, 1874-10-25

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Indies, havs received during the past centur,
G,1ol adult members, and 3.92l boys anl girls.
An English Baptist paper says that it ha.
been left to tue ingenuity OF modern painter
to represent both modes OF baptism st once. Il
tho picture No. 1874, at the International E1
hlbition, Christ ia represented as.steppiug uE
out OF deep water, Uhila John is assisting hin
from the bank; tho small shell which painters
usually assign to tho latter (ths common sczllop)
| lies on the bank, IS If just thrown down bT
| john, after being used to pour water On tho
| SaTior's head.
Tho Christian Union says: Turkish into1er-
ance is becoming still bolder. It appears nou
that an old regulation, which had il many places
become obsolcte, forbidding Christians to iro in
| Turkish quarters Of Constantnople, has been
again enforced within tho Last few reeks, with
cut any special reason, and in deferenee, it is
| alleged, to superior orders" Several Chris
| tiau families occupy houses IN the Turkish quar-
| ter il the lower part of tho Rue Koumbaradji.
! behind tns Italian Orphanage; and lately the
| afuasulman clergy Of the district, the iunans,
called 1t a1l t1ebe houses aad gaye notice to this
occupants to quit them within four days. An
imperial edic. has also been Issued iu which
etlct junction ia laid upon the faithful to full
fill their religious duties With scrupu1ou1 eIact-
tudc, aud to attend mosque regularly five times
day At the hours Of payer, OF otherwise TO be-
taken there by force. The Turk is evidently
moving all along the line to resist shs eucroach-
ments OF tho CHRISTIAN ''infdel"
The throb OF tho religious war-drums appears
to be dying out: and ths denominatlonat battle
flags ere being furled. At the late meeting of
the Congregational Councii At Now Haven, Dr..
Coo advocated the intimate union OF PrcsbJ-
teri:as aud Congregationalists IN miBaion wolk,
and seconds suggestion, made by a raligious
paper, that all tue aggressive evangelical
fs ma iT1Vi Eo al
harmony and good will.
That difficult and hitherto inexplicable tcxt
which CONF pares rich mans reasonable hope OF
Heaven to camel passing through necdle's eve
nas been 80 modified by recent geographical ex-
ploration IS to lei fev rich men into Heaven
under certain favorable circumHtsucea. TIE
New York Aduocate says:
In Syria and Palestine 49, indoed In the entiro ORR
cut, the doors ara to-day Is low they 3,o0O
years ago and in the larger gates ama openings are
made through both Of which man can only pas uheu
stopping. An unloadeA camel can 1caEcely creep
through By crawling on ito Knees. These ANAL door,
yeLrs ago. tto Needles Eye" In this way thess new
commentators this passage think it easily ex-
ncedes eye than the loaded man, VITA this worlds
riches on his back, enter the Kingdom Of Heaven.
Tl,s 4dpocate insnuates tha. tho c1 olanetion
is 4 ltt1s 'too thin.'
Why 6oc. the Pope refnee to 20 o1t from, tbs
Vaticsns Wing docs il. call himself prisoner?
nGf. -IcTOl+ Ha0 pTo0apiV SPEAKS R3;ni-oE1ci1Ily,
replies Is follows to these queries, and probably
gives tho true reasons: "Could Ills holiness
como ont to eco tho converts turned in.o bar
racks or Offices, his own PALACE turned into =
royal residence, 1mpioua car3catures exhibited in
public places, tie streets having changed their
old historical and sometimes veuerated names,
and other revolutionary name5 substituted? But
besides :nat, this vexr only one incident proved
that the comm. out OF the Holy Father is zeal
imposslbil'ty- Ono evening Of last June. ~ lie
xas STANDING At an open widow OF the Vatican,
his faithful people greeted him SO eushuBiast-
cally, Romans aud foreigners alko, and among
others, your countrytnen, that ths Government
had many arrested, condemuing them to two yea1B
and dinerout terms ot imprisonment 10 I'll
who know the present gtate OF things. the reso-
lution Of the Pope not to show himself outaide
OF tho Vatican is not caprice, but moral duty,
and also real neceasi:v. With regard to tho
indemnity, would it be seemly, would 1t ba re-
spectahle, for tho head OF the Catholic Church to
receive SALARY from the King OF Italy :"
The Disciples OF Christ hnvo gained cousid-
cr=b!e foorhold in Great Britain. In E7sland.
Ireland, Scotland, aud Wales, tho: nkTc lc3
churches, eighty-two Of which reported It tho |
recent annual meatnz st Carlisle. The aunbar |
Of commandments doaa not exaeod 6.6oo. Tia |
ps.+ Tsar 3,135 children atsndad Tia Sunday |