The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-25
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Missionary Conference, says that only on
ofeyery three persons on earth has eve
heard the name Of Jesus.
A congregationalist Is described by Dr.
Shaw, Of Rochester, as simply "a Presby
terrain who has left his catechism at HON,
and forgotten where he laid II down"
The Rev. William Impey, the Wesleyan
missionary ofsouth Africa who was com.
PEELED TO resign on account OF his views OF
future punishment, has been received int,
the Church Of England by Bishop Nterri
man.
The chriaian at Work says: "slmplif,
those Sunday School prayers! We heart
one Sunday School Superintendent pray
% God, gil US with that divine es enct
which permeates Thy divinity, and make
us divine in our natures that we may ex.
emplify in our lives measure Of Thine
own infnitudeP And this In the pres.
ence of220 young children"
Before the Rev. James NJ. Wilton wa.
invited to the pastorate Of the First Con.
gregational Church in Newark. n. j., the
attention Of the church was directed to the
fact that he Is the author Of q book called
as Eternal Punishment Endless?" and,
in response to letters Of inquiry sent by
the clerk Of the church, replies were re.
ceiyed from President Porter, DR.. Budding.
ton and others commencing him as suit.
able man for the pastorate Of an orthodox
church.
The Pope has issued an order forbid.
ding the sale Of relics. He says that the
traffic has become an abuse. ''Men who
are enemies Of the Catholic faith and de.
sirous Of filthy lucre hunt up and steal
authentic relics and sell them, especially
in Rome, to the great scandal Of the faith.
ful, and especially OF the foreigners" lie
forbids the faithful, therefore, to sell OF
buy, under any pretext, even that OF re.
deeming, sacred relics, even though they
be enclosed in reliouaries and bear the
official seal.
The st. Agnes Society Of Christ Church
Protestant Episcopal Parish, Madison,
Ind, recently gave masked ball, and
thereby excited public criticism. This
the rector, the Rev. E. Brandley, under.
took to answer in defence OF dancing and
wine drinking "when duly restrained by
religious training and home culture" lie
maintains that social dancing is not for,
hidden by the Protestant Episcopal
Church, and that II religious service was
not neglected in consequence it might
properly be INDUCED in. He denounced
theatres but commended parlor theatri-
calls.
The occasionally recurring story that
the scattered Jews Of the world have
bought or propose to buy, Palestine, is
thus set at rest by a Jewish paper Of New
York: Among all the wild-goose specula.
tons Of Bohemians, we think that Of pur.
chasing Palestine Ia one OF the most ludic.
rous caricatures. One point is always for
gotten, viz: after Mecca, Jerusalem is the
most holy city OF Islam. AS little as the
Mohammedans will give up Mecca they
will give up Jerusalem, and the Islam has
more than one hundred millions OF believ.
ers. The Sultan might as well be charged
with the intention Of selling Mecca with
the prophets grave as he would Jerusalem
with the Mosque OF 0mer, or the Pope
would sell the cathedral Of Rome.
A French Catholic journal, lie Pelerin,
tells US what sort OF time Plus IL had
when he entered heaven:
"Upon entering Paradise he (Pius) re.
ceiyed crown from the hands OF the I'm.
maculate Virgin, Mary, as o reward for the
crown he had conferred on her while on
earth. St. Joseph, whom he had made
the patron and protector Of the Church,
did not fail to shake him cordially by the
hand and thank him. On seeing him
enter, St. Peter instantly gave the pitch
and The heavenly choir struck up. Flor.
ius Francis de Sales and Alphonse de
Liguori, whom he had proclaimed Doctors
Of the Church, extrolled each In turn the
exploits and achievements Of his pontiti-
cate. Fifty-two saints and twenty-five
blessed, who owe to Plus IN. their exist.
ing position, regaled him with melodiout
concerts."
The oft.repeated story that the Quakeri
are a decaying body does not seem to be
true, for an English journal asserts posi-
lively that not only has the falling Of In
the number OF members Of the society been
checked for many years, but a compare
lively rapid growth has also occurred dur
ing the last few years. This is marked by
the increase Of some OF the older inject
ings" Of the body both in England ant
America, and by the spread OF the de
nomination into other countries, Il ever
on small scale. Notwithstanding emf
grafton, there is an addition 70 the small
number Of Quakers in Norway and Den
mark, and monthly meeting" has beer
established in Syria. Some time ago
Friends mission was begun at Mount lie
banon, and there area score OF member
there.
A country pastor sends to the Chri,
tian Intelligeneer an account of the working
Of the envelope plan" Of regular contrl
buttons every Sunday in congregation Q
three hundred and sixty-fye persons. Til
accountfo one year stands as follows:
No. oIPersous. Wsetly Gilt Annual amour