Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-10-11

spectators OF the proceedings. lhey
also add To their former exercises prayer
and singing; and after which they assem-
BILE at one or the other of the brothers
or sisters houses, where they partake OF
a feast, There are only about 100 san
demanians i'm the world, and Of these
about 40 in the United States. The
church in Danbury is very small, but
regular services are kept mp.
Lively Controversy.
A lively controversy has sprung up
between the Catholics and Protestants
of Manchester, England. The Bishop
of Stafford made a charge that the poor
were not 10 be found in the places OF
worship OF the Church of England, and
the Bishop Of Manchester replied with
Il sermon i'm which he SAID he had yet
To learn that the churches of the Church
Of England were more free and open to
the rich than the poor, and he would
think those clergymen or church
wardcns false and iaithlcSs To their
highest duty il they forget that the poor
man had as just claim and as great a
need To Il comfortable seat in Gods
house as the richest man in the con-
gregatiOn.
Talmage's Impressions of Europe.
In the sermon delivered by Talmage
on his arrival from his European tour,
he described some Of his moral and re-
ligious impressions while abroad. The
first was as to the brotherhood OF man.
He anticipated with a good deal OF
trepidation his appearance before Eng
lish, Scotch and Irish audiences. lie
thought that what might be appropriate
here would not be appropriate there.
But he found them all the same. The
man who knows how to play the piano
can exercise his gift in Madras or Lon
don as well rs in San Francisco or New
York, and the human heart is divine
instrument with the same keys by
which to touch the chords of sorrow or
JOY everywhere. The cabmen OF London
are exactly the same Us the hsckmen oi
New Gork-just as modest and
retiring. [Great Laughter The
Bnursc i'm Paris bowls as loudly
as the American Gold Room. Nine
tenths of the residents of every
city are hunger-bitten il they stop TO
rest. The speaker was never more I'M
pressed with this thought than on the
occasion Of the burial OF the Prince I'M
perial. The orator Of the day, noted
Scottish Earl, said: "An American
comes here 10 tell us of happy homes.
There is no Happy home over there
pointing To Chischurst. The grief OF
the nation was not because the dead
boy was the son Of an Empress; not be-
cause hc had died fighting for England,
but because here Mr.. Talmage sudden
" became very solemn and spoke very
slowly "he was the son of mother,
and she Il widow"
A second impression was in regard to
the difference that the Bible makes in
countries. The most moral countries in
Europe were Scotland and Wales. The
sneaker was informed by an eminent
literary Welshman that u bad book does
not exist in the language of that coun-
try. In Scotland, the moment he opened
his Bible To give ont text there
was n startling rustling all over
the house caused by the open
ing of Testaments. The nation that
reads the Bible must be virtuous. The
sneaker was afraid that in America
there were so many other good books
that the people had not time to read the
Bible. Better one dOg-eared little Test
ament than fifty illustrated Bibles too
handsome to be read. II any want poet
nv, logic or history, the Bible is the place
To find these. Ii has one passage every
word Of which weighs ton. And then
Mr.. Talmage, with a remarkable drawl,
repeated the passage, "And God so
loved the world that He gave His only
begotten Son, that whatsoever believed
on Him should have everlasting life"
A third impression was as to the won
derful power with which Christ holds
the nations. The great name in Europe
was not Victoria, or Victor Hugo, or
Bismarck, but Christ. The crucitiN is
ON the gatepost, in the hay field, on the
manor. The driver of the diligence,
with his horses on the full run, has time
Ia take off his hat to the roadside cross.
The finest paintings are sketches OF the
life Of Christ. The mightiest picture on
this planet is Reuhen's "Scourging of
Christ"
4 fourth impression was in regard To
the wonderful triumphs OF the Christian
religion, and the fact that the world is
getting better The tide of moral and
spiritual prosperity is rising, There are
more Bibles, more churches and more
men and women with the spirit of mar
tvrdom than ever before.
Among the Churches.
OF eleven churches at Duluth only
five are now used for religious purposes.
The st. Petersburg courts have de-
cided that the law recognizes no differ
ence between Spiritualism and conjuring.
The agricultural editor of the Rich
mond VA Religious Herald justiiies the
manufacture oi apple brandy and the yo-
cation Oi the "monnshiners,
81 have hardly ever met man, said
Mr.. Moody at meeting in New York,
"who was converted by sermon. -.
A minister OF the north OF Scotland
was taking to task one Of his hearers
who was a frequent absentee, and the
accused defended himself on the plea of
n dislike to long sermons. "Decd mOn,'
said the reverend monitor, "A little net
tied at the insinuatiOn, "lf You dinna
mend, We may land yourself where yell
ma be troubled wi many sermons, either
long or short" Weel, aiblins (perhaps)
sac. retorted John, "but it may he nae
for want OF ministers
The average contribution by each
member of the Baptist denomination to
the cause OF foreign missions last year
was, in Massachusetts,, Tic; in Rhode
Island, 6ic, in Connecticut, sic; in New
York, Ale; in New jersey, Sc; in Yer
mont, Sc; in New Hampshire, SIC; in
Delaware, 3Sc; in Pennsylvania, &c; in
Maine, DC.
The taxpayers of Falmouth, England,
where the old system of assessing rates
for the support of the Rector of the pa
rish is still in force, have resolved to en-
dow the church, and thus provide Tor
its future support in order TO be freed
from the annual assessment. 1t is now
for the governing authorities OF the town
and parish to decide whether they will
accept the proposal.
The Rev. William Frazer, IL. D.. of
the Free Church of Scotland, died re-
Gently at Paisley, at the age Of 81. He
was settled in Paisley 80 years, and was
known for his interest in education and
as the chief agent in successfully estab-
fishing the Paisley Philosophical Insti-
tute. Last year the citizens of Paisley
presented him with gift Of 1000 in
recognition of his services TO the COM
munity.
The colored Baptist Convention of
Virginia supports five missionaries, OF