The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-02-13
RELIGIOUS INTELL1GENCE.

| A Baptist minister in Texas, grad
uate Of Brown University, received but
500 last year for the support of himself
and family.
The Wesleyans of Great Britain.
last year, repaired and built $50
churches at an expense OF S.sS9,S22, or
nearly 81 500, 900 in gold.
The Unitarian and Universalistso-
cleties OF StOneham, Mass, united some
time since and have just completed a
large church editice.
There are 81, 900 places of worship
in this country, but not 100 persons, on
an everage, are found in each on the
Sabbath.
An earnest Baptist writes that when
he was immersed he went down into the
water through an aperature in the ice
ten inches thick. and he has never re-
GREETED it.
1t is said that twenty-six China
men attend the Bible class of Metho-
dist church at Santa Clara, California.
Professor Shoup. of the University
of Mississippi, formerly a General in
Bragg's army, has been ordained deacon
in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
Seven churches were finished In
st. Louis in lSGS-twO Catholic, ono
Hebrew, two Presbyterian, one Metho-
dist Episcopal and one Lutheran.
Methodist houses of worship have
been dedicated at Barre, VT, Seneca.
ILL.,, East Janesviile, Iowa, and at East
Saginaw and HubbardstOwn, Mich.
The society to propagate the Cath
Olic faith last year received Sl,OOO,OOO,
of which about nine.tenths was from
one cent per week subscriptions.
The Rev. NJ. Is. Tillotson, of Man
chester, N. H., has married ], ,7jO people
in twenty-five years. He has buried
400 people. and has preached :, 600 SER
mons.
"A rituallslic publisher advertises a
little work on ".Fhe Sin of the Day."
in the afternoon, or after pnrtaking of
a meal.
The decision against the Ritualists
in the case OF St. Adams, i'll the English
Ecclesiastical Courts, eXciteS much dis
cuision in the English newspapers.
Rev. DIR. Scudder's congregation in
San Francisco, clap hands and stamp
feet, when the minister says something
that they particularly like.
An English paper processes to have
kept a record OF those who have Rband-
oned the Church OF England for the
Church of Rome during the past year.
1t makes the number between 9, 100 and
2 200, including 10 Clergymen, seven or
eight university graduates, and two
peers.
Rev. DR.. Ware, distinguished I'm
itariau, gives 1t as his opinion that
Methodism, in its various forms, ia to
be the religion of the South. but des
tined to broaden in its faith and chRri-
ty. His own faith, he Adis, has more
chance in the West, where inherited
creeds and prejudices are not rs strong
as Mt the South.
"A street preacher, recently sentenc-
ed to tine or imprisonment i'll London,
chose the latter, on the ground that
"Bunyan was locked up" and left the
court singing hymn, the burthen OF
which was, MY old companions. fare
you we'll; will not 20 with you to hell"
Rev. Miss Augusta Chaplin has re-
signed the pnstOraLo of the Universal
lists Society ut Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, and
gone to milwaukee, church. mt a salary
of g., 900 year. What better evidence
can we have of the equality of the sexes?
No masculine pastor could have more
promptly abandoned a country parish
to enter upon the greater field of city
pulpit.
"A short time since the Holy Father
was presented with six rined cannon
forming mounted battery. The Pope
said, in accepting the presents: "lt
may seem strange that /, the Minister
OF Peace, should be surrounded by
arms and military, but l am also the
Minister of God, and we must never
forget that the God of Peace is also the
God of Arms. defend throughout the
world the cause of truth, Justice and
universal right, and it is therefore just
that the world should defend me and
nv rights, which arc those of the Holy
Church"