, 1876-02-13
RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY.

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| RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY.
/ the CHURCH IN GENERAL.
| The annual meeting Of the Southern Meth.
odist Bishops will be held at Nashville the frat
Wednesday IN h1sy.
A Dominion court has decided that lady mem-
| nerb of the Episcopal churches have night to
! vote for church wardens.
The young men of Salt Lake City have organ
ICED Weekly Union Prayer Meeting. 4 Young
| Mems Christian Association has been organized
in Denver, Col
The Rev. DR.. Nssbitt, Of Samoa, said lately
that while, not very many years ago, every one
| of the South Sea Islands WAS under heathenism,
there are now about 400 900 natives who have
been reclaimed from heathensn and profess
! Christianity.
The New York BAPTIST Annual reports for the
whole State As associations and So churches !;
4O45 baptisms in 1875; 105,232 members, and
| S212, $40 contributions for beneyolant purposes
10,691 Sundaysohool teachers, and So, 429 echol-
ats. All the totals show an iucrease over 1874.
The Massachusetts, temperance revival shows
| no abatement. The ministers OF the Audover
CONGREGATIONAL Association, recognizing tho fact
| that tue prevention OF intemperance is properly
| part OF tho work OF the churches, have agfeed
| to devote one Sunday evening month to the
| subject.
The receipts Of the Maryland Bibtc Society for
the nine months closing Dec. 81, 1875, were
SIS. 90S, decrease, as compared with the corre-
| spending period Of 1874. OF 81 ,000 The receipts
for the month from donations and sales were
Sl,21G. Three colporteura are employed BY the
Society.
The Board OF Foreign Missions OF the Luther
an Church publishes the distressing fact that its
treasury is bankrupt. The Board has ten mis-
sionaries in Africa and lndia, and requires
$4,000 in gold for the payment OF their ealaries.
It is now indebted to the amount OF $4,000,
much Of which Is duo to missionaries
Amovement is on foot in Ireland to establish
an irish Church Divinity School, and to ask
for sum Of E400 00O the same as was voted to
Maynooth, from the British Government. Mr.
DtsraeIi is said to be favorable to the plan, and
after what he has said in his essay on q Italy aud
Der Church. Mr. Gladstone cannot consistently
oppose it.
The agent OF the publishing house Of the
Southern Methodist Church announces that the
capital Of the house has Increased from S87. .1G5
in 1866, when business WAS resumed, to 930G, TOT
at the present time. 1t is Desired to pay of the
entire indebtedness Of the house before tbs meet
ing Of the Southern General Conference at Al
ianta, Ga, in 1878
The apnuai meeting OF the London Baptist
Association was held at the Aletropoltan Taber-
nacle Jan. II. The Association is COMPOSED OF
13l churches, with 3 membership Of 32,351 per-
sons the membership last year was 80, ,292 per-
soue. A meeting Of ministers MAS held in the
morning, and in the evening there WAS general
meeting at which Mr. Spurgoon delivered an ad-
dress.
An Adventist paper in New Hampshire, called
the Herald Of The Morning, Gays tue prophetic
periods ended Feb. Il 1875, and the "resurrec-
ton Of ths dead in Christ has begun and may
go on. with no natural or physical demonssra-
lions" until the spring Of 1873. Then "ths
fsRFa IN ha Mad a ~ fnr$r
years, during which the Kingdom OF God will
be set dp."
It is said that among the 13, ,00U ministers who
belong to the regular Baptist Church, only $50
are for open communion. The position Of these
clergymen will be somswhat affected by the pas
Convention in New York Jan. q. "disownipg
communion with any except those baptized By
immersion" and the discussion ia likely to como
to point throughout the whole Baptist body.
Dr. schaff announces that the American Bible
rsvisors have finished tho Pentateuch aud
Psalms, and are Ut work on the minor prophets.
OF the New Testament the Gospels and Acts are
completed, and the Epistes are in hand. The
English Committee with three years advantage
in starting. have about two-thirds OF their work
accomplished the American. about one-third.
It is a cardinal principle with the revisers, to
preserve the general tone OF the present au-
thorized version
The First Baptist Church Of Cleveland, In &C.
cepting the resignation OF Dr.. Dehrends ex-
pressed surprise at the change Of bis opinions,
but conceded his right to change. Their letter
of reply to him said =" In this severance Of
cherished relation. We are mindful Of cardinal
principle of the Baptist faith. nhich comedies to
all unfettered religious freedom. We would not
hamper your conscience. nor call in question
yeur sincerity and your right to reconsider your
uews aud to accept every change Of conviction
which you deem to be demand by TRUTH
mr., R,v Eoorv1ao Ch~ :, sA;rr
protracted meeting at the First Christian Church,
corner Indiana avenue and Twenty-ifth street.
There have been nearly thirty aeccssions to the
membership thus far. and owing to the deep in-
tarest that prevails. the meetings will continue
through the coming week. 1here will be preach
ing every evening by the pastor. Alr. Shaw
breaches thu Gospel in its simplicity and purity,
and is winning tue hearts Of his hearers to the
truth he SO zealouely proclalms. All are most
cordially invited to attend these services. The
ordinance of baptism will bs administered at the
close OF the SERVICES this evening.
The Rev. DR.. Cumming, OF London stated in
d recent sermon that some time ago he p1ea:hed
at Balmorai on the subject OF the "Communion
of Saints in Heaven He dwelt in his sermon
On the doctrine that all souls in better world
would recognise those whom they had known on
earth, and would find pleasure in conyersing on
the events which had happened to them on earth
At the close OF the sermon he Queen, who was
cue OF bis hearers, thanked him for the comfort
her. Dr.. Cumming added that be felt honored
by the recognition OF 40 excellent q sovereign,
aud be Was assured Of the truth Of his doctrine.
we can we'll remember uhen-we had been
carefully 80 educated-ws supposed It to be naar
to the topmost height OF human wickedness TO
learn to dance. and to so to ball; when We
wondered why the lightning did not strike ths
theatres, and when We should ~ soon have dared
to hold in our hands puff "a a p1arinp
card-thank the Lord We don't know tha n.ms