Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-13
MINOR TOPICS.

MINOR TOPICS.
PROMINENT Americans are to be admit
ted as honorary members of London
sporting club.
THE Methodists are increasing rapidly
in Sweden. During the past few months
revival meetings have been held, generally
with large results. In one place sixty new
members have been received.
REV. C. H. STURGEON, the pastor of the
large Metropolitan church in London, asks
this question when persons unite with the
church under his pastoral care "What
individual work are you going to take up
and carry on for the Lord %
THERE are only five ministers of PrOtes-
tant churches regularly employed in the
whole territory of Arizona, with popula-
tion of nearly $4,000, and there are but
four Protestant churches, with seating
capacity of not over 1000.
The members and pastors of the several
Methodist Episcopal churches, of Pitts
burgh and Allegheny, are vigorously at
work preparing for the quadrennium of the
general conference which meets in Pitts
burgh in May next.
THE Hagerstown Hail comes to us
greatly improved in appearance. 1t has
donred an entire new suit of type, beauti-
fled and mOdernized its makeup, discard
ed from its advertising department the
hideous cuts and job type which disfgure
so many newspapers, uses the finest paper
and ink, and is printed on "bran new"
power press of the latest design. The
Mail is now one of our handsomest ex-
changes.
THE Methodist Episcopal church had, at
the close of the year 1879, 1924, OO6 men,
bers 176, 296 probationers. The gain in
members for the year was II, Cos, and the
loss in probationers Is, ,467; so that, tax
ing the total of members and probationers
II, 700, 3O2-the net gain for the year was
only 6. 146. The number Of churches was
| 1886, which shows an increase of 395.
The value of the churches is estimated at
$62, $50, All, being a decrease of sc, 22S, TAI
from the previous year.
| The M0rauidn prints detailed statistics
of the Northern and Southern districts of
the American province. There are in the
Northern district 8,212 communicates,
1858 non-communicants over thirteen
years of age, and 4,50S children; in the
Southern district ,279 Communicates. The
total number of fcommunicants, non -commu-
uicants, and children is 16, $50. The num-
Der of persons dropped" last year was
very large, amounting to 1872, caused
chiefly by revision of the church books.
The number dropped in 1876 was 262; in
1877, 331 in 1878, 5G3.
THE Lutheran O6serrer says " Minis
ters should never forget that in offering
public prayer in the pulpit they formally
represent and lead the devotions and wor-
ship of the entire congregation. They
should therefore strive not only to offer
the praises and utter the common wants
and desires of all classes in the congrega-
tion, but they should also be careful to
order their speech Alright before God, ,
that all worshippers present may cordially
and devoutly unite in the sacred service.
The vain repetitions,' the hurried and
slovenly words, and the unmeaning forms
and platitudes, which are sometimes offer
ed as prayers in the pulpit, are disgrace
to the sanctuary, perversion of true spir-
itual worship, and an abomination in the
sight of God"
THE Episcopal Register says: cit was
wise foresight of the church to fix a
stated time in which men might enter
upon the great work of their repentance :;
and what time could have been better
selected than this Lentcn or spring sea-
son, when universal nature awakens from
her wintry sleep, and puts on her gar
ments of glory and beauty, to give us
kind of prelude to the renovation of all
things? Lent is blessed season, though
| son for humiliation. It is a season to
| mourn in secret for our sins It is sea-
a season to seek the renewal and improve
ment to the spiritual character, to awaken
the mind to its own particular condition
and wants. Then let us improve it, that
We may have nearer communion with
Him, that Christ may be all and in all for
u.s.,
On the occasion of the reception at. the
Vatican this week in honor of the great
theologian, St. Thomas Aquinas, the prin-
cipal feature was the address presented to
his holiness the Pope by the American
cardinal, archbishops and bishops of New
York, Boston, Philadelphia, Brooklyn,
Buffalo, Albany, Ogdensburg, Newark,
Providence, Hartford, Scranton, Harris
burg, Erie and Pittsburgh. In the address
the signers declare their steadfast adher-
ence to the. tenets of the "Encyclica
Eterni Patris," which relates to the phi
losophy of St. Thomas. A large number
of dignitaries and deputations from all
parts of the Catholic world congregated to
congratulate his holiness in adopting the
philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas. Ger
tain manuscripts of the famous divine,
which were recently discovered at the
monastery of Subiaco, were presented to
the Pope.
Not Competent to Sit in Judgment.
Erie Observer.