, 1881-12-11

! Whether the members OF this church cail them
selves lsruelitcs or the Lost Tribes, Identity
ties. We do know, but the record is made o1
The FIRST Identity Church.
The free distribution of Bibles aud Testamen;s
by colportcngs among the 3ltxcnuS In Southern
!! Colorado h,.s materially Midcd in breaking "
lADtS.
There stands tho Church, munchtng her crust
OF orthodoxy With toothlcss gums. She has Il
keen nose for tercSy> but never smells the rank
fouines5 ot dishonesty in business md sccla
lie. Orthodoxy III this country is tho foster.
neither Ut indifference and ntheism.-Canadia'
Spcclutnr.
Mr. Spurgeon: speaking of the Revised New
noint Of truth, says: 1t IS a valuable addition
to our version. h.it it will need much revision
before it will be tit for public use 10 translate
,rne he. men zen W of the New Testament Company are
Strong in Greek, bat weak In English"
The American delegates to the Ecume ncal
Methodist Conference hnve united III call fo-
:. centennial conference to be held in December,
1854. the centenary Of the organization of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. to be composed of
representatives OF ill the Methodist branches in
ference FER sv viii % meet IN nu9i;orc. where. 10 i'll,
tho Methods: Episcopal Church was organized
: The inevitable barrier Of caste between whites
and blachs Is Il sreat hindrancc to missionary
lubors n Centru! Africa. Monan,lnedan mis-
sionurics from Mor,,cco make the Africans
social equals. and thus their labors product
i've Of mitch srenter results than those ot + the he
white missionaries There are already 10GQ00
HOE far distant when l5amisln will have the
country for its inheritance.
The regular quarterly meeting: Of the Wom-
an,s baptist Foreign Missionary Association OF
Church, corner of Mur:a:, and Mnnrue streets,
tuesday, DEG. u. 1T ::jJ p. H.. The kev Sir.
address the association. Tho reports OF circles.
consideration Of the work, and present needs OF
the socicty of the Vest md the ptA fur niblical
training Of candidates, with news from the for
cis,i held, WILL Ii is hoped. make wired aud
interesting meeting. 4 Ia!gc attendance Of
iad!es irom the different churches Is hoped for.
Several meetings of tho Reformed Protestant
Church "f France were & held recently at n Mar,
c':htt members, Of whom fol1r-oue were pas
tors unu thlrty-nine layEle:, named by the dis
Irie. synods The Delegates cante from II! parts
the question OF assistant pastors or ev!lt'gel'sts
m.sitary service for theological students and
pasters, and primary instruction.. On the fourth
tuy the question ct t5Gcul revision wtts intro
dnccd. The assembly decided tfa.t II special
commission should he appointed to eNau'.to the
French tratsln1iuns Ut tho bible and 10 lruke
report upon the subject to tie coming General
Synod.
A lu1icTous incident occurred during the Con
Grc2uIonal jubilee recently held in Manchester,
England. This was the perp'eNity Of the com
:utets aviuS charge. Of[the collection OF hymns
when the jubilee hvl1,n ot Charles WESLEY w'.s
proposed: 1t begins with the fnt.liliur' line,
- the year of jubilee has come. and would hnve
been especially appropriate for the OCCASION had
not the unfortunate line been funnd. - Return.
&c ilus0n1ca sinners, hnnlc. It was thought
thta1 tue American delegates might reEhrd this
reflection lis uacaed for anu the hymn WIS
given ~. The jt,ke wAs tUa good tn keep. and
when the Omission vas t:AItni:'ed Ut the closing
ceremony by Mr.. Milne in his reply to tue rcso-
tuition Of thanks to the people Of Nuneilcster,
his words were i" received With roArs OF laugh
ter
A THEOLOGICAL. STOI:M-CENTItE.
"Chicago,' sniti Prof. Fiskc 1T the inter-Sc
mary meeting last week, Is 70 bc the theologi-
snSs the Stauh,ru. interpret tho meteorological!
language used " the E1ilgrtgntionatl:. Pro-
fcssor in two ways in popular ssSnicatiou
storin- -ccntrc ulay tncAu l'j!ilt III peserflQun,
Il tehlro Ut reckoning: Chicago io- theu. tho
great point oi outlook aud adjustment n then-
'2ic.! controversy. ItS. that is correct. VIC
ourselves in this belief. In tho
confederation Of the West. Ch!c1gu uct:Apics NOT
only thc position Of lucr"tilc monitor. hut re-
|!giuns monitor too. S:ticc this l. the case. the
responsibility ot the Christian denominations or
Chicago Il sn isIt there Is another SENSE
n which this expression may tl- cH>pnyctl.
y hnt Is the sturn centre tCcG1'i.ily spenH!uG:if
ve aTr not Dst:en. it Is tue sti:rttc. pl'sC a1io
psutu! point q: stfllss ami hhr:!:n!cS. Eiete-
land attlc, the neterur,!n@'sl, says: SiIl ex- |
,cnsite stUrlus will exhibit: rttatiol: around Il i
central rcgitE. il Chicago, rsseGlngica}y. such
!. stp:'i1,- ctnlr,s We would .nnhtleSs prefer tu |
Acknowledge the other s,',islcati3ut but ihat Is
~ ;nr; tr:e IF us than !nts. CnCa:su stlr5 III;
:::.:nl many tt,ra:;,yict csnpc5t=. Il has bcen
hc nucleus OF rot Il few crciic:.i C,clssiles II
lis bs: su, tltn certni1y Ccust' thrstit1ls nave
responsibility: tru'aeEd'u: rrSiolssib l:sy. y
treat city Ike ''ur avn ti:''Il''i luz have M I'M
l!c:lsc iui!uence It's surrounding territory; !
Let Cuticavur naac that influence rs Whoic-
:Ole tIld LCrI1EnuEt IL pttSSlDlc. !