Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-04-18
Religious Intelligence.

Legislature have passed the bill, for
bidding the employment OF women
in drinking saloons.
The Pope has charged three pre-
lates to examine the affairs of the
church in Poland, and proposes a
solution of the pending questions.
1t is expected that about thirty OF
our American Episcopal Bishops will
attend the Pan-Anglican Council
which is to meet in London on the
ID of July.
Goodwin Smith thinks that day
of evil is at hand. "The founda-
tions of general morality have been
shaken, and a crisis has been brought
on, the gravity Of which nobody can
fail to see."
Speaker Samuel j. Randall goes
to a Presbyterian church in Wash
ington. His wife and daughters are
members. His father was for many
years an elder in a prominent church
in Philadelphia.
At Washington, Pa, the Episcopal
minister borrowed Baptist baptis-
try and immersed three converts.
Baptism by immersion is specially
provided for by the rubrics of the
Episcopal church.
The Bible College, situated at
Binghampton, N. Y, which affords a
free University course to the daught-
ers OF disabled or deceased ministers,
without regard to sect, is full to over
flowing.
The Luthern General Synod
South will meet at Newberry, s.
c., May 2, 1878. This is the smallest
OF the Lutheran general bodies. A
fraternal delegate from the Lutheran
Council will be in attendance.
DR.. Murdock. OF the Baptist Mis-
sionary Union, calls this month for
$4,000 to prevent debt at the close
OF the year. A like amount was con-
tributed in March, OF last year. DR..
Cutting, of the Home Mission Socie-
ty, makes similar appeal.
The Standard reports the forma-
ton OF new Independent Luther
an Synod OF Ohio" In the declara-
tions the General Synod is con-
demned, and in the constitution the
Augsburg confession and Luthers
Catechism are accepted as the con-
fessional basis Of the organization.
The Union Theological Seminary
has consumated the purchase OF the
library OF the late Professor Henry
b. Smith. 1t consists OF 1000 vol
umes and 1000 pamphlets, and is es-
pecially rich in the departments OF
theology and metaphysics. The
Seminary library now numbers 3d.
900 volumes.
The General Eldership or Confer
ence OF the Church OF God is an
nounced to meet at Syracuse, Ind,
May 20. The Church OF God Is a
German Baptist organization, COM
posed largely OF well-to-do farmers.
Its greatest strength lies in Pennsyl-
vania. 1t has thirteen annual elder
ships or conferences in the North
and West.
Arrangements are being made to
hold Sunday-school Assembly, at
Round Lake. to begin July 16 and to
close July 26. 1t will be undenom-
national; DR.. J. A. Vincent will have
charge. The arrangements will be
under the care OF committee COM
posed OF two from each Evang elical
Church, OF Troy. New York.
The Free Church of Scotland Is
making an effort to raise 100000 for
church extension. 1t Is proposed to
divide the fund into two parts-four-
fifths TO be available for the erection
OF new churches, and the remaining
fifth to be devoted to the rebuilding
and enlargement Of existing churches.
Toward this sum, twenty-five gentle
men have already given $1,000 each.
or the white Baptist churches in
Kentucky, only forty have preaching
every Sunday. Seventy-five others
have preaching twice a month, and
LAP have preaching only once a
month. In States further South the
case is still worse. or the twenty
odd thousand Baptist churches OF
the United States. nearly or quite
three quarters are of the once't a
month" kind.
The Bishop OF Melbourne is out in
defense Of the theatre. putting him
self in print in the newspapers. He
says: TT is sometimes asked
whether st. Paul would have shown
himself at the theatre. No, certainly
not at heather theatres. Where the
performances were usually con-
neeted with heather worship. But
Il the question be whether he would
have attended well conducted thea
ire in Christian land, to witness a
high-toned performance, then it
might as well be asked whether st.
Paul would have attended a cricket
match, chess tournament, or a
spelling bee"
Shortly after the Worlds Confer
ence, OF the Evangelical Alliance. in
1873, In New York, branch alliance