Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1874-03-28

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Mourner. when the tear of sorrow
Wells froHaup thy stricken breast,
Raise thy streaming eyes TO mansions
Where the weary are at rest,
sweetly telling
Here thou't be welcome guest
Mortal! when deaths viewiess arrow
Quiyers IN thy 1uttering heart.
Lift thy lapsiug thoughts TO Jesus.
Who disarms the fatal dart
Sweetly telling
to thee my peace impart.
The Baptist anniversaries in May
next are to beld in Washington city.
Eight missionaries of the American
Board have been assassinated since its
work was begun.
The Roman Catholic Churches of Bos-
ton recently devoted ween to combi-
ned onslaught on rumdrinking rumsel-
ling and other vices.
AS the sun is reflected in a spring
when it is clear and limpid, so God is
reflected in the soul of man when 1t is
pure and spiritual.
No man ever sank under tho burden
of to-day. 1t is when to-morrow's bur-
den, is added toIthe burden of to-day,
that the weight is more than man can
bear.
The Non Episcopal Methodists dedica-
ted sixty lone new churches last year.
General John Tyler, a son of ex-Presi-
dent Tyler, has been licensed as Meth
odist preacher.
The pews in New York Synagogue
were sold last Sunday at public auction,
after an inspiriting lunch and brought
$4,000. The. highest price paid for
one was $4,000, bought by Joseph Stern.
However many the characters of men,
however various their experience, at
one time and place all are alike. There
is but one step at heavens gate: there
are no inequalities of ground before the
mercy seat.
phen's Church, Wilkesbarre. Pa, has
united with the Reformed Episcopal
Church. Rev. sFather' Hobbie, the
ritualistic Episcopal rector in Washing
ton city, is said to I" hear more confess
sions" than most Roman Catholic priests
of that place.
The impression has been widely made
that the ministers of New York took
ground in their great temperance meet
ing against the principle of total absti-
nence. That is mistake. They met to
express their sympathy with the move
ment now in progress, to arrest the
march of intemperance and to shut up
the dram-shops. To make their action
more powerful by perfect union they
sought to unite all philanthropic men,
of every shade and opinion, to join in
prayer and work to bring about the
great reform. And they did unite most
heartily.
At a meeting of the Universalist
Ministerial Association of Northern
Ohio, held in Cleveland, March 9Th,
1874, the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted, and the Secretary
instructed to send a copy of the same to
weekly journals for publication:
2. ResolUed, That anything in the
language or tone of our denominational
press that tends to beget the impression
that the great body of our ministers and
people are not, in these respects at one
with him, is misleading and sincerely to
be deprecated. G.S. WEAvLR, Pres. :
III. L. CANFIELD, Sec.
The clergymen of New York City to
the number of one hundred and fifty
perhaps more. have been twice in ses-
sion within a few days past, TO consider
their duty in the present attitude of the
temperance cause. They have come to-
gether without any distinctions of de-
nominations, except that the Roman Ca
tholics have not been represented so far
as we know. 1t is their way to act in
this matter by themselves, and perhaps
1T il qnita as well. They have -erganiza-
tions of their own, and modes of influ-
ence that are not in harmony with the
Protestant idea. and therefore it is prob
ably best that they work alone. Ii they
could bring the power of their Church
to bear upon the subject more effectuaily,
we would rejoice to see it done. The
Protestant clergy, lhowever.i have been
largely represented, perhaps quite as
many of them being assembled as were
ever together in the promotion of any
religious and philanthrop.c work. They
appointed at their first meeting, a large
committee, OH which at least seven de-
nominations were represented, and then
met again in increased numbers, to hear
their report. e-s 1<4
The Emperor of Germany has written
a letter to Earl Russell, i'm which he
avows his purpose not to recede from
the position which he has taken of re-
sistance to the Papacp. He considers
the struggle in which he is involved to
be identical with that maintained by his
predecessors against Rome. We give
the essential passages of the letter:
81 thank you sincerely for this COM
munication, and for the accompanying
expression of your personal goodwill.
1t is incumbent upon me to be the lead
er of my people in a struggle maintain
ed through centuries past by German
Emperors of earlier days against pow
er the domination of which has in no
country of the world been found compa-
tible with the freedom and welfare OF
nations-a power which, if victorious in
our days, would imperIl, not in Germany
alone, the blessings of the Reformation,
liberty of conscience, and the authority
of the law.
accept the battle thus imposed upon
me in fulffllment of my kingly duties
and in firm reliance on God, to whose
help we look for. victory, but also in the
spirit of regard for the creed of others
and of evangelical forbearance which
has been stamped by my forefathers or
the laws and administration OF my
states.
The latest measures of my govern.
ment do not infringe upon the Romisf
Church or the free exercise of their re
1igfon by her votaries; they only give
to the independence of the Legislation
of the country some of the guarantees
long possessed by other countries, ant
formerly possessed by Prussia, withou
being held by the Romlsh Church in
compatible with the free exercise of he.
religion.
1 was sure, and rejoice at the proc
afforded me by your letter, that thu
sympathies of the people of England
would not fail me in this struggle-th'
people of England, to whom my peopl,
and my royal house are bound by th
remembrance of many past and hon
orable struggle maintained in common
since the days of William of Orange.
1 beg you to communicate this lette
with my hearty thanks, to the gentlemen
who signed the resolutions, and remain
yours, Sincerely" WILHELM.
Berlin, Feb, 1874.
JAMES MORLEY,