, 1874-05-10

woman said she had been to bell aud 50" opy
noss there; another had been to heaven ano
say the Savior smoking golden pipe. inofe
is similar frenzy in Petersburg.
The San Francisco Post suggests IS subject
for a sensational sermon tie question. = ha'
Christ Would Have Done With 1lliloo DOL
lars"
The American Sundav-Scl,ool Union hes Or
g.nlzed over l 200 schools drrinC tue past yea.'
in 1924, over 81 900 schools. with G,0o0, ,ovo seno!
ara. Three Thousand churches have AsEo oeen
established through the agency Of this society,"
and 600. 600 persons have been converted through
its exertions, i. ia estimated.
A monthly paper called tha Freeman, for
mesly published at 1earenworta. has removed
to this city, where the first number has hsen
issued. An idea Of the creed Of the papar may
be derived from the following extract:
An Ohio aubacsiber asks ~ i VIC ase IN favor o.
"Prohibttory Liquor Laws" Me answer, no; We 'Ie r.
drinking wine, but in eating Sunday dinners, hu. are
orposed sending men to heaven by force We CON
tzs sdss II to ore so q 70 ini be i b. wants toand bbe rs
too for wers 1t not 60 the God OF tho Bible would lave
sralsd up ths entrance to tne bottaIess pt 30 tas
rnen could not get in. Tie fact that o left the gates
oneo shows that He recognized the right OF people to
20 thcre and the further fact that he made broad
road lending thereto thows that He expeesea gfeas
many to 70. We don't want to abridge the liberties o.
tne peopie, or tlwart the plans Of God
Joan OF Arc is to he canoniZed~
Roman Catholicism does not seem to flourish
in India. The Vicar Apostolic Of Eastern Ben
cal says: Professionalism, with al the eYlls
which naturally flow from It; t. hKe @ to ongn1lng
ing our holy religion grow and hourish IN the
Pagan world"
Pope Plus has addressed letter to the hasss-
chusotts Catholic Temperance Union e1hort1ng
them for the welfare Of their country to vlgor-
ously urge on the total abstinence movement.
under the guidance Of the Church. "Ihus. ne
added, "wiH you, beyond all contradiction,
deserve well Of God. OF the Church, and Of your
felow-mau."
Tho Rock Eng1ish) SAYS that the Rector OF
Hughenden, baipg anxious to oEtaln faculty en-
power;ug him to make certain attentions IN the
parish church, including the erection OF rare
dos and the substitution OF 4 marble slao 2r for
the present table, Mr. Diaraei besttrred hEnsof
until both these obnoxious items had been
struck out of the petition.
4 writer in the Churchman's Shilling Maqa-
zine, England, estimates TINT there are ", ,V00
religious hymns in the English language. OF
this number tho seal Of approval of the. entire
anglican Church has been gwen to only ~.
There are q by Watts, q by Wesley, 16 BY Mont
eomery. Ii By Hebsr, Q by Newton, as many BY
Tate aud Brady, each by Cowper aud Doddndge,
and each by keb1e. Kelly. and Neale, and OF the
whole number only ivs ara by "Anon."
The italian Ne,ns Gays: 1.-THE second an
niyersary Of tha Italian Bible Society ia one OF
the evidences that Italy desiras to work Gu: her
own redemption. It may be only an idea, mere
sentimental hobby, to print in Rome an Italian
Family BibIe, but men will often labor hard to
establish M idca when they a1e careless Of the
Aolid realities OF life 3len value far moro highly
those things which are purchased BY their self
denial, thao other things which are thrust upon
them by jealous or charitable persons. It may De
urged a. an argument by soma OF our readers that
the British and Foreign Bible Socety is abundant
ly able to supply Italy with all tho
copies Of the Holy Scriptures she
joy. But tha little letven Of national pride has
begun to work in the minds OF the people, and
they desire to accomplish part Of their own
religious regeneration. The 5lbIe has beco kept
from them BY q designing and corrupt P11e.t-
hood. and, having heard the glad tidinss, they
are desirous Of possessing copy tor them
eelges.
An Eastern paper Gays:
It seems to be generally allowed that tho Moham-
edan religion is At present making decided progress
in Asia and tnat there olinous ssns Of an out
break Of its old 1auacisa. It is not dihcult to SEQ
th. ground Of this movement among tae Arabs anu
ohec Shelu,:ic who look upon Mohammed as the
1sssors7 Of tbs ancien: pararch4 faith. Tie EemaFs
people who have no such associations TIE e3p..na-
tion may. in part bs found il tue principle ard posi-
tive Character OF fno lslnate c:ee tslec4aoJ IL 1s
sharp practice with I'll mystical crees and
teal com pcasions; in its policy Of sord ani c
blow, aud raaps tie bow bsfoEs tas rer tnstss'! -
The Koran to the senses Of Oientals, and contrast its
nolyga1ny with the At-ic Christian Law OF the t@1I.
wu ere not lesyo ont Of eight certain froe5tant
element 1n Mohammed, nor 10 fosget wnrs tba. pro
found thinker, Fieh41d Rothe. said in oce Of his
aphurisms-th.t the Ara5!aa prophet was ' ths Ar*t
granl his orical lin7 tae absorption .!
Cnrstisu,ty by eccie, ascis," Thus;t is son.swh2t
| remarkable tEat wills. the Germauc r1ccs arc taking
stand against EomarisUa. tezs is something OF ths
same movemen. going ou In ASIA End TIC old priest
hoods there d4nger os losing their power from
the usoads Of Bisnlacczs and King Williams In tur-
bans, instead Of Helmets.