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BEFORE the 9th OF Marcn, 1913, 1t was not law,
ri Il e. England fqr the common people to read
the Bible in the English language. On that day
the British Parliament passed an act declaring
that 1t shall be Lawful to all men to read the
Bible and Testament In the mother tongue. ~
Although it is lawful IN this country for every
body to read the Blble, great many people
seem to keep tier Bioles only to lookat, or else
~. w.. 0'ae - ~ee''''
queer state or things among the Congrera~
tlonalsts OF vermont: lheTe are 136 Congre-
gationalsst churches n tae state, only ii OF
which nave pastors lherc are 81 ministers in
The state VINO nave no chusches. The average
membership Of the churches IS about 100, but,
Whtc tnerc are lew large ana strong churches,
the majority are both small and poor, aud have
to get along IN the best way they can, procur-
ing, week oy week, tue ministerial services OF
any clergyman VINO may happen to pass that
way.
Mr.. Leonard Woolsey Bacon, writing in the
Christian U,.ion, says that one OF the most emf-
nent OF English clcrgynlen once exclaimed to
him, with sharp, sudden intGrpell ation, apro-
pos Of nothing that had gone before: F" Mr.. Ba-
con, what does possess your American Episco-
they come over to Europe! Why, we in the
Church Of England think sometimes that we
are entitled to carry our heads pretty high; but
bless me! it is nothing to the style that they
put on." =
The E,stern German Ront;st confaranca
xrh;c1, has ;ust nat IN R,1tinnra renras.nt. "A
th,,rchcs - Cans1o G"nnno.;,,',, Io,t. VIZ
on1 ~ ad;o,on+ cto4os trha o1 t,,,,,t,o1 ~
m Ti,rc is ni"o the Western, Esrtnan r,. Rs,'-
tist Conference, which represents 100 churches,
as many ministers, and 1900 members. Tie
two conferences. unite in q triennial general
conference, which has two chairs Ia Rochester
University, onc of theology and one OF lam
euages, and has established Students Hall at
Rochester, with fund Of $4,000.
4 oo11 c,,a. fro,, 1v,sh;,o+o, n for
money to hui1d 1arre church for co1ore1 neo- o.
1e ;n tho+ ho itt cast s ~ o epn naage1
pIe 3. M stsf ~ ~ ~ neeu.9'
hu o. mary onuFen i !solossa n1o ~ enG GaplIA'
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IN eenernton of coiorcd yofb wi,u 1v have Eu ont.
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The Detroit Methodist Episcopal Conference,
at its late session., adopted q report md resolu-
tions declaring that there are influences at
work which have tendency to drive Christiani-
calling attention to tic fact that the University
Hall IS used for dancing purposes. Alocal relig-
mus u Inc Snllstlan scntlnent @ u the State
must prevail at the University. We have not
only sons but daughters there They are away