The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-12-19


quiring, Of course, the sanction of
the Holy See. It was favorably re-
ceived by the Pope, who named De-
cember 8th for St. Mary's, day of
strict obligation for all Catholics in
this country. And so, on Tuesday
last, the initial one Of these holy
days, the occasion was observed all
over the land, with high mass and
other prominent ceremonies in the
Catholic liturgy.
TWELVE months ago, the " -Associ-
ate Mission for the Pacific Coast" in
charge of Rev. DR.. Brock. of the
Episcopal Church, sailed out of New
York harbor. This missionary band
numbered sixteen persons. 1t has
had surprising growth. The mis-
sion has increased from sixteen to
fifty. 1t has Grammar School, the
germ Of College, soon to have Its
classic halls and learned professors.
Sixty boys are already attending the
school, Of whom thirty weight are
boarders in the institution. The mis-
sion embraces twelve stations.
SOME thieves, taking advantage Of
the scafolding around the spire Of st.
Pauls Cathedral, Calcutta, have
stolen the famous copper arrow, nine
feet long, which served as a vane at
the top. Bishop Wilson, the pioneer
missionary, regarded this arrow with
great satisfaction, calling it The
arrow Of the Lords deliyerance for
India"
II is said of Bishop Ravenscroft, as
showing his sense of Christian duty
when a pastor, that he never failed In
an appointment He would ride FIVE
or ten miles to hold service. If he
found none present, he would, as ne
said himself, ride around the Church
when the snow was a foot deep, and
leave his tracks as a testimony against
the fair-weather Christians, or self
| indulgent ones who preferred to stay
at home" IF he lived to-day, he
would probably have to leave great
many tracks for absent Christians.
IT is sometimes asked why many
people object to the use Of the word
Sabbath for the Lords Day. 1t is
because it is not the Sabbath The
| Seventh day IS the Sabbath of the
Lord thy God" not the first day
The word is strictly applicable tc
Saturday, the seventh day, while
Christians keep the first day of the
week in honor of our Lords resur-
rection. Sunday, or the Lords Day
is never called Sabbath in the New
Testament.
Rev. w. CRoswELL DoANE, ID.
Rector of st. Peters Church, Albany
has been elected Bishop of the new
Diocese Of Albany. He is son of the
former Bishop of New Jersey. 1t il
the first time in the history of thu
American Church that father anC
son have both been raised to the
Episcopate.
THE Presbytery of Blairsville 90
| S. Presbyterian, at late meeting
adopted a resolution that no younl
man who is an adherent member 0
any secret College Fraternity, shall
hereafter be taken under the care o
the Presbytery as candidate for thu
ministry.
ON the 3D. inst, Rev. DR.. Morri
was eonsecrated Bishop of the Epis
opal Church in Oregon. The solemn
services were held in ST. Luke
Church, Philadelphia. Five Bish
ops were present, and assisted in tn
laying on of hands. The Bishop o
Nebraska (Dr. Clarkson) who preach
ed the sermon on the occasion, re
marked that there ought to be twelv
Missionary Bishops in that western
field, where there were now Only live
HAVE you ever read the Ancien
Mariner? asked Spurgeon of hi
congregation. Il dare say yoI
thought it one of the strangest i'm
aginations ever put together, espe
cIally where the old mariner repre-
sent5 the corpses OF the dead .isin
up to manage the ship-dead me-
pulling the ropes, dead men steering
dead men spreading the sails.
thought what a strange idea that was
But do you know that | have lived t,
see that true? I have seen it done
[ have gone into churches, and
have seen a dead man in the pulpit
, and a dead man as deacon, and ;
dead man holding the plate, an
dead men sitting to hear"
CHEEvER, in his Sandwich Is
lands" mentions the case of Massa
chusetts wheelwright, who, a Ion
time ago gave a dollar to the misslo
in those islands, feeling at the tim
the money was thrown away. In lS0l
the same mechanic received an orde
from the Sandwich Islands for twent
pairs of cast wheels and bodies at 50
a pair. The fact shows the CONNER
ctat UatWe Of Chrjstianity-" that
men wish to invest their money wher
: it will yield dividend of 1900 pc
cent, they had better put it into tn
treasury of missions"
The same author confesses that th
s0ealled reUiUGl system of this age ha
| turned out in the Sandwich Island
= | precisely as it has everyw here else
a decided injury to the really health
advance of true religion.
? YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSC
CITATION.
The following is copy Of the Cor
stitution adopted by the Young Men
: Christian Association Of this city:
/, PREAMBLE.
WE, the subscribers, actuated by
e desire to promote evangelical religio
among the young men of this eli
and its vicinity, and impressed wit
the Importance Of concentrated effol
5 to aid in accomplishing that objec
and DESTROYS of forming an assOci;
ton In which we may together labC
c for the great end proposed, hereh
/, agree to adopt for our united govern
e ment the following:
CONSTITUTION.
Article L.-Ndn1e and Object.
? SECTION 1. The name of this Soc
ETY. shall be The Evansville Your
= Mems Christian Association" and