The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-09
ESTABLISHED AUGUST a. 1852

original ain, II II had been inability, or
the origin and character Of human cor.
ruption, there might have been some.
thing TO talk about. But Ia man a de-
PRAYED beingH Nobody who reals the
newspapers, who looks In his own heart,
who has had the care Of children, has any
doubt on that subject. And yet that was
the point TO be brayely debated, and ]
am almost ashamed to say that ] happen.
ed TO be one OF the debators. Thirty years
ago such thing could not have occur
red. That doctrine would have been
taken for granted everywhere. The ques-
ton now Is not election, not etiectual call.
ing, not the sinners inability, not the in
fiuences OF the Holy Ghost, but whether
we have Bible, whether the supernat-
ural exists; nay, whether there Ia a God.
l don't believe that ] am an alarmist
when I say that rationalism Is in the
air.
The recent Southern General Confer
ence received two fraternal delegates from
the African Methodist Episcopal Church
who each made remarkable speech. The
second speaker, johnson, uttered the fol.
lowing extempore remarks: Brethren,
there happened in that ante.room Just
now q circumstance / shall never forget:
You remember that David in the Cave Of
Adullum sighed for water from the we'll Of
Bethlehem, and that three young men, at
the peril OF their lives, brought the longed
for water which David would not after
all drink since It had been procured at
the peril OF life. BE therefore poured
out the water as libation before the
Lord" Said the speaker; "When en-
tered this room was feyered, and like
David. longed for water. A gentleman
took goblet to serve me; during his ab-
sence / learned that he waa the Govern
or OF Georgia. Realizing the chasm be-
tween us; thought Of David, and taking
the goblet from his hand, l begged that l
might pour out the water as q libation
forever between his race and NINE"
A correspondent who was present says
that this speech thrilled the whole house,
as we'll 1t might.
Al the Protestant Episcopal Church
Congress which will be held next autumn
in England, the following subjects will
be discussed: aForeign and Colonial
Missions, their condition, organization
aud prospects," "Modern doubts and diff.
culties in relation to revealed religion"
@Free and open churches" just lin.
TIA of comprehensiyenes in the National
Church," "The Church's work in noun.
tains, moors and dales, among navies,
brickmakers, canal populations, etc.;;"
aThe duty Of the. Church in relation to
intemperance;" @The Church, its proper
ty, endowments and revenues, in rela-
tion to the state;" Ecclesiastical
patronage, simony, exchange and
parishioners' veto;" aThe marriage law
as affecting the Church." 1.-THE attitude Of
the Church toward popular literature and
recreations;" "Women's work in the
Church," "Parochial Church Councils;"
"Cathedrals and cathedral Institutions,
how to increase their inauence;" "sun.
day schools and kindred agencies, their
special importance in the present day.
spiritual life, its helps and hindrances."
'The supply, training and examination Of
candidates for holy orders;" "Church
music" "What definite results as to the
Interpretation Of Scripture have.been pro.
duced by discoveries in Egypt, Nineyehr
Palestine and the Catacombs Of Rome r