The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-26
nellrious prift and discussion.

Religious Drift and Discussion.
It has been proposed that day of spec
ial prayer be held in view Of the shameless
Dissertation Of the Sabbath in Cincinnati
Elder James Challen, Of Cincinnati, who
Is known to many readers of the IsrELLl
oEScER, is in very feeble state OF health
A provincial Catholic Council meets to
day Tuesday, at Cincinnati, to nominate
to Rome successor to the late Bishop
Rosecrans, Of Columbus. They select
three names labeled respectively dignus
dignior or dignisimta, and forward
them. tt.... ....I-l,..-at .5
We observe that the Board Of Director:
Of the Western Theological Seminary uF
at Allegheny have passed resolutions con
demning the practice Of students preach
ing before they have been licensed, or Of
preaching frequently during their attend
ance at the Seminary even when licensed,
as it tends to divert their minds from that
close and thorough attention to their
regular studies which Is required.
The majority Of the Cincinnati clergy
seems to favor the suppression Of the Sun
day newspapers. Rey.iMr Leavitt would
have them suppressed by law. Rev. Mr..
Errett thinks that the benefit Of suppress
sion would vastly outweigh the benefits OF
publication. Rev. Mr.. Wendle would not
suppress but make them decent. DR..
Ridgaway would advise discontinuance,
andsuppresss sales by newsboys. DR.. Dun.
can regards them. US an "unmixed evil, +"
but would trust to moral influences rather
than coercion for their suppression. DR..
Benedict would cut off either the Sunday
or the Monday publication, and DR.. Starr
would have them cease. The Catholic
Fathers and the German Protestant min
listers would not suppress.
According to the latest statistics OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church, as printed in
the Christian Advocate, there are now in the
world 4,4Se,s77 Methodist members and
probationers and 1859 local and 29,2O6
itinerant preachers, distributed as follows:
Itip. Local Lay
iHs. Preachers. Preachers. Nbers.
oaiI;s State, Inc ... for ss,a s sssg.
ireland, Francs, A'SIia ass 2'I3 $500
The total Methodist population is estimat-
ed at 20, 100000. In the United States the
Methodist Episcopal Church has l,6SS, 7SS
members and probationers, against 1871 :
sos last year, indicating an increase OF Ii.
$50; ll,30S itinerant preachers, gain OF
80; and IL, $50 local preachers, gain OF 70.
In tho previous year in local preachers
there was q loss OF 40.
As matter OF interest to the Reformed
Episcopal readers Of the ISrElLloEScER we
may state that a second bishop Of the
Church has been created in England, in
the person of Rev. Nicholas Rounded
Toxic, late rector OF knossington. The
validity Of Bishop Gregg's orders having
been publicly denied by the bishop Of st.
Adams, DR.. Gregg has addressed letter
to the latter prelate, claiming canonical
conservation through a bishop Or. Cum
mins) who had received this conservation
directly through the Anglican communion,
and requesting the bishop OF st. Adams to
make a public correction OF his misstate-
ment OF fact. DR.. Gregg says that sin the
diocese OF st. Adams alone we have hum
dreds il not thousands OF sympathizers,
and these not exclusively confined to the
laity." The church is making Roadway
in other parts OF the kingdom. Services
have begun in Liverpool, where the pulpit
Is filled by seeding ministers otthe church
OF England until o permanent clergyman
shall be appointed.
Some OF the Baptists, in and out OF the
papers, are feeling very mad both at those
grave ministers who visited Dean Stanley
and read off to him long statement OF
their doctrinal position, and the dean for
his reception and reply. One clergyman,
in Olmstead & Fulton's Watch Tower, holds
DR.. Stanley to be "a greater foe to vital spir-
ituality than Cardinal Manning, or either
Of the Newmans." He thinks the deans
remarks we're fine specimens Of gentle
manly insult" Tho Watchman's Watch
Tower" takes it more geuially as to the
dean. saving: 1.-THE dean replied, aud del:
icateiy snubbed the preachers. He told
them that the Baptists in England reached
a class that the church OF England could
NOT: that the English church has wisely
J;srarTjed immersion (the preachers
ianSbedI: that it was difficult to find out
wbether Bunyan was Baptist or q church,
man: that there was nothing in the ser
mons Of Robert Hall to show. that he at
tached any importance to immersion.
Tins he went on to the close OF a short
address. and the ministers shook hands
and went home. 1t looks TO US . little
iite flnnkevism for the Baptists OF New
York 10 20 in a body, and do homage to
an eeclesiastic Of the English church"
A writer in the Christian Lntel1igncsr
gives the following reasons Tor the small
number Of candidates for the ministry;
a. The inadequate support of the min
IS Tho decrease of funds for the edu'
cation OF Young men for the ministry:
%3. The more lucrative prospects OF the
secular professions, and especially OF
scientific callings.
~. The attacks which have been per-
sistently made in certain popular maya
zines and religious newspapers upon inc
system OF beneficiary education, aud
which have brought 1t into such dlsrepIte
that not few young men regard u ss DIS;
creditable to take advantage OF this kind
Of help in procuring their preparation for
the sacred office.
s. The rush Of ministers for every vacant
church which leads to unseemly compeh'