West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-03-23

vain you III Time TO make your
escape"
"The preachers sermon was a small
one! 1t was as large a one as you
Will want to account for in the
judgment"
The man who is always confess
Ing his sins, and never quitting
them, is the most uncertain sinner
| know of.-Shoac.
A Presbyterian elder discourses
as follows on the policy of employ
ing church fairs to pay church
debts: "Now, brethren, let us get a
supper and eat ourselves rich. Buy
your food. Then give it to the
church. Then go and buy it back
again. Then eat it up. And then
your debt is paid"
Three Ecclesiastical bodies will
meet in Shepherdstown during the
coming summer, viz: the Council
of the Diocese of West Virginia,
Episcopal church, on the first
Wednesday in June next; the Lu-
theran Synod of Virginia, and the
District Conference of the M. E..
Church South.
The Religious Herald, wisely
says, "Short pointed articles on prac-
tical subjects are read and remem-
bered."
In harmony with God, the sorest
evils become the richest blessings,
while all that is around you and
within you conspires to lift you in
to a sweeter, clearer atmosphere
Herald.
Moody and Sankey have done a
wonderful work in San Francisco.
A leading secular paper says: ono
evangelists since the days of White
field have seen more immediate or
important effects oftheir labors than
these two men,"
At recent prayer-meeting in
Ashield, Mass, member of a
Congregational Church brought a
charge of infdelity against the pas
tor, foundedon his exposition of the
Bible account of the creation, in
which the clergyman explained the
six days as periods not of twenty
four hours each, but of much greater
length, according to the widely
received teaching of raodern scien-
lists. The congregation, without ex-
ception, sustained their minister
and the name of the dissatisfied
member was dropped from the roll
of the Church at his own request.
Canon Farrar has small respect
for sacerdotalism. In a recent
sermon he said that "the name Of
priest is not so immaculate or be-
neficent in the worlds history as tc
make us regret that the New Tesla
ment knows nothing of any mere
human priests, except among the
pagans and Jews. Who ridiculed
1siah ?-the insulting priests Of
Judah. Who smote jeremiah p
the priest Pashur. Who threaten
ed Amos ?-the priest Amaziah
Who would have torn Paul to piec-
es ?-the priests of Jerusalem
Who killed St. James ?-the priest
Annas. Who crucified Christ p
the priests Annas and Caiaphas-
lawful priests, observe, and acting
in spiritual tribunals" With
merciless historical knowledge,
Canon Farrar grapples the demand
of the ritualists for what they call
spiritual courts, and shows from the
examples of theSanhedrim Of Jerus-
alem, the Synod of Ephesus, the
Inquisition of Spain, the Consistory
of Geneva, and the high Commits
sion Court of London, how prone
are courts composed of priests to
indulge in cruelty, injustice, and
persecution.
Rev. L, W. Holden, Cor. Sec'ry Of
the Bdfist State Mission Board,
sends u$church news notes, as fol-
lows
Mount Carmel Church. REV. R.
A. Kemper, Pastor. Precious revi-
val, IA protested a hope in Christ
s baptized last Sabbath. Others
will follow; received good collec-
ton for State Missions.