The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-05-23
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

lbuty NTcek.
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
The Nelbodists have forty colleges
aud three theological scminsries In thi.
country.
The Methodist General Conference
at Cincinnati has 24S ministerial and
$50 lay delegates.
Tho church of Dr.. Rufus Ellis,
Boston. will celebrate its' 25Oth anni-
vsrsary in the autumn.
DR.. Ting. Jr.. finds GOO names on
the roll Sof communic.ats ~ the
Church Of the Holy Trinity 10 New
York. Zs 20
Acensus Of the Society Of Friands
shows that it has sbeut SS, 900 members
Of whom 66.S60 sars in tho United
States and Canada, a.. 7s6 in England.
$50 in Scotland. add 800 in other
countsies. o.
e The Rev DR. Armitsgs 10 telling the
Baptist ministers some plain truths,
which they will deubtless profit by.
But whom could he have been alluding
to when he said that the Divine Spirit
wasnot pledged to every lazy scoun-
drel who, from worldly motives. joins
the ministry
The Rev F D Moore. pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church Of Govinn.
ton, Ky. presehed that ~6Bndsy lawn
,ya.a ccr 49, 1880 kh> e.~ca:r--f a. =
Bible and common sense. His Pres
bytery voted runanimously that the
sermon WAS heretical, and Mr. Moore
has resigned his charge.
Edward sKimball. the church aSbt
extinguishsr. says that the thres great
financial calamities of the church are
First sfnnd fos che support Of preach
ing. 80 that The people need not pay.
Second one or two rich men on whom
every body leans and whose property
the church feels ct liberty to appropri.
ate. Third debt.
st. Ann's Episcepal Church in
Brooklyn. is 06 years old. but .ssss
never conssorsted Until the 9th Of May,
1880. The resaon for. this was the
presence Of . heavy debt upon the
church. which could not b cnusecrated
until relieved therefrom. The present
house of worship cost $3.50, 900. Its
debt Of $4,000 was paid by r r Cat
ting. son-in- law Of the pastor. Phe
services on the day Of conservation were
impressive in the extreme.
Bishop Simpson thinks it is q fine
thing. and = mark Of progress, that
Methodist General Conferences nova.
days sit in opera houses. He expressed
himself to this ), effect at Cincinnati
recently. What view the early Meth
odist Bishops, the Ashburys and What.
coats and Georges. would have taken. Of
the msttsr il an interesting speculation.
A a TERRIBLE hubbuh, Was caused in
Brooklyn mot many years ago, by the
consecrstion OF Methodist Bishops iu
the Academy Of Music. The church
changes as we'll IS the times.
Louisville has Sunday ordinance
which the mayor is endesvorine TO
put Into rigorous enforS Smsnt. It pro-
htbits the serving of milk the selling of
beer. the running Of Cars. aHd it is said
BY some the preaching of the gospel.
The latter, however, 10 yet . question.
In his first sermon after the ordinance.
one Of the city preachers embraced the
opportunity to advance some conAnt
seasoCs~Ay pnsschiae osald b stopped
on Sunday if it we're . violation Of the
law. II was not. he said. necessary
observation OF the Lords day, and Il
stopped q deal Of pulpit gAhble would
cease. Besides there would be No loss.
fer the saloooA bess gsrdens aud
variety shows. did more charm = on
Sunday than. ali. tho preacher did
| good h Q wetk Il Sundays. Moreover
the preachers could make the city
ttrsmbls' with ,prsssAisg ON week days.
| lii sid that there are 49, churches
chapels. an4 ~issiopSof oil dsnemina-
items 10 the metropolis gain .or 90
IN the last Ten years. OF these 4O2 ere
- mt - PAstestank WITH dEo4m(
}AAtjons Ear .,1Ss. 000 psesoss A. IT,
Episcopalions have the most of all tie
Protestant ohnrches-SS. with 62,S96
sittings. The Presbyterians have SO
churches with. 4S.2ll ,sittings. The
,M0hodists hAv6 "a chorchss, with
S0.766 sittings. The Baptists have 4s
charchss. .ss,th 26.9i2. aittings, the
Reform Dutch have So churches. with
1886 .sittings; the Lutherans %. with
\ S.S01 titaiegs. ThGRoBsa Osthslies
hsvs IS churches. WITH n. 104s sistipRs.
the largest number of any sect in the
city. Al il 10 estimated that the
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