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bytorian. which is to 10 occupied noxt Sunday,
and dedicated anol, aftor.

bytoriar. which Ia to 10 occupied noxt Sunday,
and dedicated Hoon aftor. r. 49,.
The Trstooa Of tho First Methodist Ohurc],
aro determined TINT no moro looturos 1ilto That
Of Garald hIaBsoy Blnll DO delivered In thnt
building, and l,ayo accordingly passed. reaoltl-
Tho week or prayer is approaching, altd tho
churchos aro quite generally preparing t.. OBJ,
servoit. Already, iu mnny Of tie congregations.
thore is considerable logroo Of religious in
torest. ,, a.. 49,,
The U1iristmas sorvfees III many of tho Epis-
a nna catoo furoes woro very mnosF
Church on Twolfth ntreot, whore the music WAS
q, prominent feature, attraotod MI immonHo
throng. =
ELSEWHERE.
Flo will arrive in 1anuary or February, and
conioB at tho lnvltns1on OF numerous trlonas IN
this country In Now York, Boston; aud oEso-'
whore.
Tho Roman Catholic bishop Of Detroit has iB-
sued an nddross to the people of hla dioceso Do
cd III every parish aud mission Of tho State as
apeadily ns possible.
| Dean stau1oy doos not bolievo in apostolic
succession. In sermon recently preached by
! Linn in Edinburgh ho showed that aa 1nattcr Of
history, there are no successors to tho Apostles.
| They died and appointed no ono In their place.
| Tho Cincinnati Commercial mentions the Gull
Of tho 1sov. G. ,. Doynton back to TINT city,
after Tho lapso Of nino years, to tho Vino 8troet
Congregational Church. Ho was pastor Of the
samo church twonty.aovon yoara ago. In Ills
Hormon last Sunday Mr.. Boynton said:
| Misa Sarah Smiley las boon preaching again In
| DR.. Cnyler's church, brooklyn, and mnny aro
wondering what tho Brooklyn Preshytory will do
this timo. It will DO remembered tliat this body
| took DR.. Cuyler to task for admitting Hiss smi-
| 10y to his pulpit On former occasion.
Bishop Cummiua had elghtoon classmates In
T1fr1s1rR0u 6011ntn hfrlt nf Jvf1nn min.
| listers Of the gospel, ,-throo EpiscopalnnH, four.
hlethodtsts, mud ono Presbyterian: Although
thirty yonra has passed Bfnco tho graduation, six
| teen Of the number arc still living.
Tho next distinguished visitor to 4hig country
from abroad is to bu tho Roy. Clnrloa Kingsley,
| Of whom tho Now York Tribune Gays:
Mr.. Kingsley ranha Of tho best pulpit orators
In England. No L., moreover one Of thp uost iale-
aer seeon e Ss
which reaents freedom Or thought md coislders con-
s ys Tint hs er
put Sn tho eur,co you could not rss s sny oo
liberty to think for hinHc1f. Once 1e was radical
called fhe oartst pnrson md ohastist in thoso days
and 10 si 1ooka i. This mixed reputation dia not
in cambridge, mid afterwar Canon Of ohestor, which
latter o has latey exchanged for tho better prefor-
| ncnt Of Westmillstor.
/
Pittsburgh by tho bfothodists,- whore it was au-
nouuccd that 81 ,000,0 would DO needed for
tho mission work tho coming year. Bishop Foa-
ter, who Ind just returned from Europe, was
present, md gayo M account Of the work In for
| elgn fields.
| aermny, no said, waa not heathen country, nnt
claims to be tho most Christian country IN tho world
Tat an o III
Reformation Ind left It noninally Protestant
tx and aeTnnny was formerly snperstions, but now
who claim to DO religious intend church about twice
country. Tho church, which wonid hold 5000 people,
$50 women To aak q German II 10 ia Christian Is
e i1alllt him. Christian, according to tho German
country and baptized.
conference Of eighty Methodist ministers had been
established who l1at US many circuits. Some Of these
who tho majority If them contained fifteen Or twoaty
Many Of theso preachers travelled 60 nilcs III trio
Ts sss sIs5 sS oS 81 nao
ycnieuces In travelling about were nntiring In their ef
forts. They now layo 5000 converts. The PAY which
tho Methodist nnlHtors received from $3u1 to $500
| per nnnum.
Twonty,soven years hare wrought important changes
n the s es 2, M thS hase ra9 ePs
tho many, md d!scasaonH onco needed arc eyer md
q Ss s ae 8 Se
Of church roity The uharper outlines Of thcao aro
fast fading aWny. The Churches grow dny moro toll
Grant or mora indifferent III regard TO names and
forms. The uamc, Christian, ccrses az otllera in
f. surprising glory an INCREASING long
Of Christ. Tho world grows impatient Of doctrines.
and declares that 1t needs lifa instead Of dogma
and 1t would be quite right If 1t wonld dcu1aud d
0hr!sain life as the ontgrowth OF Chsstain belief.
Tho world forgets tat right conduct aud character
10 surprised II my preaching wh1o holding firmly tho
CID essential TRUTHS should ake feccr wider range
than 10 former years. wfs to giyo NIL due respect
to the opniona Of ottcra to what tho Bible means,
but also claim the right to form and express opinions
Of my own, though not found iu any commentary or
confession Of faith,