Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1874-01-10
RELIGIOUS NEWS.

gal, have bought a convent for religious
purposes. sats
The Baptist General Association oi
Missouri, at its late session, reports s..
600 baptisms during the year, making to
tai membership in the State, 20 ,464.
The increase of Methodist Episcopal
Chtti ches last year was at the rate one
aud a half each working day. There
are 18.03l Sunday Schools, with 1,3lS,-
60S scholars in the NJ. E. Church.
A Baptist paper says that the question
of union between the American and
Foreign Bible Society and the Bible
Union is being considered by committees
from the boards of the two societies and
progress toward a much desired eonsum-
nation may be reported. .ss
ffYounger sons of British aristocfats
generally enter the army or become
elergymen{D Two of thom who grad
uated at Oxford recently, were one day
discussing their future prospects. Says
one, - Well, Jack, now that yeu have
graduated, what do you iIIteId 10 do7's
The answer was, :. Danhno; preach, 1
supposet's
Bishop Paddock of Massachusetts, calls
tance of enconraoing seevice f,v Law lead
ers. Episcopai seryices were held for
the nrst time IN Yale Eoliege Chapel, GU
the anniversary OF the Ber kely Associa-
ton, Bishop Huntington preached the
sermon, President Porter occupying the
pulpit with him. Drs. Beardsley and
Brewster read the service aud the col
lege choir sang the chants.
At the late monthly meeting ef the
American Unirarian .AsseciafiSn $500
was voted il aid of the so.sie.tv in .f.an. /.
astota. N. Y. to relieve aembarrassment
caused in re,n,iriug the Chnrci, whiet,
was destroyed Dy nre. Ihe same sum
was voted % aad the Society IN Denver,
Soiofaao. Rev, ": G.h. stone pastor.
Tue mission AZ Caieutla, lhula, under
charge OF Rev. Mr.. Call and Miss Cham
Defialn Is TO be continued.
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shadow s re re1nr,,s mon ths g mina liz t,e.. :
nigI,tmare Tbe hlants & ~ life aonas;r aa "
more g,,i,s' nerhsns tl.an ia hlots gshs
evotes, a,ishhishal, ITsi.ar attor stts
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Sunday last, being the last Sunday ol
the year, was set aside at Gloucester
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/ Piety must be tliffusive. 1t is no use
when bottled up. Too MANY religious
people keep tfier grace hcrmetically
sealed up and stored away III the daIk.
ness for use in soule conjecturel future,
Bnt the Bible direction ia to keen o,,1
knowledge and holiness la circulation,
SO letting our light shine that others ses
ing our good works may glorify oui
Father IN heaven. The reservoir neai
pnre water, giittering ia. the sun anJ
rippling under the soft south wind II il
/ beautiful to look at. But its chief yalue
| consists in the fact that Through nine,
/ which reach hundreds of homes II send,
| it's water in streams to give them bles.
| sings. The christian heart is a reservoir
1 to spread blessing all about it not nonf
to shine and ripple and at last to stag.
nate.
4 al you eouaIs pidnteu III tue mousse o.
.ne ioru, eastihs eool ana gratefu
snauoM as' WI on .slose aroulIu. you { Are yot
paa'n .lees' lat a.iu nourlsHing, yiefdine
i'a. pOan.eo.s .s ,,,aa' .ue' ano inahihg all Whe