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of the pope.
Mr. Moody's ni5ther was a delegate
to Unitarian convention at BattlebO-
70, VT, lately.
In New York thirty-eight. Chris,
Trans have been circumcised for al:
mission into the Jewish congregation.
The Old Catholic Synod Of BerDe,
/ Switzerland, has decided that cSibacy
and at ocular confession ire to be op-
tional.
Rev. DR. Dickerson, OF TIE Baptist
Standard, Chicago, has been COMPEL
ed to submit to the amputation of his
leg, just above the knee.
Assistant Bishop White, of Vir>
ginia, p. Ed has been compelled,
through, 'he injunction of his physi-
ciar' 20 withdraw from active work.
7 The number of Presbyterian
/ churches on the Pacific coast has in
creased during the year, from iO5 to
/ 1l5. and of ministers from ll5 to l2&.
The Free Church Record estimates
that outside the bounds Of Christen-
dom there are 1900 centers Of Chris
tan work aud gospel teaching, 1000
congregations, 273,O00 COMMITMENTS
and / $50, 600 nominal Christians.
About twenty-thousand Of the Men
nonites weTes to leave Russia for
America during September and Oct5-
Der. The Lutherans Of Russia are fol-
/ lowing their example. a large NUM-
| Der are on their way to Wisconsin, to
found 4 colony.
Bishop Spaulding, of Colorado, has
| learned a lesson very much like that
acquired repeatedly 10y nOn-cpiscOpal
missionary boards and associations.
! He writes that "a bishop in the West
is very popular if he spends money
where it viii enhance the value Of
land"
Qnccn Victoria dislikes the Rituals
lists, and delights in a simple FORTH of
worship. The Prince Of Wales, on
the contrary, enjoys the forms of the
Church whenever he attends, which is
seldom. His eldest sister Is Luther
an. IrTd Lorne is a Presbyterian.
! The Duchess of Edinburgh is a Greel,
Catholic, and her husband is a Low
Churchman. Take them altogether,
the royal family are little mixed in
theology.
DR. Junkin was wont to say that
ministers ought to learn to open their
mouths wide when they preach. DIR.
Collinson was a professor in Hackney
School of theology,1i,nd wheu.a Student
began reading an essay, or preaching
a sermon before the rest Of the stu
dents in a quiet voice, perhaps scarce
" audible, the doctor would say ::
"Stor, sir; we read that after Christ
had gone up into the monftain, and
when He was set, before He commcnc-
ed to teach IFS disciples lie opened
His mouth = Now, sir, please to open
your mouth"
The music to the hymn "From
Grcenland's icy mountain" was COM
posed by Lowell Mason, in Savannah,
Ga, in 1887, at the suggestion of IA
young lady. The circumstance were
thus related by Mr. Mason in a letter
to a friend: Gone day as | met her
Miss IIoward) she said to re in sGli-
stance: AR Mason, l have just re-
ceived from a friend the copy or Il
beautiful hymn, but it is of so singu-
lar a meter Til. I cannot fiudany tune
to it. I took it home and wrote the
the impromptu. When saw her soon
after, | handed it to her. do not
remember that it was sung in public
in Savannah, but it became so popu-
lar that, not long afterward, l had 1t
printed 81 P.rntr, Of Boston, and pub
lishcd by him."
Bro. Geo. L. Pentccost resigned the
pastorateofth Warrcn-avenue church
Boston, a few weeks ago, with the in
tention of coming to Brooklyn to the
Adelphi>street church, which is in
sympathy with bis liberal views. But
the Warren avenue church unani-
mously requested bin to withdraw his
resignation and remain with them.
Before consenting TO do so, he
preached some kind, forcible, scriptu>
raj sermons on the communion ques-
ion, af,cr which, by a unanimous vote
of the church, The close communion
clause unde. articles Of faith was
stricken out. This church has nobly
met the issue between liberal and bro
seriptiye piM slples, and honored an
cicnt Baptist practice. Bro. Pente-
cost will now remain in Boston. His
church is now probably in better con-
dition for united and successful work
than at any time during his Passionate.
/ -Baptist Union.
GRANGE ITEMS.
Ninety-two oranges were organized
during tile month of October, gain