Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-07-08
Observation-Disclosures.

81, 800.
The city of Jerusalem contains lS,-
600 Inhabitants, Of whom 5000 are
jews, 5000 Mohamcdana, 1000
Christians.
Ten new Methodist Churches and
two parsOnages were built in The
State of Delaware during the last
conference year.
Bishop Clark, in his viii made con
siderable bequests to three benevo-
lent societies of the Methodist EpIs-
copal Church.
There is a deep religious inicres
in the Presbyterian Churches in Boa
ton, and large additions have bccR
R&de to their membership.
Father Hyacinthe in recent letter
says the bloody acts Of the Con-
munists in Paris were the result OF
the negation Of God by the people.
Should DR.. Hodge, Professor of
Theology in Princeton Seminary,
survive until next spring, he will
have completed fifty years Of service
~ ~, rr"' ms, i'''','"'lo.'
Inc IFcSDyterlail "c''t'"' A'sc'H-
DIV proposes 10 r"lsc i aPCtia' e. ret'.
book Of Psalmody, with a view Of
having all the books now in use re-
tired
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Me'hooist Ohutch " o': houls' " ','
mas Oeeh appointed. li'l's'o'nIf I"
italy' eApeciS 10 'aii ioI ms W., ncIu lsDl oi
laDot aoou' 'he h''"u'e o' me prcS'n'
''U,'"' on' IA ,
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Memphlo iehh', proposed 10 remove i
10 ~ LOUIS ana 70 resume lhe pun
Ilcaiion Oh lhe b'P,LSSt hGPo$t'o'P'
ne mas resignco 'he 'cn'i"I cnurch'
MeIhPiilS'
Inc IcsOy tcll'' 'cSDI'I C W
FenhsyVallla recently ieahlrIhg't I,A
objections 10 the TaIldIiy OF Dlscl-
ple's baptism, characterizlng 1t as
grovions error, and an abuse OF
Christs ordinance
In many of the Roman Catholic
Churches of this country the annual
collections for the Pope have just
been takes. The contributions are
unusually large in some OF the
Eastern congregations.
The scheme for raising $1,000 for
Hnmpden Sidney College, TO be raid
in five years ia a success. The whole
amount has been raised without ex-
pense to the College through the per-
sistcnt efforts Of its friends.
The EojscoDa,jos osthinksthe Churcb
of Tnoiand has LOST thp affection Of
half the EngIish pconlc and will
lose the sunn6rt of nearly Tho remain
inc half when the tide of uoycr tIlrns.
and must then stand on her Scliptu-
raj merits.
New Yor, State contoins 5Io3 cpn.
dav schools with n memhprshin of
57i347, The Metb0dists lead ali 9TH
er denominations, having 1891 schools
with 122, OIL scholars. The Presbyte-
rians come next, with 122 schools and
$3.50 scholars.
The Episcopslians Of Memphis
Tenn, have recently purchased an
EpIscopal residence at a cost of
about $4,000. 1t was the propcltv
OF Bison O.cy, and is a commodious
and suitable bniIdino Rishon Ouin.
tard bos lotolv taI,nn rorstoroi cI'orno
of If ST. Nory's cbnrch
o,..ao,, ,,,. Alton .r,t.
y ~ rii?n, i".0 SI'l.G' VI .'l'
-h'"tStcIt"t Chto"1a Oiii i-I.lifs''iah Ils'iah pa
per Wnlch oPPeN[eu lor Iour consec- ,!stC
utlve weeks III Onicago-valeuicio-
RED as iolloWs; Chlcaeo IS a gCod
place for religious paper provided
thNt three pages serve Satan and the
other one is mixed
The PHILADELPHIA Press states that
the sultan is endeavoring to induce
The Jews to immigrate to Palestine,
and even offers TO sell them the
Mosque of Omar, which occupies
the Site of the ancient Temple OH
Mount Moriah. Some of the hills
around Jerusalem have already be.
come Jewish property.
The Congregational Churches in
Missouri within the last six years,
have increased from two to sixty
three, and thirty-slx houses OF wor-
snip nave been Completed Ihls re,
marhaSit inri,.s II grown mas pgen % promoted
IIIousll m. tnG "sem; ol tue American
AAUlno w, 'ria9ioil"iy 2oo'e'9'
me memoeIs or OF tne principal Iellgl-
Gus uelonllnations Ni 1i, III tne WoTIu are
eS a6 5e9 "S tba IOaioMS othor eeA 0riat
CbUrcheS GT,Ty G 506 M oo0. Roman man Cathoiics ('
1876, 900, 600; Protestants, $3.50, 900;
Mohammedans, 100000 900; Buddhists
$4,000, 900; other Asiatic religions, 28O,-
900, 900; Pagans, 100000, 60; Jews, g.
OOO,OOO'
The JcUish Ch.onjcle thinks that
there will be formed Universal"
IsraelitiSh Alliance, for re purpose
of drawing more closely the ties
that bind the Jews to their brethren
scattered tLrouhgOut the world, and
the hrst step toward carrying out
that oOlect must be to draw more
closely the ties THAT bind the Jews 10
tins country.
A solitary Baptist lady, OF Hot
Springs, AK, sometime ago deter
mined to have n Baptist Church in