National Republican., 1881-02-19
RELIGIOUS REFRAINS,

Selfsatisfied people decide easily, be-
cause their decisions always please them.
Rev. W. D. Roberts has received cali
from the Temple Presbyterian Church, Philadel-
phia.
Rev. S. J. Breihof, C. s. S. r., of the Re
demptorist Fathers, is now located at St Michaers
Church, Baltimore.
The British and Foreign Bible Society
has circulated among the Jews 900 copies OF the
Hebrew Bible, in whole Or in part.
The total number of additions to the
Baptist churches in this country during the past
year was 1929, a weekly average OF 3,l29
members.
Rev. Df. BrlStOr, recently of New Cas-
tie, Del, who sent to New Orleans to raise the
debt on Amcs Church, has been transferred to the
Maryland conference.
Nazareth, the home of the infancy of
Jesus, is now the site of an orphanage under the
charge of the Educational Society of England
There in it thirty six girls of ages varying
from four to fifteen.
Rev J. III. W. StHckcnberg, d. D.. of
Wittenberg College. Ohio, has written work OH
Christian Sociology" subject which is receiving
much attention from statesmen and philanthrO-
pists, both in this country and in Europe.
Canon LiddOn uttered an important
truth in saying: Z" A church without doctrine or q
man whose golden rule is to take things easy
these reeds shaken by the Wind-eXcrcise no at
traction on the weary, yearning heart ofman.7
The American Baptist Publication
Society issued last month 10000 copies of their
sunday school paper, The Young Reaper, 1000
copies of their Bible class paper, Our IOVaq People
and 2fI,000 copies of the infant class paper, Or
Little Ones.
The Philadelphia Bible Association
of Friends state, i'll their fty-iirst annual report
that they have sold ISL Bibles and 40 Testaments
and have given TO Indian schools, freedmen, and
destitute neighbOrhOods, 1852 Bibles and 2150
Testaments
Rev. DR.. ]. VI. /. Curry, Of Richmond,
Va, has been elected secretary and executive Off
Ger of the Peabody fund for the promotion of edu-
cation in the Southern States. He has been iden-
tilted with the work of higher education in con-
nectiOn with Richmond College, and is a worthy
successor of the late DIR. Barnas Sears.
Rev. Sylvanus Stall, in his book on
How to Pay Church Debts.' says: There is too
frequent manifestation of desire to build a
church that will be an honor TO the place an
Ornament to the city, rather than an honor to
God. Too many churches are erected to improve
the value of adjacent property, for which some
have even been stigmatized as the Church of the
Holy Speculation Too many are built for purely
sectarian purposes in localities which could not
support the churches already struggling for exist
ence."
Miss Jennie Smith. e Dayton, GiI;o,
claims to have been cured of a paralysis OF the
right leg of twelve years standing through the me-
dium of the prayers of congregation and her own
faith. After describing the circumstances of the
prayerful gathering, exchange continues as fol-
lows: "Aftera brief silence there suddenly flashed
upon her mind q most vivid view of the healing of
the withered arm. At the same instant the Holy
Spirit bestowed ON her soul the faith to claim
similar blessing, and she at once conscious of
baptism of strength as sensibly and positively as
if an electric shock had passed through her sys-
tenn. Laying her hands upon the arms of the chair
she raised herself to a sitting posture, and then
stood upon her feet. She knelt in prayer of
Thanksgiving, and arose and walked across the
room. The next day she was upon her feet, and
has since been able to travel about the country and
has never had any trouble with the lame limb, nor
shown any symptoms of the attendant maladies"