, 1876-08-13

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1nony OF history as to the workings of th
church polity contained in the New Testament
t9 the teachings OF history as to the intlucnc
and cflett Of infant baptism.
! The detection Of the young missionary OF th
Appleton Mission in Brooklyn, who rln ava
With the daughter Of his hountifui beuefactor
will not Interfere with the progress of the evan
gelica1 work there. The mission is held in tn
old johnson mansion, close by Applcton's print
ingg.,house. In the present warm weather, open
alr meetings are held on the surrounding
grounds, and with great success.
The Congregational Association Of orego,
:. has passed 4 resolution to the effect that th
Y true solution OF the Chinese question is not t.
oppose the coming Of the Chinese to thes
shores, nor to seek any modification OF tht
| treaty, but to break down By legal restraint.
and penalties the present contract system Of thu
Chinese companies, and destroy their power te
! keep those brought here in state OF virtua
I slavery.
/ The journal Of the eightv-sixth annual Con
| vention Of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese has
| appeared. The present number Of conlmuni
eants in the diocese is reported to be 14,l10, the
! combinations during the year ,3l2, an Increase
Ill contirnations over the year previous OF 159,
and the number Of Sunday-school scholars,
| L, 0lG. Ut the money raised during the wear,
i $454, ,0j2 were used for religious work in the
parishes, and S64,213 for outside benevolent
| purposes.
| The African Methodist Episcopal Cfurc1, was
organized q. separate body bY Richard Allen,
| blacksmith, of Philadelphia, aud its Grst
preacher and first Bishop, in 1916 It has had
eleven Bishops during the years OF its existence.
six of whom still live. Their first church. in
Phi!sde'phia, was dedicated by Bishop Asbury
in l790; During the sixty years OF their sepa-
nearly 400 700 members, and they own 81 o0o 900
worth Of church property. They have twenty
seven annual conferences, and one University at
Aenia, O., besides several smaller institutions
Of learning.
The official statistics Of the PRESBYTERIAN
Church 1 lNortl) hays heen published by the Rev
General Assembly. The synods are in number
81; the Presbytcrics, 1t; ministers, 4,144:
churches, 5,oT; the additions on professions OF
OF sunday-schools, a55,3t7. The contributions
from April, 1875, to April, 1876, for Home Mis-
sions, were $3l4,6o3; Foreign Missions, $500
767; for the Education Board, sS1, ,ls2; Publ
cation Board, $76,335; Relief Fund, $50, SIS:
1a freedmen, Ss9sl9; 81; ,s ,ssystcaton 42l; Gen
cellaneous,. over IS, 753, 600. The total money
raised for the wear is stated to be So,S1O, 233.
The falling OF in missionary contributions is
about S2oooo0; in contributions for education,
The total contributions for 1S76 are little
above that for 1873. The increase occurs under
the head Of miscellaneous contributions which,
for 1879, were ss97, ,+sl; in 1876, s2, o,15o
In one respect High Church clergy has done
good service to the nation; they have spoken
out boldly, and called a "spade a spade;5' still
courage to use the simplest words by no means
general, and with many clergymen, to be plain
and forward in their pulpit language seems an
impossibility. I remember quite sensation
running through congregation when a preaci1-
eF' one evening, instead Of talking about habits
ab1ution,' remarked that "plcnty Of soap and
water had healthy bracing effect upon the
body, and SO Indirectly benefited the n1fndn
People were aghast, and looked as much as to
say, Come, come, this won't do; if Mr.. So |
and-so really means us to wash, we'd better leave
the church; he ought not to say what he means |
in home1y words like these; it he insists upon
using terms everybody can understand we shall ]
have to protest" Atthe time of the Irish fam |
inc, ne clergyman could bring himself to say the |
e that root, upon which SO many OF Gods crea-
tures depend for support, and which In His wise ]
purposes had for time ceased to t1onrish;n or |
spoke OF that esculent succulent, the loss Of |
which has deprived 80 many hungry sinners Of |
their daily s,stenance; /" but no one said "po-
tato. o.'-Nac,aitlan's Maga@ine
Correspondence OF the Middletown fCt.) J Aro,s,
from neighbortng calnp-eground gives the fol-
lowing:
Mrs. Van Colt stated thi. morning in the Taber-
1acie that the number OF those who have been cou-
7erted under her abo1s 10 20, 600. She also spoke
She had lived merry life Be-
came bride at 1e and was for years the centre Of
gay Circle that went to the theatre, the opera or
he masquerade, as she set the example. Her first
born died, but few months after she ,aas again in
he whrl Of pleasure. Her father-in law, whom !
he loved ~ parent died with his eyes fixed upon
her, aud though that last dying look haunted her
he returned to the mazcs OF the dance. Her hns-
'and's health became so wasted that she took upon
lersctf the greater part OF his business, and that !
he could meet her responsibilities the better,
hey removed to New York The description OF
eF parting from her dear old home brought many
ears from the audience. Sad as was the removal |
fod was in it, Walking to her Office, the spirit |
a1uc to her, and ut once she yielded and promised
le Lord that II He would take her she would give |
efsclf to Him. Having made her VOW, she looked I
p and saw that she was standing beside the John |
tEect Church. Already was the shadow OF Method !
N uHon her, Then she was conscious that the |
lmishty Father had accepted her as His child,
I'd she was full Of rapturous joy. But the hour
new birth was also the hour Of temptation. |
be devil came, and the following conversation
Deyil-How do you know you belong to God.
Mrs. Van Cott-Bccause have given myself to 9
i'm. |
Devfl-Rut have you the evidence? a
Mrs. Van Colt {after 4 moment Of troubled | c
ought)-'' ue TINT cometh unto ne will in no |
lsc cast out" | s
Instantly the devil departed, md never since bus
ther question been renewed. d