The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-04-27
RELIGIOUS ITEMS.
HOLY PLACES.

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The holy Nanac on the ground one day,
Reclining with his feet toward Mecca, lay
A passing Moslem priest, offended, saw,
And flaming for the honor of his law,
Toward Ailah's house how dsr'st thou turn thy
Before the Moslen's shallow accents died,
The pious but INDIGNANT Nanac cried:
q And turn then, II thou can'st, toward any spot
Wherein the awful house Of God Is notP'
From the Arabic.
In forty years New York has gained
"a, 900 Baptist MEMBERSHIPS than 1000
per year. Pennsylvania has gained A.
000-over 1000 per year.
DUTIES are ours, events Gods. This
removes an infinite burden from the
shoulders of a miserable, tempted, dying
creature on this consideration he can
securely lay down his head and close his
eyes.
RELIGION is the dominion of the soul.
1t is the hope of life, the anchor of safety,
the d~eliverance from evil. What a SER
vice has Christianity rendered to hui
manity. What a power would it still
have did its ministers comprehend their
mission.-Napoleon.
The United Presbyterian Church of
F~orty-fourth street, New York, reduced
their pastors salary from 81, 800 to $500,
with a view to getting rid ofhim. But
he is disposed to reduce his services pro-
portionately, and stick.
A PROTEST has been received from the
Vatican against the article ofthe Spanish
Constitution s~anctioning religious tolera-
tiou Tho nrotaof loo1oro- thai a.
article violates the rites of Catholicism
and annuls the Concordat.
THE oldest church in North America,
except an old Romish one in st. Angus
tine, Florida, is thought to be st. Luke's
Church, Isle of Wight county, Virginia,
which was built not later than 1886,
perhaps several years earlier,
THE Se~yenth-day Baptists of this
country have greatly increased in vigor
during the last few years. The last
General Conference was the largest ever
held by the denomination, and deyel-
oped in an unusual degree the spirit of
progress.
A WRITER in the Baptist Weekly says
that the mistake of the Baptists in Balti-
more has been too great a desire for
concentration. Fifty years ago they
were on a par with others, but now the
Methodists own one hundred stations
and the Baptists twelve.
NUMEROUS and extensive revivals Of
religion have occurred throughout the
whole of the Central Pennsylvania
Conference of the Methodist Church,
The circuits and stations have shared
alike in the influence. The sum total
of accessions will probably reach six O
eight thousand.
AT the Congregational Church il
Cheyenne, Wyoming, they have set up {
chapel organ worth 500, the only pipt
organ in the Territory. Its parsonage
was built by a previous pastor, with The
aid of his wife. He said, in regard Il
this very creditable building, that every
nail he did not drive was driven by hi
wife.
Rev. d. J. MCMILLAN, a Presbyterian
Home Missionary in Utah, whose fielC
of labor is at Mount Pleasant, is preach
ing regularly, Notwithstanding the threat
upon his life by the Mormons. He goeI
thoroughly armed, even carrying hi
weapon into his pulpit-like Cromwell
trusting in Providence and keeping hi
powder dry.
HERE is a very common experience o
the converted. "Do you think, Sammy
that you have been born again 2" I'D
think have, minister" well Sammy
whose work was itf "Oh, minister
God did a part, and l did a part" All
indeed, what part did you do, Sammy 2
Well, sir, | opposed God all | could
and he did the rest"
The expenses of the Moody and SaI
key revival meetings in Philadelphia, il
Guiding the fitting up of the building
, was over $33, 600, which amount ws
cheerfully contributed in sums from Civ
! ! cents to $1,000. No collection wa take
: up or any appeal made at any meetin
for funds to meet the expenses. I'll
J attendance ON the services accordin
!. to careful computation, aggregated ]
: 100000.
t A sPoTLEss life may 90 far to il
= capacitate a man for saving souls. II
t common expression, He is too good #
us" contains, like many another vulga
ism, pure gold. We are not Christ
r We do not understand the evil that v
have never committed. We a
not the worlds saviours, only its helper
|, and We have all the helpers dullnes
i none of the Saviors insight-Elizabe
Stuart Phelps.