The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-29
Church Notes.

1t does not appear likely that the
coming Methodist general conference
will take any action concerning the
modification OF the system of tim
eracy.
A debt of $50 900 was removed from
the Mount Vernon Church, in Balii-
more, by the Easter offerings Of the
members and their friends. The ground
and buildings cost $500, 900.
Goodwin Smith says that popular
prosperity in the United States begs'
good nature, which begat phllsnthr0pic
sentiment, which begat Univers9lism
which begat mitigation of the doc
trine of eternal punishment 10 the.
orthodox churches. This Is new gen.
ealogy.
Prof. Swing says: when msn Il
mature years reads the B Die in the
cars you may quote him as very much
OF an iguoramus, or else as having bad
taste. Il locks as though he had never
read the book at home, or as though hs
had nothing TO iesrn from the scenes
along the road"
Prof. Saith, whose Biblical article
in the ''Encyclope liza Britannica" eX-
cited SO much hostility in certain tGeos
logical circles in Scotland, will have
three lengthy articles in the eleyenth
volume OF the "Encyclop@ lila" Those
will treat Of the Prophet 81 agcal, the
Hebrew language, and the EpIstle e
the hebrews. The theoiogians of e J.
inburg will now have to mount their
gre test guns ana batter away at tic
Professor agsiu.
Among the advertisements in a we'll
known Scotch newspaper, this was re-
Gently found: "Onl degenerate
church, is there within you no Nehc-
mish-no zhubbsbei, son of Sheal-
;eel9 Are we given over bound to
Tatnai and the AphsrsschitesH" Tat
point of this fervent appeal is sald TO
be that the Established Church shoulo
rouse itself up for more earnest ano
determined struggle against disestab-
lishment, the tide of which at prtssnt
it rcsists feebly and intffectually.
In France, military chaplains are 10
be dispensed with at the end of this
year. The Roman Catholics have not
yet decided what to do, but in sll the
garri.On towns where there Is church
the Protestant ministers Will go to the
barracks to invite the soldiers to attend
service on Sunday. There are sixty-
four garrison towns which have no
Protestant place of worship. 10 these,
ministers on special mission will ask
permission of the mayors to receive the
soldiers in one o! the halls of the
msiIle.
Mr. e.. Kerry, native of Samarls,
educated in England, and a returned
mlssionary-physIciAn, discovered q
Synagogue Record, kept at ancient SJ-
char, that reaches back hundreds OF
years before Christ. he learned that
the priest in Christ's time was named
Shaffeer. Ga searching the record fo5
some possible note of Jesus visit, be
found instead the following important
testimony to his crucifixion: In the
nineteenth year OF my priesthood, and
the Assist year OF the world, Jesus OF
Nsz Teth, the son of Mary, was cruc;.
fed"
During the 173 years of its. existence
the Congregational Church of Mldisor,
Conn.,, has had only six pastors, none
of whom ever left the church after b. !.
ing setll over until d. sth took them
away. Ia the Village of over. in Eng
land, the Congregational minister who
recently died had been SIXTY years In
the service of the same church. This
church wss his first as well as his only
charge. He was buried under the shsd
ows of some tai poplsr trees which he
plated fifty years ago. John Marshall
was this faithful and eoniented psstoT's
name.