The Hickman courier., 1876-08-25
RELIGIOUS IIITTERS.

THE election of Rev. Or. w. s. Perry
as Episcopal bishop of Iowa has been con-
firmed by majority of the standing
committees of the dioceses of the United
States.
SOME of our Methodist brethren are
disturbed about the judgment passed
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ls.1or Whedon Jacks comfaSsr
sense. aHetszfs ne expesltor. ne 5s nssi-'
ously anti Calvinistic, and as weak as he
is furious"
SOME converts were brought out of a
penitentiary in Richmond Va, lately, to
be immersed, whereupon the Richmond
Christian Advocate is cruel enough to
ask the questions: If there is not
water enough in a modern and great
state prison to put them under, how
about the liquid grave in Roman dun
geon-Paul and the iailer ?"
REV. JAS. STACY, of Newman, Ga,
has been awarded the prize of 5000,
offered about a year ago by VIM. A.
Moore, Esq, a ruling elder of the First
PRESBYTERIAN church, Atlanta, Ga, for
the best tract on the nature, design
and proper observance of the Sabbath" "
This tract will soon be published by the
PRESBYTERIAN committee on publication.
There were one hundred and eight
essays or tracts, submitted for the prize,
and an effort will be made to give others
of them to the public.
The Wesleyan church in Great Britain
IS about to admit laymen into its confer
ences as delegates, in equal number with
ministers, but not exactly with parity
of rights and privileges, for ministers are
to be tried or disciplined by the clergy
alone. The qualifications to entitle lay
men to seats in the conference are that
they shall be members of the society of
five wears continuous standing at the
time of their nomination, and hold the
Office of chapel trustee, leader of the cir
emit. chapel stewart or poor stewart, or
local preacher.
THE ST. Louis Central Methodist
(northern) publishes southern mans
experience in trying to hear the gospel
in some northern Methodist churches
q" He heard Methodist in speaking
meeting thank God for raising up the
modern Moses, Abraham Lincoln"
The republican candidate for the presi
dencv received favorable mention by
more than one persen. All this was al
an early morning meeting. At the usua
hour of morning service he was at Trinl
ty and heard bishop Gilbert Haven, an'
2 ON the whole was rather taken with th
sermon. and acknowledged the fine talen
and culture of the radical bishop, ant
confesses his personal magnetism. bu
he said-think of it =" When governor
: and presidents shall pass away an
Jerome and Huss shall be forgotten
Jobn Brown will be known and honcre
as the sinless criminal.
q THE Rev. C. E. Babb, of San Francisco
college class-mate of bishop Cummlh
IS saws of him: +" He was good man, pu
/ had not enough personal magnetism an
r executive ability to build up a new o
ip ganization. If the Reformed bplsoop'
\ church is TO have future, God WI
as raise up some man better flttea
It he a leader, and the seeming loss VIII
re a real gain. But if it is better that u
/ thoroughly evangelical element sncu
at remain in the old church and try
Or leave it. as the Tyngs, of New YORK. q
r doing. then probably the new cnui'
I'd will not long survive the death OF ITS nj
90 t;shon It is a little remarkable that
lg our nineteen graduates at Dickinson = :,
~ lege. in July, 1910, three entered !
ch ministry of the Episcopal church a
IL those three have died, while OF the
It's naming members of the class only .
to has been taken away