Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-01-06

The Organ Society will meet this AFTER
noon at Two O'Clock at the residence of
J. G. Osborne, Esq.
This day In the Christian Year is the
Epiphany. The day II observed by AL
the branches Of the Catholic Church,
Greek, Roman, and Anglican. The
Rev. j. z. Wildman rector OF 81. james
Church, Goshen, will officiate AT St.
Thomas Church the last Sunday in this
month. Ii would be well for the congre-
CATION OF St. Thomas Church to make a
note of this item as ii may be of use here
sfter......B. r. Taylor of Lsporte gave q
lecture at HGEtsman's Hall in Laporte last
Thursday evening for the benefit of st.
Pauls Church Sunday school N the same
place. The lecture WAS on FAILURE, the
Alphabet of Success, and the Stormipg of
Mission Ridge" Ii was brilliant. poetic
al, biographical, historical, ~phllosopical
and exceedingly rich in appropriate and
beautiful illustrations. The close. the
description of "the Siorming Of Mission
Ridge" was indeed sublime. About 500
persons were present. Miss Sallie Mundy
sold about f25 tickts at twenty five cents
each. :. The "local" that appeared In the
last REPUBLICAN, concerning the writer of
these items viii be explained next Sunday
evening at st. Thomas Church, and In the
meanteme the caid "local" may be con-
sidered as perfectly correct although a
little in advance Of any official announce
ment. :" The Pope and the Council"
By James. This is o book written by an
association of German Roman Catholic
priests and bishops, and Is the most re-
markable book Of the season. Il 10 a ter
rible indictment against the Papacy while
ct the sams time maintaining the funda-
mental principles Of the Church. II is at
tracing great attention throughout Europe
and America. .... The most ancient snd
authoritative manuscripts Of the New
Testament, the Siniaitic, the Vatican, and
the A.exandrian, do not contain the
words :-"He that bclIeveth and is baptized
shall be saved"-or the words IF thou
belisvest with all thine heart thou may
est" These passages are also rejected by
the tkree highest critical authorities,
Lschmann, Tischendorf, and Tregelles,
whose un;'ed judgment cannot be reversed
Those persons who quote the above pas
sages, from the common English transla.
ton, to prove the necessity OF belief be-
fOtC ASCtvtnc tnC ooSfbfo ~ DoP-
tism should know that they are quoting
passages Of no scriptural authority what
ever. German Episcopal Churches are
springing up In different paris Of the coun-
try. H. B. Pershing. at the news depot,
has the Church Almanacs for 1870 for sale
-. .Foulkes has been accommodated
from the Papal Communion -. In the
year 1884 there were but twenty six Ep's-
copal Churches In New York City. Now
there are ninety one. >. The English
Church parishers in London are holding
twelve night missions among the lower
classes of the city. The missions are
wonderful success. i. {. There Is o powerful
opposition msnifesting itself In the Epis-
cOpal Church In this country against what
are commonly called Church suppers,
fairs. shows, lotteries, comical entertain
ments etc. The extent to which these
things are carried by some people may be
illustrated the following printed invitation
ct supper gwen by respect
able Evangelical, "Orthodox" religious
society In Chicago