The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-01-09
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to prevent the holding Of wakes BY the
people.
The Rev. DIR. Tying, speaking of Sun
day School teachers who get tired and leave
their classes, says every body gets tired ex-
cept the devil; he is bishop that is never
out Of his diocese.
The Clinton Avenue Congregational
Church, iu Brooklyn, n. Y after . pro-
trac,ed debate, agreed to introduce responsive
scripture reading by pastor and people into
their Sabbath services.
"A correspondent Of the Christian Era
says that the professors in all the present
Baptist Colleges in Engla nd favor open COM
munion, and that most Of the ministers
whom they train for the pulpit follow their
lead.
The Rev. Mr.. Hepworth's Church of
the Disciples, New York, is to be dedicated
in January by the Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher. The structure il q queer looking
style, a cross between = circus and gas
house.
The German membership of the Luhe-
ran Church in this country is nearly 800,
600. The Scandinavian membership ii
about 10000.
The Spanish revolution of 1868 opened
the country to Protestants, and nov there
are 200, and about 20 native clergy men.
The Rev. Mrs. E. Gustin, of Attlebor-
ough, Mass, has accepted call TO take the
pastoral charge of the Spruce Street Chris.
iian Mission Chapel, in New Bedford.
A Presbyterian preacher in Newark
New jersey, refused 10 allow Mrs. Witten'
meyer to lecture in his church in behalf Of
the Home for the Friendless. for the reason
that women should not speak in the pulpit.
The Presbyterian churches of PhilAdel
phia raised over q million dollars for church
purposes during the past year.
The Roman Catholic Bishops and Clergy
| Of Ireland, referred to in Justice KeOgh'i
judgment and report to Parliament, includ
ing the Bishop of Clonfert, DR.. Duggan, ana
twenty-five priests, have been indicted.
The Rev. Mr.. Spurgeon, in . recent ad
dress, said he WA quite sure that large
portion of the ministers of all denominations
did not earn anything like as much As the
men who laid the stone in the buildings they
were assembled in.
AT the late National Unitarian Associa
ton a speaker expressed the belief that the
failure of their church in Washington City
was owing to the preaching of politics.
The Vienna Nep Fee Press enumerate,
the Old Catholic priests. nov declared apps
tate from the Roman Church, in Germany
| and elsewhere, finding the total number t.
be fifty five-namely, forty -two in Germany
| and Austria, and thirteen elsewhere.
The Euon Baptist Church in Louis
vile Is TO be disposed of on the LOTTERY
principle about the mlddl. Of next month.
John Jacob Aston hss given $50, OOt
| pital (EpiscopaD in the ciiy Of New York.
The Colgaiea, Of New York, have pre-.
sented to the Baptist society with which they
worship at Yonker-, n. T., fine church
costing S2OO,OO0
The Marquis of Waterford is about to
| enter the Roman Catholic Church. The
Marchioness went over some months ago.
In Touissy, France, twenty five families
have forsaken the Catholic Church, and in.
vited the neighboring Evangelical pastors to
minister to them.
The fret thing the Elizabeth, n. j.,
Baptist Church did for its new pastor,
Mr.. Gallagher, was to give his wife SIS,
900 house.
The salary of the Episcopal Bishop. just
elected for the Diocese Of Massachusetts, il
fixed at Sc, 600 per annum.
The Unitarian body in t.is country sup
ports hut one foreign missionary, who alb
sOrhs the whole sum, $1,000, which il an
nually set apart for foreign missions.
A .iepu,aiion of Americans at q recent
audience with the Pope expressed the de-
votiOn of the American Catholics to the
Holy See. The Pope made feeling re-
spouse, and concluded by giving his bless
ing to his spiritual subjects in this country.