, 1875-03-14

tion- The purpose Of this comprehensive cours.
| OF setEaou5 IL apparently not to confound I'll
differences OF belief, but to show bY eminen
examples that th.re is posiriye and pract1ca
ground Of faith npd practice upon which Chris.
tian people OF various names may unite without
abdlcating their personal CONVICTIONS or going
| oVec to vague free-tainklnS-'
Simpson II. E. Church is in q more uroaperoue
condition than for mapy yea1e. The total mum.
ber OF those who have professod conversion dur.
ing the winter is thirky-eighs, the majority oi
| whom it is believed will become active members
iu the Church: The Sabbath-school numbers
about 3oo: a. s. Weeden, Esq, the present su-
cess OF tue school BY the uniting energy shown
By him in its hehnlt during the year and hall
| that he has filled that position.
! Tho Su1dny-schoo1 missionary Horx OF the
Baptist Publication Society is stated to have
been very successful dnrine the last fiscal yesr.
At present, With achurch-membership Of 40, 200
in the State OF Illinois. there is Supday-sebool
eurollmens Of CT, 600, with 525 schools, over 800
! Of which are continued through the entire wear.
There are now enrolled $500 Teachers and there
are q, 600 volumes in sunday-school Libraries.
During the year 800 pupils vera hopefully con-
verted, and are now working church-members.
| The religious excitement created by Mess,s,
Moody and SANKEY'S 1abors in Great Britain
| shows no signs of abatement, aad ID making its
impress upon current literature. A book has
| already been issued, entitled - Narrative OF
Messrs. Aoody and Sankey's Labors in Scotland
| and Ireland" It contnins descriptive accounts
OF the great religious awakening in Scotland and
Ireland, complied from tho correspondence OF
| the British Evangelist and tho Christian. Ac-
| counts ct their meetings in Manchester, Shof-
/ held. and birmingham, Eng, ore also included
| in the present volumes, and additional ones will
be issued to cover the remainder Of their tour.
Tho wora IS timely gotten up, and presents an at
trnctire appearance. It ia published by Anson
; D. F. Randolph i Co.. New York
| The annual meeting OF tho Eighth Presbyte-
rian Church the Rev. Samuel ". Dufield pas
! tor, was hald in the lecture-room Of their house
! OF worship corner OF Robey aud West Washing
ton streets, laft Monday evening. There was
largo attendance, also harmonious conference
Of the members and friends Of the congregation.
| Messrs. D. Leonard, e. II. Whitney, D. NJ Mar
tin. 4. H. Henderson, and D. r. Dtearley, we're
! chosen Trustees for tho coming year. The fnan-
| cia1 exhibit was encourasing. During the gear
| closed the sum Of 4700 over and above the e1-
! penses OF the church was paid On the indebted
ness, aud tho collections Of the church for the
! quarter just ended we're from $500 to $500 more
! tnnn for the three months previous. It was
evidenced that tho congregation had paid all
moneys due the former pastor, the Rev. Lewis
| Il. Reid
TIE POPE ON PBoTEsTAyTIsM.
| In al alocution addressed 10 the parish priests
Of Rome on the 4th OF February, tho Pope, after
remarking that there are now no temples at
| Rome consecra:ed to Jupiter, Mercury, or Venus,
9aid .'Bu: after all thisis not much There are
Protestant churches It may bs said that they are
less dangerous, they are nevertheless motive
for much affection. At Rome, CHOSEN By God to
be the capital OF the great Catholic family. en-
| nobed ny the blood OF the ma1tyrs-at Rome,
justly adorned with the title OF mistress Of the
tfuth-witbin the walls OF that Rome where the
majestic temples Of the Christian religion rise,
ono cannot see without grief tina establishment
By the side OF these temples Of halls and meet
ing-places where it is pretended to render to
God the worship rendered to Him By heresy,
which ia revolt against God Himself. But what
above all ought to excite your zeal pastors Of
souls is the opening OF certain schools where,
generally speaking, impiety rules as mistress,
and seeks by all means to corrupt childhood. To
prevent the consequences Of so great IN evil,
dispose to prevent the corruption OF 50 many
young souls; for this corruption might by de-
grtes insiauate itself into families and props
gate the pest OF unbelef-"
TIE AztEnrcAN EvAxoEr1srs N ENGLAND.
Tha Christian World, in leading article on
Messrs. Moody aud Sankey, says:
Tie age beyond au other ages intellectual and 1t
Is the very face OF the Moody and Sankey revival
that It Ia the least Intellectual Of all revvls II I'D
dresses itself expressly to tho feelings by Of
popular orator and d musical performer. Mr. Moody
is gladly believe, sincere and earnest but,
unless he has been pessistenty n2isrepzasentsd he
Substitutes strong assertion for Argument, and dog
matte confidence for intelligent faith. This t. not
the kind Of rorirais that is most needed in tho pres
IN any to ' til In Mr: Moody + tbss b.
Prof. Huxley better authority than Ar. Moody On
eosmogoag and ". Neatcott better authority than
Bible. Mr. Moody speaks With peremptoEy doe1nattsn
on both points, He objects to reports Of his address,
ss, and We trust that when hs arrives ia The ms, w
been ualsrepresentod or that LIS 'sShorta-
lions have become moro spiritual; but We
have been wondezniy =. hg & does not a.
os fear, when It is une1cepon1ble doctrinal
grounds requires to bc most csrefuliy guarded 1tia
certain staea Of tho nerves. or in ve:y early life, per-
be thrown into dts OF terror by tuagna
ye smuss 1s, ss9n upon s shs
and harrow up their souls ~ Of he'll Is simply
aboznnaole; Accustomed 70 beliore al that their
passive N tie hand. Of their tornentors and tho a.
ing OF lastingy Injurious The9s several kinds Of
dresses to general audiences and printed in tracts
Some one, for example, has swo1n that ho would
dorn ea Ss,d 1his aoa out - "a
Tha unreasnnng speaker does not reflect that pptsts
produce, demand, any number Of such miracles
Of Assent, makes use Of exactly such AZ usra-
ton is imputed to Mr.. Moody, Tho terrible danger
connected with these Sensational anecdotes they
may a1 on the mind Of some person of tender CON
sclence suggest that the unpzrdonahle Sin has bean
committed and Lead to madness OF death. Anosher
mode Of working on the asnsibihhes, spar: from TIE
reasoning faculties Is by stories Of deathbes Surely
it stands to common sense that tho precousness Of
Christianity be noby illustrated by the rec
indela or OF those doa5ng Christians who have died
hearttroken by sorIow On account OF supposed non
acceptance By Christ ha existence OF Hhsch sos
row. their foolish pastors should have told them,
implied the deepest loye to the Savior.
HAMafoND.
Tho Rev. Mr. Hammond is still carving On