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on the Constitution In favor of complete rclig
I ious liberty, are also out Of town.
It would not be right to omit the fact that al
! the Opposition press, and even several semi
Ministerial papers, have very heartily come for.
| ward in defense OF tile threatened liberties
| Very prominently the Inpdrcial has constituted
itself the champion OF the coerced Dissentcrs.
have already, fear, trespassed too fa1 Or
fully, AN E aLlsn RESIDENT.
RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY.
TIE CHURCH In GENERAL.
4 church in Vermont advertises for pastor
and says: ''No political stumper need apply.''
The first Baptist sermon in Texas was preach
ed in 1887. The denomination now consists oi
10000 communicants in that State.
The Canadian Irish Catholics will make pill
grimago to Rome next summer, and will carry
an offering Of $4,000 to the Pope.
The Church Missionary Society (Ang}ican) re-
ports forty baptisms in Western India the
past year, and total Of 1856 communicants,
A tremendous Amen u from LIS yast cougre
cation followed Mr.. spurgeon's prayer the other
day That the Turks might soon be driven out OF
Europe, and the whole Of the Mohammedan
power swept AWAY from oil the face Of the
earth.
The Methodist Board of Church Extension
has building loan fund Of S210, 900 cash, and
over $500, 600 in good subscriptions and promises
to par, and SG0, ,ooo in real estate, besides over
500, ,0U0 known to be on the way to the fund in
wills.
Thora hoe haa, of 1a+o vaors ,,,ora,,,- +, +ha
stataments of 1nw;sh nansrs ~ nnnren5dontad w taS
return OF Jews to Palestine. The Jewish popu-
lation in Jerusalem, they report, has doubled
within ten wears, and Is continually increasing
Aa,1vf f,f II fran, Pusl
Tho eo-1,os+ ra,;r;ous noxrs,,nar ,os A.,
f,bx:sf;r Rs,,.,,,1rrs7rsr ,,,ht;etaI =, pi;1a1a'
mia in 1s1s Tha idea If eurh a naner noe snr-
rras1eI hr Dr Arb;hoid Aia1am'1sr ond ,.s.
carried into effect hy me.nler Of h;s srr rhurrh
pine Street Church), and was published tor
The couorena,ionol;.t savs thot a pre,t maov
Nnw Fnrlsn| minister's .vc fnit tht5 shr;niaoys
~ 10 h3rd t;,as h.. ~ ra,,ot;ox, w - tha;- na
res A. The Nav En1Inn1 chmr1es s aTcen4 =,
n few of the iarre cit;1s we're nover ,elahreta ad
for having Iarse saIaries INV reIrrtio1 iii ha
men.
There is hodv of Rantfsts {n Wes+ v,roin;o
lnn1rn az ~ tha = m Rant;sts Tag nla
81 nanei tacansa +lcy layo ]ra,, ,.hi,o ~
n thirtv devs Tbav .ra reo,,l.r hop. ure
ever. and b3ye nrearhinp anv once ! mnn,h XIX" he-
ennnort noetnrc nrd ora mon snrvos e os onv ~ ~
nipe conpregatna ,o one Aa1 's1 'es ~ tnan' as
oAae eons' g a'4ono'
,a4; nHe noutsn % gn.eallan ~ . 1nu1cn arc contem
,aavo1 - H. ~ a.lu
avan,,e ona r ~ " G1;tae uloxe
~ i4Isy 4a VIZ pGteer accooua1e aI' tna]orl
~ " snf na ners etnot US ~ f, as + nstng tnG
rhs,,oh - wv -, mo.e,os, 'ate' "ou 14a' u tne
enufcn u tno "esslIn'
The Tablet learns from private information
that the iniquitous persecution OF the Holy
Nnn1QR hp fl1o n1$
at Rome is continued with unablted violence
nsnsious l1 ~ PROFESSIONS are now ioroldden out
e1e s.o @ ~ m hne W. anI a ene Adofaple ost
~ ~ n9% pe " se siGi. oIty W steaath IN
'Ae A4'o'S ~ p'oAouuois ea'noi'c popo1a'lon'
The last Episcopal Diocese Of Ohio passed
number ct resolutions OF permanent nature,
condennfng horse-racing as Inconsistent with
the humane preccpts of Christianity, and the
atrical amusements and dancing Us destructive
OF religious lie. It is assumed that communi-
cants who indulge in such amusements are rare
u worth anything to Christianity and the
ouu1 q"
Manuscript sermons are becoming more and
more unpopular, ana the desirability Of inin-
lster Is rated according to his ability to preach
without manuscript before him. Concerning
one 0! 3 5oSton's ablest preachers zion's Herald
says: nc mas nople voice, fne delivery;
pFGasn a oi Inc 10Y spirit would only blow
away M IN ms manuscript wnen ne goes into the pull
lt, tne Lauren would nnd one OF her noblest
sot1s III Hnl."
The Eastern German Baptist Conference,
winch mas JUST met IN Baltimore, represents
1orty,1our churches in Canada, Connecticut,
we" 1orh' anu II Lne aalaceut States. The mem-
bers number 4, 600. There is also the Western
Sna german baptlst conference which represents
loV churcheS, as many ministers, and 4,QO0
members. The two Conferences unite in q tri-
enn1al Gencral Conference, which has two chairs
IN Rochester University, Que OF theology and
one Of languages, and has established Stu
dents dall ut Rochester With fund OF SIC, 030.
fust published the Thrift seventh re1ort If the
charitable institutions under his care. Within
tle past year he has established five additional
Jay schools, making IL al seventy-dve day /
schools, tTenSy-n1ne Sunday-schools, and six !
adult scnools, supported BY the funds he has re-
,clVed: q large numoer Of Bibles and tracts |
we're aiso o Glstnouttd; II Hs income Tor the year