Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-07-22
CHURCH ITEMS.
BY THE REV. wN. LrsK, JR.

REV. wN. X, R.
Sunday is the theory-the w ork days
oftbeiweek are Sunday in action.
New books 10 the value OF 500 have
just been added 10 the county library.
They are all excellert. The one for law
yers is 'The Comic Blackstone" The
one for religious people is "Oldtow n
Folks" by Harriet 5eechcr Strive.
A double lightning rod has been put
on st. Michaers Church IN this place.
The rod on the spire looks rather ..iunny,
and seems to teach a new philosophy
about lightning.
"A Connecticut man has invented On
| improved head rest for attachment Ia
pcws for the accommodation of "sleepers
in meeting" aud people who do not like
!! to "get up and down in Church. services ;
The subjects now agiiat ing the relig
ious mind OF Chicago are "Baptrsmnf Re-
generation" and "The Orthodox He'll"
The initials A. l.. o. +. in certain
Sunday sbhool books stand for 4 Lady
of England, whose real name is Miss
Ticker, of London.
The protestant Episcopal Church In
the northern states has contribut cd in one
month nearly $4,000, besides supplies.
for missions TO colorcd people in the
south.
Bishop Li,tlcjohn OF Long Island has
confirmed LOO persons within the past
fourteen weeks.
Miss Hoffman, daughter of Judge
Murray Hoffman, of New York, has a
mission class of 800 children which she
alone takes through thorough course OF
Church instruction.
1t is estimated that there are I25 900
Christians in China.
-Fhc' Russo Greek branch of the
Church is extending the Sunday school
system all over Russia.
1t is announced that the PRINCIPAL
shops in Paris will hencefoxth be closed
on Sunday.
The university OF Heidelberg, Ger
many. has dwindled down TO Is; pupils.
The University of Halle has 300 pupils.
The former is rationalistic--the latter is
Christian.
The Roman branch of the Chu rch in
the United States has just raised nearly
$500, 900 10 endow an American col lcge
In idme.
Bishop McIlvane has Just deposed
from the priesthood j. r. Weldon, Putt
in Bay, Ohio, because he would no longer
comply with the requirements of his ordi-
nation VOWS in the use of the baptismal
and other services of the Church. Mr..
Wcldon's congregation consists. in the
summer, of Jay Cooke and his friends and
numbers seven COMMITMENTS.
--Churchmen do not ''rcad prayers"
When they pray they ''say" prayers.
There arc IL churches in PhilaCel.
phia in communion with the Anglicau
branch of the Church.
1t is reported from Rome tina, the
coming council of the Roman branch of
the Church VIII decree, as one of its
dogmas, the corporeal assumption of the
Virgin Mary. The New York Indepent
ant OF the 18th inst in the leading clito-
rial, presents the dogma very clearly.
No Tess than d churches are to be
erected in Madagascar this summer. nc,
commodaling from 500 to 1000 people.
and they will lie filed with worshippcrs
rs soon as completed.
"A chime OF - bells, the largest in this
country, costing $4,000, has just been
put up in Buffalo by the romanists.
The words "sect.~ DENOMINATION
persuasion ETC., have ceased to. COM
mand respect. They are synonymous
with religious faction. They should
cease To he used among Christians "a
designate organization, for names are
things. We want potential! word of
unity and not of divisios, and there is no
better word than the New Testament
word Church. no other word from
Heaven.