The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-08-20
CHURCH NEWS.

Since the commencement of the Beecher
business the religious literature CT the coun-
try has been so mixed up, that when We
com. to sort our clippings on Saturday eve
ming, for sundays issue, We are frequently
puzzled as to the props disposition to make
of certain items--wbether their place is in
the "church column" az religious" or 10
the waste basket as baudy. five occasion
ally make mistake, and insert something
that should be left OFT, our readers must BE-
charitabIe-men with more religion than We
Law claim to, are liable in thee times to fall
into such errors.
We learn from the Time, of Blue Rapids,
t hat the Presbyterian society at that place
has determined TO build new house OF wor-
ship tLi. fall, and that the work On the
structure has already been commenced. The
Times says:
We have been shown plan OF the build
ing, drafted by JOHN MCPHERSON, OF the La
Belle House. which ha. been adopted. Ii L.
pure Go bic, and when completed will be
tine editice. The slruc;Ur. will be of stone
from our own quarries, 32x56, with tower
10x 10 IT,, and IS feet hieh. Ihe water Ia
bic Is four feet aooye the ground. The walls
are IS feet, and the comb Is feet above the
caves The location is the corner Of Gene
zee and Seventh street., the editce facing
the south, with the entrance at the tower, OF
G.nesee street. The estimated cost il $4,-
900. This church organization, which II
the oldest in the place, contains about 40
Communicates, and is, gnaucially as well as
numerically, the strongest society IN the
place.
The Northe1r, Christian Adpocalc (Me,ho-
dist thinks that too many persons went from
Round Lake TO Saratoga to see the boat
race, and that if they must 60 either, they
had better 70 to q horse race. 1t was also
surprised ITO see 90 many ladies and gen
tlemea on the camp ground with little bit
of Lavender ribbon pinned to the shoulder OK
BOSOM" and when it inquired their mean
ing, was informed 81. was the Wesleyan
boat crew colors, A fine camp-meeiing
badge thought wem A critical reader sug-
gests ttat as "very many of our comp-meet-
ings lately have been held for persons who
had got above sin, the Northern should have
been sItnfied to find one great camp-meeting
Rev. Florence Mccarthy, of Chicago, said
in his sermon las: Sunday, on the temp.a- |
lions of clergynen
"A few months ago the psstor of one of
the large Baptist churehes Of this city, re-
ceived several anonymous letters from
lady member of his church. He was much
exercised over it. He pondered long and
deeply as to what he should do in the case.
He finally went to his weekly church prayer
meeting, and al the conclusion stated come
things. and asked if any of the ladies had
wririel such letters 10 him. OF course no
one arose"
Circumstances alter cases. For instance,
when Vireinian arose in church and saii:
"Here's hundred dollar bill for the old
hess behind the pulpit - no ore thought of
putting him out.
In preaching at Westminster Abbey the
Bishop of Lincoln recently said he could
conceive no hing more more unnatural or
bsrbarous than u relight those funeral fires
that had been extinguished fourteen centu- :
ries ago by the silent influence of Christian.
ity. Cremation would, he believed i'm
peril the doctrine of the resurrection, and so
produce the most disastrous consequences.
At a Presbyterian Church in Saratoga, a
sermon was recently delivered on the Chris
Iian's regatta tow ard the heavenly goal. He
va. described as feathering his oar with pre-
,is,on, turning the stskeboat of his life with
Ill tie resolution of faith, coming down the
desperate course of the home stre:ch with
7igor, fixing his eye on the heavenly Ret
rec and taking good care not to initiate the
lie PIE JUDAS and break his scull.
Two Unitarian Minister, the Rev. James :
Freeman Clarke and the Rev. DIR. A. P.
Peabody, preached in different orthodox
.hurches in Hartford on a recent Sunday, O
ind the fact that no fuss has been made 81
bout il is spoken of as an indication that =
barriers are gradually becoming n
,ss marked. II
Here is a toast, given bv Rev. l. NJ. At l.
-ood at recent Universalist anniversary in 7"
is: Our iellow-workmen OF all I"
hu-ches: they do noiraise our flag, but they |
aul down the flag of cur enemy" se
A London correspondent say. Mr.. Glad
tone is understood to be engaged on spirit W
al matiers," more particularly upon the r
ubjec OF eternal punishment, on which be &c
; id 20 be question ng tie casuists and d
heologisns OF every creed. t.
The editor of the Ypsidlanti, Mich.) Sen :,
incl gives the clergy this home thrust, and o
very consciencious minister will acknowI- L
dge that the editor makes a point:
Especially do We say to the pulpit, stop
ving. stop fal-iiying history, stop striving :
DR. sensation at the expense OF truth, stop .,
colding US and yelling at US. If there be :.
ospel that i. regenerating, eleva,ing, ennob-
ing and purifying, let us have ii.
Admiral Dupont was oIce explaining to
'arragut the reason why he fsiied to enter
,harlesIon harbor with his fleet Of iroI-
ads. He gave this reason, and that reason,
nd the other reason; and rsrrsgut remain
d silent until he had got through, and then :.
aid: "Ah Dupont, there il one more rca-
on, "What IL that?" "You didn't be-
ieve YOU could do IL" There is nothing = !,
Ike faith,
There il a woman cut west who will get p
lp at six O click, kindle the Ere, get break d
as., rout out the family, wash the dishes Q
nd six children, sew a button on the neck Il
f her husbands shirt ard hunt his hat, go i.
D a mission Sunday school and teach class, Il
ttend church, rush home ard have dinner "
yer ard the things cleared away in time for a
fterncon Sunday shcool, read the Sunday O
,hooi papers to the children, go to church p
night, and talk or her way home sbout +.
unday as ''day OF rest. "-Bar!ingtoa a
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