The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-03

The Reformed EplScOpaI InuECn HAS VI
gained fourteen colored churches in and
around Charleston, S. G, some Of them
meeting in log buildings.
That "Adam before the iallhad no more
knowledge OF good and evil than q mule"
was n Of the doctrines for the preaching
Of which the Rev. Delos R. Baker, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church in Ohio, was
recently deposed. Of
The finest synagogue in the United
States was dedicated last week in Boston
By the Rev. DR.. A. S. Isaacs, OF this city.
and other Jewish ministers. Lord Beacons-
field, Sir Moses MOnteforsTand other em-
inent Hebrews from Europe were invited,
but did not, Of course, attend. The edifce
cost $4,000, and is richly furnished
throughout,
The Presbyterians are beginning to vote
on the overture on reduced representa-
ton sent down by the last Presbyterian
General Assembly. The Philadelphia
Presbytery approves It unanimously, and
the GAINESVILLE Presbytery adopted it by
vote Of 81 to 8. The Philadelphia Prs6y-
trian thinks the overture will be adopted.
The following is taken from an English
newspaper: "St. Johns English Episcopal
Church, Lochee Road. The Rev. DR..
Lane will deliver his annual flower lee
ture on Sunday evening next Gentlemen
will please wear n flower in their button
hole. Ladies' know best where to arrange
them. Subiect: Lessons from Flowers
Carriages and cabs ut S:l5.'
The Lri& Maaeaoz hesitates not to say
some very plain words on the filling up OF
the empty seats; THE Synagogue ques-
tion is becoming one OF the issues OF the
time, and how to gain over to member
ship the thousands of Israelites who are
members Of no Synagogue is the problem
which is to be solved. Try a simple rem
edy. gentlemen Of the committee. Put
brains into sour pulpits and common
sense into YOUR ritual, and make your
synagogue less of n mauspleum or mu-
seum OF antiquities and more OF q house OF
payer, instruction and assembly, where
sincerity, knowledge, and social harmony
shall prevail"
The Presbyterian Synod OF China, at It's
recent meeting considered the question,
as il right or wrong for the women of
China to compress their feet in order to
render them permanently small?" A ma
tive pastor moved, Whereas, f~oot-binding
is contrary to the spirit Of the Gospel We
exhort the churches within the bounds OF
the Synod to use the%irinhuence to do away
with this evil practice" Then We are told
that Mr.. Zia, one Of the oldest native pas
tors, in seconding the motion, remarked
hat the practice was sinful, because
small feet are much admired by the oppO-
site sex, and it Is placing q temptation in
shs;r xsrH After several hours debate
the resolution was carried. FINALLY; ma
tive elder, in 4 telling speech, said that
binding the feet wa not the only thing o.
the kind TO which exception might be TAX
en-. Cutting the hair, shaving the mead,
piercing the ears, and comprising q
waist, might, he pointed out, be put inthe
same category. @ l'.
The Rev. Ezra Abbott gives in the San
day4Skoot World, 3 long list Of the dis
puted questions upon which the reyisers
the New Testament are called 70 decide.
He writes:
HThe longer passages Of which the gen
Illness is more or less questionable are the
doxolosy in the Lords Payer. Matt 6:l3:
Matt. 1879, q; from twhet't to times tmost
critics retain the Words; l7:.l; ISL;