The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-10
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sob, Lord, prayed Methodist minis
ter, keep me humble and poor" "oh
Lord, il Thou will keep him humble,
said the deacon, who next prayed, I'VE
will keep him poor"
One OF the English Archbishops recent
ly said in the House OF Lords: THE mar
row notions Of all churches have beer
their ruin. l believe that the church o.
Scotland, though not as perfect AZ ours, i
as true Protestant church a. the church
Of England"
Passing along the street lately q high
tempered old miser was accosted by an
urchin and importuned for the loan OF
dime. "Not nickel, exclaimed the testy
old gentleman. "Well, you needn't be
so sassy about It," returned the gamtn,
Eyer won't take yer money along with yer
when yer die" "Why mot, ysu little ras.
calf" "Cos ysr'd be afraid it would melt"
The Herald and Prssby!sr, Of Cincinnati,
says: "In Chicago, with population Of
500, 900, there are seats in the Protestant
churches Tor only 100, 900 people, and only
tWo.thirds Of these are filled on the Sab.
bath. Less than Q quarter OF the people
are churCh.goe In the whole country
more than half OF the people are habitu'
ually absent from the house OF God. Does
not this constitute danger signal?
A Roman Catholic paper says that had
the Church retained all her children there
should now be in the country from 90.
OOO OOn - OK nnO M mAnohaBs NJ that
church, whereas there are now less than
100000. It attributes the great losses TO
the influence OF the public sChools.- New
York Tins.
The highest percentage OF Presbyterian
communicates to the population Of IS
leading cities in this country Is per cent,
this 10 in Rochester. The following shows
the strength OF the Presbyterian Church
in the cities referred to: San Francisco,
9 COL Cincinnati, 37S7; Cleveland, 3,l3l;
Indianapolis, 2,6i4; Pittsburgh, $685.;
Newark N, j., 1883; Chicago 1883; st,
Louis $3.50; Philadelphia, 5000; New
York, $3.50; Rochester, S,67l; Brooklyn,
l0,093; Louisville, $3.50.
Rev. Uriel Graves, Protestant clergy.
man, who has Travelled much about Penn.
sylvauia as a preacher, evidently has
poor opinion Of the sincerity Of the min.
listers Of that State. ave wish to assert"
he recently said, shat by far the larger
number, through ignorance or downright
yillAiny, are serving their hocks irrespec.
tive OF the good or III they may do them,
80 they ouly get the milk and enjoy the
shelter. To prove this, our bold asser.
ton, we challenge the reader TO find
Us six popular ministers in Pennsyl'
vaniA who dare breach the whole truth
OF God to their respective congregations,
lust as Christ commanded them to, and
not at once bring on the sorest troubles
In their charges, &nd among their sup.
poEters. And that there may be no mis-.
take, will ask them to take the words Of
Christ, in his sermon on the mount, and,
giving them their true and legitimate in.
depreciation, speak out boldly the word Of
the Lord. Such preaching would trans
form or empty 90 per cent. oil all the pull.
pits in this land in less than six months"
DR.. Stephen H. Tying, in his farewell
sermon to the church Of the Holy Trinity
at New York Sunday, cautioned the PEG.
pie in pretty strong language not to de.
part from PfotestAnism. Remember al.
ways" said he, THAT this Is Protestant
church, and must always remain Q
Protestant church. May God blast 1t and
burn Ii should It 90 astray. May my In {,
precautions follow those who in the future
would lead 1t away from Professionalism.
Gather around my brother az ye have
gathered around me, rich aud poor, with.
out distinction Of class, caste, or color"
During DR.. Tyng'5 ministry OF twenty
years go persons have been baptized,
LIS confirmed, 5l0 married, and 795
buried. The list OF communicates con.
taius 3 500 names. Nearly 81, 800, 900 has
been collected for charitable purposes,
and the debt OF the church would be re.
duCed to 500, 1000 II all the pledged sub
sCriptions were paid.
We have never seen finer bit Of sar.
casm than the following from one Of our
town papers:
A little shelbyville boy, who lie 10 the
habit Of saying his prayers before going to
bed, the other night asked bis mother:
Mamma, how long will II be before I'm
big enough to quit saying my pray ers2
You never say yours, do ydu?" And the
mother said: Little boys shouldn't ask
so many questions. Go to sleep, my child.
But what makes the sarcasm mors sad
and CaustiC, II would apply to a vast mol
titude OF mothers and fathers and big
brothers, TOO, who have long since grad.
uated" from Sunday School and church,
and never attend except as "visitora" or
spectators OF some sensation or perform.
ance" that Is likely TO attract crowd.
And as to saying their prayers or bowling
their heads In thanks at meat, why, this
Ia about as rare as old fashioned bread and
milk for supper. Strong men, Smart
young men, some professional men, and
fashionable women seem 10 set as II such
forms Of pisty were only becoming 70
siCkly little girls and grandmotherS In theft
dotage.-T L. DOulhSst in ChriSitdn Register.
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