, 1870-12-15

sss1y on rouzd Of e1srsisee, including oon-
fneAtnps, rrAks. DC.
1. lsseosssious Of vhols congregations arc re-
ported Is frequent IN The Reform I'd Presb1te--
;ea1isflcticp.
"A Congregational minister urges The ne
cessitv OF litu1gtesl service, to meet the de-
;nre ef largo number Of comuun.cants,
4 msny Il tneif peopie cenneee theHssires
\ with the Episcopal church
The editor Of ahe Baltimore ddrocdie says
| ,ne ssfnons OF Presbyterisn tniuietera cannot
| te oisung9ished from tue Methodi.ts, except
tetIans to 1esd their sermons, Wills it Is the
way ct the wesksr Methodist brethren.
-SeyerAl OF tho clutches Ia Boston which
maintain women as missionaries among tha
poor, re entirely " satisfied With tbs result Of
their labnre. Tho utdeHery1ug poor prefer
men as missionaries, ~ thsJ sre norc easily
impottd upon than experienced women.
The Epfscopa1ians OF Norwalk, O.. oecu-
py, by invitation, tbs Preabyteriau Church for
evening aervtes, their Own house Of worship
being closed for repafts- The -choiB Of both
churches units- In singing the chants, and
vices.
"A Jew has been elected 70 the Leg7Ilat1e
| IN Poftueal but cannot take Eiasent, because
the constitut ton requires him to take m oath
that he belongs 10 the Chflssian faith. a re-
peal Of tbs clause ia advocated BY the liberal
papers, md tho proclamation of complete re-
hSlo1s Nhetty throughout the country.
| The FIST regular service OF : nav rtuaE
| ist1c church IN Nav York was held list Sun
| d. Il is called the Protestant Episeopal
cha'e9 ef e. Ct 3, a,.y t9e Virgin Ihe t5s! gag
I It 10 o'clc1k, Iaatins we're euu3; and tbs lit
any ut 1n:45. The celebration oE high Mas
tegan at II. All tho services. With the e1cep-
tion Ct the early naaas, were choral. The
| church il to be open every day, fton b. m
.-Dtan Stanley, writing Of the eersure of
| Dr. blackwood for allowing Rspsist to occu-
| py bis pulpit, Gays that larger community OF
! prezehing-the permission to oar Noucon-
! folnst brethren ct England, and our Prssby-
preaot In our pu1pita, under Whatever 1estric-
unmi1ed good"
/ :-Bshop C1aEkeon, in the Spirit Of Ms.
si2ns. tells the following story Of himsslt ::
riS, Net long sinee, ta = t5on.ies town IN
Elder Cla1kton, Of tho EpscopI Society,
viii preach In the sehoolhouse this evening,
tnd .dminister' the Apossass .Righf Of Con-
TTas i 9aesa s9 .. Of Engl.nd aia not, s report:
P1ests terisn Church. she only lent the com
rnunion eer!ice and looked On during the
ceremony. Bot her daughter is to mAny q
seosel Preabyte1ian.
Henry Wand Beeehern churchin Brooklyn,
y. T., has membership Of 1882, IN increase
men srd .210 woman. The number Of bap-
tians last year vas GA, In cases By INNER
zion. There arc .l07 pe5eons connected Will
the home Sabbath School, and $50 With The
Bethel The eoliecions in the church lsa'
deaconesaes as veIl as dcaoons, md Mra
Moody aEa Ase- Bryant have lately bee,
elected Tho eIpeuses OF the mnsic Com
mites for the year Were ~ follows: Mr.
Camp. Mueica1 Director. q, 1000; Mr. Rock
1ood, tsuu1, O., 600; Hiss Thuraby, soprano
seco; Miss Mo1g.p, slto, $500; Iii. Zunael
$780, Total, e6.0o0.
An Intelligent and accomplished Mussul
man. Ebo bsa become acquainted with th
Eng,ish language and cunions, by servic
under the East India Company. has under
taken a elaborate apology for 4.hones All
~-itten : ve.y inte1eatin9 volnme, aud On, o.
worthy of pesueA By I'll who think lightly o
the character or the aims Of the Aabiu
prophet. It L.. IN the min, candid, aud ii
veated OF strong partisan basis. It treat
the miraculous elements IN Mahornet taniau
! most part, their genuinenees, add sscriuinI
,gs liter than the prophet. Tbe peculiar ses =
tu1a IN the volume, to attract the attention q
( ChEieh2n tcho1trs. Is 2n elaborate attempt +
, make Mshomet the Eubjecs bath Of Old An
81 New Testament prophecy The prophecie.
. relating to lshmae1 and Eaau, arc interprese
, - foretelliug the spiritual glory Of Arsbix ur
) der MAhomet. The prediction Of Moaat
that another prophet should be Eaisod up liz
70 ttmeeH, Is denied 4ny other fuldllment bu
in MAhonat; md the promise Of the pa11
] clete, by Jesus TO His disciples, Is declared
! | be direct reference to M2homet BY name
IS .leaiah foretold the career Of Cyrus b
! name.
Among the.c1ubs which have recent'
, come into heiDg In London ia one based o
enabling extremes to meet. II Is intende
, 70. .anc dote, bring togesher such men ~ D,
i Newman, Aichhithop Manning, D-. Puse]
Mr; Gladstone, Maurice. Huxley, Mill, Level
q Bishop Wilberfmce, ard Mr. Holyok
8 namely, Cattolice, high churchmen, broa
D ehnEchmsu, dieseuters. comt-outefa,- II
adels. posiusista, mase1ialisss, spidtualist
Z and Athelets. With 'seference to th
I club, IN amusing story has been goin
" the loubds Of conyersl tion In Lol
. don during the past few rnonths. Tt
a | question for discussion ON oEe occasion VI
r this: "Is there Z God?" Mr. Gladstone Y,
very anxiuna to be present aud take part
i the debAte; but bring detained in the Hon,
q OF Commoos. he did not reach tho club-1oo
uItI the company was breaking mp. Aeetiu
8 | at the door his friend Mr, Gtyn, the Libst
i "whtp Of the House, who naturally 1akes
professional view Of even th. illogical dtacu
1 | slone, Nj. Gladstone asked him "hoW the d
> bate had turned out" sob, very weli.v r
I pliel the whip. i" God hid i pretty fait m