The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-27
RELIGIOUS t'ELLIeENCE.

| Again the old story is going the rounds thai
Palestine is mortgaged TO the Rothschilds.
/ new religious sect mas arisen In West.
phalia II is composed principally OF women
| who hold doctrines much like those Of the
| Shakers.
! right to speak out In meeting has no chance
| among the Minnesota Baptiets. They refuse
| to ordaln him to the ministry.
| Two crosses were placed on the roof of the
Congregational Church ut Fair Haven, Conn.
So much disturbance was raised about them
/ thut thry had to TT tuken dowB.
| In 1867 the Foreign Sunday School Associa-
| ton reported fifty-one Sunday schools in Ger
| many. It now reports 1877 OF these schools,
with 5000 teachers and 10000 pupils.
The New England Conference took strong
action against holding camp meetings on
Sunday. 1t regards these places as the resort
Of vain and ungodly persons who want to
make a day Of trollc OF what ought to be q
day OF rest.
A young japanese, fifteen years OF age. who
was born buddhist has recently been con-
verified to Roman Catholicism at Lyons,
France, where he was baptized, confirmed
and given his first communion ON the sane
day, with great pomp and ceremony, by the
Archbishop.
The Colored Sisters OF Providence Ia the
name Of q religious order In Baltimore, con-
nected with the Catholic Church. This Or
der Is Of fifty years standing, and maintains
convent for cplored sisters, a home for or
phaBs, an academy for children, and train
Ing school IN which colored girls may be fitted
for the work Of teaching. The Sisters" owe
about $4,000, and are preparing to hold o.
great fair, by means OF which they hope to
get out Of debt.
The Tunkers are generally supposed to be
sufficiently different from other people and
sufficiently set in their odd ways to satisfy
the most bigoted opponent to the worlds
progress. And yet one OF their leaders, u Gu
rious old brother named Harshey, is dssatts-
fled with them on account Of what he cpnsid-
ers their too great conformity to the customs
OF this wicked world. especially In the matter
Of the cut Of their clothes. Brother Harshey
proposes to Withdraw and form o new body of
Thinkers, carrying with him a few friends
who are AS narrow minded as himself They
live in Missouri, and it ii not to be- supposed
that their influence will extend over any very
great area OF territory.
When DR.. Ingram, of INST, In the Shet-
land Isles, recently died, his extreme age
lfo3 years. led to the publication OF the names
and ages OF other venerable ministers In
Great Britain. These reports show that In
the Church OF England the oldest clergyman
Is the Rev. Canon Beadon, residing at Wells
who was born December 6, TIT, and is here
fore In his 1921 year. His health is still good
ne reads without using spectacles, aud has
never, 1t is said, worn Il greatcoat. His
father before him enjoyed the living OF Stone
ham, near Southampton, and when he died,
In 1870 the son succeeded to 1t, and has held 1t
until the present time. Canon Beadon's son.
now seventy-five years old, has been for q
long time his curate. In the case of DIR.
Ingram 1t will be remembered that a son of
his Is also Free Church minister, and that
four generations OF the family had lived In
the same house.
The circular letter OF the Bishop of Vir-
ginia, addressed to the Episcopal clergy and
ana vestries throughout the State, and in
which ne pronounced against the use OF flow
efs ana evergreens and cOlor-d altar cOt hs at
Easter or on other occasions except Christ
mas Day. has called out protest from the
rector and vestry of Monumental Church, at
sKlchmond. They say that these usages and
customs have been In practice In that church
Tor many years and with the decided encour-
agement OF their departed and venerated
pastor, and that they feel fully justified In
expressing the opinion that he did not be-
sHeve that ne, his vestry or his congregation
Violated IN any degree a rnhrcof the PRAYER
book or canon OF the church in Virginia Or of
the general church. They declare that they
are not prepared to admit the authority OF
tine Bishop or the Council of the Church of
That diocese to forbid the practice Of those
usages and customs. But while thus EXPRESS
Ing their conviction and with a desire ito re-
pudiate anything like refractory spirit ;,
they consent, under solemn protest" To
carry out his wishes. They add the assur-
ance that "now, as heretofore, we have had
put single eye to the gIqy OF God and the