The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-01-26
RELIGIOUS ITEMS.

RELIGIOus ITERs.
Ar rHK STANFORD CHURCHES. =
Sunday was the fpt bright day w
have had IN six weeks, and q goodly
number Of our citizeus took advantage
Of Il by attending the various houses
Of worship. At the Presbyterirn
church large congregations assembled
morning and night. and wsre amply
repaid by learned and Instructive ser.
mons delivered by Judge w. Il. Kel.
Ter, Of Harrodsburg. Theme Of morn
ing sermon. "The deceitfulness and
wickclne=s Of the human heart" Eve.
ming, "The certainty Of perdition to
those who do not repent 1t is to be
regretted. that owing to the intense
smoke. Judge Keller was. much inter
ruptei in his evening sermon, and had,
in self defence. To dismiss the congre.
gation. How many more times will
We have to tell the brethren 10 fix
those s,ovc-pipcs' Rev. J. r. Pee
ble-, at the Methodist Church. preach
ed fron, the Barable Of the Sower to q
good audience In the morning. No
services at that church at night. At
the Christian church the usual meet
ing Of the brethren was held. No
preaching there. nor at the Baptist
church. All the Sunday schools were
we'll attended.
ut cannot be too often repeated,
and emphasized by the testimony and
life Of Christians. that religion does
make a person happy. The moods
and tempers It fosters are those Of hap
pines. II lightsas ones burdens, and
consoles him in sorrow, blesses him
with a great hope, and fills him with
peace. The practice Of religion never
fails one. You may learn . trade.
hoping thereby to become famous, and
you may never see the tame you desire
you may aspire to the honors Of the
forsm and the applause u the -popu.
lacs may be withhcld; butno one sxs
er studied the principles of religion
and acted up " his knowledge, and
failed Of his reward. lie who does
business for Gel cap ngves be bank
'rapt. -aR ss',nsyifal "a. but the
pleasures Of Christian hope and the
consolation Of Christian faith can new
or be taken from u.s.
n STATISTICS. The Baptist Year
Book gives the nunbef 'of baptisms in
the Baptist churches Of the United
States for 1876, as lO9,6S4. The bap-
ti.ms of Last yew -Yers 1884, About
aquarter efSih sisdeissioss, hsve not
reported for '76, so that their haptisms
are sos included. For 1875. the bap-
tisms In all .shs world wers N9. ~.
or 252 less than in '76 In the United
States alone. The total membership
last year vas l,sl5,300; this year,
/, ,932, ,3S5, an increase u III, ,O55. In
part this increase is due to the fact
that several associations in Georgia
that we're dfoPped last yeas as being
Anti-mission. have laid aside their An.
ti.mission cha. .acter, and are enrolled
with their brethren. ful'f
4 Leonard Harper johnson, Of Nir-
ginia. has devised new religion based
on new Bible Of his own compost.
tiop. This pretended revelation OF
Divine will constitute him a high
priest, with u right 10 claim one-tenth
Of the income Of his followers, and to
iavs as mp.ye sives is he can get
lie has secured three wives. but no
other followers a. yet, although he
breaches his doctrines eLquently.
DEDIcATIoS.-The new Christian
church in Maysyille was dedic ted ON
Sunday msrnips .iets,he sermon be,
ing preached by Elder Isaac Errett,
Of Cincinnati. The large room was
crowded. and all the exercises very
insirsctivs anil Interesting, Al the
close Of the services, the entire sum
necessary to clear the church Of debt,
over 5000, was raised by supscr'P
ton, says the Eagle.
The late George Dawson, of Birm-
ingham, was at an early period Of his
life Baptist preacher. Owing to DIS
sensions with the memberssf bis flock