, 1880-08-29
GENERAL NOTES

4 leading ecclesiastical property-asent in En-
elaud estimates that about 40 liy1ngs are yearly
offered for sale. f.
The Epe,,in0 Post says that the Chfisttan at
Work Ia responsible for " sermonctte" aud
"petittooette,' tho former moaning q Snort
sermon and the latter au abbreviated prayer.
The Bishops Of tho Methodist Episcopal
Church South, at their recent meeting at Chat
tano0sa, selected nineteen clerical and uneteon
lily delegates frotn that Church to attend the
Eculncnical Council to ho held in London in
August, 1851.
The Reformed congregation Of Fr!cdrlchstadt
in Schleswc- Hotsten, Germany. OWNS 50 much
property that the members to not need to pay
shns fGE es ps,aS, to I
sum Of S15 out Of the annual surplus.
Recorder Finncy, of Independence Mo-, never
saw II Snnday-xcho0l Until a week ago Sunday.
On visiting ono on that day he thought 1t was Il
marked that he felt happier than it t1c had sen
u dozen miserable slnners to the work-
The Prusstan Goyernlnent, it is said. arr Sc
riousy thinking Of aoolishinE clrll marriages.
spread of irrctigion and rattonalism. and con-
Eider that some Atep like thAt contemplated Is
necessary to recall the people to sense Of thoir
religious duties.
Tho Athc',tu,lm snys the publication Of the re-
viscd vcrsion of tho Now Testament will not
take place until the spring OF 1851, when tho
Greek texts will, no doubt, be completed. The
editorial work. us regards The revised English
to the Rev. j. TrOutbcck, the Secrctury Of the
New Testament Company.
Tho Young Ladies' Free Bible College. Bing~
hamto1l. n. T., with taelr President. Faculty Of
riuiizru the star readers of America aad Europe
to put tho Sermon on the Mount and other
passuges Of the worlds suulltnest Book into
their next course OF reading II they would
have crowded houses and exert power hthel-
to lost to the professional reader.
The Reformed Eplscopaliar body in England
Is now divided into two sccts. Ole ep5copaf!y
Gsred " nsSGR &S d s
di:nillrics bishops Sugtlen, Ktthir irtls0n, and
Bowen, Of Tcddngton, Malvern, MD brighton
ut Which It was reported ti1ut there vas graft
rytug incrcuse in the mum Der ot c.f,rches: aud
the clergy Of the community, WHOSE ministers
were fuvorably received whenever they had
challenged attention. it wns therefore resolved
to cxtcild their works into various parts of En-
gland where rituaiisu, is HOW donfnant.
The Rev Joseph Cook is restless under the
eharxe OF eeersn,nS pea sn.tjn M M saJ
Wherever Tho authorized urld ts1ll reports OF
nv lectures have gone there is N alarm rs 70
Ism; bur where fragu'eutary and unauthorized
reports have been rcnd thore areA rev persons
who have boon lnisled. 1t is my frst object this
afternoon to strike down with rough nano ~
ouufntliators WHO Insist that my roat, left III the
hand Of Potpaur's wife, IL u living body: Evcr;~
Thing have said OH spirituals1li mny be sum
marized ia these two propositions: Flrst II mas
not bcon proved sc:ent !lcaly that spirits are
conccrued in the so~cnllcd spritunIist'c pi1enol-
cpa. Secondly, II it were proven that fhe5, are
thus concerned, certain religious conclusions
which spirtuati5ts draw from their asserted facts
would nut follow. Whnt is the hnrm In these
prupositious? None ut all. except that any 'nau
WHO DISCUSSES 6pritualisln y likely to oe INSULT
derstood by Potiphars wftc. u
THOMAS VERSUS EDWARDS.
In an editorial in recent number OF the
Nurth,xstsrn advocate its doxmntie euitor maae
Il very bitter atfnck on those who believe IN ING
doctrine uf "sccond probation, winding up
Win fha statement that " 1t, therefore, becomes
every liver OF his kind to resist und dcnounce
tt1ose yTho hold out so busefess and fatal a hope
NJ rhn enemies Of God and man." To this hnrsn
nront1ncnucuto Dr.. Thomas responds III the
dtiuncx Of Yesterday: How could he write
such bitter words Of bis brethren who honestly
differ frum him; who. looking into reason anu
into tho Scriptures, have hope that the mil'lolas @
OF souls who 20 ont Of this life In their stIastne
unconverted millions who h1ve :onc-may ".
dn<I tie truth aud be drawn TO Him VINO sa.a:
Aud /, II be lifted up, VIII draw gu men unao ~
MoY'' Does he believe, ana would he nave W. o
press and the pulpits Of this city denounce ~ ~.
Fmkn and Or Ryder and Robert Collyer ITS tne
scnemic5 Of God and man :? 1t surely canno1
hc Our brother don't think that IN his heart
U1s digestion must have been poor that day.
pAS-pREsBrTEK1As COUNCIL
The Pan Presbyterian Council at Philadelpni.a
next month Promises 10 be noteworthy aa'a'''