The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-11-18
RELIGIOUS.

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but upon what did these creations
of our genius depend? Upon force.
Jesus alone founded an empire upon
love, and at this very moment tens
of millions would die for him. | am
not mistaken-I know h,aman ma
ture well. Those kings were onlv
men as ! am only man. Jesus
Christ was alone. No other ever
resembled him. Jesus was not a
man, he was more than a man.
Thousands have been animated with
such an enthusiasm for me that they
would die for me but to inspire
such devotion, it was necessary that
l should be visibly present among
them, that they should feel the in-
tiuence of my looks, my voice, my
words. Jesus alone hath SO eleva-
ted the mind OF man to the unseen,
that it is inseusible to time OF space.
Across All abyss of eighteen hum
dred years, he demanded what is
most difficult to give. lie requires
that which the philosopher often
asks in vain from his followers, the
parent from his child, the brother
from his brother, even the wife from
her husband. He will have the
heart, the whole heart, and the
heart OF every human being. He
requires the heart Internationally,
unreservedly, with all its passions
and affections. This he demands,
and 10, Immediately this demand is
satisfied. This is astonishing. In
defiance of time and space, the soul
of man, with all Of its powers and
faculties, becomes part of the en-
pire of Christ. All who believe in
him experience this mysterious love
for him. Here is phenomenon en-
tirely inexplicable. 1t is infinitely
above the creative power of man.
Time, which destroys all things, can
not extinguish this sacred flame !;
time can neither diminish it's force
nor limit its rage. This amazes me.
Over and over have | reflected
deeply upon it and the more re-
fleet, the more perfect my conviction
of the divinity OF Jesus Christ"
BIBLE Mas REs.-For the ben
eft of those who are not very we'll
posted i'll Biblical affairs, we print
the following paragraphs i'll relation
to Bible measurements
a days journey is thirty three
and one-titth miles.
a Sabbath days journey is about
an English mile.
y cubit is twenty two inches.
Ezekicl's reed was seven feet.
\ hands breadth is equal to three
and five-eigths inches.
n shekel of gold was SS 90.
A talent ofsilver was S53S 81.
\ talent Of gold was Sc, 500.
y piece of silver, or a penny, was
thirteen cents.
\ tarthing was three cents.
y garah was cent.
y mite was a cent.
An epha, on bath, contains seven
gallons and tiv e pints.
y bin was one gallon and two
pints.
\ firl<in was seven pints.
An omer was six pints-
\ cab was three pints-
An Episcopal clergyman calls at
tention, III the Chicago Tribune, to
the great gains which his denomi-
nation has made, at the expense OF
other churches. He says: "Not
only is it true that about two-thirtis
of the church are recruits from other
religious bodies, but a majority Of
our bishops were originally from the
ranks of UNCONVENTIONAL clergy. a
single bishop has reported that 2O7
out of2s5 clergymen ordained by him
came from other religious bodies
This may be true but it sounds like
an exaggeration. At any rate, it i,
nothing to boast Of. The army i:
not strengthened by transferring
officers or soldiers from one corps te
another and, if the gains of the
Episcopal churches are mainly .
this sort, we are sorry.
Roman Catholics of Ireland now
scarcely exceed four millions, while
the Episcopalians and Presbyterian
reckon a million and quarter o
adhercnts. Other denomination
are quite insignificant. Thus ther
are but forty 7one thousand Mesho
dists Of all sorts, and only abo,r
four thousand five hundred Indie
peildents, with a like number o
Raptists, in all Ireland.
HoNoRs TO PUNsHoN.- From /.
late exchange we CLEAN this: Th'
Rev. William nj. Punshon wa
warmly received by the British
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