The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-02-25
Religious.

The majority of the Second Adventists, at
their late General Convention in Springfield,
Mass, agreed on the general doctrine OF the
coming of Christ soon, but concluded to give
up trying to fix the time. more distinctive
doctrine than the one thus partly relin-
ouished. and from which they took their
name, now held by them is that the SAINTS
only are immortal and that the wicked utter
ly perish, soul and body, at death.
splendid Episcopal church has been dedi-
Gated in Hartford, costing $3.50, 900, wholly at
the expense OF Mrs. Samuel Colt.
1t was stated at a late Episcopal Sunday
School Convention, that the first Sunday
School in New York was started by poor
old colored woman who sold apples and Or
anges at the street corners. Katie Furgeson
" as her name. She took children from the
poor, house, supplied them with work, and
taught them on Sunday. She was afterwards
assisted by others in this missionary effort
for outcasts. and herrefforts were wonderful
ly successful. She died o pauper, and was
buried in the Potter's Field. No stone marks
her resting place her name is almost for
gotten on earth, but it is written in the
Lambs Book of Life. sstft5
CRBEDs An article in the Aduance Con-
gregational paper, discourses on thksubject
OF Church creeds as follows:
| CONCERNING CREEDs.-Sometimes [ wish
there were no such thing in existence They
gender so much strife they do so much to
strengthen sectarian bonds, to cherish bigot-
ny, to keep good people out of the church,
who 20 not believe exactly as the creed
teaches in all its details.
| Some venerate the creed much more than
I the Bible; that is, they magnify the distinct
i've features of their belief above and beyond
the Bible, as a requisite of church member.
ship. ID suppose there are good Christian
| mo nhnrc IF tSO,ao lot,r yUh
not believe in Election, and who do not be-
'ieve In a fall from grace. / know OF two
such persons and they are deacons, too.
Now contend that a Congregational creed
ought not to contain anything which should
keep good Methodist, or any other good
| ChrtstidH brother from church membership
Suppose infant baptism is an article. That
might keep out dozen good members. True
disciples Of Christ are what we want for church
members. Who ever looks at the creed?
Who ever goes to it for religious instruction
or for comfort! 1t ia not the sheet anchor
of our hope. The Bible is; and 1t is our spir-
itual meat and drink. If any don't know
what they believe without a creed, they will
not know with 1t. A creed answers about
this purpose for most persons. They receive
a copy when taken into the church hear it
read in it's tedious length, when taken into
the church, and never look into it afterwards.
AS things are now, would have for each
church definite written creed but would
have it deal altogether with essentials, and
thus should have it Drief, concise and COM
Prehensve
Lately, of meeting at the house of the
Rev. Newman Hall, in England, DR.. Stanley,
Dean of Westminster, Episcopal, avowed his
opinion of the desrableness Of occasional
pulpit exchanges between the Dissenting
clergy, and the clergy of the Establishment.
DR.. Afford has lately said the same. Why
don't they do it, then?