The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-01
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.


hnery."
Education is receiving some deadly
blows. One of the most expert oarsmer
of Rutgers College mas been suspended
"A pupil in an English school, wher
asked to define the word buttress,
wrote out this meaning: "a female who
makes butter"
Mr.. Sturgeon calls the people who
go to church from compulsion, as they
might do to escape a shower of rain
umbrella Christians.
There are over 1000 Young Mems
Christian Associations in this country,
and about as many more on the other
side of the Atlantic.
The orthodox Protestant pastors of
st. Adams, VT, were not unanimous in
asking Moody to conduct revival services
there, and he refuses to go.
Baron Anderson, on being asked to
give his opinion as to the proper length
of sermon, replied: "Twenty minutes,
with leaning to the side of mercy"
We call it our duty to leave to the
world its gaiety and its thoughtlessness;
but too often we leave to it also grace
and gentleness, and courtesy and self
control.-Hetty BoSomGn.
Bishop McCoskry, of Michigan has
deposed the Rev. Lorenzo 3. Ferguson,
of Grand Rapids, from the ministry of
the Protestant Episcopal Church. Mr..
Ferguson enters the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
The religious societies have had very
good receipts the past year, notwith-
standing the dullness of business. Fifty
one Bible, missionary and educational
societies report aggregate receipts of
$S,O12,130.
If you want TO talk "small talk, "
said DR.. Armitage to the Baptist Sunday
school meeting at Calvary Church last
evening, "don't try the experiment on
the children. Wishy-washy, linsey-wool-
sey stuff is more acceptable to deacons
and old women than to child"
-" would rather be what God chose
to make me than the most glorious Great
ure that could think of. For to have
been thought about-born in Gods
thought-and then made by God is the
grandest and most precious thing in all
thinking. y George Mac Donald.
-Woman's missionary boards prove to
be very valuable to the various missiona-
ry societies in raising funds. The auxil-
iaries to the American Board have stead
lily increased their collections since 1872
In that year they raised $34, 1874; in 1878,
$40, 1853; in 1875, $5S, 1913, and this year,
$72,514.
The Rev. Mr.. Moffatt of the First
Presbyterian Church, of Fort Wayne,
Ind, has requested the elders to reduce
his salary $500 per annum, to take effect
Jan. 1, conscientiously believing that in
the distressed condition of the country
and general hard times his salary is Just
TOO high by five century notes.
All churches and sects, remarks the
Rev. John James Taylor, have more or
less, without eption-perhaps uncon-
sciously been guilty of handling the
word of God deceitfully, and wrestling
it from its true meaning, to subserve
their own dogmatic views and extend
their own sectarian triumphs.
-Methodism has firm foothold in
Germany, according to DR.. Mast, who
says that there are now in that country
more than $50 preachers, II 900 men,
bers, GO churches, 623 stations or preach
ing places, one theological school and
book concern, which publishes thousands
of volumes and millions of tracts every
year.
The Lutherans are to hold in Phila-
delphia a sort of church congress or diet
to begin Dec. 81; and continue several
days. Representatives from at least
three of the four general Lutheran bodies
in this country will read essays. The
chief aim of the diet is by free and full
discussion of church subjects to bring
the various bodies of Lutherans into more
intimate relations.
The Jeoish Messenger supposes it
would be considered libelous for it to
charge the collective body of Israelites
with not fearing God; yet it unhesitat-
ingly asserts that many there are in
Israel who satisfy themselves with obey
ing the moral laws, and who deem them
selves justified in keeping the Bible on
their book-shelves" 1t desires to call
them from their "perilous path"
The Universalist ministers of Boston
have passed unanimously resolution to
the effect that clergyman who uses in
toxicating drinks as a beverage gives
just occasion for complaint to the COM
mittee on fellowship-though it was crit
icised somewhat "a few taking the posi-
ton that while there is clearly case of
personal expostulation, it might not call
for formal charges.
The Italian Catholic papers are Ia
menting that journalism has no patron
saint, and they have petitioned the Pope
to supply the lack. 1t is suggested that
st. Francis de Sales is the most fitting
candidate for the office. What we. would
like to learn is how the Pope is to COM
municate with Brother de Sales and
learn whether he is willing to undertake
the additional labor. Catholic journal
lists need great deal of attention.
On the matter of high schools, the
Wheeling IatelIigencer affirms they are
schools for the few and not for the
Masses" and the latter should not be
taxed for their support. "The expense
should come exclusively out of the pock-
cts of those who are benefited, and not
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