Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-09-04
The Free Me,hodists of New York

The Free Methodisis Of New York
refuse mem scrship 10 persons who use to-
bacco or liquor in any form, or who are
members Of secret societies. They also
prohibit the use Of jewelry and OF gay and
fiashy dress.
1T is proposed by the Southern Metho-
dists to erect monument to the memory
Of Robert Williams, who planted Metho-
dism in Virginia, and another 10 the
memory OF Robert Strawbridge, who in
,roduced Mcthodism into Maryland.
"A modest donor, who declines to
have his name published, has left his
check for $4,000 with the Treasurer OF
the American Baptist Home Mission So
ciety, for the promotion Of education
among the freemen Of the South.
Thomas Powers Jones, the Brattle-
boro Edwin brood man, has disappeared,
He left suddenly with his family, giving
no notice to his employer, and leaving no
trace Of his course. The gossips are
about equally divided as to whether he
has gone into retirement to complete his
work, or has been driven off by the recent
newspaper exposures Of his previous life.
Writing TO the New York Observer, a
New York lawyer is very frank concern
ing the prospects of Professionalism in
Turkey, where it is death practically and
safe theoretically TO abandon Mohamme-
danism. He says: "Protestants as yet
have made no impression directly on the
Mohammedan people, and one great rea-
ion is that the Government cannot or viii
not give protection to those who abjure
the faith of the false prophet"
There arc 400 religious journals in
the United States. Forty-scven of these
are under the control Of the Methodists,
the largest number in the hands OF any
single denomination. The Roman Catho-
lies have forty one; the Baptists have
thirty five; the Presbyterians have twenty
nine; the Episcopalans have twenty-one I;
the Luthcrans and Reformed Germans
have fourteen each; the Jews issue nine,
and the Congregationalists eight.
The Cumberland Presbyterians differ
from the Calvinists, on the one hand, and
the Arminans, on the other. The pccu-
.Jaritics of their faith are thus stated by
FNhc Cumberland Pyesbytertan. !. No part
of the human race is Internationally
elected To eternal life or foreordained to
eternal death 9. The death and atone
ment Of Jesus Christ are for all men, in
the same sense g. The certain final pcrse-
verance of all true believers in Christ.
4. Sinlcss perfection is not attainable in
this present life.
The Coagregationalist sees indications
of growing spirit of fraternity between
denominations that have hitherto let each
other alone, from one or two facts lately
brought TO its notice. For instance, in
Abingdon, Mass, Congregational and Bap-
list clergymcn have been uniting in a
| baptismal service at Island Pond, at the
request of several candidates for INNER
sion; and on recent Sabbath the prayer
| meeting of the Young Mems Christian
| Association Of Havcrhill was on invita-,
ton, led by Mr. Damon, the Univcrsaist
minister of that place; furthermore, Mr.
Damon has preached in the Methodist
pulpit there, and has been invited to oc.
cupy that of the Congregationalists also,
his own people at the same time express.
ing hearty satisfaction in the Gospel as
they have 1t preached to them by Bap
list pastor.