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her and to geo that some amount, however
small, be placed opposite the naae OF EVERY
ONE. great and small, rich and poor, who mas q
u|aco with us, ano from such OF the congrega-
ton as esteem 1t privilege to give to thus fund
4. the end OF the four yents, this book Will be
m enduring memorial Of the great work WHICH
has been Accomplished
RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY.
AT HONE.
There arc tventy-one Congregational churches
in Boston, with an aggregate membership OF
about 1000.
The Lee Avenue Baptist Church. Brooklyn,
tho Rev, J, Hyatt Smith, pastor, has taken a de-
cided stnud in favor Of opon communion
In New Jersey petitions are being signed ask-
;nr the Legislature to repeal tae State law which
authorizes the running OF passeEger-tralns on
Sunday.
Tie Warren Avenue Baptist Church, Boston.
publishes t. monthly eiyht-page paper consist
lug of religious notices, church gossap, etc,
viii, S:1irturl texts aud brief articles from tho
pastors pen.
The pcT. DR., John Halls church, New York.
will be, When completed. tho olargest Presbyterian
church in the United States. perhaps tue largest
in the world The house will cost $500, ,000, and
the ground cost $3.50, 900.
The City OF New York has $50 Protestant
churches, chapcls. and MISSIONS, haPing w e. an a.
pIe. To the hundreds Of thousands not gathered
IN tile churches. the city mission III organized to
carry tho gospel The missionaries last year
visited IS 203 families among tho poor. held all
prayor-meetings, and 3, 194 preaching SERVICES.
The present yenr is tho centenary anniversary
of the birth Of the United Brethren church,
and Bishop Dickson recommends that centen-
ary meetings be held in oycry society through
mt the Church to procure subscriptions nnd col
factions. to be equally divided between the Mis-
siouary Society, The Church Erection society,
md the endowment fund OF UEion Biblical Sam-
iuary.
The Adyeutists are beginning to believe that
the argument upon which they based tue con-
clusiou that the world would conc to an end be-
fore the old year WIS out must be fallacious, al
though, on reviewing it, the editor OF their re-
lirious organ 8; cau see no hawin it," He admits
that it may ba true that he and his fol-
lowers arc ''tho supplemented, foolish people
the world ct large esteem them to be, and their
hopes mere DREAM
Tho Dutch Reformed Church has had Sc
cesson. The Rev. Charles Wnd5worth, DID,.
pastor Of the Third Church Of thas denomination
in Philadelphia, witn his entire society, united
with the Central Pccsbytozy; Z. whoreupon the
Chassis has voted to depose fron it's body the
pastor and strip the church clerk Of his office.
formed Church wus but ono Of the many Va
reties of tho Presbyterian Church but this
violent action Of the Philadelphia Chassis seems
to Indicate spirit Of rivalry and bitterness
which was not to have been expected.
ABROAD.
DR.. McCook is in favor OF 3 federal union
OF Presbyterian Churches.
Tho Pope's late cncyclical denounces Old Cath
olics as ''sons Of perdison-"
Roman Catholic papers reprint list Of
1152 miracles obtained by Our Lady OF LU-
uie7cs in Marseilles, France.
There are 237 Congregational Churches in and
around London, 81 OF which have been estab-
iisEed eince 1852.
The King of Sweden has ordered collection
to bo takct On a fixed day throughout his King
dom for the benefit Of the Emmanuel Lutheran
Church, OF Chicago.
Some GOOD churchmen OF London. England.
who arc angry because Max hll,ller Was permit
ted to lecture iD Westminster Abbey Threaten to
bring lawsuit against Dean Stanley for per-
mitting the desecratlon-
The Bishop OF Chichester, England, has aanc-
toned the erection Of III ''altar" in chapel at
tached to cemetery; a structure, remarks the
! Rock. which can only subseryo the purposes OF
fostering vain and dangerous superstition.
The American Board OF Missions has estab-
lished in Turkey 222 common schools. founded
Is churches, educated ITO pastors and teachers,
opened 200 preaching stations. founded theo-
logical colleges, organized u girls schools.
and around these various institutions gathered
Protestant population Of over 2o.ooo PERSONS
The protcstants of England during the late
var between Franco and Prussia, provided
Douybaki's army, 50,010 strong, with Bibles and
! Testa1nents to take into Catholic France. Tha.
armv. it will be recollected, having stepped upon
| the neutral ground Of Switzerland, WAS disarmed
and Uniformed By the Swiss Government.
| British paper says: Tho little city OF
| Dorby in mid-Eus slaud, is witnessing an e1-
| traordinary revival, due to the t:.3orts OF the
| Rev. Mr.. Douglass. the vicar OF an Episcopal
the feryor of 4 Wesley or Whitefeld, and he
| has gathered to the told thousand sinners,
| within 4 few months past.
The Lutheran Almanac, by Kurtz. places the
number Of ministers in TINT Church. IN this
country, at 1892; congregations, 4.346; and
538, 630 members, divided among the Synods as
follows: General Council. 152: :407 svnodical
| Southern General Synod, 12,4l9; Independent
| Synods, 81, 943.
| John Bright, in . letter published in the Eudn-
| qeIicGl 4ndqdziac. gives come sensible ad7ice
with regard to tho mode Of delivering sermons.
| He savB:
| Given man with knowledge Of his subject, and a
g1ft for public speaking then think reading mis-
cbief but given who knows little, and has nc
gift Of speaking then rc.ding to be inevitable
because speaking Is deem it, !s impossible. But
must be terrible thing to have to read or speak
sermon every week Gu The same topic to the peo
ple-errie to the speaker and hardly less 30 to the
hearers. Only men Of great mind great knowledge
| and grcst power do this with success. wonder
that any man do it often doubt that any man
hiss ever done 1t. forbear. therefore, from giving
strong opinion the point you submit to Where
uoau speak, lie: him sreak-ls Is, no doubt, mos
| effective; but wkera cannot speak, he nux
read. Ii not this the sum OF the whole matter :"
SERVICES TO-DAY.
EPISCOPAL.
The Rev. Dr.. Stocking will prescn at 1920 and 7:3t
| O'Clock 1t the Church Of the Epiphany, on ThrooI
street. between Monroe and Madison. Evening Eub-
| icct: JEALOUSY
The noy. Francis Mansfield will preach ut th'
usual hours st the Gu urch of tho Atoneent, corner
Washington and Robey streets.
The Rev. II. n Powers will preach - usual st st
| Johns Church. Infant baptism at O'Clock
| Tho Rev. Y. J. Petrie will preach at the Church
Our Savior, corner Of Be1tlen aud Lincoln avenues.
| The Rev. g. C. Street wilt oticiato ut ST. Peter
Eal, No. $50 State street, At 1890, 1l:3o, and ~