Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-11-11
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGEN CE.

Ut. NDlH NIljtS W lu6
aid that the Baptist Church in Romehss
been prosecuted before the civil COURT,
at the instigation of the priests, on the
plea that its meetings are immoral
and ought to be prohibited. The inn
morality consists i'll attacking the
errors Of the Papacy. The trial is
exciting great interest in the city.
The granting of religious liberty in
Saxouy, Germany, by statute, in 1870,
has given rise to increased activity
among the Methodist missionaries in
that country. Before the act of 1870
the State forbade the organization of
independent churches, and forciblY
repressed all dissenting bodies OF
Christians. The new liberty has er-
larged the enterprise of the mission
workers.
An Episcopal clergyman calls al
tention, in the Chicago Tribune, to
the great gains which his denOmina-
ton has made at the expense of the
other churches. He says:
Not ouly is it true that about two
thirds of the clergy of the Church are
recruits from other religious bodies,
bat n majority OF our bishops We're
origi 'HE%rQm the ranks of denOml-
nailo Z. A single bishop has
reporji A.ngyO7 out Of 285 cIergylnen
or1a IA came FROM other re-
llgic Lad
ans have been overtakCn
| by Nd 4 C'Ah movement. At meet
ingDET1enth District Conference
OF til IL' ID of Pennsylvania it was
voted: /. ThHt 1t is desirable to re-
establish the ..ce of deaconess in our
congregations 2 That believing and
intelligent women should be regularly
appointed by tho congregations and
formally inducted into otficei and ?.
That the Synod should instruct s
I4tturgical Committees to prepare q
form for the installation of such Off
GERS and general statement of the
duties to be attended to by them"
Three Presbyterian churches had
! over 100 additions last year had be-
ween 81 and rs; 280 had between Il
I and 80; 494 had between II and 20;
675 had between and 10; l66 HAD 5;
275 had SO had 3; 377 had .; 402
had and l,5l4 had no additions at
all. This last item the Presbyterian.
with some reason, pronounceS start
ling. The church that adds to its
numbers not a single member in the
course of year is in sad condition
and the fact that single denomina-
ton reports l, 800 snch churches is u
melancholy evidence that the Chris
tianity Of our time is not so efficient
as it ought to he.
! SWITZERLAND PROTESTANT.-FOur
hundred delegates, representing every
Roman Catholic cautOn in SwitSer-
land, met at Saleure on the 18th day
of September. They were Catholics,
but now reuounced Rlmanism, all
jured toe P0pe'S infallibilny, rejected
the celibaCy Uf priests, declared for
separation Of Church and State, aud
beoame thoroughly Protestant against
: the modern dOgmss Of the Church.
l This is great movement, and will
, tell upon the reformation now in pro-
; gress throughout Europe. So far from
blowing over,n or "dying out" the
! anti-papal reformation gains vigOT and
: numbers every day. We begin to see
the effects of the destruction of the
Z Pope's civil power. He eau no longer
: iutlict pains and penalties upon the
) limbs of his church members. They
{, feel the liberty OF acting for them
$ selves. Germany is rapidly becoming
u independent of Rome. Spain is prac-
& tically free. Italy is in rebellion
! Austria rules herself. The only tw,
u countries on the globe where the
= Pope still reigns supreme over hi.
n Church, are Ireland and the United
n States Of AmeEi0a.
y Mr. spurgeon has Dropped th
e 1ltev." He is now plaih :" Paste
h spurgeon."
Henry Young, Esq, of Sing Sing
, has gwen $50, UO0 to eAdOw a profes
sorsAip In the Union Theological Sen
= = mary at Hampden Sidney, Va.
4 The Rev, Sabine, who didn't care t
10 hold funeral services over the body G
"a George Holland, has engaged an oper
y singer to sing in his choir.
n. Tho Hon. A. f. Allen promise
u 500, OD0 for the Presbyterian Colleg
il, Des MOines is trying to secure, PROV
IN ded his townsmen will rai 500, eco.
~ The Roman Catholic priests Of Hos
7. ton have united in 4 petition to :h
=, Aldermen that the streets in the vlciu
,Sf nf ty of all the churches be paved wit
VI wood.
a Henry Ward BeecAergives a straug
ad rea on for loving to finger in lii
nj dining s,loon Of the Parker Hous,
NJ in Boston, "For right there in ol
Ila times We studied Latin"
IL DR.. Ever said, few years shls,
d, that Professionalism WAS 4 faiIur,
lg He Is now reported "a saying thu
v. Chr s.ianity is a failure. The C1ngr,
he gotiWdlist asks, Is not Dr. Ever
ng f'llureg