The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-15
IRNlr1oua Drift ana D~iscassIon.

The Religious Tetescope' does not thinL
well Of croquet. 1t says:
at Is a kind OF game played promiscuo
usly by men and women, which q preach
er cannot engage in without lowering him
self in the esteem of the good, If he cal
escape the selt-consciousness Of wrong
doing"
The "Chriaian at Rort' says that 'thirt!,
ministers have lately left the Orthodox Con
gregational Church for other denomina
tons. Thirteen were received by thu
Episcopalians, twelve by the Unitarians
one each by the Reformed Dutch ant
Uniyersalists, while three remain indie
pendent"
BISHOP oux11Ss, OF the Reformed Epis,
copal Church, in a speech delivered il
Philadelphia in October, 1873, said tina
"were be allowed to strike one word from
the Prayer Book the tide'of error in thu
Protestant Episcopal Church would b,
stemmed. That one expression was'tht
wordpriest.n The word is not now used ii
the formulas OF the Reformed Episcopal
Church. p.stla
THE "Erangaltst' says:
g''The Rev. Mr.. Sturgeon on q rccent
Sunday told an immense congregation
that when they were fishing for souls
they were TO look out for q bite or else
the fish would carry away the bait before
they had 'hookedthem.' He begged then
to try and get the young children TO boil
the hook ofthe gospel like cod, Ht
liked gospel fish who were like cod, ant
swallowed everything. The .nibblers,
however, were his special aversion"
AJrwIsH Sabbath School manual is ii
press. The first part Of It relates to the
biblical history Of the Jews from the Baby
%lonian captivity to the present time; the
second TO the Mosaic laws, and the third
contains lessons about Palestine. Among
the Jewish laws and customs taught are
the following: Distinguishing marks o.
clean and unclean animals; prohibition o.
blood, o fiat, OF meat and milk; exchange
OF male and female apparel; writing on
the door:posts; shaving the head and
beard; the Nazarite sacrifices; kindling
fire on the Sabbath; right OF %primogeni.
ture; leprosy in persons, clothes and
houses; taking a birds nest; beheading
the heller; the rebellious son, and Witch
craft. III ,s
A PERSON who takes the signature s'sem'
marian" writes to the Christian at Work
from Princeton, N. J., making very sweep
ing charges against the Christian character
Of the theological students Of the Prince
ton, New Brunswick and Union semina-
rics. He says:
''The standard Of piety in theological
%seminaries is low so low that many an
ardent Christian has gone from q visit to
some friend in these institutions shocked
and sorrowing, like Martin Luther from
the holy places in Rome, at what his eyes
have seen and ears heard; and especially
sorrowing to perceive that the students
themselves were apparently unconscious
Of their own irreverence, looseness OF
manner and lack Of living earnestness in
the attainment OF holiness and in personal
conservation to any worthy ideal of Chris.
tan manhood" e. ~
AN English newspaper Of a recent date
says:,w ~ .sd an .as3iieei ,almtdG
ga large number OF ladies wendell their
way to the convent at Croydon on Satur.
day to take part in the retreat which has
been held by the Rev. Arthur Tooth, for
merly Of Hatcham. The retreat was open
to married, single, young and middle.aged
ladies, and Anglican sisters. IA printed
document which was circulated explained
that o retreat lis q time set apart forspecial
prayer, determination and meditation,
and may last any number Of days; but
generally for one, three or seven days
The ladies arrived at the convent about7
o'clock, and evening song was at once pro-
ceeded with. At 8 o'clock supper twas
served, and half an hour afterwards Mr..
Tooth delivered an address, the nights
program ending with preparations for
Holy Communion. On Sunday morning
all the ladies' communicated and the
day was divided between religious exer-
cises, meals and recreation."d az 2atal1i
It seems probable that the Pre-Millen-
NAL Conference which will meet at the
end Of this month will give rise to no lit
tie discussion as to the wisdom Of It's orga-
mixers. The Erddngela says: !bas
"The great question in regard to the pre-
millennia advent Of Christ, which Is now
attracting 50 much notice, Is, OF course,
whether or not the doctrine Is ,scriptural
and true. But there Is a subordinate
question, which merits the attention Of
Presbyterians at the present time: Is this
doctrine, as held and taught, In harmony
with the Confession OF Faith and the
Catechisms OF the Presbyterian Church?
This inquiry, beside possessing q general
interest, is especially important, because
it is claimed by some pre-millennialists
that the common doctrine of the Church
on this subject is'in conflict with the Con
~fession, and because some Of his'class as
sumo To be, par excellence, guardians of
Presbyterian orthodoxy
SOMEBODY has estimated that at the pre-
sent rate Of conversions in India 1t will
take six thousand years to convert the
whole country. There are others who say
that the converts arc "the worst rouges in
India" The London Examiner, citing
these and other statements, says that peo-
pie are beginning to consider whether Il, Is
wise or Just to send items Of thousands Of
pounds sterling abroad to convert q ,peo-
pie who are more moral than ourselves,
while at home we have, sunk in vice, ig-
norance and degradation, millions Of our
own countrymen. 1.-THE japanese are begin
ming TO think that a little missionary work
Is as badly wantedin the West as in the
East. The "Nishi-H onganji" at Kioto have
been erecting large numbero of buildings in
European style for the express purpose Of
educating anumber Of priests, who will de-
vote their lives to proselyting work in Eu.
rope and America. ~
THE Canada Presbyterian Church fol-
lowsthe Presbyterian Church of this coun.
try in its denunciation OF unordained and