Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-04-30
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.
Reiixioas and Educational.


Both the Methodist and PresbytariAl
Ministers Associations OF New York cit
have declared tor the principle Of prohi
bifion in the temperance reform.
The Liberal Baptist Union OF New
YORK has cot fairly under war; has Is
sued declaration ~ principles, and the
Central Council III fifty invite Baptists in
ala parts Of the country TO subscribe 20 il
The society Is especially organized q
teach liberality in regard 10 the Lords
Supper.
A writer In Presbyterian exchange
makes The suggestion ihai the eleven
theological saninaries in the dcnomins-
sion be consolidated into four, which
would give but Iitilc over 100 students TO
each. These could then be amply en-
dowed and the best talent put into their
faculties
A recent number Of the Nashville I'D
cocate contains q carefully prepared sum
mary of tire statistics Of the Nj T.. Church
South. The numbers for 1873 are; Trav-
cling preachers, 3,f3s; superannuatec
preachers. 237; local preachers 5,S44 I;
white members, 6s9 ST.; coiored mem
bers, 3430; Indian members, 4,775; IN
crease, % al.
In Scotland The elders are ordained
by Presbylery. On one such occasion, q
grave old doctor delivered the charge,
DE brethrin, rule weei, rule weel, but
rule sac that nae ID mon or BARN y the
kirk will know that they are ruled Me
breetirin, pray God 10 gie ye common
sense, II Is aye chief grace o. al
elder"
The Baptfa Teollv. In giving com.
paraiive statement 81 the cost OF home and
foreign mission work, SAYS that the largest
Baptist Church In Brooklyn strong
place. with SIS members and sixteen
converts during the year, was maintained
ST an expense Of s16,724, being s2elss for
each mem Der, OF 81 ,t'45 for each convert
The largest foreign mission ST Bassein,
BurmAh, with 6 SOL members Apo 24s
converts, was maintained II al expense
OF S10jsG5 being ki.59 for each member,
or S43 per convert.
The War Department has notified the
authorities Of Union College that arms
necessary for military instruction in the
college viii DC seDi imme6iaieiyon receipt
OF the formal bond aud application. IL
viii be oaiy possible at present for the
senior and junior classes 10 receive The
benefit Of this instruction, which viii
begin next term with Lpton's tactics,
under the direction Of Capt. Ward. Three
hours in each week are 10 be devoted "a
drill. The college has just received gin
Of $4,000. TO be made Immediately avail.
able for educational purposes.
One Of The most persistent coniro-
yersies Of The Christian Church was about
the day on which Easter should be cele-
brsted. One party held that, Ike Christ
mas, il should be on the exact anniversary
Of the Sayi0r's resurrection. The other,
that IL should be on tue frat day Of The
week, and on the first Sunday after the
anniversary. The one party claimed the
authority Of 81. John; the other, that Of
IS. Peter and Paul. The Church Of
England and the church in America and
the whole Western church celebrate on
the first Sunday after the first full moon
after the yernal eauinox--necessarily ON
the Sunday following the exact anniyer-
sary oi the resurrection.
The bishop of Minnesota, at his late
visit TO the Indian mission 81 White
Earth, under the Indian clergyman,
Enmegahbowk, confirmed twelve Indians
The hospital for the Indians is fHH of
patients. In his address the Bishop said:
When first came among you, fourteen
years ago. there was not in Gods universe
more hopeless race than the Chippewas.
j see before me now single Indians who
own more property than the whole band
OF Chippewas then possessed" There
are four candidates for orders among the
Chippewas; one is The son Of the Head
Chief, one Is the son Of the Head Medicine
Man, and third TX the son Of the Indian
the Rev. j. j. Enmegahbowk.