The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-01-27
TIE RELlEuOUS WORLD.

The Methodists Of Nebraska orc
making efforts to establish Il College
Of their own in that State. OmalIa
Is derTous of hHving it located near
that city, and will doubtless succeed.
Thousands of Kentucky BaptiSts
will regret to learn that continued i'll
health has forced DR. N. b. Wharton
to resign his pleasant position us pas
tor of the Green street church in Au-
gusta, Ga. His resignation was re-
fused, but he felt it his duty to make
it unaltera5le. Rev w. w. Landrum,
of Memphis, has been called to sue.
coed DR. Wharton.
Some remarkable facts respecting
the spread of Christianity in India
have recently been brought out by the
census, which was prepared with great
labor and care by tic Indian Governs
ment. Two hundred and twenty-five
thousand Protestant native Christians
are reported, showing that during the
past ten years there has been al in
crease of 81 per cent. Of the Christian
population. while the natural increase
of the Hindu population has been but
5 per cent.
\ revival is reported among TIE
Catholics Of Boston, under Rev. j.
Parkman. 1t is said to be conducted
Methodist fashion," of getting poo
pie who desire to lead new religious
life to stand up. At one of these
meetings 1000 persons stood up ard
solemnly renOuuced the world, the
flesh and the devil. We note in this
connection, that report comes that
a company Of Catholic priests are hold
ing Il series of revival meetings in
Portland, Me.
The Protestant Episcopal church at
Williamsburg, Va, will send to the
Centennial Exhibition two old COM
munion services belonging to that
church. One service is made of gold,
and consists of only two pieces-a cup,
with two handles, for the wine, and
a small saucer for the bread. 1t was
the gift Of some old aristocratic family
and bears the crest of arms. 1t is sup
posed to be 115years old. The other
set is Of very heavy silver, and was
given by George ". 1t consists of
three pieces-a tall takard, for hold !
ing the wine; avery handsome goblet,
Of most beautiful proportions, and a
large, heavy plate for bread, all of
the pieces bearing the royal stamp,
crown, etc.
In the early days of the Anglo>Sax-
on and some of the Norman churches,
a stone bench afforded the only sitting
accommodations for members or visi-
tors. In the year 1910 they are spo-
ken Of as sitting on the ground or in !
a standing posture. At later date
the people introduced low, three-leg. |
ged stools, and they were placed in no
uniform order in the church. Direct !
ly after the Norman conquest wooden
seats came in fashion. In 1886 a de-
cree was issued that none should call
any seat in the church his own except |
noblemen and patrons, each entering
and holding the one he first found. |
From 1880 to 1910 seats were more
and a crowbar guarded !
the entrance, bearing the initials of
the owner. 1t was in 1903 that gal
leries were thought of, and as early as
1614 pews were arranged to afford
comfort by being baized or cushioned,
while tie sides around were SO high
as to hide the occupants device of
the Puritans to avoid being seen by
the officer, who reported those who did
not stand when the nameof Jesus was