Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-07-26
RELIGIOUS NEWS.
Morning Hymn.
Father, in the morning
UYa a uroHa IN fhao.

Ieacn US, LOru, ana nOuIu us,
Henceforth thine to be.
Lord, this day preserve us
From each sin and snare;
Guide us and protect us
With fathers care.
Rev. j. s. Saul has become pastor Of
the Swedenborgian Church in Cleve-
land,
A eolored Congregational Society in
Cleveland known as Mount Zion Church
has just completed a commodfous house
of worship.
The Congregational churches in Mas
sachusetts number SOY, a gain of four
over last year. The membership is ST.
464, gain of nine.
Rev. Norman Macleod has resigned
the charge of the Congregational Church
which lie founded in Salt Lake City. 1t
was the first "Gentile'' Church estab-
lished in that place.
In Trinity Church, Handy, India, a
Buddhist priest made q public rennnci-
alton of his old tenets, laid aside his
priestly robes, and prOfessed his faith in
Christianity.
The late General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church passed a resolu-
ton in favor of holding General COun-
Gil of representatives from all the Pres
byterian Churches holding to the. West
minister Catechism.
An English paper thinks that the
fair to rob the Irish Presbyterians of its
most popular and rising Young minis
ters, and names several who have re-
Gently listened to ''calls' from over the
ocean.
A deputation of Baptists from Eng
land is in this country, soliciting funds
for the support of a theological institu-
tion, to be under the control of close
communion churches, and thus be pre-
served from the latitudinaran princi-
piles of Sturgeon.
A conference of delegates from jew
ish congregations in the South and West
was held III New York last week, and
established the ''Union of American
Hebrew Congregations" The principal
object aimed at now is the endowment
of Jewish Theological Institute fol
the education of ministers. We judge
the movement viii be successful.
The Congregational Union has for its
special object the aiding of weak
Echurches in obtaining houses of wor-
ship. 1t has paid about $4,000 to $40
churches, and thus secured property
worth over So 100000. During the past
year "a churches received $47, 600. Rev.
DIR. Scudder's church, in Brooklyn,
raised in two Sundays $4,000 for the
erection of chapel. The amounts were
mostly small, and represent nearly, all
the members of the congregation.
The Pope has publicly expressed his
great regret that the clergy of his church
attended the funeral of the Italian states
man, Ratazzi. He said: "rhs priests
showed themselves greater eourtiers
than ministers of Cod" But the priests
are beginning to do as they please,
whether the Pope likes 1T or not. 1t is
hard for him to keep his sheep from
jumping over the fence.
The Methodist ladies in California
have formed a society for the christian
iZation of their olive colored sisters.
They style it the "Woman's Missionary
Society of the Pacific Cost" They
would become auxiliary to the; Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary Society Of the
M. f. Church, but the latter is restrict-
ed by its constitution to missionary
work OH foreign shores-a restriction
that should be certainly taken off at al
early day. The Pacific Society employs
a lady missionary among the Chinese
women, Miss Templeton, who has ac
cemplished already remarkable success
The Bishop recommends an. .appropria
ton to this society from the funds of the
Board.
From the statements of Rev. Mr.. Gos'
at one of the Preachers Meetings where
the decline Of Methodism in New Yorl
was discussed, it appears that the de
nomination had not as many churches
in 1870 as in 1850. The number in 1s7t