The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-22

to answer any inquiries Of any persons
in West Virginia, or elsewhere, who may
feel an interest in tho subject that he has
so much TO heart. His address is at mum.
Der Ola Tenth street, where all letters will
reach him. a. W. Y.
RELIGIOUS DRIFT AND DISCUSSION.
IT is said that in the Welsh language an
iniidel book does not exist.
IL San Francisco the Greek Church has
q chapel and about $50 followers.
Our OF the $50 colleges in this country
about seventy have established Young
Mems Christian Associations.
TIE Greek Government, in giving an
order that the Bible shall be read in the
public schools, has specified that tho an
cent and not the modern tongue shall be
employed.
THE Methodists are increasing rapidly in
Sweden. During the past few months re-
yival meetings have been held, generally
with large results. In one place 10 new
members have been received.
ZloX's Herald says that "the individual,
persistent interest for the salvation OF the
soul, and the gathering OF the children
into the church, is far from being as mani.
fest in these days as formerly" =
TuE Methodists OF Phillipsburg, N. j.,
are having great revival. About 800
persons have protested sorrow for their
sins, and it is expected that the total nun.
Der will foot up at least 800. Over 1000
have signed the temperance pledge.
TIE Evangelical Messenger is cxacting in
respect to the laity. 1t says: 1.-THE people
who 20 to hear sermon without prepar-
alton 10 hear Alright, are but little less
guilty OF wrong than the minister who
enters the pulpit TO preach without prepar-
alton"
THAT was fair hit which is ascribed to
DR.. james Freeman Clarke, at the tend
ency OF some good people to impose their
own observances upon others. A friend
wrote to him, dating his letter Candle
mas Day." DR.. Clarke's reply bore the
date, "Washing Day."
THE Pope has issued an encyclical letter
on the subject OF divorce. In II he says:
"The attempt made, under various guises,
blythe modern spirit OF irreligion to rob
the church OF her right either to bind or
loose the marriage tie, must be resisted by
the whole Catholic world."s
ONE OF the distinguished Monod family
OF Protestant pastors in Paris, the Rev.
Theodore Monod, who was converted, it
is said, while student in Allegheny, Pa,
will visit this country In the spring and
address Protestant bodies on the State oil
the Church in France and It's needs.
EDWARD KIMBALL, the church debt ex-
tinguisher, says; "rhe three great flnan-
cial calamities OF church are: l. A fund
for the support Of preaching, so that the
people need not pay. 2. One or two rich
men, on whom everybody leans, and
whose property the church feels at liberty
to appropriate. 8. A debt"
NOTWITHSTANDING the famine, Peters
pence are still exacted from Ireland. II
all the money which has been sent from
Ireland to Rome, says a New York paper,
had been invested in land, this unhappy
people might now be their own landlords.
That they are at all drawn upon in the
present distress is ashame to religion.
The following are reported to be some
OF the changes made in the revised version
OF the English Bible to be issued this
-"Damned" is to be changed invar-
iably to CONDEMNED" For "hell, the
original words Gehenna and Hades are to
be substituted. "Prevent" is to be turned
into Ego before.'' Religion" is to be
changed into" worship"
THE plan OF having free Sunday evening
lectures on secular subjects is warmly dis:
cussed in Edinburg. The clergy are gem
orally opposed to 1t, thinking that the lee.
lures will attract many people who other
wise would not go to. church. Canonsgate
Hall was to have been opened for the
lectures; but the opposition defeated the
project for the time being.
A CHURCH in New York raised $4,000
last summer for certain purpose. AS
the money could not be used Immediately,
the trustees invested in the stock OF "St. |
Paul preferred" A few days ago the
church sold the stock for $4,000. With |
the profits, $4,000, new church edilice
is to be erected, aud the name "St. Paul
preferred" is suggested Inappropriate.
The case OF ex-Sheperd Cowley presents
a peculiar complication as regards ecClesi-
astical discipline. CowleY Is still full
and complete priest OF the Protestant
EPISCOPAL NuuTCu. ne CNtlIl0t ub uepQBeu |
without trial, and he cannot be tried
unless he Is present in person. 1t would
be irregular to go the penitentiary to try
him, and so the probability THAT nothing
will be done with him until his term is
out.
II used to be the cry in Israel that there
were ten times more pnlpits than rabbis,
and the young people were urged time
and again TO study for the profession. The
same cry is still heard, but with less force.
Tor the number OF English speaking rabbls
has sensibly increased within the past few
years; but there Is no over supply as yet,
and we tsraelites can therefore scarcely
realize the predicament in which nearly
2 200 Christian pastors are placed.-New
York Je'rish Messenger.
A wRITRRin the Sunday School Tima ad.
yances the somewhat novel idea OF paid
Sunday School Superintendent. "Many
Of our smaller and poorer churches" he
says, twill have to depend upon tho vol.
lntary method; and in some oil our strong.
or churches will always be found those Of
wealth and leisure who will donate their
lervices; others still who do not consider
heir services worthy Of compensatlon-it
s possible they are not. But we submit
whether the time may not come for the
anger and Weather churches, both in city