The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-06-15
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

uuSlC Ill Jllc SCnOOlS.
The General Methodist Conference
meets at Montreal in September
Among the business coming before it is
a revision of the hymn-book.
President Andrew White, OF Cor
nell University, has been appointed
First Vice-President of the jury of the
educational group of the Paris Exhibi-
ton.
The Fort Edward On. W col
legiate institute, burned some time ago,
is to be rebuilt at last, citizens of the
village having subscribed two-thirds of
the necessary 100000.
The college student is now reduc-
ing his flesh and training hard for the
summer boat races. He sings: "This
is the weigh l long have sought. y
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Whoever would be sustained by the
hand of God, let him constantly lean
upon it; whoever would be defended by
it, let him patiently repose himself
under it.-CdlUin.
Bishop Whittle, Episcopalian, of
Virginia, is out with a vigorous con-
domination of round dancing, which he
says is an abomination that he is
ashamed to particularly describe.
A basis of fraternity has been
agreed upon by the Methodist Episco-
pal, Methodist Episcopal South and
Methodist Protestant Churches of Fred
erick City, Md, subject to the ratitica-
ton of their several official bodies.
AT the recent session of the Asso-
citation of Michigan Congregational
Churches, at East Saginaw, a heated
discussion arose as to the subject of adj
hitting lady delegates as members of
the association. Finally it was carried
in favor of the ladies.
He that never changed any of his
opinions never corrected any of his mis-
takes; and he who was never wise
enough to find out any mistakes in HIM
self will not be charitable enough to
excuse what he reckons mistakes in
others.-Dr. WhichcOte.
The Southern Methodist Confer
ence at Atlanta has decided not to make
any more Bishops, as those already in
office have difficulty enough in getting
IICll odldllCS' L hC pCCulld' dHdll ,
of the Southern Church are not just
now in a very prosperous condition.
The New York City Mission has
distributed during the past year $50, 900
tracts, and given food and clothing to
poor families to the extent of $4,000.
Twenty-iv e hundred families have been
benefited by this bounty, which looks
as if each family had not received
enough worldly goods to become griev-
ously pulled up with pride.
The Greek Church embraces So
100000 worshipers in Russia, Greece,
Austria and Turkey, most of whom are
furious fanatics, hating all other forms
of Christianity and all other religions
than their own. The Gar is the head
of the church, and claims the Vicarage
and Vice-Regency of God as boldly and
sternly as the Roman Pontiff.
Think about yourself; about what
YOu want, what yOU like, what respect
people ought to pay you, what people
think of y0m, and then to you nothing
will be pure. Youwill spoil everything
you touch; you will make sin and mis-
cry for yourself out of everything which
God sends you; you will be as wretched
as you choose on earth or in heaven
either Charles Kingsley.
This story of Mr.. Moody is told by
a writer in the Republican, of Spring
field: MOODY was preaching in the
New Haven Tabernacle upon Saliva
ton and its perfect freedom, and re-
plying to certain supposed objections,
when he made the following illustration:
You have only got to take it, that S
all. Here, Mr.. Meserve' Cunning to
the pastor Of the Davenport Congrega-
tional Church, who sat close by), if |
were to offer you my Bible you would
accept it, would you notP' Certainly
said Mr.. Meserve. Then take it, said
Moody, it's yours, thrusting the Bible
he had been using in Meserves hands.
Its free gift; keep it. The illustra-
ton brought down the house as Mr.
Meserve put the book-a copy which
Mr.. Moody had long used-into his
pocket. He has since refused 800 for
it, as it is deemed very valuable keep
sake from Moody's notes and marks
therein. Now | happen to know that
the whole transaction was utterly unpre-
meditated on Mr.. Moody's part, and
that he greatly valued the book, yet the
illustration was so effective that moth
ing could induce him to take it back.
Mr.. Meserve is having duplicate in
terlined Bible bound up for him."
1t is proposed that the Sunday
schools throughout the United States
should, on the Fourth of July, assem-
BILE either singly or in divisions, in
churches, groves, or public squares. at
ten O. clock in the morning, where ques-
tons relevant to the occasion should be
preached for general instruction in the
form of dialogues, addresses, etc. The
pastor, Superintendent, or any of the
teachers or friends may address the
school on the following subjects: His
tory, development and Improvement of
the institution, giving its effect upon
the scholars, the parents, the commune
ty, the town, State, or nation. Its mis-
sions, its Bible studies, its help to all
culture, all moral improvement, civili-
cation, and progress. After their re-
igious and literary exercises the school
may be directed to the playground for
athletic sports and recreations, with or
without refreshments. Enough of the
teachers should accompany the schol-
ars to prevent accident and insure pro-
priety and purity of conduct and Ian
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