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are reported as converted regular prayer meeting in
held every day
At Albuquerque, in New Mexico, Con-
greEatonal church has organized which is the nrs,
In the Territory The Rev. j. Ashley missionary Of
long e1psrierse, has been chosen as pastor
The Rev. Mr.. Dobson OF Muncie. Ind.
was n Universaist but now says that Unversaism Ia
only pretext for atheism, and that is lacking in Chris
danity Therefore he leaves his old faith bcc omesa
Congregatsnalist
Tho Moravans had a neat Indian mig.
sion chapel at New westHeld. Kan. hut trsmp came
there night week or two to lodge 1t Va Thoughts
In his pipe must have set the building abaze
In the morning nothing but heap OF ashes marked
the place where the mission had been The whole es-
tabshmcnt wasa loss even the hymn books and cato
chisans being consumed.
The ungodly In indianapolis are now To
be Afforded opportunity Of turning from their wicked
ways 1t Is announced that Evangelist Harrison will
make that city the OF his wrestle with Satan
The attack wiz commence on the I'd Of January, and
continue probably for several weeks Instead Of going
into the sluns Of the sinful city, Mr. Harrison operates
the stylish Methodist church, where people Of
all grades are expected to gather.
The lost tribes of Israel cannot yet ex-
acty said found but the search them never.
theless continues with great diligence. The Idenunca-
ton Society Brooklyn did not die when Brother wild
went to Canada but still continues its eccentric exist
The searchers in Great Britain maintain organ
called by the hhsouuding name Of the Brush La,i md
Jahs Prophetic Messenger. This Journal Is issued weekly
by the British Israel Identity Corporation" in London
Although the Rev. Dr. Armitage Ia
of the most successful pastors IN this city. 40
well OF the Oldest he is opposed to pastoral vista
ton system. He believes that the practice is fre-
queny abused as TO bring into measure Of disepu
He Is in favor OF calling in pastor in special Of
sickness spiritual need where pastor make his
visit OF particular advantage to the family visited
There comparatively few pastors who willing to
proclaim this theory but there few who carry out
the system Of pastoral and paeehial visiting In tho old
fashioned way.
The Faculty and trustees Of the Chicago
Theological Seminary are much disturbed by the fact
that Princeton Seminary called their pet Professor,
Patton They 1t is wrong tor wealthy and odesab-
hshed concern like Princeton to take advantage Of the
poverty and youth Of seminary like that at Chicago.
Princeton makes reply but it Is understood that there
whispers about - the might and the right in
necton with this appropriation OF Prof Patton Prince
has enough wealth and enough wealthy frtendi
to provide herself with what she in the way Of
professors buildings any other adunc Of learning.
Seven Chubb locks OF the latest pattern
the doors OF St vodasts Church, London In
order thatit may be kept closed for ceaping," while
Rector Dale remains in prison Mr. Dale and his friends
claim that he is martyr for the sake OF conscience and
they are determined that If he cannot onhcatc In the
church. nobody else shall The controversy involved in
this is not merely in regard to Mr.. Dale, s
confined to questions Of rtualism strikes at the roos
Of the union Of Church and STATE and points 70 the DOS
sibe success OF the efforts which are now In progress
toward dsestablshment There 10 a widespread SYM
pathy for Mr.. Dale and generally prevalent opinion
that unfortunate to let the as far as has
Having gone thus far however, 1t Is imp ossibe to undo
what has done.
"A clergyman residing in a town near
Springfield, Mass, recently preached in Springfield
church, having preached in the same church about
ago Through strange forpetfuness, he had
omitted to make memorandum OF what sermon he had
preached the first occasion When therefore, this
latter visit he announced the same text before, and
proceeded to read the OF the brethren
winked at some OF the Others and there was general
wreahing Of she faces Of the congregation with gentle
smiles The people talked about II as they went out ot
church. and the talk the Of the gentleman
who had pre- ached Instead OF being eompimented by
the fact that the people remembered what his
about he much dispeased at their taking any
notice OF the bunder he made
The people OF one OF the principal
churches in Cohoes prepared and advertised supper
few evenings and expected large crowd to eat 10
and pay for the pleasure Of doEg The crowd came,
but the supper not eaten mischievous little boy
object lesson the text One sinner destoyeth
much good" when the full this little lad
spced the proceedings by Hugng handful of red pep
per on the big stove In few moments the Methodsts
and their customers coughing and zing and
choking They tried tn and the and make
money for the good OF the But 1t In vain
The bad boy and his pepper prevailed and the supper
had to be postponed on subsequent evening another
supper was served which was so great success as to
pay for the damage done to the first From the second
| supper the bad boy and the pepper were absent
| Lively times prevail in the Presbyterian
church at Dunkirk. where exBrother Adams is trying
to perform his mnisatons in defiance of the action Of
| the Presbyery which deposed him aud declared his
| pulpit vacant He and his adherents have organized
church, which they assert TO be the regular esab
lshment and to be entitled to the property Of the old
church. To endow the new concern with legitimate
| existence. ordination of elders Mr.,
Adams the deposed pastor. could witho bolder
act Of rebellion against the Presbytery than he wished
to engage ordan these elders So he his brother
to doit The brother isa Congregational minister from
Rochester under the cou Of heresy that which
cast its shadow over the Dunyirk Adams iscxpected
that there will be for the possession Of the build
ing The the Adams party secured 1t for last Sunday
| was by camping there all Saturday night
| The matter of preaching on the Heidel-
berg Catechsm by ministers the Reformed Church
recently inquired into and the clerks oi the various
Glasses were requested to report ON the accounts given to
them by the various domincs The statement had been
made halt OF the churches the Cateehism not
regularly preached on required BY church regulation
Thirteen OF the Glasses have thus far been heard from
Two of these that every minister regularly does
his duty in this respect In others there who
from some cause other have omitted IL Some Of tho
pastors that they preach the Caechism in their own
way, precrrng to flavor their with II rather
than go through 1t systematically by question and an-
swer His generally agreed that the Of the Catechism
Is at best not interesting business Many OF the
brethren who conform to the rule which that they
snail preach H. do under sort of mental protet'
and there instances record in which any intel
gent congregation has made itself disagreeabe To the
pastor by calling him for about the Catechis
The proposed Revised Discipline OF the
| Presbyterian Church " is published In pamphlet
form by the committee having it in charge, In order that
the churches aud discuss the changes which are
suggested There variety of minor changes from
the old book hut the most important is that which pro-
vdes for judicial commission" to be elected by The
General Assembly and to be 10 which all ppea!.
from the lower church courts shall be referred for adj
judcaton. This commission" is to be composed Of
nine ministers and nine elders whose decision will 10
fnal The commission is to meet al the same time ant
place as the Gcneral Assembly. Should such ''ludL
cal commission be adopted part OF the legal and
ecclesiastical machinery OF the Church, the General As
sembiy will avoid great deal Of trouble and delay
Heretofore II has at times been greatly burdrned Win
appeals and complaints from htisious people some
which had to remain Tor several successive years
1t has been almost mI IoSSibs TO do justice Ia many
these as they have their origin 10 great extent loch
quarrcs concerning which body composed Of tol men
coming from all the country is not competent
render Judgment There is n desre the Church