The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-07-19

-Spurgeon has preached one of his
strongest sermons on the doctrine of election
he was drawing the discourse to close when
stretching his hand toward the gallery, he said
Fernaps there is now some poor sinner away
up In the gallery who is Saying, 20 wish IneJy
whether | am one of the elect can tell Won !"
s ss Spurgeon; if you are willing to be a
Christian you are elected" And Sturgeon was
right "Whosoever will, let him come 80
-"Them's the things that runs the
country, SAID a veteran topper out in Iowa.
pointing 70 the churches and schools. His sen
tence was straighter in its force and maon;nc,
than IN Its grammar. The victory in Iowa is .
proof OF this. The churches and schools have
run public opinion in Iowa into opposition
TO liquor selling, and this has taken an Outward
and visible from in the shape of a probib;torv
law sustained by large popular vote.
:" New England" saws Rev Thomas
K. Beecher. New England. as we tbinI mis-
guided, has tended towards science rather than
faith reasonlngs rather than meditations cuI.
ture rather than reverence taste rather than
conscience; achievement rather than character
art rather than religion. Forasmuch then as
tney ala not like to retain God in their knowI-
cage Tod also gave them up to an agnostic'
mind" "su0''io
Rev. E. P. Dunlay, on his return as
a missionary to Bangkok, Siam, will take with
him' among several other articles of American
manulacture' a " vibrating spring telephone" a
present from the Sabbath School of the First
iresDyterlan Church of Manchester, N. Y. The
instrument is to be connected with the Kings
palace.
The July reports of the bureaus of
industries gives the following summary of the
conoltlon OF the grain, hay, and fruit crops in
M Into
Is nearly double the area in spring wheat the
estimated crop of fall wheat is $4,000. 900 bush.
els. The oat crop promises to be an excellent
one. Corn is almost failure Clover will be
snort timothy, an average crop. Apples
promise large crop, but plums and peaches
will be scarce.
The dogs have got to using the tele-
phone already. A Rhode Island gentleman
owns pet dog Pat, and one day they became
separated while on a visit to Providence. The
gentleman had frequently been at telephone
ofhce, and there Pat sought for him. The
OPERATOR understanding the case, telephoned to
store where e he thought the dogs owner might
De- ana hnding him there asked him to speak to
rat lie did so, the operator held the instru-
ment to Pats ear and the dog gave a joyful
bark at the sound of his masters voice. Then
ne was let out and darted off to find him. as
though ne knew exactly where to go.
In point of wealth, we see bv some
recent statistics, Trinity church, New York.
comes first among the religious corporations OF
that city. Grace church comes next and the
Collegiate Dutch church. ST. Patrick's cathedral
and the German church OF the Redeemer follow
IN order. The wealthiest congregation is said to
be Dr. Halls Presbyterian church, the wealth of
whose members is put at from $50 900 900 to
S4O,0OoOOO: The Episcopal churches lead in
m har and yyalp
valued at SlOO32,677. The Roman Catholics
follow, with % churches and $8,148, $40, and
then come the Presbyterians, with SO churches
and $6 ,235 900. The Episcopal church is re
ported to have 10000 COMMITMENTS, the Meth
odists, $4,000. 1t is difficult to estimate the
number of Roman Catholic communicates, but
they claim about half the population of the city
or 100000.
The New York Times of July 10
has an extended account of the growth and
standing Of the several religious denominations
OF the city. The showing is as accurate as could
well be derived from study of the yearly man.
uals and statements of the several denomina
lions. According to it there were in l845. 3s
Presbyterian Churches in the city, with mem
6ershlP OF l3, 46O. Twenty seven years later, in
1917, the hgures had scarcely changed, there
being one church less, and a falling off of Sc
members. In the decade which followed how.
ever, from 1872 to 1882, there was gain oil
four churches and of 4,728 members-"a pro
portion, it is said nearly double the ratio O.
the city's growth during the same period" The
Catholic Church has far outstripped all Others
IN recent rapid growth, the Lutheran coming
next, and the Episcopal next The former i
greatly augmented through emigration, and its
inclusive way of reckoning its adherents, renders
1t impossible to find fair basis of comparison
with most Protestant denominations.