The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-07-19
RELIGIOUS ITEMS

Methodism is increasing in England at thi
rate of about 1000 yearly.
The Italian Bible Society has in preparatioa
q family bible, and is circulating q large mum
Der of tracts ~
High Church celebrations are includes
among the theatrical notices in some of th,
English daily papers,
| Massachusetts Baptists claim that they dis
lance the Methodists of the State in point O
growth and grace.
The contributions for religious charities il
England for the year 1873 amounted to owe
So, OOO, 600 in gold.
bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church
viz. Simpson, Bowman and Haven
| Last year an English gentleman gave thu
London Church Missionary Society 500, 00C
as thank Offering for the recovery of sick
child. '+ 2s2.t"
One hot Sabbath recently Methodist minister
of Troy remarked to a friend before entering the
pulpit, that if he preached as he felt he would
make hell his theme. ailt4esA-s
is painful to hear an ungodly man say its ~
hot as ginger" when you know that he doesn't
mean ginger at ALL lliseI -
Is backward immersion the Bible mode Of
baptism? is subject Of discussion between q
couple of Vermont theologians who had better
spend their time in hOeing potatoes.
Bishop Bedell, of Ohio, has written 1000 SER
mons. Rev. E. E. Hale, the great Unitarian
preacher and author, has written 800, and Rev.
J. F. Mears, Of the same faith, has 1900 in his
barrel. ,u... -
A convention of young Presbyterians at Sara
toga some time in August is talked Of the object
being to confer together and with the clergy on
the religious and charitable enterprises Of the
denomination.
People active in Christian labor now regSrd
watering places with particular favor, as being
well adapted as places of rendezvous during the
summer season to take into consideration reli-
gious interests. .,ia4
Here is q truly Christian toast, given by. the
Rev. j. NJ. Atwood, at recent Universalst ami
versary in Massachusetts: " Our fellow-w orkmen
of all churches; they do not raise our flag, but
they haul down the flag Of our enemy"
An English advertisement offers for sale " q
Highland minister's complete wade mecum, con-
sistinS OF miniature Testament, very large silver.
mounted spirit flask, and strong, serviceable
corkscrew, fitted in superine Russia letter cas-"
The doctrine OF purgatory was once disputed
between the Bishop Of Waterford and Father
OLeary. 1t is not likely that the former was CON-
WINGED by the arguments of the latter, who, how
ever, closed it very neatly BY telling the Bishop,
" Your lorlship may go farther, and fare worse"
The present mixed condition Of affairs in the
Eng lsh Church reminds religious exchange Of
the satire OF Sidney Smith, that "a man may be
admitted into orders at Barnet, rejected at Ste
venage, readmitted at Brogden, kicked out ss q
ardent Arminian on his arrival at York"
The position Of judge of the Arches Court, for
the trial OF ecclesiastical cases, in England is
worth just about four pounds sterling per year.
Luckily, however, for the present incumbent, he.
holds other positions producing an annual rev.
enue Of $1,000
A clergyman informed his people at the close Of
his sermon, that he intended in a few days to go
On a mission to the heather. After the congrega-
ton was dismissed, a number of the members
waited for their pastor, and, crowding around
him, expressed their astonishment At tho new
turn i'll his affairs; asking him where he was 60
ing, and how long they would be deprived Of his
He said to them, "My good
friends don't be alarmed, I'm not going out of
he town.
HEREsY SPREADING AMONG NORTHERN PRETBYx
Southern Presbyterian newspaper
published in Memphis, n tees with horror how
ar Presbyterians in the North are getting on the
open sea Of adventure, speculation and heresy."
t observes that the United Presbyterian Assem-
,ly, unmindful Of Paul's injunction, Let the
women keep silence in the churches" have
PASSED resolutions approving OF the woman's
christian temperance movement, and declaring
that the reading Of the scriptures, prayer, and
inging of psalms and earnest religious admoni-
ion d rebuke" are as much the duty and privi-
eye of women as of men. To add to the wonder
t this deliverance the journal quoted from mem
ions that ''there is no body Of Christians in any
ountry lore staid or sound" or ''more tenacious
the authority of the Scriptures" than the
United Presbytcrans.