The New York herald., 1877-07-29

is only iutcgratc or CONCEALED material force. The
sold earth was mo ten mass-thcn, too gaseous
Science demonstrates that the diamond viii darpear
subjected TO temperature Of css than Thousand de-
dccaratiop that "Naturs is pctriaed intelleouce''
which Is only an approximation TO The reality tsee
Si ,ns e that True pn
Beautiful and the Good conceived Of IN tho unity OF
ineir essence 10 God when Is only part eI the truth
sm dealing ouly with the manifestations OF material
force and gets INTO deep wafer when 1t attempts to
idcEtiy mind or spirit with motion. (see Herbert
Spencer's writings) The Garth tho planets, and
stars, the universe, is manifestation OF forcc-inte
crate congcalcd material force The heavens declare
the glory OF God docs the earth Behold the lilies
Of the field arrayed 10 moro than Kiney spIcndor,
teaching that in their lives there is something OF
spiritual beauty well as of tho operation OF material
force In the beginning God created the heavens and
the earth In the beginning was the Word-wns
force spiritual and malerial-and this was the
he, the light, the true light that lighteih
every comcth into tho world. This with
God, was God. This mighty truth, transcending all
theories and hypothescs gives to religion and science
na,mcHy bneacenor'n rso 1nsy should
ductivo or logical method, and science the lnductIve
or experimental process, both are seeking the same
goal Ny convergine roads The highest manifestation
OF love the world has ever the gift OF the
Saviour God Is love- He SO loved the world as to
give His SON 10 die Tor It, How beautiful Is love }!
How true is goodness Tho correate OF this great act
is that today there is not government nor people
but acknowledge the power ana doctrine OF Jesus the
Man. Cnina, tho land OF Coniucius, sends her
embassy to treat with the Christian Powers of the
earth, China the last great stronghold OF SUPER
based upon the ethics taught by JeShs Christ To-day
the war in Turkey proves the corrcato Of Calvary,
and allow the writer predict the Wrestling OF tho
Holy Land from the Saracen ere he stre shall
with D,srael at the head Of the English government,
and the ko,hchids rich enough to buy up all Asia
Minor, who shall say that the Isractes may
return to the land o their orcfahcrs and thus fudl
the prophecy OF oldY OMEGA
STATISTICS OF THE CHURCH.
The Mcthodists ought to be encouraged by the sue
cess Of their mission in Germany. 1t was begun by
one man, DR.. Jacoby, in 1si9. Now 1t has grown to
al annual contorencc, which reports the following
statistics Minister'S 64 members TO- 224 churches,
Oh parsonages, 40; preaching places, 555; Sunday
schools, 30l scholars, Is, 500; collections As 900
The Church has also donc important work among
the German population OF this country, there being
several exclusively German conferences 1t ought
be mentioned also that there is theo ogical iuary
at Frankfort on-the Main which has prepared G1
dents for tho ministry, and publishing house at
Bremen which issues four papers having total cir
cuation OF 600 copies Tho average pay OF preach
in charge OF districts in the Alabama Conference.
Methodist Episcopal Church South, is $1,0Sl 9S; OF
preachers in charge ostatons $902 49, Of preachers
In charge Of circuits ana MISSIONS 1915 80. Number
OF white members, 30 166; number Of Sunday school
scholars II 67l, about sunday school scholar
to nearly two and half members The per men,
Dor for ministerial support is in stations from 81 90
to 81 80, and in circuits IRON IS cents to 50 G2
There are about many different OF Methodsts
IN Great Britain in this country The Primitive
Mcthodists have largo membership, and have grown
somewhat in Canada but in this country do not seem
to prosper At their conference just held there
repot 1S0, 634 members, being increase OF 3S2O
for the year; 12O itnerant preachers 15 402 local
preachers 800 leaders, 126 conncctona cnapcls,
2242 unconventional chapels, 1856 Sunday schools,
3d. GAG teachers 1851 schoarA During the year 14l
| q 0Yi
the connection property valued at g. 979 220 mostly
IN churches which Will accommodate 7S7,969 hearers
The Methodist New Connection, which has also just
met reports 10, 1868 members an increase OF 14 Tor
the year. There 420 chapels, with property worth
The latest statistics of the Protestant Episcopal
Church show tnat has So bishops ard bishops elect
Tor Mexico, China and Cape Palmas, Africa. Its
priests aid dcacons number Ill and the ordinations
OF both during 1876 numbered 2l4 while 331 candidates
are preparing for orders. Tho baptisms last year
reached AZ o3l, combinations 26,7ol marriages 9494
burias 20 O93, and the present number OF communl
cants 26S, ,534 There in the sunday schools of
the Church 26 429 sachers aud 1897 pupils or the
clergy 81 died and IL went into other denominations
Tho benevolent and local contributions OF the Church
reached the large sum OF So SO4 AS The Church has
As dioccses anu Is missionary districts; 80 church
buildings were consecrntec.
