Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-08
MINOR TOPICS.

MINOR TOPICS.
CoLORED BAPTIST associations in tho
West are beginning to take steps for the
support of missions in Africa.
"WHES die," said married man, ~
want to 60 where there is no snow to
shovel" And his wife said she presumed
he would.
LuTHERASs in Germany are proposing
to celebrate, on a magnificent scale, the
four hurdredth anniversary of Martin
Luther's birth, November 10, 1883.
The subject for discussion before the
Philadelphia conference of Baptist minis
ters next Monday will be, "The rhetori-
cal element in preaching, with special re-
gard to its effect on the personality of the
preacher" It will be opened by Revs. P.
l.. Jones and N. B. Randall.
THERE arc nine Methodist bodies in
Great Britain, with total Of 4.087 minis
ters. The Wcsleyans have 402, $50 men,
bers the Primitives, ls2,69l; the Free
Methodists, 79,477 the New Connection.
lists, 2s,S5O; the Bible Christians, 1899 ;
the Irish Wesleyans. rs, 1886; the Reform
Union, 1928.
PROFESSOR NORMAN Fox, In tho Ma.
tional Baptist, concludes an article on pro-
gressive theology in this way: "To deny
that there is a progressive theology in the
progressive unveiling Of Nature and his
tory is, in effect, to deny the presence Of
God in Nature and history. 1t is the
blankest materialism denial of crea-
tion denial of Providence "a denial of
the very being of Godv'
BISHOP HERzOG, upon his return to
Switzerland from his visit to America, said
that from what he had observed Of Amer
ican culture and religion, he had come to
the conclusion that all the signs werc ex-
tant that the Episcopal communion had a
magnificent future before it, and might
hopefully expect to develop in the course
of time into the national church OF
America.
A PASTOR at Grundy Centre, Iowa, was
very sick, and, believing that he was near
death, confessed that he had not long be .
fore been on a most deplorable spree in
Chicago. He did not die, however, and
his wife not only deserted him, but re.
ported him to the church. His people are
moro charitable, and will probably let hin,
off with a reprimand, as his penitence
seems genuine.
That was a wise admonition given by a
New York clergyman to a band of enthu-
siastic reformers who have set out to
break up corporate monopoly in genera!
and railway monopoly in particular. As a
foot-note to his letter, this gentleman, who
seems to possess moro worldly wisdom
than most of his purely professional
brethren, suggestiveiy added: "Don't
tag on all the reforms
NINCNAA NAhrAELD, IAc pIGoAucAC'
elect, in speech delivered in the House
of Representatives, in June, 1874, said
"The divorce between church and state
ought to be absolute. 1t ought to be SC
absolute that no church property any
where, in any state Or in the nation
should be exempt from equal taxation
for, if you exempt the property of an,
church organization, to that extent you
impose church tax upon the whole com
munity."
The Christian at Work has been asking
postal-card opinions from various clergy.
men as to whether miracles are now to bt
looked for. The general opinion is tha
miracles have ceased, though DR.. A. J
Gordon, Of Boston, with a few others les
certainly, holds that the promise Of sign'
following those that believe was for tn,
church Of all time. DR.. Howard Crosb.
says:
Miracles for 20 years in time OF Moses ans
Joshua.
Miracles for 20 years in time of Elijah ant
Miracles for 20 years in time OF Christ an.
| mo others.
! miracles
| "Arc marks and evidences
| "Ofa new Dispensation.''