The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-23
RELIGIOUS pR1FT.

the saloons and hotels Of London, Ontario,
and holding daily prnyOr.meetings.
AN official ROmish paper records the
following item OF news which will doubt
less reassure and gladden. the hearts oithe
faithful, namely, that Pope Plus IN is out
Of ~purgatory at last, and upon entering
Paradise was warmly welcomed. The Viz.
gin presented him witha crown, 81, Joseph
shook hands with him heartily, and sacred
music led by St. Peter, and addresses fol-
lowed.
Mn. MOODY, when asked the other day
by a reporter of the Rspubtcaa, Of st.
Louis, concerning his belief as 10 he'll, an
swered; "0t course I bSso my belief en-
tirCly upon the Bible. and there isn't Il
ray Of hope held out in it that hell will be
otherwise than endless. There is no hope
held out to repent beyond the grave that
can lind, AS to the latter part OF your
question, | would answer that any man
banished from the face Of God thitsts.
The moment that God held His lace from
Christ, He exclaimed, y thirst The re-
morse at having lost Heaven is worse
than the physical punishment. / do not
think he'll contains physical fire. The
word is used to convey to our senses in its
full import the terrible punishment
Tue Methodist Episcopal Church had, &C.
cordipv to the statistics reported M to July
last, 90 annual conferences, II ,453 timer.
ant preachers, and /, 6o6, S37 members and
probatiouers, Since the organization Of
the church 444 presiding elders and 6S4,.
es7 members have died.
u,v,.r,,,,, education in I'm proshv.
a" Ch,,.nh IN. mado I'm, q noor sLoy.,
aa.a.aI .aas. L,onL. onoordinn 10
D.. ~ mn ~,
s"S SIol sE0 Eronn ,h,t rao,
oono,ant t,uin. ~ -
mss...;o,s mn.ilos, yoo,thoT Lsd dron.
ned IN SAG Asa, A decline of more than
sirtv mar .entum in seven wears. There
has also been A steady falling of in the
number of candidates for the ministry.
The average number since the reunion
has been 7O2. but last wear the number
woa onlv ala
u,,av ", ,,ho di,d shor, finn ,oo
- ~, ~, was,onnn ministe,
~ -"
WIZ" 'He <AHSue"" D's"'P u L'n0o
years ago refused to deal with-the dis
pute at last leading to a suit at law against
$3.50 IN, ID Lat..a Ti,.9asu
place d u1e NeN. oeioIe MS MANS vi
the tombstone OF his daughter, Mr. heet
gained q decision in his favor, and the
"Rev,r was ordered to be placed on the
stone. AT his funeral the other day,
whenran attendant was about 10 let fall
the usual handful Of earth on the coffin,
the vicar OF the parish who was present
stopped down and himself performed that
little service.
Il neE' FERGUS fe'susOu' o. NIasso"'
who has already been twice charged with
herssy and acquitted by the Superior
Corrts 81 Tho rritsi presbvterior
Gu So, "'
Glasgow South United P~resbytery, by the
Session OF the Pollock Street Church
with haro.v contained in a recert loctr,o
aTa 49," CNtSI.Nv =.
on Inc liemu OIL OftnouoAy' Ill
which he is said to have affirmed that
"the eternal ce.existenCe OF evil and good
under any conceivable conditions was IN
possible Alter a long discussion the
Presbytery dismissed the charge on the
ground Of informality. Mr.. Fergrson's
congregation have expressed their inten-
ton to leave the denomination, with their
minister, II he is further annoyed by such
charges
Mr.. CHARLES scoTT, Of Belfast, Ireland,
divides the Protestant churches Of Great
BritaiR into four families of groups, and
gives the following statistics of them:
IL EPlScopal-ChuEch Of England, 81
dioSesans, 2S,UOO mlni a6e Church o. Ire
oonsI GbTrCS ~ S,d t'TU Hi 7din1as1,a bps SH3
mfnisters; Morayian Church, 10 minis.
tsrs.
III. Congregational - INDEPENDENTS.
England, 2,205 ministers; Scotland and
Ireland, 1913 ministers total. 1888 minis
tiers; Baptsts, 1876 ministers; Countess
Of H~untinsdon's CONNECTION, 81 ministers,
I'LL. Pfesbyterian-Church ofScotland,
1889 ministers Free Church, l,Oo8 minis.
tiers; United Presbvterian, 56S ministers
total, S,9JS ministers; PRESBYTERIAN
Church in England, 26S ministers; Calvin.
litiS MGsthodlsts' Slt ministers ste P%resbyte-
''T Wv METH nj tcIWSI oSo m' y 1SS %Ir.
isters; Primitive Methodists, i,i$7 minis.
ters; Methodist Free Churches, 356 min.
tsteIsi New Connection aud Bible Chris
uans, s44 ministers
This shows that the Church 81 England
and its Irish and Scotch branches, togcth.
sr with the Moravians, have %, 1853 minis.
ters, while the non-Episcopal churches