Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-09-09
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE

A young lady writing from CsliiOr-
MIA, says that some of the Chinese not
only read very we'll in the Bible, but
begin to show love for II.
Rev. Job. W. Lambeth, of tho
Baltimore Conference fell asleep In
Christ few days ago at his resi-
dence in Washington city. lie enter
ed the Conference in 1912.
In l870-'7l tho English Churches
Ofall denominations subscribed 80
29G,39j to Foreign Missions, and
about 100000 to other societies re-
presented in May meetiggs.
| The Liberal Christian never knew
a minister who did not, in propoI-
tion to his means, give more money
every year for religious purposes
than the wealthiest of his parishlon-
ers.
At the last communion season in
the I'd Baptist Church in Richmond,
Va, the pastor, Rev, J. A. Chambliss,
announced himself in favor Of fer
ing the privileges Of the Supper 10
all the Lords children.
The Episcopal Register says "wr
are pleased to learn that the Rev. Dr.
Howson Dean ofChester, England. 40
well known in this country, will sail
for New York on the 20th Of Sep
tember, so as to be present at the Cen
eral Convention in Baltimore.
Mr.. Thomas Kelso, Of Baltimore,
has given 5000 for the completion
of the spire Of the Metropolitan
Church at Washington. lie had
previously given $5,600at the found
alton ofthe Church, and 81, 100 more
at the dedication.
A correspondent from Cape Brc-
ton, states that at the communion at
Mira, in DR.. McLeOd's congregation,
on the 10th Of July, there were from
G,000 to 1000 present. The COM
manicants, numbered between 800
and 600.
Mr.. Surgeons thousandth print
ed sermon has appeared. Sixty-two
are printed annually; so that this re-
presents the work of more than six
teen years. The Freeman says that
not more than one-third or one-fourth
of Mr.. Surgeons sermons are print
ed, and that many ofhi best utter
ances are not reported.
The Low Church party are diligen-
tly preparing for separation from the
Episcopal Church. This is the only
course now left them. The clergy
would move more boldly ifthey felt
assured Of the support OF the laity,
and some of the laity are saying that
they are more than ready for action
ifthe clergy would only lead tho
way.
At the session Of the Methodist
Episcopal Conference of Germany
and Switzerland, held recently in
Frankiort-on-the Main, Rev. DR.. l..
S. J'coby was elected dele
gate to the next General Conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Rev. DR.. j. r. Hurst, recently -lcc-
ted Professor in Drew Theological
Seminary, was elected Reserve Dele
gate. No lay delegate was elected.
The American Baptist Historical
Society has struck good idea. 1t
proposes to preserve souvenir Of
every Baptist minister. in the shape
Of a written sermon, with the date
and the writer's signature. Thesc
are 10 be written on sermon paper =
! and neatly bound in q series of in
| leXCd 7oumes. Each author il also
| requested to send his likeness, to be
placed.in front of his discourse.
The pastoral letter of the Rev. A.
II. Mackonochie (Episcopalian) con-
cludes: | must now only ask most
earnestly for your prayers-for our
selves Of the clergy-for the sisters
-workers-and all interests of the
| parish and of the Church at large.
! You may be sure that you are your
selves remembered at all masses 1T
| God bless you.
The Repeal of the Sunday laws is
agi.aing Cincinnati, where the Sun
day Liquor Law has Just been re-
pealcd by a vote of twenty-six TO
sixteen. The most remarkable de-
velopm:nt made by this agitation in
| Cincinnati is the opposition to the
repeal, by n large and respectable
| portion Of the German people, who
hitherto have been accused of being
the principal supporters of the move.
mcnt
Itisannounced in papers from India
that the Raiah of Mysore has made an
application for an accomplished lady
teacher to educate the ladies of his
palace. The enducation of native
girls, commenced among the poor by
} the missionaries ana wives, is spread
ing widely, and is now reaching the
higher classes. Beginning at the
lowest, it is now extending to the
/ highest, in a certain sense fnlfilling
the Divine words "Erom the least of
them to the greatest of them, saith
the Lord"
a dispatch from Munich, of July
30th, says: "Dr. Won Dollinger has
been elected Rector Of the Univcrsi-
: ty of Munich. Fifty-tour Professors
voted in his favor and six against
= him." This is the most emphatic
endorsement which the well known
. opponent of Papal Infallibility, DR.
Won Dollinger, has received. Even
5 before the accommodation OF thi,
divine, very large majority of the
Professors at that University united
in an address to him expressing theiI
unqualified appreciation ofhis course
= In the Scotch and Irish express train.
( only fifteen minutes are allowed for re.
treshments-that is, for what at HON,
9 would have been meal-aud II theT,
: have been delays on the road, even thes,