Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-07-02
Religious and Educational.

The divinity lectures at Yale are
hereafter to include a course on the pres
ervation Of health.
The American Board have appointed
two missionaries TO go to Mcxicoi In place
Of Mr.. Stephens, recently assassinated.
Nine new Presbyterian churches
have been organized within the bounds
of the Synod of the Pacific since Its last
meeting.
The Baptists, as well AS several other
Protestant sects, are thriving in Rome.
A short time ago the pews OF new
church in the Eternal City rented for
$4,000.
The First Congregational Church at
Marblehead, Mass, was organized in 1884
and for the first 116 years had but four
pastors, and during its whole history of
100 years has had but ten. It's present
membership Is 200, OF whom less than
forty are males.
Bishop Pierce, of the Methodist
Church South, Is grieyed TO find among
their young people, especially in the
towns and cities, tendency To wOrldlincss
Ito vain and demoralizing amusements--
thus lowering the standard of piety and
weakening the moral power OF the church.
AT the late Episcopal! Convention in
the State of Pennsylvania, Bishop Ste
vens stated that he had declined to re-
ceivc as candidates for orders members
of church guilds and secret associations.
He charged that these associations had
been the means of sowing the seeds of
error, which were bringing forth the
fruits Of discord and schism.
The Reformed Episcopal Church
has stripped the marriage service of
some of its cercmoniais. The words
"with all my worldly goods thee en-.
dow are cut out I; and again, in the con-
Guiding prayer, the passage, that rs
Isaac and Rcbecca lived faithfully, to-
gether, so May these persons surely per-
form and keep the vow and covenant be-
tween them made" is dropped as inap-
proprate." But the provoking little
words, "and to obey" are retained.
The Dakota General Association of
the Congregational Church lately met at
6iona Falls, the Niagara of that section
of the country. Three years ago there
were but two professors OF religion in this
place, one Congregational and the other
Methodist lady. There are now twenty
members connected with the Congrega-
tional Church, as many or more with the
Methodists, besides Episcopalians and
Baptists. This association now numbers
ten churches and ten ministers, and over
200 members.
The Church Congress to be held in
New York city In October, will be made
up Of all who choose 10 attend of the
clergy, including all orders, Bishops,
priests and deacons, and of the laity, In
Guiding oil conditions. 1t will govern It,
self by few rules of order. Papers will
be read by clergymen and laymen upon all
questions Of real interest In the church
as cannot or ought not to be discussed In
the several conventions. The debates
will be free alike to all; the only creden-
tial will be ability to make the Congress
listen. Applause and audible disappro-
baton will be permitted. 1t will be o
fair, open combat of ideas, and In no case
will any debate terminate In vote. 1t
will be in the interest Of no party or fac
ton. The Ritualist will be fully heard,
and the Low Churchman and the High
Churchman and the Broad Churchman.
Personal and Literary.
Senator Jones, of Nevada, has pur-
chased the st. james Hotel property in
Naw Yark citv