The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-09-02
REILGIOUS MISCELLARY.

The church Of England bigOtry crops
Tin very petty ways. The rector who
wouldn't let the Wesleyan minister put
REV" before his name on his daughters
tombstone is initiated by the clerk Of the
school board in Newmarket, who, in re-
cor1iBg its proceedings, refuses 10 prefix
the "Rev.r to the name Of james Smith, a
Baptist minister who hRA recently been
elected to that board.
That dispute In The Jewish congrega.
ton Bnai Jeshprun Of New York, over
the question whether or not the ancient
custom Of separating tho sexes in public
worship shall be abandoned for the use
Of family pewS, is settled, rs far as the
the courts can settle it, by decision in
favor Of the innOvatOrs. The pews are
being built, and there is fine organ go.
ing into the synagogue, which will be ae-
companied by Ahe voices Of the woven.
The orthodox members have appealed 10
higher courts, but, il they dOn'i get the
reforms defeated, they will secsdG,
The Pearsall Smiths may be very in.
telligent persons, but some Of their dis.
ciples or sympathisers make funny work
with the Scriptures, 0neOi them at the
late notable Brighton conference dis
coursed on the beauty Of He1ekiah's
prayer, 10 BOrd, 1 beseech thee, under.
take for nle ~ falling into a rhapsody Of
delighs.oyet the comfort Of having God
for an, undertaken. cor said he, aiti il n
sweet prayer. Undertake for me- Be
Thou my divine undertaken; keep ME out
ofsight; put n covering on me; keep me
under the groundF How Hezekiah
would have smiled at this unique inter.
ipretationi The marginal reading In the
English verSion is, "EaSe me" He was
only anxious at that moment 10 escape the,
undertaken.
The Reformed Episcopal Church has
"come the comether" over the ProtestaEs
Episcopal Church, pure and simple, down
among the southern freedmen. There
we're many Of them that were ready to
come into the old institution last fall.
The Board Of Missions were urged Aoap.
point a missionary bishop 10 Osganite
them into congregations, but they did
nothing about 1t, and now Rev. +, +. Ste
venS, Of the new style Episaopalians, has
stepped in and organized six congrega.
tions, with $50 MEMBERS in small dis.
tfict Of South Carolina, and Bishop Cum.
Minis L. going to, eonsecfate a special
bishop for them.
The Civreiac1 [ Episcopalian) speak
ing Of camp meetings says: ave wish to
do all honor TO the care which, hitherto,
has controlled the Methodist gatherings
at the Vineyard and elsewhere, to the
harmlessness oftheir amuSements, and the
good conduct Of theiI;.visitotS. But we are
sure that TO the outside world the effect
Il to make The religious part Of II simply
one among the attractions, to coniound
the camp exercises with the fishing and
sailing and crOquet, and 10 put all upon
the same level Of mere excitement. The
religion will not stand the strain. It will
be looked uporSa a spectacle. ltcannot
be letvent, for II will have to be decotous.
Conversions must be managed with mn eye
to effect Spiritual appeals must consult
appearances. The old, rough, but hearty
summons to repentance must be sup.
pressed, for the world wont like them.
Instead, mellilluous, sensational preach.
ing and carefully prepared music will be
the order OF the hour, and the hotel.
keepers and agents and railway comma.
mics will get the management; and all
will he very pleasant, but the religious
part will be-Where n
We announced sometime ago, on the
authority Of Roman Catholic journals,
that the pope was to perform the solemn
act Of consectating the church throughout
the world to the Sacred Heart Of Jesus,
in accordance with the instructions Jesus
gave in person to the Blessed Margaret
Mary Alacoqne at Paray.le. Uonial. The
missionaries oLthe Sacred Heart at Il.
iondun in Belgium have presented the
pope with 80 volumes, containing, il IL
said, 100000 signatures In favor Of the
step. Well, the pope, II We may believe
the Debats, a. quoted in a dispatch to the
london Tmet from Paris, haS zone back