The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-22
Dnnr AND DIscUssloN

Sixteen hundred passengers by the Cen
trail Ohio railroad visited Columbus, Ohio
on Sunday, to attend the Catholic Conse-
Grafton ceremonies. The sermon Of Bishop
Of Peoria, Ill, occupied about
one hour in delivery, and was listened to
with the closest attention. twas devoted
to an argument for the use of tho cere-
monial in worship, based on the nature OF
man as being OF complex nature, having
o heart, reason and Imagination, each Of
which should be brought into exercise and
appealed to in true worship.
Bishop Kain's sermon in the evening is
complimented by the Columbus Journal Of
yesterday, which speaks Of 1t as an elo-
quent discourse. His text was, Come
with me and will show unto thee thy
spouse" Upon this text the Bishop built
m argument in favor OF tho divine charac-
ter Of the Church and its ministry-mean-
ing, OF course, his own Church and her
Among other things, he asked,
@Wbo but the ordained ministers OF
Christ are authorized to be called in to
anoint and administer his office? The
stream OF Divine grace which comes from
Christ passes through the Church to men
by means OF the ministry chosen by him.
The Church fulills the sublime duty as
the spouse OF Christ, and stands between
us and the supernatural order. Such being
the case, with what love should we look
upon tho Church as the child upon It's
mother. Do not OF a complaining DISPOSE.
ton, but loving, gentle. and repel all
thrusts against beloved pastors" @
The death Of ministers by the yellow TO
YER down to the present week number If
ty-six. OF these twsnty-four were Catho-
lies, thirty one Professionals and one Jew
ish rabbi. h '' 81 s
A Methodist conference in 1owo turned
out Rev. Mr.. Briggs Of Grinnell because
he believes there may possibly DO a final
restoration OF all men to holiness and hap
piness. They gave him. however a first
rate character as man and Christian.
The "Chriaian at Work" says: "Ata re-
cent sabbath-school convention hold un-
der United Presbyterian auspices at Worth
ington, Pa, the question was formally dis
cussed, will a true Christian use the word
sunday-schoolF
The Anglican Archbishop Of York, Eng
land, in opening the Church Congress re-
Gently held in Sheffield, said that the true
questions OF the hour are not those which
belong to the inside Of theology, SO to
speak, but to the Threshold as whether
there be any soul, any future life, any sin,
any need OF redemption, any Redeemef,
any God" -,
The Mahodia New York; has discovered
that 1000 families o. Brooklyn have left
the Methodist church, most Of these being
Of the class having most financial and So
cial strength. Itsays that 9s per cent Of
these ex-Methodists give but one reason !;
and that is, "the changeableness and un-
certainty OF the pastorate." The Aahodls
and the Independent agree in urging the i'm
policy OF maintaining the itinerancy in
cities. ~
The American Home missionary society
is now nearly $4,000 in arrears to Its mis-
sionaries. The receipts of the half OF the
year, ending the Soth ult', were
1900 less than tho same period in 1877;
the falling off was nearly all in legacies, as
executors hesitate about sacrificing proper
ty which they expect to bring Its whole
value when business rcyiycs. The burden
is thus thrown upon friendly contribu-
tons.
The Chicago Prcsbytcry held its session
last week. The Committee on Foreign
Missions reported 81, $50 less than last year,
and accounted for the decrease on the the
ory that the former donors, who had been
tnsined to give literally, were dying out
and that the new generation had not been
educated in this matter. The
body urged the use gilmore snnday-school
lessons that distinctly present the mission
ary obligations OF the church. 7s] II
Rev. Charles A. Hayden has resigned
the pastoratc Of tho Mt Auburn Baptist
Church in Cincinnati, because he believes
In oman communion, and while he thinks
immersion the only really symbolic form
Of baptism, he does not regard it as vital;
because he holds premillcnarian views and
conditional immortality (the annihilation
Of the wicked). In the sermon in which
he stated his views he declared that the
msoul.liberty OF which Baptists talk 80
mich Is but myth" and asserted, from
MA own experience, "that one who denies
the finished work Of Christ. and regards
Iiohtl 4 regeneration by Gods Holy Spirit,
and places but the lowest estimate upon
Christ's person and office, but who declares
himself sound upon thepecultarities OF the
Baptist Church, and defends the pracsce
Of close communion, can stand in hlghef
regard with tho church than one who
breaches faithfully the gospel, but hest
tates or doubts with reference to the prac-
does OF the denomination" ~
The right Of Unitarians to the Christian
name having been called in question by
an English paper, one ofthem appears in
print with tho following statement: ANY
one who processes to DO. a disciple OF Jesus
Christ must be classed as q Christian.
unitarians most earnestly profess this dis
cipleship, and, therefore, their claim to the
name Christian is undoubted. Most UNI
,srians chccriully acknowledge the para;
mount authority OF Christs teachings, and
accept him as a special and diyinelyiap'
nointed messenger from God. / Of once
admit that some Unitarians regard him as
simply the greatest and hest OF all tho re-
Iiaious teachers who have from time to
tine appeared on the earth; but still they
profess 10 be his disciples and, for the ex-
ut quality OF their discipleship, they
themselves, and not their brethren, arc re-
sponsiblc." Iy &at|.t
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