, 1874-03-08
RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY,


RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY.
At HOME.
4 joint committee Of the Presbyterian Church
OF the United States Of America, and the Cum
berland Pr esbyterian Church, held meeting oI
two days duration in Nashville, Tenn., few
days since, which ia likely to result in union o1
these religious bodies.
Once some one asked Dr.. Waylanl it he
thought come one hereto like the speaker was q
| Christian. The Doctor replied: "Can he cast
out deyils? That was all the people cared for,
because it WAS the true test Of Christianity.
creeds were OF little account when men we're do
| ing good and casting out devils.''
The eQuincy Ql.) 7phig, criticising the Interiors
attacks upon Prof Swing, says:
Without doubt theology is excellent thing In Its
way but VIC must be permitted to believe that religion
is after all OF good deal moro consequence to tns
world than theology; and VIC trust that shau not
give odense when suggest that the conductors OF
gS1nen would concern themselves more with matters
Of religion and less with the dosuas OF theology, they
editor Of the Interior will take it as altogether conf
plnaentAry when we intimate TINT hs would uudoubt-
edly have cut great figure couple OF centuries ago.
! The Boston Register Gays: " Mr.. Beecher must
never try to be as funny he can,' for his con-
gregation outraged proprety Sunday, Feb.
Is, bygiggiing and laughing aloud in the
! sanctuary. He initiated boy play
| ing upon an invisible fiddle, and didn't
| wonler the strings were called catgnt, for they
often sounded as though the spirits OF dead cats
| were possessing them. He mimicked d miser
bent on 1eform.-hrst his seventy, then his
blandness in presenting 3 Cancelled deed, the
| joyful antics Of the debtors wife and children,
and, finally, when, as tho reformed miser, with a
stecd and rode OF, bonding his parted knees and
| swaylng his body in exact imitation OF a rider.
and cutting behind with an imaginary whip,
everybody laughed till the tears CAME
There are now within the Episcopal Church in
the United States fifteen well-organized and
prosperous communities called - Ssterhoods or
Associations Of Denconesses." These Sister
hoods are not intended as asylums for the world
weary, but as households of disciplined, un-
wearyiug workers. DR.. Dix, who is one OF the
most prominent promoters Of these Sistethoods,
Gays:
J. They who lead this life must have every help which
human nature requires for perseverance,. An organize
ton, uniform, rule, ritual; devotional system
much mora minute than We need in the world pas
total supervision much intimate and searching
these Will be found practice essential to the reaza
ton Of the idea Of an uuwor]d1y s@crincia1 and de-
voted life. The oratory, the heurs of prayer, the
ngious picture, the cruciHx, the devotional manual
the coarse dress the minimum Of personal expenses,
the simple fare, the narrow bed. the severely plain
TC0n-Au tHe69 belong 10 the u1eA anu WILL Dc pre-
ferred By those who lead it.
There is no vow from which even confirmed Sister
may not he honorahly released The Sisters Of ST.
John engage with the order for of not less than
year and not more than three the Sisterhood Of
the Holy Communion three years. The Good Shep-
herd =. Balinore admits the candidate as fnn sis-
supposition that the applicant intends life ser
vice. Tic Sisters OF st. Mary require no VOW, ret
Christian womans liberty. II Sister desires to coz
secrate her life to the work she is not denied the prii
!" DO not contend tor vows. She Who could not make
her and keep it has not the spirit needed in this
vocation and is not the Fight STUFF for Sister Of
Mercy" In the words OF another, '* NJ VOW binds
tbe- The lore Of Chr1st and Of their ueGhbor alone
holds them."
The Archbishop of Santiago declares that fe-
male voices in tue choir are dangerous to true
picty and devotion.
Tho London Methodist inquiries whether tho
time has not como tor liberal conference lay
representation schcme-
The Old Catholics have now 100 parochial
churches in Germany, and $4,000 enrolled NOM
pers.
Christmas Day. the Methodists in the City Of
MoIico dedicated to the worship Of God tho
great Franciscan Convent situated in that city.
1t was once the residence Of 1000 monks.
The Missionary Herald mentions the CONVEX
sion OF 3 Brahmln at Jaffra, Cey1on. His rela-
lives lmuculHLElY l15LlkULGu luucIa4 HGlflEG luz
him as one dead
A little son Of an Episcopal Clergyman attend
ed eerv1ce one Sunday at congregational
church. Coming home. he said he didn't Like
that church, for the minister did it all"
A religious exchange says nothing struck the
European delegates to the Alliance so unpleas-
autly as tho vanity and Bacrileye OF fashionable
music in American churches. On their return,
however, they commend us for almost everything
al %t,n% 1o3n ff.ewc cf t.yk +t,aIr
disgust at that.
raise 800, 900 for the Central Turkey College.
Fifteen thousand dollars have been subscribed
in England, and some 5000 in Turkey, leaving
about 3S0000 to be raised in the United States.
Ezra Farnsworth, Esq, Of Boston; President
Noah Porter, and Dr.. William Taylor, OF New
York, are among tho Trustees.
A remarkable movement, headed by q native,
says the Friend Of India, has set in among the
people Of Eastern Bengal. The leader hns
number OF followers, who read the Scriptures
aud endeayor to live after the example Of the
Apostlcs and early Christians. They are vego-
tarians, and discard the use OF medicine, seeking
the cure Of sickness by prayer to Christ.
Messrs. Moody and Sankey have been spend
ing two OF three weeks in Dundee, Scotland,
with results similar to what Was experienced in
Edinburgh and Glasgow. In London, the month
Of February was devoted to q united effort On
the part OF all the churches IN holding mis-
sions" in every part OF the city. The Ritua1ists
are said TO be among the most Jealous in tho
work.
The English Independent, speaking OF the re-
cent address in London Of tho 1kev. Or. Josept
p. Thompson On the German conflict with the
jesuils, says:
Dr.. Thompson avowed his own preference for the
policy known * Free Church III Free State" and
declared his conviction that the Government in pvUs-
sa would have prepared to shape matters gradu-
al dissolution Of Church and State had the Ultra-
rnontanes compelled them hrs to fight out the p1ece-
dent question to whether there should any
thing State. The conflict was commenced By the
ccc:esiasties. Most Engishuen in the INDEPENDENTS
vew will indo1se the practical conclusion with which
Dr.. Thompson brought to close his earnest and
vincfag address, that when statesman Ike Prince
Bismarck found unrnisakable indication. Of insurree-
ton being plotted By men who thus intoIernut
and unscrupnlous, his frs: and supreme duty was to
"s;amp it OUT"
The Paris Monde has published picture Of
the Catholic hierarchy, with some statements Of
that Church that arc interesting: "The Catho-
Lie world is divided into 8G5 dioceses, without
counting five apostolic delegations 100 apostolic
yiearates, and 100 apostolic prefectures,.. The
seniors OF the Episcopate are the Cardinal de
Angelis, Archbishop Of Fermo, consecrated in
1925 And tf1a Cnurt de- 3IerCv-ArgentiQe Arch