The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-01

be put In the hands Of the committee oil
the oldest members Of the Assembly a
suggestion which his own very white hairs
made subject for amusement. On the
suggestion ola waggish brother, lie amend.
cd Ills motion to read that the committee
should consist Ofthe Oldest and soundest,
which elected still greater merriment. He
waited In silence for some time for a sec.
ondur; but, when the Chair announced
that the motion was not seconded, We'll,
il Is u shame, said he, "a burning shame"
and took his seat, amid the laughter and
cheers Of the generation that valued not
age ard soundnesS. 1t is noteworthy that
the members OF the faculties Of the Vari'
Gus theological schools are unanimous Tor
practically sol in Professor Smiths de.
tense. 1t certainly would not speak well
for the doctrines Of the Free Church TO
say that those doctrines were unanimously
discarded by the very men whom the
Church has selected US best able TO teach
theology" The MsthOdid discusses the
same topic under the title 1.-THE Calvinis'
tic Thaw."
Speak for yourself, doctor" is the oh.
servation Of the New York Ob@rcer to this
sentence from Phillips Brooks recent
Princeton Review article: "a large &C.
quaintancc with clerical life has led me to
think that almost any company Of clergy.
men gathering together and talking freely
to each other, will express opinions which
would greatly surprise and at the same
time greatly relieve the congregations
who ordinarily listen to those ministers,
Thus interpreted" continues the Observer,
"the language he employs is translated, to
read as follows: freely express opinions
on religious subjects tony clerical friends,
when We are cOnYersing which would
greatly surprise my congregation who lis.
ten II me on the sabbath. am one Of
those who make myself liable to the Mas.
ter's terrible rebuke which he gave TO the
Scribes and Pharisees. do not believe
the doctrine OF verbal inspiration as my
fathers held it, but have not toldmy peo.
pie so. ! do not believe that the eveTlas.
ting punishment OF the wicked is u clear
aud certain truth Of revelation. But |
have never said so 10 my people. lam now
SpeakingOf whether these ideas are true
or not. am speaking Of whether think
they are true, and what my duty is with
reference TO my belief" The OtserrT
does not believe DR.. Brooks opinion, US
cited above, is that OF any large number OF
Christian ministers in the churches called
evangelical, and asks its clerical readers 10
make its editor, the patriarchal DIR. Prime,
their father cOntessOr in the matter.
At the funeral OF the late Baron Lionel
de Rothschild, the Rev. b. II. Ascher,
Burial Rabbi Of the United Synagogue,
offered the following prayer: "Holy
Father in Heaven, God OF life and death
with heart full Of tears, but with eyes
Of hope, We look TO Thee for Thy mercy
and Thy kindness. Do Thou receive the
pious departed in Thy infinite kindness
with his beatifed ancestors in the regions
Of bliss and eternity. Send Thy truth,
Thy light to console his descendants with
Thy Sacred word. Inspire them with
tilial feeling to follow in the footsteps Of
their revered father. 0, Fountain OF
Mercy, Us the deceased was u messenger
OF peace and happiness to man, grant
from Thy celestial regions that he may
bring the message Of peace and comfort to
his spouse, who SO lovingly, SO patiently
stood at his side alike in veal and woe,
gladnesS and sadness. Send Thy comfort
and Thy consolation TO that God. fearing
mother in lsrael, who has brought solaCe
and pleasure to many. 0, pardon his er.
rOrs, cast his sins into oblivion, remember
only his pious deeds, and reawaken him
to everlasting life happiness and glory.
Amen"
The most remarkable love story OF the
summer is told by The Port Jarvis Onion.
Four years ago, gentleman OF twenty
three won the heart OF lady Of nineteen.
She was the daughter Of pious parents,
and although she was not connected with
any church, looked with q feeling akin to
horror on anything approaching sceptiC.
ism. But the time came when she learn,
ed that her lover was n deist; that he had
no veneration for the Bible, and took no
interest in churches. She was deeply
panied By thercvelation. She sent for her
lover and endeavored to convince him Of
his error, but he was not satisfied with
her arguments. She finally wrote TO him
a tear.stained letter bidding him good-by
forever The lady incurred, but tried to
satisfy herself that she had acted correctly,
Two years made her more liberal than she
had been, The more she read the more
she distrusted her former decision, and
she finally become quite as liberal as tho
lover she had discarded. The lover too,
had undergone change. Last winter a
revival OF religion took place in the city
in which he was engaged in business.
Suffice it TO say that he united with the
Church, and in short time became zeal
GUS member. lie thought over the action
Of his former sweetheart in discarding him
Tor his infdelity, and wrote her brief
note asking the privilege of once more
calling on her. When she timidly apollo.
gized for her previous dismissal OF him, he,
to her surprise, defended her conduct, said
she had been in the right, and in her place
he would do the SINE. Her heart sank at
these words She confessed the great
change in her sentiments; from being a
firm believer in the Bible, she had dis
Carded it, and with it her belief in any re.
yealed religion. lie pleaded with her,
urged everything he could think Of to in.
duce her to change her mind. She could
not, and told him SO, lie felt that he must
not be yOked with an uubeliever, and gave
her.up.
Bishop Huntington, Of the diocese Of
Central New York, recently advertised
for five young men to do missionary duty
for salary of $3.50 a year and board. The
advertisement said: "Thcy mus. be well
educated, sound in mind and body. users