Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-30
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

RELIGIOUS NOTES.
Strange are the vagaries of religious
secss. The p.rfectionists oil Michigan are
nov Distinguishing themselves by deifyinG
Mrs. Dora Beekman. They teach thai
divinity has settled upon Mrs. Beekman,
| and that she is one with God and that
when she speaks it is with the voice Of
God. Mrs. Beekmsn. who is also ct Ape.
ma attending the meetings, claims the god
ly attribute that she has been appointed
TO convey the word, and that she has tc
perform the mission assigned her, whether
she wants 70 or not. Her disciples, in open
meeting, right before her and the audi.
| ence, proclaim her their Saviour. One man
at recent meeting spoke of her {" as the
Lamb of God that taketh away the sins OF
the world" Another said she was "the
candle that illumined the whole world. "
Others proclaimed her thair Lord. After
the disciple has believed in Mrs Beck
mans divinity, he or she appears to be all
right. They are then perfect; canuo:
co nmit sin AMI can do no wrong They DO
not believe in al organization, as they are
too holy for such earthly things, aud there
is no word sacred euongh to be used as q
name for them as body. They are Gods
people, or, Judging from the remarks OF
SEINE Of them. they are immortaIs GA earth
sons and daughters OF God. l. Is diff
cult to believe in the sanity of people who
profess such a travesty of religion.
The Liverpool Mercury speaks thus OF an
eccentric clergyman - Archieacon Dun
bar, driven from the church where ne gave
Sunday concerts, is nov proposing a new
ecceutTicity. He is going to taSe l. IN
don theater and to turn it into what he
calls an ecclesiastical edifiss, The organ
and the choir are to be pLk5ed upon the
stage, surrounded by sacred pictures. The
altar is 10 stand in the middle OF the pit,
aud over 1t is 20 hang four armed silver
gilt cross, pendent from this, ceiling,
aud lit at each arm and in the middle by
GEe electric light. The floor is to be free
Fer dress circle, boxes and amphitheater,
payment 10 to be made ; and the singing is
to be o. the best. Such is the new idea
For an archdeacon, who Is venerable, it is
not bad"
Cardinal Manning is making himself con-
spicuous in the agitation against iptemper-
aEce, now going on III Engiaud. Under
his auspices temperarce organ cation
formed. At meeting of this Lsaguo held
recently in Leicester he made an address,
in which he stated that tLmperance reform
should be a religious movement. He also
said that from a careful calculation he had
found that in England Is 900, 900 people
consumed intoxicating drinks. and 10 600,
900 persons were drinkers to excess. This
constituted great danger, and the object
OF the League OF the Cross was to afford
shelter 10 men and women from this great
national and social curse.
The United Presby terrain Church of this
country is still Teut IN twain over the ques-
ton whether or not instrumental music
music shall be allowed 10 the church. 1t
is said at the matter will ultimately be
carried into the Courts. When a church
makes OF such trivial and unimportaut
matter az this a great and ell ab7orbirg
iszue, instead Of trying TO make the world
better, it is not wonderful that practical
men # the world hold aloof from the
Church. Human emery is too pricel, IS
and life is too short Tor 4 religious body
to indulge in such solemn iool-ry.
Religious orders are having hard ti;nr
o; 1t row. Oviag go the laws enacted
against them IL France a large numoer of
monks ami Euns belonging 10 them have
sought refuge in T. lsisui Taey are,
many OF them, in reduced circumstances,
and are Depending upon the Charity Of
their cofeijg onIs's A most OF the R.
man Cathchgs in Eag land are D1ur the
burden Is heavy, ani L1dY Georgiana Full
Ierton aHd the D1wager Marchioness of
Lp1iuuderry are making Sppeals on their
behalf. ! Il sald that many cf them con-
,ell; plate oon iag to The United Safes
The twenty second annual meefing Of the
Elgh h caurch Z Ingress "ill ne held from
O-lObe 81 20 OCTOBER 6 b, at Derby, under
the Presidency of the Bishop of Litchtield
The proceedings viii be opened with divine
seryi 's at two churches, where the preach
e.s will be the archbishop OF York and
the Bishop If Truro The opening ad.
dress viii be delivered by the Bishop of
Lltcbfield, who will speak on Unity
of Belief in Il lasion to Diversisies OF
Thought
The London Church Times, the ultra.
Radical exponent of Ritualism in the Eng.
lish Church, has all along been very loud
IN demanding liberation for its party in the
Anglican Communion. In face of that
fact, it now justifiss the intolerance of the
Cnurch IN driving oat the Puritans in the
reign Of Charles II. Apparently it goes
On Ehe theory tina. 9 orthodoxy i my doxy.
aid hete.odoxy is your doxy." Cons ST.
ency in theological squabbies is a rare
jewel.
General" Booth, of the Salvation ARMY
il Eogland, having acquired the lease of
the Grecian Theater, Familiarity called the
Eagle" in the City road, London. is
making number OF structural alterations
within the building to lit it tor the head.
quarters of his Army" whence he NAV
issue orders Of the day for the conduct OF
tee campaign against sin aud worldliness.
The Rev. Joseph Cook left Sydney, Aus
trslie, on August 10Th for this country.
He intends to visit the Sandwich Islands
on his homeward voyage, andwill probably
not arrive at San Francisco before October
lst. 1t is announced that he may resume
his Boston lectureship.
It is said the evangelist Barnes anoin' s
about fifty persons every week in Indian.
apolis. He does this ostensibly to cure
them OF various diseases. IL would seem
as though washing with water would be
more appropriate than oiling, at least dur.
ing the summer months.
The Rev. 81. w. Thomas, D. D., of Chi.
cago, who was recently cast out of the
Methodist Church for his heretical views,
is said to be making great success of his
" Peoples Church, whose local habitation
is Hooley's Tneater.
The Secretary ofthe Chautauqua Baptist
Association is alleged to be Q defsulter to
the extent of SIC, 600; and aninvestigation
is now goiog on. Tnis Association has no
connection with the Chautauaua Assembly.
Bishop Borgess.. of Michigan, has issued
pastoral forbidding the marrying of Cath.
olics and Professionals under pain of excom-
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