, 1872-12-16
Religious

The subject Of free seats in churches takes
up large part OF q recent number OF the Con-
gregationaliA A large quantity OF testimony ia
adduced from churches who have tried the
system. which goes to show that the plan has
passed ita frat stage OF trial. and in the opinion
OF the Congregdionalist is destined to come into
very wide use during the next generation
The Rev John Iecumseh .5 5ones sn andastn !u;ba
died 1ately and left his whole estate, $780, 900, to
the Baptists in the State OF Kansas, for the edu-
cation Of ministers.
The American Lutheran tells us that there
are three firms in the United States who are ad-
ye1tised in 'Brobst's German Almanac" asmao-
ufactu1ing or selling sacramentA waters, which
are required by the Ritua1istic Lutherans at the
Lord's Supper. One OF these firms, G. Blum-
ler, Of Wieconsin, makes patented waters,
marked with the figure Of the Cross, which he
sells At $2.25 per thousand.
according to the 1ecant action OF the Board
providing for yisitations, the coming year, to
Methodist mission fields, Biahop Bowman will
go to South America Bishop Foster to Germany
Japan. and Bishop Simpson probably to Mexico.
The following statistics show Warsaw,
Poland, to have larger Jewish population than
any other city in the world: In 1871, Warzsw
we're Roman Catholics, 1896 Protestants, 6,821
Greeks, I'll United (Greeks), 80 Georgians, 46
Mohammedans, and 49, ,685 Jews. Almost one
third OF the population is Jewish. Vienna comes
ue1t IN order, with 6u, uVU JeW9.
The Archbiahop OF Canterbury, at recent
meeting, remarked that s'If the Church is TO
weather the storms which lower around it in the
present and in the future, 1t can only be by the
timely adoption Of reasonable reforms, without
abandoning it's essential doctrines )" WHILE in
reference to the many beliefs and unbelefs
which lurk around the Church, he said: "The
strength Of other sects and cornmunions lies in
the defnlteuess and Tigor With which they are
prepared to face the problems OF religious life.
It remains to be proved whether the Church OF
England, without forfeiting the breadth OF
which she is justly proud, can hold her own in
this vigorous struggle OF positive creeds."
Thirteen ministers, including the President,
Vice President, and Secretary Of the German
Evangelical Synod Of the West, hare presented
estant Episcopal Church for the appointment
OF Bishop; over them; that, to use
their words, "he may bring to
blessings which We believe God sends down
through His appointed ministers. We are far
from desiring to establish new Church. We
desire to be part Of yours" The request was
courteously received, and q German-speahng
Bishop was designated to confer with the petit
TONERS.
The Bishop OF Manchester having, at the
Church Congress, expressed his aston1shment
that in the days Of Christ 'the poor heard him
gladly" while now they we're the class most dif-
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Herald suggests solution Of the difficulty, and
says: II could not but wonder as I
listened to him that he did not under
stand why this was. The poor heard
Christ gladly, because He understood them.
He lived among them. He knew what it Tas to
be hungry and to have nowhere to Lay His head,
and therefore vas able to sympathize with the
poor in temptations and trials. Christ gave up
His glory to save man. And it English Bishops
really want to reach the great masses Of the
poor, they must copy somewhat Chriat's exam
ple."
In the courae Of pulling down the old mint
building in Cowgate, Edinburgh, recently, to
widen the street, there was discovered in the
crevice OF d wall a specimen Of the medal struck
by Gregory XIII, to commemorate the mas
aacre, of St. Bartholomew. It is rather larger
diverse side the efigy Of the Pope, with
the legend; !" Gregor1qa XIII, Pont: Max
the first Year, and on the reverse with the 1e-
gend, "vgonottor,nm strages (sIaughter, Of the
sacre, in which is seen the figure Of winged
and helmeted angel, with Cross in one hand
and sword in another, engaged in the work Of
destruction.