The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-09
RELre,ous DRIFT AND pIscussroN


A Discussion Down In Jackson county
". Waffle AthanRAIan Creed-ThG
Telephone for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
In Frauee-Dr. Bellows In Jewish Pull
pIt-Prof. swing on Old Faiths and New
Light.
y debate is going on down in Jackson
county, W. Va, on the following PROPOSE
TONS the debaters being an lngersollite
from Caldwell, Ohio, and Rev. ]. S. Fore
man OF the United Brethren Church:
RcsoIHd, That Science and Christianity
are irreconcilably oppoSed-Sciencs il
Tue true and Christianity false system Of
Philosophy.
Rcsolrei, That there is a supreme intelli
gent being or God, and that the Bible is
the revelation OF the will OF this God to
man.
PRor. SWING has discovered that village
and country congregations differ much
from city congregations in the particular
that they will endure an infinite amount
OF scolding from the sacred desk. ITO 50
TO the church Of their choice and affection,
and to be well berated" appears to suit
them.
TUERE is great deal Of opposition in
the Established Church OF England to the
reading Of tlrr~-t ttitranasian Greed. The
rule is to read it thirteen times a year.
The Bishop OF London, in recent charge
to the clergy and laity OF his diocese, sug'
gested as a compromise that the number
of days on which it shall be read be re,
duced to four, OF which Trinity Sunday
shall be one. He objects to making the
reading optional and maintains that the
teaching power" OF the creed is power
seldom perhaps more needed than al
the times present and impending" This
leads some Of the clerical journals to say
when will our Bishops learn TO have the
courage OF their opinions, and cease from
this luS: Of compromise?'
The pulpit OF the First Congregational
Church OF Columbus, Ohio-the Rev. Rob
ert G. Hutchins, pastor-hss been tap,
ped so to speak, Tor general circulation.
That is to say, telephone was recently
adjusted so that the ministers words
might be conveyed over the wires to any
part Of the city. The experiments thus
made are regarded as very successful. Al
the office Of the SAT- Journal, as we'll as at
all other places where the wires were in
use, the music Of the organ, the prayer,
and the sermon, were distinctly heard.
This incident is suggestive OF what may
come to pass in the future. The wires
may be in great demand on stormy Sun.
day, and the preacher may really have 4
good audience while holding forth TO an
stray OF empty pews.
FRENCH PEorSTANrS are rejoicing
over the fact that n Protestant assembly
has been permitted in the Palace OF Yer.
sailles. Through the request Of NJ. FAvre,
whose vile is Protestant, the Minis ter Of
Worship granted to Pastor BaSsa Of Yer.
sAilles the privilege OF holding religious
services in part OF the palace while q
new church is erecting. The first service
WAS on Sunday, November ID. 4 large
audience assembled, and ". Nernes, Pres
ident Of the Paris Cousistory, assisted N.
Bassa. Atthe end of the Court Of Honor,
in the great hall, the pulpit Was erected.
In this room Luther's Choral was chanted
and the Gospel was preached. Near by
was the room in which Louis NV. breath.
ed his last, and above was the Edict Of
Nantes. NJ. JULES Favre, in note to PaS.
tor Bassa, says:
Glove your church because it defends
and represents true liberty Of thought on
matters Of religion. l love it in itself
Permit me to add that love it also in
you, its worthy pastor, and the eloquent
defender OF those high truths Of which il
il the palladium, love il lastly because il
is the church OF my dear wife, and
should be 4 monster OF ingratitude Il
was not grateful to 1t for having guarded
for me such treasure"
Rev. Dr., BEtIows preached on Thanks.
giving day in New York Jewish syna.
Gogue. Jewish Rabbi HusbSch, in com.
menting thereon in a letter to the New
York Herald a week later, says: As Jew.
must thankfully acknowledge the kind
feelings the reverend gentleman 50 Eber.
ally and unreseryedly expressed toward
the race and creed to which belong, but
IS teacher Of my faith and IS Jewish
scholar, must thoroughly differ with
him in his views on Jewish spirit and
history, DR.. Bellows, entering into an