The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-07-24

The Maine Universalist Convention,
by decisive majority, has recognized the
eligibility Of women To the Christian min
istry. in an amendment TO the bylaws,
which forhids the Committee on OrClina-
tior 10 make any discrimination against
candidates ON account Of sex.
The Washington Conference Of Con-
gregaiiOnal churches was established by a
Council held at Baltimore. on the 10Th
ult OF the six churches comprising the
new Conference. NOT one was In existence
seven years ago. they having sprung up
from the growth OF the denomination
southwark since the war. The next meet
ing Of the Conference is TO be az Herndon.
Va. and will be the first gathering Of
Congregational churches ever held In that
state.
"A Travelling Scholarship has been
established in Union Theological Semi
nary. the interest Of which. seven hundred
dollars. j. 10 enable the successful competi-
tor Of the graduating class 10 travel aud
study for two wears in foreign and Bible
lands. II is not very surprising. therefore,
70 learn that about half the next class has
entered the lists for this tempting prize
Now. a. only one student can get 10. per-
laps the rest can be induced To travel in
Bible lands at home instead. and give their
c0ngre cations little more Of Biblical
and little less of doctrinal preaching, and
in this way meet the unsatisfied need of
the times.
The late Edward Everett condensed
into single brief paragraph his estimation
Of what constituted good education.
Here il is: TO read the English language
well. 10 write with dispatch neat. legible
hand. and be- master of the first four rules
Of arithmetic. 30 as TO dispose of az once.
with accuracy. every question Of figures
that comes up in practice-l call this a
good education. And if you add the abil-
ityto write pure grammatical English. | re-
gard this good education. These are the
tools. You can do much with them. but
you are hopeless without them. They
are the foundation. and unless YOU begin
with these. all your ilaShy atiainment-. a
little geology. and all other ologies and
osophies. are o>tentatious rubbish.
The " Christians = Of Virginia. North
Carolina and other Southern States-an
Evangelical organization numbering about
1000 cOmmunicants-in General tonvcn-
uon assembled. the first week in NAV. al
Graham. n. & have issued circular adj
dress and manifesto. proposing union and
cooperation with all Evangelical believ-
er, in Christ. They claim that the
Church of the Strangers " in New York.
OF which Rev. DIR. Deems j. pastor. and the
Church Of the People " in Brooklyn. OF
which Rev. Hugh o. Penteecst j. pa tor.
have been organized on the same princi-
pies that govern their organization in the
south. The creed of these {" Christians =
i N the exact language OF the Scriptures,
and requires assent only to those funda.
mental dpcfriu.sS helI in common hx al
Evangelical organizations. Rev. W. Il.
Nellnns. u. ID. Of suffolk. Va. editor oi
me 0rlstian S'fn. their organ. j. Presi-
dent Of their General Convention. and will
~ pleased to correspond with individual
Christians. independent local churches
anu ther religious organizations seeking
me union Of now divided church. anc
ule union Of believers in feeling. worship
and work.