The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-04-26
RELIGIOUS ITEMS.
WHERE is GOD?


Ashley swan the crystal clearness through,
"We've heard from Of old Of the oceans ude'
The wise ones speak Of the Infinite sea
Oh, who can tell us II such there beT'
The lark few up In the morning bright,
And sung and balanced on sunny wings;
And this was its song: 81 see the light,
look Ger world Of beautiful things;
but yan yHf sns :asRRsd s tss
'" -Scribner for April.
A very remarkable movement has just
closed in Manchester. The Church OF
England in the city and district has been
holding what is called mission,
but what the Methodists call special
revival services. The Bishop of Man.
chester has organized periodical meet,
ings of the employees of the principal
drapers' establishments. He has also
addressed mass meetings of working
people of all manner of trades at their
different factories, and even the actors
at the theaters.
Lord, I read how Paul, writing from
Rome, spake to Philemon to prepare him
a lodging, hoping to make use thereof;
vet we fLd not that he ever did use 1t,
being martyred not long after. How
ever, he was no loser, whom thou didst
lodge in a higher mansion in heaven.
Let me always be thus deceived to my
advantage. shall have no cause to
complain, though l never wear the new
clothes fitted for me, If, before put them
on, death clOIhe me with glorious I'M
mortality.-Thomas Fuller.
The minutes of the Baptist State Con-
yention of Michigan, show that during
| 1876 twelve new churches had been
organized, and the same number OF
church edifces erected, at cost oi
$31, ,286. Ten more are reported III pro-
eress of erection, at an estimated cost
Of $4,000. Eight ministers were or
dained, and sixteen died. Out OF two
hundred and ninety -four ministers in the
State, two hundred and twelve are re-
ported as pastors, sixty-nine OF them
having been settled within year. Out
of the whole number not more than ter
have been settled over six years.
Miss Smiley has been holding a series
of Bible readings in Chicago. The othel
evening, Rev. DR.. Gibson, getting t.
his church (where she was to give aIead
ing) rather late, found the room and th'
vestibule full, and a crowd extending
into the street. The Doctor accepted
: the situation, and, regardless OF Presby
teries, invited the speaker and the over
!, flowing audience up stairs, 80 that tn
eloc uent Quakeress preached from tn
pulpit of the First Presbyterian Churc!
7 in Chicago. What is to be done will
the pastor for this infraction of tn
Church rules is question to be settled
Rev. Emory J. Haynes's conversio
. from the Methodist to the Baptls
Church, led the Baptist Weekly to inquir
t into the religious antecedents OF preact
I ers of its communion in Brooklyn.
found that the majority had come owe
t from other denominations. Viii
n thirteen were brought up Baptists, fi'
h being sons of Baptist ministers, hftee
had come as follows: Five from Il
J. Presbyterians, four from the Methodist
d two from the Episcopalians, one eat
d from the Lutherans, Quakers, and II
% Reformed. and one had been convert
from New Testament reading at the a
Ie of seventeen.
IL A correspondent of the Evangeli
urges as a reason for reducing the re
resentation in the Presbyterian Gener
Assembly, the great difficulty expe
enced in providing homes for the Coz
,e missioners. This difficulty increas
y continually. He says: COMMITTEES
ne Entertainments do not make public OF
Is cry of the severity of the service whi
~ is laid upon them, but it can not a
ng does not escape observation. Ask tho
a' of Cleveland or Brooklyn OF the lat
w that was laid out to secure tempora
IN homes for Commissioners, and OF I
ao large expense incurred for securl
NE NE mercenary hospitality after what v
Gu @ voluntary was exhausted"
tor The Methodist Episcopal Church I
sts tension Board have received during
re, year $78,245 OH general account, a
in $33, ,436 on loan fund account. Aid
lso been given, by donations and loans,
Of two hundred and thirty-nine church
lef, situated in thirty.nine States and lie
aps tories. The loan fund now amounts
in more than $250,000. This is lent
ces small sums to needy churches, at sc
Ire, per cent. interest; the money, w
my repaid, is loaned to other churches.
loan can run beyond five years. In
the space OF eleven years this Board
ub. received and disbursed 81 ,O52, ,996,
ste, has aided 1897 churches.
and