The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-08-18

The average age Of American min
listers is found to be sixty-four.
Exchanges report extensive revivals
throughout the entire Liberian Republic.
Rev. Mrs. Van Colt is still laborinS at
different points in New England with great
success.
Word from London brings the informa-
ton that the health of Bishop Mcllvaine is
greatly improved.
Dickens Is said to have written for his
children ''Life Of the Savior" which Is
vet to be published.
The Mfhodis gives the names Of twenty
nine camp meetings to be held during this
and next month.
The Hungarian Government has noti-
feel the Pope that it will sanction no s,,syen-
sion of the Bishops who voted against infalli-
bility.
The Methodist Conference in New
jersey, has ruled that no minister can, with
out sin, marry divorced person.
Newspaper statistics show that the peo-
pie Of the Southern States read religious
papers more than secular ones.
The Irish Presbyterians have successs-
| full mission in Damascus, the oldest city in
the world. Ten wears ago the work was ar
| rested by 3 massacre.
| Bishop Nottingham has promised his
10000 volume library to the Episcopalians
Of Washington, on condition that they pro-
vide a fire-proof building for it.
The free-seat system in churches is ably
discussed by Rev. James NJ Wilton, Of
Lynn, in the CoagrsgvrtondiiS He thinks
the problem is not how to make paupcr wor-
shippers, or shirker worshippcrs, but con
tributing worshiPpers.
The Methodist clergy in Cincinnati have
been discussing the question whether it Is
right to close their churches 80 As to take
summer vacation, the general opinion being
strongly opposed to it.
The Roman Catholics Of Iowa propose to
donate So, 900 to any town Of desirable To-
cation that will raise 500, 900 for a college
to be managed in the interests Of the denom-
nation.
A Polish m erchant and his wife were
flogge,l the other dav at police Office i'm
Warsaw, for running into house in order
not to salute procession Of Russian priests
that was passing by in the street.
There are now more than 90, 900 Catholics
in Berlin. In the wear 1865, only about
+, 900 followers of that church were in that
city.
4 Supply" once PRAYED for an absent
pastor, referring to his arrival in England rs
''worshipping God in a foreign land, where
the language is the same, but the accent diff
ferent."
Rev F. +. Abbott, a prominent Unita-
r,,,, ,,.,,..t.r ...~u h., I.-c,r.l- tho xr,rsl
Christian because he disc.r,ls the thing il
stands for-faith in Christ.
The Sacrament Is administered every
SUNDAY in the Mormon Temple in Salt Lake
CITY, water being used instead of wine. The
Saints intend to substitute wine as soon as
they can manufacture it from their own
grapes.
The cornerstone of Il 100000 church
for the deaf and dumb, to be occupied by
sign preacher, was recently laid in London
by the Prince Of Wales.
A motion has lately been introduced in
the House of Commons, and pressed with
mu.h visor, but not carried, To prevent all
Bishops created hereafter from having place
in the House Of Lords
The largest Presbyterian congregation
in New York city has M choir. The m,lsic
Is said to he as the sound of many waters, hut
80 blended rs 10 IN as the voice Of one man.
writer Describes the music as GLORIOUS,
for the heart is in it,"
AT Venice, the cme of the Church IL ST.
jeremiah, who had used violence Ia compel
a bystandcr to remove his hat while u rcIi-
gio,Is procession was passing, has been com
PEELED to pay fine.