The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-07-15
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The Rev. s. D. Osgood, d. d. Dis
trict SeeretaESvef the American Bap-
list Missionary Union, died at his res
flence in Chicsg3, at 109 o'clock Frf;zT
day night.
Rev. T. T. Eaton, of Chattanooga,
Tenn, has accepted call to the pas
torate Of the FIRST Baptist church. IN
Petersburg, Va,j made vacant by tire
resignation of pr Hatcher.
A little four fear old created a RIP
pie of laughter by remarking to The
feacher of her Sunday-school class in
Rome. n. Y. "Jur dogs dead" = BET
Che angels werS scared when they saw
him coming Up lhe walk. Hes cross
to strangers.
In recent Investigation of the hum'
Der Of missionaries and converts in ia
pan the following was the result
Greek Church, missionary 5000 con-
verts. Roman Catholic, 40 missioha-
ries, 10000 eonierts, Protestant, 10
missionaries, 100000 converts,
Today eight living bishops of the
Episcopal Church in the United States
are from Virginia, and during the past
year two have left. one to the Gold
Coast of California, the other to the
diocese of Kentucky. Fifty young
men are in the Theological Seminary
of Virginia stttdying for the ministry.
A leading Unitarian minister in
England, speaking before the Unitarii
an Conference in Liverpool recently,
while MOODY and Sankey were there,
"These men have done, during
the few weeks they fave been among
us, more for tire correction of public
morals than all of us have done for
the last dozen years"
Clergymen Of the Congregational,
Episcopalian, Presbyterian, and jew
ish faith engaged in the same rellgl-
Gus service at a recent funeral in the
First Presbyterian church, Cincinnati,
concerning which, We are prone to
ask, if the representative Of such d
verse creeds may unite in a funeral
service, why may they not well work
together in any other service.
At late gathering of the Quakers
in Ohio the case of a preacher and his
congregation in Germantown, Pa,
was brought before them OF a charge
Of deviating from the customs OF the
church by agreeing upon a salary to
be paid the minister. it was decided
TO send committee to the cOngrega-
ton to bring back the innovators to
the established usagcs of the church
on this subject.
In recent letter written ~ the
learned Baron Piggott he combats the
theory of dPostolical succession, and
challenges his opponent to show that
bishops, priests and deacons were or
ders instituted by the apostles. He af
firms that no one knows who was the
immediate successor Of Peter, or tie
second link In the chain, and that it
is not shown that there vas ever del
egation Of successorship.
TIE Metfodists seem to be attaining
great strength N Australia. The body
has three conferences, and the pecu-
liarities of the system seem to be very
popular. Strange enough, the first
Methodist preacher there was a convict.
He was under sentence of death III
England for murder. lie was convert
ed and became 50 thoroughly changed
that through the intercession Of friend;
his sentence was commuted to Danish
t.1ent,
During the taking Up IF it,issidii
arr collection in one of the West In
dil Islands negro mother; With an
infant in her arms, first dropped in hel
cwn gift, ami then; placing a piece OF
money in the hand Of her little child
she guided it to the plate to put on j
the offering. This took up little
| time, when the collector muttered
snake haste!" to which the mother
replied, "Ifave patience, broder: mt
| Just want to bring de little ting up t.
/ it," She was right. 1t is well to be
! gin early and form the habit Of Civ
/ ing to the cause of Jesus Christ.