Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1874-01-03
RELIGIOUS NEWS.

Rev. DIR. B. Sunderland, Presbyterian,
has been elected Chaplain of the United
States Senate.
The German Reformed Church at
Germantown, o., is the oldest in the
Synod of Ohio.
Six Catholic priests and seven nuns
fell victims to the yellow fever, contrac-
ted while caring for the sick i'm Mem
phis.
God is the author; men are only the
players. These grand pieces which are
played upon earth have been composed
in heaven.
Rev. DIR. Washburn, of Grace Church,
Cleveland. O., bears testimony 20 the
free seat and voluntary. contribution
system in that church.
About twenty of the low church cler-
gymen of Philadelphia have united in a
protes: against Bishop Cummins' at
tempt to start new denomination. e =
The Northern Methodist Church is
beginning to be quite prosperous in Ken
tucky, and is doing much towards erect
ing new churches and repairing old
ones.
Over three hundred persons have
been added to the colered Methodist
Church in Paris, KY. Over two hum
dred persons were baptized on Thanks
giving day.
There are about four hundred more
Congregational Churches than available
pastors. The annual gain of churches
is about seventy and that of ministers
forty-four.
The Christian life should never-can
never be a solitary one; life of service
must be life of love. And no path can
lie barren if the fountain of living water
flows by its side.
Rev. NJ. Staneler, received by Bishop
Bedell about six months ago from the
Roman Catholic priesthood at Columbus,
O., is about establishing mission for
Italians in New York City.
A Baptist Association in East Ten
nessee has resolved to do nothing this
year for foreign missionary work, in
order that they may have more means
to look after heathens at home.
The new American Church in Geneva,
Switzerland, is composed of members of
various denominations, and the pastor.
Rev. Gideon Draper, invites the assis-
tance of American clergymen visiting
the city without regard to their sect.
The colored Presbyterians of Pitts
burgh have lately dedicated beautiful
house of worship. The movement was
begun few years since by Rev. E. E.
Swift, who held services with a small
congregation in a hall over a livery
stable.
The oldest foreign mission of the
Methodist Episcopal Church was estab-
lished in Africa in 1889. 1t now exists
as an annual Conference, under the
charge of Bishop Roberts, having thirty
one Churches, 2.239 communicates, %
travelling and 81 local preachers.
OF 1s3, 500 Baptists in Virginia, H.
006 are colored members, contained in
four Associations, and having 3S1 col
ored ministers. They complain that
they are disowned by the General Asso-
citation of White Baptists, and that three
of their ministers were excluded from
the recent General Association.
Bishop Whitaker of Nevaca and Ari-
zona reports to the Board of Missions
gratifying increase in the Episcopal
Churches in his diocese. The Sunday
Schools have 5000 children and 78
teachers. Church property is valued at
$4,000; communicants number 239.
During the year there were 124 baptisms,
80 combinations, 80 marriages and 133
burials.
Revs. Drs. Storrs and Buddington, of
Hrooklyn, having failed to bring Ply
mouth Church and its pastor, Rev. III.
W. Beecher, Ito accord with their views
of Congregational usage. have called a
National Council to deliberate upon the
questions growing out of the case. The
trouble began with Plymouth Church
permitting Theodore Tilton to withdraw
without trial.
Let preachers vibrate with human
sympathies; and with the insight of low
ing hearts touch life at every point; and
let them press home the divine side of
theology, not in the dogma of past age
but in words and experience born of
life in our day. and. like Chrysostom and
Spurgeon, aye like the Great Master, the
common people shall hear them gladly,
and converts shall be gathered not only
by scores, but by thousands. The spir-
itual world overarches our natural life,
and he who can discover and WELD its
forces will be the master of men. "God's
greatness flows around our inconplete-
ness," and he who lays hold of 1T, bring
ing it within reach of struggling and
despairing men, shall never lack eager
hearers or rejoicing converts.
What the world needs is the sound of
the s'long roll" in the camp of the
Lord-the springing to arms of all his
soldiers. The Church may yet perform
its mission, when the 'sklngdoms of this
world become the Kingdoms of our Lord
and of his Christ" This will never be,
until the whole idea of the Church be-
ing a saving Institution is thoroughly
substituted by the true idea, that it is
Gods working corps--the "life boat, +"
by the 'sarmy" idea. Gas man thinks
in his heart, SO Is he."
No work is to be expected of those
who enter the Chnrch with the belief
that it is train bound for heaven, and
that they have only to ''check their bag
gage through" take seats in the cars,
and leave the rest to the engineer. Yet
such appears to be the controlling
| thought of many-we had like 10 have
written most-of the church members at
the present day. Hence, failing to
"water" others, they are not themselves
'watered" in return-and being want
| ing i'm the conditions precedent, of zeal
and activity for Christ, no high state
| of piety is to them attainable. The
| minds of church-members must be dis
abused-must be enlightened on this
subject.
|
| object of entering the Courch is to con-
| centrate and organize effort, and so
make it effective in the work of the
world. That to this efficiency every one
can contribute, and must contribute.
That the absence of the labor of any
one, however humble, like the loss of a
limb from the human organism, not OH
| ly mars its symmetry and beauty, but
| likewise Injuries its efficiency.
| That while no part can say to an
other, 81 have no need of thee," equally
must it not say, "fhere is no need OF
me-" Each must be made to feel
| There's a work to do for Jesus.
| Yes, u glorious work to do"
and that in this work he has necessary
even If an humble part, which must moi
be left undone.-Religious Herald.
Forty young ladies of Vassar, enjoyed
| a visit to the museNm of the Albany