The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-11-03
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exempt from taxation. If charged
like other property il would yield ma
income to the city treasury of $50
600 annually.
DR.. Arnold Lit it when he male
his remark about bows that proicSSc.l
their sentimental admiration Of Wit
tue: have seen enough OF boz,
that loved God. Commend me now
to boys that not only love God, but
hate the devil"
DIR. Sore is preaching to crowded
congregations in the Rink il 81,
Francisco on Sunday evenings. =.
present he is answering the quesiiog
most commonly asked By persois
who are inclined to reject religion,
The question Sunday before last
was, amid the diversi;ies Of belief.
how shall we find the truth - The
discourse was listened 10 with most
earnest attention.
Itisnot generally known that John
Wesley, the founder Of MethOdisru,
nearly one hundred anI forty years
ago was the first missionary Of the
Church of England in Savanna,
Georgia, and really the founder of
what is now Christ Church. Tus
present number Of cOmmuniCaut, l.,
the Episcopal Church ia that city /,
972. Last year they gave to the Va
riOus churcl objects al cyerage Ct
S53.40 to each cnmmuniclnt.
The Freemqa's Journal, London
has an earnest appeal from a Roman
Catholic priest, headed: Help for
the Souls in PurgatOTy,' in which 20
is promised that all who will aid him
in building new church in keH-
saltoG, near London, can forward the
name of any deceased relative or
friend for every ten shillings, to b.
enrolled on the mortuary list, and
share III ali the special deyoiIOn5 OF
the Church.
Georgia is to have a Ncthodis,
Tabernacle. The tabernacle i q
splendid canvas tent large enough To
seat thousand people, and will bg
used in the State during most Of the
year-in the Southern portion duriu.
the winter season, and in North
Georgia in summer. Every district ia
the Conference is expected to share ia
its use during the coming year. lt
will be taken from place TO place,
stopping a week or two 1T 4 time, a.
circumstances may require.
According to the new definition,
"alien immersiOns' means INNER
sions performed by ministers not of
the Baptist sect. The Presbyterian
cites the plan adopted by DIR. Tai
madge, of the Tabernacle, Brooklyn,
n. Y, who had received a gift ot
money from a Baptist to build a bap-
tistTy in his church, 10 accommodate
any one who wishes to be blplizsj
in the way CT immersion. The B.p-
tist papers are Just now discus in
the question whether such baptism5
are valid.
The italian Government Temlin5
firm in its determination to seize anil
hold the convent grounds Of the
city when they are required for the
use of convenience OF the crown,
and in accordance with this determi-
nation TIE officers of King Victor
Emmanuel have given notice that they
require the building and premises OF
the Convent St. Andre, near the
Quiri lal, for the purpose of enlar5-
ing his Msjesty's stables. Toe Jesuit
Fathers protest, the government hes
itates, and the Pope orders the au-
thorities of the convent to yield only
to force. The imDeFiHH ia iHtyertJ
does not work smoothly.
EPISCOPAL GENERAL CONVENTION.
October 2i.-In l1-t
nights session of the Episcopal Con
vention the canon on the Ritual Wa
lost for want of a constitutional mI-
jority.
To-day the report on the organizt-
ton of churches in foreign countries
was cOncurred in, after which the
house went into secret session to con-
slider the nomination OF Rev. VII
liam Hobart III lrP, OF Pennsylvania,
as missionary to Africa. is under
stood that the friends of this gentle
man arc opposed to his nomination
on the ground that his loss to the
country would BE- an injury. Ga
the nomination was with
drawn. No other nomination was
made.
The canon to prevent tho alicnq-
lion of church property was passed.
A message from the House of
Bishops, concerning service in
schools, colleges, &c, was laid on the
able.
The subject of devotion in the
standard prayer-boCk was discusSe,i.
a motion was adopted declaring
hat the insertion OF any change
whatever of letters, punctuation
marks, &c, in the Book of Common
Prayer, shall be unlawful.
A memorial and resolution relative
% the decision % the DlOcsse Of IL
inois in three diOceSes was referred.
A resolution passed providing for
he appointment of standing Com
nittee on Indian Affairs, composed
If six laymen, to cooperate with the
Board of Missions, in response to =
request of the Prosidout OF the
United States, asking the c)-opcrA-
ion of religious bodies in pro-
noting the civilization of the In-
iians.
a message from the House of Bish-
Dps was received announcing ths
adoption by that body of 4 canon
the administration of the
holy communion except in the mIn-
Ter designated by fOrmuluas Of the
Church.
"A vote on the resolution proposing
! canon on ritual, resulted as follows:
Clerical, yeas IL, nays Is, divided 4.
Lay vote, yeas Is, nays Il, divided :.
Resolutions were adopted, almost
condeming ceremonies
Of observance foreign to those in the
standards of the Church,
declaring that the advice of the faith
,rs was deemed sufficient to secure
he suppression OF all that is irresp-
ar, aud promote uniformity of ad-
in the Church,
Messages were received from the
House OF Bishops, concurrin. in the
lctlon OF the House of Deputies reIl-
i've to the restoration OF c!er"rmen
leposed for other than reasons Affect
ng their moral character; also con-
;urring in the action relative to the
OF assistant bishops
lud in the resolution as to una1thor-
zed editions of the book of common.
prayer.
A message frcm the House of
Bishops to adjourn sane die at II
o'clock tO-Light, was adopted.
The City of New York was desig-
lated as the next place of meeting.
At the meeting of the Convention
It Z Z. NJ, a resolution to appoint
committee to consider and report at
ho