, 1881-11-20


alleged science. Besides, SO little interest
WAS t1ken i'll the matter tllat of f.i00 persons
who. had the right to ynte only $500 exer-
clSed it.
During the past fourteen years the Meth
odist Freetmeu's Aid Society has disbursed
nearly Il, ,0oU,oo0 for educational purposes.
Next Sunday collection will be taken up
in all the Epscopal chncches of this do
cesc for the benefit of ST. I1lke's Hospital.
The Inhabitants Of tile View Iiebrdes have
consigned to London j.T'l pounds weight OF
arrowroot us Il payment fnr an edition Of the
New Testament lit thair language.
Tho organ question is Just HOW receiving
much attention iii the United Presbyterian
Church, and occupies 1lo small amount OF
Space III The newspapers Of that tenunllna-
tion. 1t will be remembered that the Di-
rCctnry for IForship OF the United presby-
terian Church has all article torbIl,ling the
use OF Instrumental music in :Ee churches
in tie worship Of God. \ very few churches
aud SOME Sabtatt.-schoofs have disrtgar.cd
this law and have been making use Of organs
i'll their services.
The, death is announced Of the Rt.-Rev
Joseph Elrclny. ID. D.. second Anglican
bishop Of Jerusalem. lie was educated at
Trinity College, Dublin. where hc graduated
i. \. in ls:54 and N. J.. iii 1851. liz was or
dnl1led DrAcon i'll ls5l and priest III 1856 by
the late Bishop of Ussory liz WIS formerly
missionary 1T Constarllnople FROM lSiS 10
lNl, when lie was appointed to the inctlnl-
bency Ut Christ Church, Jerusalem, and ex-
amnIng chaplain to tho Anglican Bishop of
Jerusalem.
The suggestion is repeated by several pa
pcfs that tho revised New Testament should
be ut once introduced i'll the pcws Of all the
churches where reading, by tic minister from
Inc AtW Testament Is Il part Of eacll service,
rs II Will Ec found extremely iillcsestin. 10
follow IN the revision the reading Of the miE-
listers from I'll. oltt version: Dr. Taylor. of
tile l'rnadWay Tabernacle New York, has
Mr.ed his people II bring their revised New
TcSsucnts for Use Sunday evenings duril,.,
col.rse Ut eNpositnry discourses he intends
to deliver. President Porter, of Yale Col
itssc, has betyut its use at 1uor1lng prayers ut
Baltell Chapel.
Prof: Campbell, Of tue Presbyterian Col
legt, MontreAt, believes that hc has found
the key to THE llittltu inscriptions, and has
sent tie results OF his Investigations to the
Society OF Llblical Archaeology. Tile most
striking and lND0rtant feature of this work
Is THE identity established by Prof Campbell,
- h!e believes, between tho lAzttcs a,at the
Utilities. liz concludes a statement Of his
discovery in till: Montreal H'itncxS us fol-
lows: It Is interesting to know that we
have on this continent the remains Of Il peo-
llt who played Il great part in aNcient his
tory. 1t Is also gra1ifyln. to learn that by
The establishment OF the 1iittite origin Of the
Azit:s. eyniutlOnlsn in plilulo%r aud eth
biology will receive its dcath blow"
Tile ltey d. Il. Van EEskirk. pastor Of the
Christian Church i'll Bloomington, ILL.,, will
speak to-day. morning and evening, III the
South Side Christian Church, corner Prairie
kirk Is widely known as al ably and e!o
uutnt minister Of the Christian Church and
doubtless many will avail themselves of tile
opportunity Of listening to- him. lie Is here
to unite with the pastor of the church, tho
rev. i. ". Allen, in holding 4 protracted
meeting, anl tic scrviccs toay will be the first
vi ii series, tn be continued through. the week
\ mevtlil" will bt l4t!d every night at : AS.
which vii! hc preceded BY Il sonE-.service uf
70 minutes, FROM Gospel hymns. The public
Is urgently Invited to attend.
= The Catholic bishops Of the Ecclesiastical
Province OF Cincinnati were i'll session two
days last week. Their first objec: WAS To de-
1erminc Il time fur the holding Of :. formal
i'ruyi;lci;t! Council. The upeniug of it wis
fixed Tor tile second Sunday III Lent. March
s, 1>sss. They thcn discussed what lalattcrs
should form the chief subjects Of the roun-
vacant Sec Of Nashville were not discussed.
They were lnaie last July, aud have not yet
been ;sctrtl on III l:ome. The bishops pres
cnt were: Bishop Elder, coaijntor to the
Nv; l;lshup Toehbee,. Coving!on, Ky;
Bishop borgess., Detroit. Mich: Bishop, tiii-
1lour, Cleveland, O.; Bishop Dwenger, Fort
Wayne. 1nd. R!shop ClAia1d, -Ail.cenucs,
hut: GIshU' Watterson, Columbus. u. 1
The new SYSTEM Of consolidating the Pres
bYteriuA Synutfs 80 is 10 llllke their buuuda-
rles identical with those Ut the States is al-
ready ;ccn to bt unsatisfactory. Six old
SynnlS are lnuW cruW'tett into The Oil. new
,lc which is tu be tile Synod of New York,
extending al the way from Dunkirk to
Munt:uk Point. and from Staten Island to !
tht Ca1l:,d: line. This will include about |
,ne-tittA Of ill the ministers of the preSby |
lcrlan Church. and oue-eigllth OF tile church. /
members. Tie ratin III representation Is not !
'ct hetnitly fixed. II it be larsc enough to |
ylease all tile brethren wlln want to 20 us
irtega1eS, the Synod will be more unwieluy
han the General Assembly. 1t 1t be s!tail !
nuu=l TO insure Il btnIy Of reasonable >izc,
lie number IT lAen sent from each l'resby-
cry will be Sc s1llalI that tie turn Of each
nan will couic only once III many years. i
movement Is Oh fnot to have this mammoth.
:ynoL divided into two by * line running
oitll and south somewhere near the centre
t the State. The action which consolidated
he Syn,ss was rushed through tbs General
assembly too hastily, and without sufficient
IL look 1T 1t il. all its bearings.
iAny ut The most thoughtful 1nen in the
Church think that the SynOls
au better been let alone.
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