The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-02-04
Religious Intelligence.


Touchy people, these church sing
ers. Here's a Newark choir that
has resigned because the ministe r
rebuked them in a prayer about
frivolous music.
Jonesboro Ill, has a clergyman's
wife who is a helpmate indeed
Her husband being called away by
the death of his father, she preach
ed in his place, and the church was
crowded.
The Unitarians are discussing, ac-
cording to the Springfield Repub-
licsn. what they will do with $l00-
600 left them by Mr.. Winn, of Wo-
burn, for the promotion of their
sort of Christianity.
The devil, Mr.. Moody says, goes
to church more regularly than any
one else. We believe that. He
wears creaky boots, is bald headed,
and always goes to sleep during the
sermon. Thus may You know him.
The German newspapers inform
Us that the Abyssinian princes have
applied to the American Govern
ment, through the American mis-
sionaries in Akyssinia, for help
against the Mehometan progness in
Africa.
Mr.. John T.. Middleton, business
agent of the Methodist Book Con-
Germ, in New York, has been ap-
pointed by the Directors of the
Centennial Exhibition, as Superin-
tendent of the Sunday School De-
partment.
aft" said New England preach
err, suddenly pausing in his sermon,
s'the youth who has just thrown
that egg in the window will wait till
service is over, he will learn what
a Christian minister can do for the
salvation of his sonl."
Moody would not follow around
after, or toady to the visiting Con-
gressmen in Philadelphia, the other
day, worth fig He did not even
speak of them in meeting or ask
prayers in their behalf. May be he
thought it was OF no use.
Mr.. Peter Herdick, millionaire
of Williamsport, Pa, made the
Protestant Episcopal Church OF
that place a Christmas present of a
new edifice, fully furnished, with
an organ and other requisites,
which he had built at a cost of S4G0-
600.
"Spreading the Gospel" was prac-
Sullivan county. A colporteur's
horse ran away and spilled the con-
tents of the wagon while it's owner
was trying to sell farmer four
dollar Bible for thirteen dollars.
IN. Y. Commercial Advertiser.
The Presbyterians of Philadel-
phia sustain large hospital, which
has an endowment of over $500, 900.
Its benefits are offered to all with
out distinction. During the year,
454 patients have been treated with
in the building, and 1922 without.
The total expenditure was 500, 34I
81 don't miss my church so much
as you suppose" said lady to her
minister, who had called upon her
during her illness; "for l make
Betsy sit at the window as soon as
the bells begin to chime, and tell
me who is going to church, and
| whether they have anything new
on"
Mr.. Ruskin pitches into the
young lady Sunday School teachers
cat present." he says, you keep
the dancing to yourselves, and gra.
ciOusly teach your scholars the cate.
chism. Suppose you were to try
for little while learning the cate
chism yourselves and teaching
them to dance"
| Moody has q very strong way o.
expressing himself on religious top
les. In the course of his sermon a
Philadelphia, Monday night, ht
ventured to assert that if vote
were taken in all the states of the
Union as to whether they woulC
accept Christ for ruler. He WoulC
undoubtedly be rejected.
A strange minister of1iciated at 6
suburban pulpit last Sunday. anG
among the notices to be read wa!
one requesting the ladies to sent
in refreshments for the cafe of {
fair, which was to be held during
the week. The clergyman limo
ceutly read it refreshments fol
the calf" and the audience Uttered
The Baptists of Michigan number
l6 associations, gathered in 30
churches, with a membership o
AS. They have, including Ii
centiates, 304 ministers, of whom
only lat are pastors, leaving Is
0h nj SnS h 4
half of the whole number. There
are at the same time 100 pastorles
churches.
A young clergyman, whose rep
utasion for veracity was none o
} the best, ventured to differ with al
old Doctor of Divinity as to tn
propriety of whipping children
} "Why," said he, "the only thin:
my father whipped me for was TO
telling the truth" ''Well," retorteC
the Doctor, sit cnTed you of il
did MT it?"
A bill identical in its provision
with the recommendations of Presi
, dent Grant, for the exclusion of tn
Bible and of sectarian instruction
from the public schools, is nov
pending in the Legislature of New
Mexico, and is encountering siren
uous opposition from the Romal
Catholics of that body, who hav
+ a majority in the lower branch.
Two gamblers have been convert
! ed by the Methodistsin Portland, Or
/ egon. Ono of them, upon his frs
: attendance at class meeting. hand
= ed to the leader a worn dice DO
! and the dice. 'fThose have bee
: my means of LIVELIHOOD for years,
| he said, 'fand 1 we become so expei
t with them that / can beat gam
g where loaded dice are used agaiDs
, me. / have MT any other trad,
t and it g like trading competenc
8 for poverty to give up my tools.
8 Nobody doubted the genuinenes
} of that conversion.
. During January, read Genesi
: and Exodus; February, read to lot
Deuteronomy March, to 18th of L,
!; Samuel; April, to 18th of2d Kings
: !. May, to 9Th of Nehemiah; June, I
Tooth Psalm; July, to 5Oth Isaiah
: August, to Goth Ezekiel; Septem
. Der, to end of Old Testament; o.
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