THE WEALTHY BAPTIST.
There arc In the state Of Vermont 102 Baptist
churches, with membership OF S29 There are con-
neccd with the associations 1l2 churches and Q, 294
members, but eleven Of these churches and 465 mem
bcrs are in the Province Of Quebec There has been
net gam Of members curing the past year of 579 or
per cent There sixty pastors IN the
State and twenty five ordained ministers without pas
charge. or these last i've rcgu aTly engaged
the of the ministry two are teachers one is an
editor and one Is tho general agent Of the Vcrmont
Academy. There are sixteen iccntiates OF whom two
supplying churches aud nine pursuing their
paraory studios Newton Hamilton college In New
York SG3 Baptist churches with 2l0 $40
members, against S62 churches with 1882 me mbcrs
OF the preceding yearhe net gain In churches being
are g. 295 against 4O25 In 1875 aud OF the baptsms
1902 we're from Sunday schools rho number OF sun
day school teachers aua scholars reported IL iO3 io
gain OF 1922 1875. The benevolent contributions
reported $25 1906 being an advance OF x3SSb2 on
the preceding Five hundred ana ninety churches
give the estimated value Of their church property at
ST. 1872 500 or an average OF $l21I4
church. Upon this basis tho Examiner reckons
tho Baptist property the State 000 O00
and as the list OF 500 reporting churches is
$685. S77, 1t might be saio to assume that the whole
debt Baptist church property IN The State rs about
5000 600, about one-ccventh part OF It's supposed
value; 500 churches report that ihcy pay Tor the sup
port of worship 1852 727, or an average OF 2o6 to
church, and the whole annual cost OF supporting wor
ship in the S63 churches would la little short OF
million OF dollars or about ST. l5o to church The
Baptsts Of Rochester recently dedicated new church
tor tho First Society The structure cost S75 000 Tho
statistics OF tho Baptist Church In Massachusetts show
that there In that state 2S9 churches ana 239
tors SO that 30 churches are without pastors
The membership of the churches numbers 47,3l5-a
gain ot 1873 for the past year Five ministers died
and ten werc ordained, and thore are at present
$40 ordained Baptist ministers III the State The aidi-
tons by immersion during The year are set at 1922,
gam OF nearly 100OOver 1875. Only Al candidates
preparing for the ministry. during the year three
new church societies were rccognized SIX houses OF
worship dedicated and the amount contributed by the
members for all purposes put do~h NJ $500 465, an
average oil 81, 7S7 church and $l7 a member The
largest church In the State s the Union Temple, Bos-
ton, with 1882 members. The smallest Is Pleasant
street, Nantucket, with members. The largest
number baptlzed In any church Is l44, In the First
Church, Chariestown. The number Of baptisms IN the
Baptist churches OF the United states tor 1870 was
lOg 6s4. The baptisms Of 1875 were s7,s7A About
quarter associations did not report lor 1876 SO
that their baptisms are not moulded. For 1873 the
baptmms in ali the world were lO9 422 or 252 less than
In 1876, in the Uuitcd States alone
UNivERsALIsT STRENGTH
There IS in the United states q "Unversalist Gen.
era Con nvention, made up OF tho presidents and Sec
retares v the state conventions and lay and clerical
legaies from the same bodies. Organized parishes
in States where there convention (such states arc
Caiiornn, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, North Caro-
na Texas Virginia and West Virgina) arc also en-
tuled to representation IN tho General Convention,
which court OF nnai appeal IN cases oil dispute
or difficulty between state conventions and IN all
cuses OF discipline provided setod by SUBJ