The sun., 1881-01-30
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nhub anu nclp US INTO tue eghth"
AT Talequah, which is In the Indian Ter.
rory. the Bapnsts have university. In which last year
forty Chcrokees and Choctaws received education.
Outside OF Baltimore there Is not one
olfsustaning Baptist church in all the State Of Mary.
land This statement is made by espondent OF the
Erdnner and Chronicle
"A little Sunday school girl whose father
is tailor said to her toacher can always tell when
father makes msht for when he home he gives
nts to mother and me-"
The Interior complains that some OF tho
ministers who send items Of church frequently
give Information regarding themselves instead Of that
which is Of public interest in regard to religious work.
Tho efforts now on foot to induce tho
Rev Emory Haines to resign the charge OF the Wash.
ngton Avenue Baptist Church. Brooklyn said W bo
made by small minority OF the congregation. His
friends say that he will stay where he is.
"A church in the interior Of Pennsylvania
wants money and proposes raise 1t by fair To
the fair the pastor asks donations "send CASH. he
says but not cash. then send us anything thatwe can
turn into cash." Already poultry and provisions Of
rious kinds are arriving for the aid Of the cause.
Among the Hindoos it was formerly tho,
case that the Brahmins the only educated people.
The law OF caste cut of all the others and kcpthem in
comparative ignorance. Most OF the Chris
tanty came from the lower castes Tie indications now
are that caste breaking down. and that all to hayo
an equal chance for enjoying the advantages Of cduca
ton The missionaries regard this extremely hope
ul sign They begin to look for converts from among
the higher classes While they regard mans soul
quite good the soul of any other sh they
aze that the educated IIindoos shall throw tho
weight Of their influence In favor OF Christianity, the
gain to the cause OF missions will be very great
"A leading Scotch religious paper la very
severe on the manner Of conducting the religious ser
vices at tho Protestant Episcopal General Convention
held IN this city These services were parceed out in
such way as to give small part TO each clergyman,
and to use as many ciergymen possible Tho crit
icism is to the effect that The celebration
been very curiousy arranged ceremony tho service
being minced into numerous portions In order give
many Bishops possible share in IL Lturgical pro-
priety Is evidently not much studied by American
Bishops when in The CAgsrhm1n says that
this absurd division of the services is often carried to
still greater excess and that there is Of multiply
ing the number Of participants except by lining ont the
hymns after the old fashion, and giving each clergyman
line. Tho editor Of the ChDua hss seen as many
sixteen cergymen taking part in morning prayer any
and communion.
The Free Church OF Scotland is in some>
thing like free fight its methods Of prasing tho
Lord. According to the custom which has long pre-
vailed in most Of the churches Of Scotland this Church
has made OF psalms exclusively. The young people
demand change, both In the style and the volume OF
their praise material. The collection which they have
been using for years contains less than two hum
drcd psalms They want a book of hymns and psalms,
containing in all about $40 mctrical compositions The
battle the adoption rejection Of this book RACES
lercey. In connection with it the old fight about
organs The venerable DIR. Bcgg Is OF the
most earnest in his opposition TO musical instruments OF
all kinds and himself To the utmost prevent
what he calls the desccraon Of the churches by
and by compositions which uninspred DR.. Horatius
Bonar who has a worldwide reputation as hymn
writer is OF the principal advocates Of the Ltoduc
ton of the hymn book.
The dissatisfied party in the Church of
England has accepted the invitation of the Archbishop
Of Canterbury to state what reforms needed in the
government and management of the Church The state
meEisa formidable II asks for the repeal Of the
Public Worship Regulation act tho dismissal OF Lord
Penzance and declaration that al the acts done by
him void II demands the abolition OF Pfivy Council
interference with the Church. and the removal from tho
House OF Lords of sdpendiary Bshops The release Of
Messrs Dale and Enraght from prison has greatly en-
couraged the dissatisfied party Although these ene-
men out on bail there is no idea th they will ever
be called up for trial There was petty mistake In
| technicalty in the indictment against them To make
this good the whole business OF the proceedings will have
10 be taken again from the beginning In the present
Of public opinion. this would be simply impossible
The feature OF the case stands
Is that Messrs Dale and Enraght who are rsidy col.
scientous to their forms Of Worship will probably not
conduct public service any other way than that for
which they imprisoned. Thers 10 good 70
believe that they might perform any ituastic ser-
vice they might fancy without moostation. Lord Pen
| Lance has had enough.
Tho Sunday school lesson for to-day is
about Simeon and the Child Jesus and is written in
| Luke H.. 25-35. The venerable Simeon meets Joseph
and Mary they bring the infant Jesus into the Temple
and taking the babe in his gives him the benedic
| ton Of an old man IN words which have become part
the inspired record The visit Of the parents OF Jesus
to the Temple was to perform the customary ceremony
presenting Offering In gratitude TO God for the birth
OF the child In this the Offering consisted Of turtle
doves pigeons, account Of the poverty Of those
| who pre- sented it. Simeon a venerable man. who
spent much Of his time in and about the Temple. lie
who had long been looking for the uiamcnt Of
the prophecies which had foretod the coming OF tho
Messiah In his delight at the flnment OF these prophe-
In the birth Of the infant Saviour he ready to
depart from this life and be at peace and rest in the life
We have in this lesson the blessedness Of the
old age OF man who has lived godly life In oden
times the benedicton Of such q man was supposed to
| carry special blessing with IT. One OF the lessons
which may wisely be impressed upon the young In con.
ncction with this lesson is that people who live fast ves
and themselves out when they ought to be in their
prime waste themselves and cut on their happine ss
while, on tie other hand. those who by attention to
health and good morals their faculties until old
have the JOY Of the sunshine Of declining oS
| peace and honor.
| In Boston there is q certain religious
publishing establishment, which is recognized head
quarters for ministers seeking temporary preaching
places II is besicged by OF preachers who have
dash Of the carpet basger" element In their ecclesas
teal and proie ssonal make up. Some Of them
| Of talent who little run down. Some arc mtn
who have worn themselves 0p, in pastoral service some
are donohings, and very excellent BRETHREN
who wcrthy Of steady chpu' mint but who some
how other do not 10 etavotod with calls'
their lucky brethren arc.' Any church wanpac
supply Sunday is almost 10 Hnd it here In.
rous grades of quality and at corresponding rates spay
The expensive ministers are not 10 be founn this
way but rather the low.priccd ones few oi these re-
ceve as high fec as twenty dollars on Sunday. Many
glad to for ten and there whose efforts
be secured for hve dollars These yeonr brethren
are not esteemed either the eloquent the most
original. They generally have faded manuscript or
two with them. Sometimes they are given to what they
call eNtemporRneous preaching that is to say, they
preach without manuscripts, but give their hearers
repetition OF what they have preached over and over
again often have need offs manuscript as an
aid to memory This Boston headquarters Of mn'tefia
supply is an informal thing which attends u ith' ana
has up from the mutual necessities OF chHrehee
and ministera II regulates itself costs nobody anythg
and Is worth deal to those who make use o IL
Its operation quiet and few people except those VINO
are directly Benc nied by II know of its existence
, Tho "Brcthron,' whose organ is the
Pnny,s"lrs (hrisiH much disturbed the subject of
the style of clothing suitable for Christian 10
They are divided into several sections as TO their belief
one believes IL right 10 only such gnrmG