The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-21
RELIGIOUS ITEMS.

Bishop Williams, in addressing the Epis-
copal Conversion at Hartford, the other day,
spoke of Bishop Cummins's withdrawal as
one of the "things more painful to record
than DEATH"
In England there are 300 different religious
sects.
Religious revivals are springing up again
i'm various parts of the country.
In China there are only 100 ordained mis-
sionaries to 400 900 inhabitants.
The Michigan Methopists have, in State
convention, just passed resolutions in favor
of female suffrage.
A young Episcopal divine in ST. Louis
won a surplice the other day by betting on
croquet with lady parishioner.
The majority of American religious papers
make cons tant complaints of delinquent sub
scribers. Secular papers consider such de
linquents great sinners.
The Oldest Catholic priest in North Amer
lea is now stationed at st. Johns Church,
Frederick, Md, Rev. John McElroy, 5. }.
He was ordained by Archbishop Carroll,
sixty years ago, and has consequently spent
over half century in the ministry. He is
now 90 years of age
The Jews of New York city are subscrib-
ing literally to the fund for the relief of their
starving brethren in Palestine.
Suuudy SCuOOl \iCPloNAuSlyJ
BOYS, do you know what day this is 7"
Street boy Hi, fellers here's cove as
don't know what day this is guess he's
been out all night.
Who can say now that the churches are
deficient in financial ability-that they are
not on the make, l mean? The last dodge
on the part of those most anxious to ill the
Lords treasury, is to buy wholesale. lot OF
Strawberries at about Z cents a pound, an
nounce a strawberry festival, get all the in
nocents together, and retail the sanctified
berries at the rate of ten for a quarter.
Suffer little children to come and be sold,
for of such is the kingdom of Heaven.
[San Francisco Open Letter.
The Bishop of Iowa doesn't take kindly
to the abolition of free passes on railroads.
He ventures to hope that the favors which
for so long a time had been extended to the
bishops and clergy by the railroad corpora
lions throughout the West, may be renewed
at an early day, especially as they greatly
facilitate church work.
The purchase of livings in the Established
Church of England is once more the subject
of much attention in that country. As at
present, any man who has taken the neces-
sary degree at the University, and has
money enough, may buy living; the consf.-
quence is that many men unit tor the posi-
ton, obtain them ir this manner. 1t has
been pointed out that joint stock company
might buy up half the ivings in England,
and fill the cures with Turks, infidels, or
whoever liked to subscribe to the stock of
the company.
The Erie pa Observer gives this extract
from a Sunday School address of a pious old
man at Fithole: "Children, you are very
fortunate in being born in Christian land.
There are thousands in the world not SO for
tunate. 1t is peculiarly gratifying TO know
that YOU know that you live in that portion
of the earth where the rocks pour forth
rivers of oil. Now, my dear children, there's
the Mormons, they worship old Norm
there's the MahOmmedans, they worship old
Mahom; the Heathens, they worship old
Heath; there's the HindOos, they wOrShipped
old Hind and there's the Pagans, they wor-
ship old Pag while here we are worshiping
whom we please Teachers will now hear
their classes recite."
The Rev. George c. Belts, of the Protest
ant Episcopal Church, in Kansas, is in a
newspaper controversy with the Rev. DR..
Holland, of the same church, in st. Louis.
1t appears that Mr.. Belts was invited by DR..
Holland to preach in the church of the latter,
and that he did preach, and discussed Crit
ualism," contending that those who de-
nounced it were confounding doctrine and
ritual, to the sad neglect of the first. To
this sermon, DR.. Holland made a public re-
ply. Mr.. Belts responds, and among other
things, in reference to the alleged Roman
izing tendency" of Ritualism, says:
"Now We are not easily frightened. Let
it be noted that, notwithstanding all this
clamor and confusion, the Protestant Epis-
copal Church does not actually recognize
the Roman Catholic Church as a lawful
branch of the Church of Christ while, on
the contrary, she utterly repudiates the pre-
tensions of the sects to any such honor"
Thi, wholesale exclusion from recognition
of all the Protestant sects, as members OF
the Church of Christ, will probably draw
upon Mr.. Belts the indignant rebuke of all
the evangelical denominations.
/ A. H. STEPHENS ON SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Hon. Alexander H. Stephens addressed the
teachers and pupils gathered at recent
Sunday school reunion in Crawfordville
Ca, and in the course of his remarks gave
the following interesting personal reminis
cences: "It is a source of high gratifica
ton to me to say to you all, and especially
to these little boys, that the first awaken
ing of such thong hts in my mind, as wei
as my first taste for general reading, was
quickened and brought into active exercise
| in Sunday school. 1t was at the old Powder
Creek Log Westinghouse, not five miles
from this place, more than half :
century ago, l became pupil il
what was known as Union sunda,
school, The day l entered it was I
great epoch in my life. 1t was in the latte
part of the summer the school was opened
or when l entered it, and though but
small boy at the time, still had to do sucl
work on the farm as was able to do durin,
the week. This was picking cotton or peas
or going to mill, or other light work of lik
character. 1t was only at night, and by
pine-knot light, that had any opportunit,
to study the lessons assigned me, and yet s.
deeply did l become interested in the ques
lions of the Catechism that two oclocl
often found me porting over the chapters Q
the Bible set apart for the next Sunday
examination. To the impressions thus mad
l am indebted in no small degree for m
whole future course in life, whether it b
for good or for evil. If, in the midst of an
evil that has marred that course, there
anything good to be found, or anythin
worthy of imitation, then it is due to tina
Sunday-school, and to that great caus
which you to-day celebrate with inspirin
| NOTICES banners and music"