Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1874-02-07

To the nome OeyOH0 our sight,
o. trust the blessed promise
's At eve it shall be light
Crosses and Affections are Gods calls
to examine our hearts and lives.
There are so, 600 Protestant Churches
in the United States and about 5000 Ro-
man Catholic.
a believer in poor condition resem-
bles a fine and valuable picture i'll a
broken frame.
The Old Catholics have 100 parishes
with 6 900 members in Germany. An
other priest has joined the movement.
The Disciples of Lexington, KY. have
a class of twelve eoIored ministers, who
are receiving instruction from the white
elergymen OF the place.
The anniversary of the National Bap-
tisf societies are TO be held this year in
Washington, u. c.. from the 21st to the
9th Of May, inclusive.
The Bishop of Winchester says he
prefers the dissenters to those of his
own church who are in sympathy with
Rome.
The Rev. R.H. Williamson, rector of
st. Stephens Episcopal Church at
Wilkcsbarre. PENN, has resigned his
charge and announced his allegiance to
the Reformed Episcopal Church.
Six years ago only twelve single la
dies were connected with the American
Board in foreign missions, but by the
cooperation of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society, the number has
been increased TO over fifty.
Mrs. DIR. Parr, author of Dorothy
Fox and other semi-religious' stories,
has withdrawn from the Quakers and
united with the Roman Catholics.
The Lee Avenue Baptist Church, in
Brooklyn. Rev. j. Hyatt Smith, pastor,
has taken decided stand i'll favor of
open communion, and will not retrace
its steps, even if it be disowned by the
denomination.
The. ..Christian Standard, (Disciple) in
summing up the labors OF last year in
that Church, speaks encouragingly of
theprosperity and unity that prevails
throughout the denomination.
At public meeting held lately in
the Thirteenth Ward OF Buffalo, n. Y,
in which there WAS no Church OF any
kind, 1t was resolved to build one and
offer it without incumbrance to the
Methodists.
The Presbyterians in New York City
will not aid in establishing any more
Union Sunday Schools, but will hereaf-
ter establish purely Presbyterian
schools, which in time will grow up
into self-supporting Churches.
The German Methodists of Chicago
nave Just .eompleted fine church edi-
flee 6Ox100 feet, located on the corner of
Van Buren, street and Fourth Avenue.
The audience room is 50x75 feet, with
seating capacity of $50. The seats are
of cherry wood, arranged semi-circu-
larly. The entire cost is about $40, 600.
Rev. G. A. Loebor is pastor.
During 1878 sixty-one Congregational
ministers died. The average age of fif-
ty-one of them was. sixty-seven years.
Two were over ninety, and ten up
wards of eighty years. There are 237
Congregational Churches in and ABOUT
London, of which eighty-seven have
been established since 1852. Fourteen
grew out of missionary labor, and thirty
from the efforts of individuals.
IL is reported that some real estate
soeculators have offered two million dol
lars tor old st. PaaPs church on lower
broadway, n. Y, and that the offer has
been refused. The church occupies an
entire block of the most valuable land
in the city. The square is filled by the
church. cemetery and the business
rooms of Trinity Corporation. Any
body, rich or Door, who needs clerical
services for sicKness or death, bridal or
burial, during winter or summer, night
or day, can find some one ready TO re-
HpOnd. The service is without money
and without price.
< Every man Is missionary now and
forever, for good or for evil, whether he
Intends or designs 1t or not. He may be
Il blot, radiating his dark influence out
ward to the very circumference of soci-
ETY.; or he may be blessing, spreading
benediction over the length and breadth
of the world; but blank he cannot be.
There are no moral blanks; there are 10
neutral characters. We are either the
sower that sows and eorrupts, or the
light that splendidly iiluminates, anu
the salt that silently operates; but being
dead or alive, every man speaks.
At n recent meeting of the Seventh
Day Baptists' Western Association, al
-Aifred Centre. N. Y, it was voted tc
inemorialize and petition the Legisl;l-
turc of Pennsylvania to so amend its
laws as to grant free exercise OF the
right of conscience. The memorial in
particular asks that persons observing
the seventh day of the week as the Sab.
b;sfifs. should not be compelled by law t,
sefVson that day as Jurors in the courts
or as witnesses; nor be served with ciyi
.ppoeesGes, nor be required to answer OF
said day; nor to perform military duty
on that day in time of peace, nor a
amp time except when in actual sci vice
nor to cease from pursuing their owl
business on thefirst day OF the week.
,saetHRfsTIsN EFFORT IN THE EAsr.-Th,
Rev. DIR. N. G.. Clark, of Boston, preach
ing on this subject on the 18th inst.
gave Some very Interesting facts, illus
trating his discourse by large map
1t appears that The Turkish Empire
large as the United States, east OF tn
mississippi river, had not the religion o
Christ within its borders until a fey
years since. In 1S4G the first Christian
a:hurch-was established there. Nov
there are 78 churches with member
ship of l,SO0 persons, who represent
missionary fields, each statioIi-occupie
hy two or three missionaries. Ther
are over 200 Turks III tile empire enjoy
ing Christian minisrrations. In Indi
there are to-day 420 fields Of labor an
over 600 towns occupied in part b
Christian families.
- ltsappears from the .sRoman Catholi
Directory for lSs3," just issued, tIa
whereas there were 1852 Roman Catl
Ollie Priests of all ranks in Great Britai
in 1872, there are now 1888. Sixt
now Priests have been ordained, c
whom IL were Jes,its; but as thel
we're 80 deaths, the net gain is only q
In 1872, there were l ,245 public church
es and ehapels; there are now 1858
an increase of 8. There are q college
s5 Tnonasteries, and 26S converts. c
the Priests, 5ll are regulars that i
members of the Great Orders of til
Church-Jesuits, Dominicans, Francis
cans, Passionists, and Redemptorist
etc.; and the relnaining 1882 are ''se,
niars." IN England alone there III
1852 secular Priests, AID 470 regular.
30 colleges, 78 monasteries, and 247 col
vents. The Diocese of Stafford, whic
comprises the Hundreds of Stafford Al,
Blackburn, has 100 secular and 40 reg,
lar Priests; so public churches, chapel
and stations; 33 other chapels OF cor
munities, etc.; / college, IL monast
ries; IL converts, and ISL schools OF |;
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