Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-12


to disagree with us, as it was in favor Of
Mr.. Bayne's election to the seat he now
holds in that body.
MINOR TOPICS.
THE Lutherans have in the United States
ga, S6S communicates embraced in fifty
nine synOds. This church now ranks
third in number in the United States.
WHILE the thermometer was four de-
grees below zero, an elder of the Primi-
tive Baptist church near Alexandria, Va,
broke the ice in Occoquam creek and bap-
tizcd man.
a GENTLEMAN in England has promised
to give $50, ,0O0 to end,,w bishopric in
North China, if the selection OF the bishop
can be vested in the archbishop Of Canter-
! bury.
\ CHART giving the names OF the state
government Of Nevada for the current
year shows that not one member of the cX-
ecutive, judicial or legislative departments
is native of the state. OF the whole
number, s3, including both United States
senator's. are foreign born.
In no section Of our country have the
Baptists made more rapid and satisfactory
progress than in North Carolina. Fifty
years ago they numbered only II, 600, now
they have upwards Of 1o0, 900; then they
gave little or nothing for bencvolence,
while the year just closed foots up the
amazing sum of s1S5, 2655j.
One Of the Buddhist priests recently
converted i'll China has declared his inten-
ii IN of putting himself under Christian
instruction at his own expense, during a
period Of from three to five years, in the
hope of fitting himself to preach. He
wishes to spend the remainder of his life
in Christian work among his people, ard
especially among Buddhist priests.
TIE Prcsbytcrians of New York city
arc greatly concerned about the decay OF
the down-t town churches, and the lack OF
church accommodation for people who are
moving into the lew uptown localities
reached by the elevated railroads. 1t is
among some Of the most densely populated
neighborhoods that the downtown
churches have failed Immense sums of
money a,c spent to carry the gospel to the
hcathen of the Pacific islands. while fol
want Of churches most of the CLOSELY
packed tenement house population Of
New York is allowed to go without the
gospel.
! THE Christian .1.lrocate says Moth
ing is gained 10y making admission into the
church too easy. TO invite persons to rise
and to report them converted, adds moth
ing to the strength Of a church, and raises
no presumption that souls are being saved.
TO fill the records with names OF children,
unless deep religious impressions are made,
does no good, and much harm. 70 make
terms with persons vino say, I will never
give up theatre-goin dancing, and card
playing, and will never attend the class
meeting, is to betray the cause. If the
truth IS manifested to the conscience il
the invitations Of mercy le given if earn.
est private appeals be made, and but ten
be saved it is Il great work. Spurious re,
vivals often make a genuine one impos
sible. The church and the pastor were in
a hurry. Be faithful; be in haste; but
never be in hurry. Blessed is the min
lister who can do his whole duty without
yielding to the temptation to adultcratc
the sincere milk OF the wordr'
The N. E. church in this country has
1l,G3G itinerant ministers, 12,415 local
preachers and 1, 7'34. 95S lay members. The
eight other Episcopal Methodist churches
swell these figures to q, ,2249 ministers,
%, go local preachers and 3319, 1913 men,
bers. OF non-Episcopa' Methodist bodies,
the Methodist Protestant church takes the
lead, with 1874 ministers, 025 local
preachers and 113,4O5 members. The
totals of the bodies arc 1855 ministers,
1,Gl0 lay preachers and 1865 members.
A general summary of Methodists through
out the world. missions included, gives
81, 131 ministers, IS, 400 local preachers
and 4, Cos, 900 members. The total Metho-
| dist population is estimated at %, 455, G55.
The foregoing figures include the United
Brethren denomination. The NJ. f. church
| in this country has thirteen bishops, H.
III churches (valned at sGj, S3S, 1G2,) o.
1872 parsonayes (valued at 1886, 11G). It
has 90, '5l Sunday schools, with 212,652
| officers and teachers and 1, SCI, i'll scholars.
139 ministers died last year, and 81, $50
members
Charity Balls.
This is what the Presbyterian says about
charity balls : "a charity ball, hop, dance,
hoc-dOwn' arc among the incongruities of
that fashionable life that sucks the sweets
| of 4 mere plcasure-existence aud throws
the rinds in the face of the CIV Eer of all
mercics. \ charity ball is as great mora!
misnomer as 4 religious 'revel' in which
the justification might be that penny of
every drink went to the support of the
families of drunkards. The thing itself is
sufficiently Objectionable to he put beyond
the pale Of religion. This false prctense
of borrowed attire runs throughout this
fraud Oh charity, where, all expenses COM
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