, 1874-03-22

3,,. .~;tt, u7sss ~ rae+7ass t,,ra .ho era ac f.
tntal1r denraved ~ to h. twitcainy each other'
ho;r a. d;annsi,r over snrna d,v9sohoo1 fro,;t
while the teacher is looking I'D passage in th
Bible, or making ont thH report for the day 2
| The editor does not answer tho question: bu
hopes prize essay will soou be written upo1
the important subject.
Tho pro+so+.,t r,,;s,o,., oor,+o,,,,o, :. ~,
77n,+el stataa aon.aa z "a ~ ~
e;nnarv 70 p;stoes M nto n
s,d Jc,ooo,a 1nn ~ 9s, ~ p1tesu
n;cants H. ,ast anr1o, "aI ,tat ~
Er Vnr.- ,,;a, hs 9e oon u!ess2o - s.4As ~
ia pennay,vania Ns ~ - ,oo na1t NIar5,and
WIN ~ TX n.a *ta tanrtt a',.ahar n - ~,
I'M. ~, ,he nsu 49, nn 1o ~ o.
h1l4os 1of 'ne year are reported a. S''o1o'14'' W.
| An Eastern journal says: In Jacksonville,
n!a': 1e5e aIe s@o flesDs1s1iau cnurenes' tsolsn
81 FL 7uu oouIuesu; oue pls':oPa', t"o nesno
uss s"v naptaes' pseueo sn1toae. 1 - Tat.nI;a
T';a - soi y eo 4 ;nhah;tan,a az III
inss u css5 od sone 1o'ooo lonepaus', aad ~
lesa enaa o. poopie. AauJ ~ 1pe'u
Vaslt tneIe outanE tne winter. lne enuIen ac
conmoaae1ons are h4Snls appkec1aseo W '1e ne"
a'esous s1satoFa'
Tho New Orleans Adrocote mourns because
the religions tevivaIB secm confined chiefly to
the North. It says 'sI In the South tho churches
are moving on with no unusual degree Of inter
est. We do not hear OF anything extraordinary
in the WAY Of rcvira1s. In our own denomlna-
t.ona1 bounds the stats OF religion is above the
average, souls sre being converted, and mem-
bers received, but no extraordinary awakenings
are reported"
. nh. 4s;nn;no ,,+ ~, Tho r,d x,;ckorbockor
Hood hv ~ ar6E,arr;,ca ia sad tn ha The cansa
Why the old Dutch Reformed Church does not
prosper. DR.. Mandeyiiia thinks the erasing Of
the wofd "DaSch 1e" years ago ae PAY OF
14e 9t1o u tua eaoteA nau ptoteu Ajuilp4s:
ministers now 10 not cu:2e from the colo3cs OF
tet1an Inutcn; ne ueno'e' sne1 suoo1u aoan-
prnceto1. % @'e'~> 0N'&'' wv ''@'@' -
nn. 49,, ,:.-..:
e, 1ne bloaa Caufca ue"6PapeIs ato oscussiug
ine 1e'''ni ehp1ss OF y, tne late Lsaer hnepp VINO
olsa IN 1.oekloto, -, h5scn . N noI very
eoihpnnunsay e. hr 1nn 1on Nm E.aeT hnapp slamea
u nnte consgftea igy,ooo people ~ nus vtsotons
Of tie lost in hall but the T,,fenendent savs If
him: at would bo hard to determine whether
he hns done more good than harm, There ure
many things to regret In the present condition OF
tile Christian Church but tho 'isappoarance OF
the c!ase of preachers whom he represented is
not oue Of them.',
Dne of tha re1ir;ous navsnan ners savs. u,rr
'Mooly has lad occasiou to gys advice to the
Thoaa brethren find intamnerance md drinking
habitn tne chief barrier to TIER evangelical work.
AZ n meeting in which tbey we're nrayarfnllv
considering this subject. thew asked tie Chicago
mans opinion. It was to the point. tBauiah
the inferual stun from your own gideboattls and
tabIes.'"
Bible-Readers' Society WIS held few days age.
Tho annual report OF the managers states tnat
during the past wear the Society had the SERVICES
Of fourteen faithful women. each OF whom was
assigned a well-deGnei district. OF such size
that every family in It might be visited once in
forInirht. cIaas of fnctory-rirls mect one
ayenin- in the weak fnr ralrious instruction at
the hoase of reader. The work Of one reader
is aa follows: conyersions d evening PRAYER
meetings (ayerage attendance 4ol: Is afternoon
praycrmeetinrs (ayerure nttendauca 20): q
sessions Of sewing-school (averase attendance
~; ~ Bin!e-chss meetings (aTerage attendance
~; - t;oos Fisss pala l,51 tracts oistsaoased
"a Bibles anu prayer-nooks gwen away.
The Christian Union eays: At the recent
conference of Professors of Presbyterian Thao-
logical seminariey, at Pittsburgh, some i'm
portant suggestions we're made which will con-
Germ all seininaries alike. It was recommended.
among other things, that the examinations OF
the students be made mort, thorough. and that
those who do not pass SATISFACTORILY should be
conditioned, and, il necessary ret back in their
course, which viii be- recognized as a policy
considerably moro stringent than anything now
IN vogue. IN regard to the way students Should
spena thelr 1onr months summer vacation, It IS
urgsa tnat IL snoula nelthe1 oe Wasseo nor gwen
~ nesalsoly occ1pn11oh s oe1efmnea py eapflce n