The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-04

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A few changes in the Methodist church
system have been suggested by "a promi'
nent layman" in the Mtir York MdAolfS,
as follows: AZ. Abolish tho office Of Pre-
siding Elder, and so fill several hundred
vacant pulpits, and save many thousands
Of dollars in travelling expenses. :. Elect
enough Bishops TO give each charge o.
about two conferences for four years. j,
Let these bishops visit every portion OF
the territory assigned at least once a year,
preSidinC at the lew church trials that oc.
cur, but spending most OF the time in
nnsachinr and buildinS,up the ehurchesin
spiritual things. l. let the Bishops be
clothed with the same general powers that
they now PoSscSS An intimate aeluaint'
snce With 4 particular portion OF the work,
il Joined TO a genelal knowledge OF the
whole, would not unfit them for wise ac-
ton when assembled as board.
Concerning Pope Ieo's curse of the Pro-
testant work In Rome, Van Meter says:
Seeing how little effect the curses Of his
predecessor had upon the king and the
higher classes, he has turned his wrath
upon the poor and ignorant He curses
the hod-carrier who helps build or repair
our houses-the tinteFwho colNrS our walls
E-those who send their children TO our
Sci,o0ls,-who even through curiosity en-
ter one Of our places OF worship, and even
the poor printers devil who dares to set
up the type for our songs and notices!
These classes are mainly dependent upon
the u,ore wealthy adhenntS OF the Pope
for living. They are warned thas they
must CEASE entirely from all that was in.
clndeIl in this es4sSc or suffer all that
is threatened. Some yielded, and with
itearS removed their children, saying
we mus do this or StaTve.' some
halted, while Others defed him and the
prieStS" Mr., Van Meter held 3 meeting
| q the workmen at the mission, and reports
great SncceSS in roHSing their Spunk
Scainst this piece OF medieval tyranny;
"Eor i've winters" he says, these poor,
hard. working men have met uSlaly fre
nights in the week, spending part Of
each evening studying the Bible and learn.
ling beautiful hymns. The other part Of
the time they learn such things As are OF
nlosS importance to them. In two minutes
every shilling was pledged for two teachers
for the night school until next April In
lies than 10 nights We were oVercrowlled." "
The distruSt with which Mr.. Van Meter is
REGARDED by many regular agencies OF
evehgelism in this country tsnot, We un.
IderStand, removed, but wemuSt allow that
he makes an interesting letter,
The defense Of the passage John V: Z,
There are three that bear reUonl in
Iheayen,-.hs Father, the wONi and the
Holy Ghost, and these three are one, is
assumed by Rev. John A. Todd in the New
! York ENsaiSs Rss. DF. Todd says: "NO
new evidence has been aaduccd against
the verSe in hSf q century, except, per
haps, TiSchendorES Sinaitie manuscript,
printed in 1851, This, in connection with
the Vatican manuscript, both Of hich omit
the verse, has beSn made. It i true, the oC-
lcASiOn Oi renewed and noisy accusations
But further Investigations by the beS
scholars in HurOpe haNe proved both these
manuscripts To be groSSly corrupt, omit
ltinS in many PLACES what S acknowledged
on an hands 10 be genuine, and in many
others toiAing In the most ShSpri and
childish interpcl Nations; 50 that one pCin-
iciple Of following their authority would
he 10 hrine the whole Bible into oOn.
itempG.s NJ. Todd also asserts that, its as
SailSnts to the contrary notwithstanding,
the passage + found in : Greek Ms 1.-THE
no2ex Montortiil older than the invocation
LOT pEintinS; that il WSS gwen in the
i6rSt CrSek Testament ever printed
;the ComPlptenSian, in lSl+;l that the
only reason il does nos appear ia LRther'S
German translation Is because Erasmus
omitted il traM his 7SrSS two editions a
the GFTek testament, bat that Erasmus
included Il in his third clifton; and that
lthcre 4 ACeIS strOng evidence % sustain
the verse Snch Is that Syprian and Ter
tullian, tho frSt about 10 and the seHOG1
so Or 0ySArS after John, QROted and n
ssrNi 10 Il IS genuine Scripture Bat the
weight Of scholarship ST present Is SS1inSa
ID. Todd McAaEhile, II Is wait for the
lRS6le reySSerS, who have nOW nearly coul.
pIeae1 their work Nn the New Testament
Rev, N. 6eorSe LeNa Walker rad pa
pSr besOsS the late meeting Of the Amesi-
can Missionary ASSOCIATION On 'the de
nOmiaa,ional policy q the SOSiesSH Ehish
\ Is worthy q nOsioN He states the i've
fundamental principles q CN0EENgAtiOa-
Sfsn,. sSsslicOwrnneat in psivSse church
affairs and fellowship in uSfteSS q CON-
mon SSoncsSRN and SayS CNpsSeS aiiOaalISzn
| / a system which has never aoaTSShed o.
! Ions cxSs,el, eSccps in cOnnccsSOa with :
marked lleCeloPMeAl q Spirituality
and knNwleANN InlePeRsieaey Is ROT
onlv not COngrSSAliOaAliSun, i Is
very lNaS step down trcn CNasFC~
cslSNnAltSE, He spCAiS u The loE inbel.
/ tyS4nal confitiOA and the moral weakness
I 81 the SCl0reI race and thea says The
lSSlOSSSa man, i0Wn below any results q
TRAINING nPoa him, ecOa q b6d, IS. in his
OVn natrrA an eaaoGSOnAl seusaNlS To-
IrSa,hNSeled creature. lie i q uaSa Who
HIVES the SyeStAeOla< and tie Sp1e1tiid.
( He baS scase responsive h The CasNr sal
pounp q times l 6OESa and ex1heFant
iuSCSna.SOa Saas koe-Ci SRAsz3or 70 his
NNaSersSNa - thiags earthly, Is Wei
= JiySne.r He sSyss sPSEriug SoT
theCe .fuNat tASlcS - tie nature 81
! OSaCSCssiOaSliS-a and The eAaE1esS
/ q ne SolOrt1 rhce-4uesSaa ole SnotheF.
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