight Bishops signing it,
ANY attempt to introduce into the
public worship of Almighty God, usa-
ges that have never been known, such
as the use of incense, and the burning
of lights in the order for the Holy Com
munioni reverences to the Holy Table
or to the elements thereon, such as in
dictate or imply that the Sacrifice of our
Divine Lord and Saviour, once offer
ed was not full, perfect and suffi-
cient sacrifice, oblation and satisfac-
ton, for the sins of the whole word;'
the adoption of clerical habits hitherto,
unknown, or material alterations of
those which have been in use since the
establishment OF our Episcopate; is an
innovation which violates the discip-
line OF the Church, 'offendeth against
its common order, and huFtsth the au-
fhnFiNU 0f tho to- nd 10Th
the consciences of the weak brethren
Furthermore, that we be not misun-
derstood, let it be noted that we include
in these censures all departures from
the laws, rubrics, and settled order of
the Church, as well by defeat as by
excess of observance, designing TO
maintain in its integrity the sound
Scriptural and primative, and therefore
the Catholic and Apostolic spirit of the
Book of Common Prayer" - +
While division is thus going on in
one of the principal denominations of
the country, we notice the following
paragraph in paper published in New
York, called the Liberal CFTistian, in
regard to two other of the minor sects
of the country:
Many of our readers reside in towns
and cities where there is no Unitarian
church, but where there is one of the
Uniyersalist faith. We urge all such
persons to unite with the latter, and do
all in their power to increase its
strength, usefulness and influence for
good. If its minister does not preach
exactly TO. your taste, or If some OF its.
members do not belong to your social
circle, remember that these are unim-
portant and even trivial matters in
comparison with sacred religious CON
Ciaffnnz md tho ~ -
liberal Christianity, which every such
church stands for, even if it but poorly
represents. Yield your private prefer
ence TO Christian principle, and how
ever great the sacrifice, You will ind
yourself richer and nobter for YOUR
course. Many a UnIversalist society
has poor minister, and is unpopular
and unprOsperous only because it needs
the additional support and influence
which, perhaps, halfdoZen Unitarian
families might and ought to give it,
From various sources we compile
the following items Of news in regard
to religious matters throughout the
worlds: J
The greatest revival of religion ever
known in South Africa, is now in pro-
gressi its effects may yet be felt tar
into the INTERIOR =..s -L7za = r rr1 .--=r !
At wfttenberg College, Springfield,
Ohio, the religious interest among the
students has been so great that all study
was suspended. - it--s EAIlA-- i
Sixty Catholic priests have arrived
at New Orleans, TO open schools for the
freedmen. lfLi
I'm 1882 there were twenty-six Epis-
c0pal Churches in Massachusetts, now
there are one hundred and twenty one,
gain of nearly four hundred per cent
The Old School branch of Presby-
teriRns Is growing rapidly in Nebraska,
SO that the churches are sufficiently
numerous to form a synod of Ne
braska-
Rev. DIR. Hatfield, of Chicago,
opened his batteries again on the thea
tres list Sunday. he said theatrical
sSrumpets, mountebauiz, dancers and
=fAsciYious women go out from Chicago
loaded with money, while in the matter
OF libraries the city is behiudShird and
fourth4rate places, like Indianapolis
and Worcester, Massachusetts. !
DIR. McKee's Church in Louisville,
KY, holds n Childrenis Church every
Sunday afternoon, filling the large
house to its utmost capacity, and Gre
ating a deep interest among old and
young. -gz- - ID .,.---g.-7s :
The vote in the Methodist Church
South, is against lay delegations, and
also against change OF nAEnH----
The reunion of the different Meth
odist bodies in England, the United
States and Canada, has been declared
desirable by nearly all their Confsren-
ces, but not much has been done to ac-
complish it 1sa igss..
There are many Indicators among
the New England Churches of deep
Interest in behalf of the masses who do
not come under the influence of reli-
gious instruction, and vigorous efforts
are to be made in that direction.
Miss Clarinda Grant. of Sunbury,
Penna-, died recently, leaving all her
worldly goods, amounting to $1,000, to
the Presbyterian Board OF Foreign
Missions. $50
One of our exchanges has the fol-
lowing paragraph: A clergyman has
published a pamphlet, in which he in
forms the world that the mysterious
place called .thell', Is just fouF thousand
miles down from the surface of Ihe
earth, and that the least spark from it
thrown into the ocean would dry up
all the waters, and set the world in a
blaze" " -
the Methodist missionaries in
NorthaFu India haysr recently been