Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-06-10
CHURCH ITEMS.
sY rHE REV. wN- LrsK. JR-

HE marriage OlCnafleS d. iuEp
and Annie NJ. Klinger was solemni
zed, at the residence Of the brides
parents. Tuesday evening the 9Th
inst. The bride was given away by
Dr. j. j Vinall The occasion was
very pleasant one, and added an
other marriage to the many that
have taken place in st. Thomas
Churci, within the past three years
1t has not hcca customary for the
Protestant Episcopal Church to re
port membership. The plan is now
being generally adopted, and shows
4 membership in this country OF
nearly two millions. The little
Church is assuming quite large pro-
portions on faircount.
The Old School Presbyterian AS
sembly at its late session condemned
the practice Of sitting during prayer
and the responsive reading OF the
Holy Scriptures by minister and
people. The condemnation Of the
sitting posture in prayer isjustly de
served. but the condemnation OF the
practice of responsive reading OF
the Holy Scriptures seems very
strange TO Churchmen.
The Queen Of Madagascar, and
her Prime Minister, have been bap-
TIED in the Christian Faith. Thus
slowly hut certainly is the Christian
Religion destroying heathenism.
Bishop Tuttlc. of Utah, has lately
confirmed large class OF persons in
the great city of the Mormons. Eve
~ member OF the class had been a
Mormon. He has also lately bap-
tized a large number, and meets with
no particular opposition.
Bishop Cummins, ofKentucky has
adopted the missionary it;nerant
system in his diocese. The plan CT
adopting an itiaerant ministry with.
in Dioceses IS becoming very popu
lar in the Episcopal Church. This
movement together with free chur-
ches aud voluntary offerings at cv-
cry service as a part of worship
causes awakened life and energy
throughout the church.
The first Episcopal Church organ
lied in this country was organized
ID 1907 at Jamestown by Priest
whose name vas Hunt. He was sue
cee'ied in 1913 by Priest named
Alexander Whitaker who baptized
Pechaho-tas, the FIRST Indian con-
vert.
Archbishop Spalding of the Roman
Church has lately made the statement
that while many intelligent sersons
have become converts to the Roman
Catholic Church, he is obliged to
confess, with sorrow, that greater
number are lost to tie Church Of
Rome. Tie New York Tablet, the
ablest paper Of the Roman Churci,
Ia this country has lately made the
statement that the Roman Chu: CHI
was never so weak as at the present
time, an1 that the conversion or the
people of the United States to the
Romish faith 10 not so certain as
some deycut Romanists suppose as
the apparent gains in this country
are only seeming gains in reality Ia
king the whole Roman Church TO-
gether
| The Council Of the Diocese Of In
diana, held last week at Indianapo-
lis, was largely attended, and the
lay representatives were an exceed
ingly able class of men. The legis-
lation Of the Episcopal Church is
mostly done by the laymen. The
lay element in the Councils Of the
Church is its strongest element in all
leg Station The reports from all
parts ofthe diocese arc very encour-
aging, and the demand for clergy
men and the Church services far
sTpasses The most sanguine expec.
tations of Churchmen. rel