Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-12-04
Religious and Educational.

The Roman Catholics In the United
States have one-twentieth Of the churches,
one.eleventh of the sitting accommoda-
tions, and one-fifth Of the church prop
erty.
There Is reason to fear that the relig-
ion which Is developed in the sunshine
will shrivel and die in the darkness; that
tbepant which thriyed In the conserva.
tory will perish In the storm blast.
The Roman ecclesiastics of England
are more and more convinced that the
marriage Of Catholics and Protestants Is
an unmitigated evil and are taking meas.
urcs to suppress II as far as possible.
Dean Stanley does not believe in
apostolic succession. In a sermon re-
Gently preached by him in Edinburgh, he
showed that as a matter of history there
are no successors TO the Apostles These
died and appointed none In their stead, Is
his reasoning.
Some mems sermons are always
shortest. There is in this much mystery,
but the length OF sermons is ia proportion
TO interest. Some sermons are long after
twelve and half minutes; others are
short after one and half hours. Eter-
nifty, II ii had AN end, would be very short
In paradise.
james Johns, Of Starksboro, formerly
of Huntington, VT, and the eccentric and
veteran editor of the autograph and Re
marker, has become insane on account OF
his religious belief He had professcd to
believe there is no God, and now thinks
he has ruined many young men by
preaching his pernicious doctrine.
The Frec-Will and the Free. Commu
MON Baptists being united, it is now sug-
gested that the union be extended by
embracing In it the Church of God,b
whose adherents are more commonly
known as Winebrennarans. This latter
church numbers 10000 members, and
practices open communion. The aggre-
gated body would have Ii Is estimated,
10000 members.
The New York State Association of
Congregational Churches have resolved to
aid the societies not able to pay their pas
tors salary Of 81 900, on condition that
each church shall pay toward the salary
Of the pastor not less than $500 per an.
mum, which sum shall not be less than an
average of ten dollars for every resident
member of the church.
Did Calvin uphold the doctrine of In.
FAINT damnationf This question is now
discussed In religious circles. Professor
Warren, Of the Methodist Theological
Seminary In Boston, maintains that he
did bat another cOntroversialist il equally
certain that he did not, and asserts that the
statement of Professor Warren Is based ON
an erroneous reading Of the Latin in which
Calvin wrote, and misapprehension OF
the word 0bsQue.
The Jesoish Messenger says that the
admission OF women to the pulpit Is not
modern innovation. As far back az the
twelfth century Jewish teacher is men.
toned as an expounder of the Scriptures,
and Of the Talmud. They do not appear
at present to be inclined to emulate the
example of their Christian sisters, some
of whom have full charge Of churches
and discourse weekly.
TO secure poor preaching, congrega
lions should keep their minister on a
small salary, visit him frequently as com
mittees, with suggestions for his style oil
preaching, and keep him constantly on
the trot among his congregation by re
minding him how much visiting his saint
ed predecessor did. The Christian al
Work Is responsible for these suggestions
and also hints that If you wish to get rio
of your preacher altogether, good way
To do SO is TO stand him In the draft Of /,
door at funeral.
THAT dreadful ministerial starch
attracts the attention Of Spurgeon, who
says TO his brother clergymen; IF you