The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1882-10-25
ReligIous Newr nnd Notea.

Ocean Grove, the famous camp
meeting ground, was unknown thir-
teen years ago.
The Northern Presbyterian church
has 572,128 communicates and the
Southern church 124,806.
A writer in the Independent ex-
presses the opinion that the Mahom-
medan power is sick unto death.
There are five branches of the
Methodist church in England, and
their aggregate increase in member
ship last year was 22,713,
The richest colored congregation in
the country is said to be that of st.
Augustines Roman Catholic church,
Washington. The best church music
at the Capital is alleged to be that of
its choir.
Professor James D. Dana, of Yale
college, who has received higher honors
from European scientific societies than
any geologist now living in the United
States, says of the first chapter of
Genesis: Examining it as geologist,
l find it to be in perfect accord with
known science; therefore, as Christian,
assert that the Bible narrative must
be inspired"
1t is related Of Rev. William Ar
thur, the Presidents father, that while
presiding over the Baptist church in
West Troy his choir drawled out the
hymn with variations, which did not
please him, SO he took his text and
preached two hours and forty minutes
His head deacon grew impatient and
consulted his watch. Keep your
watch in your pocket, Deacon JONES'"
said he "You had a long sing, and
now l am going to preach till l get
through"
Rev. Vivian Dodgson was lately en-
gagged in preaching to crowd of idlers
upon the beach at Lowestoft, Eng
land, when suddenly loud cries for
help werL heard coming from the sea.
Mr.. Dodgson leaped from barrel on
which he was standing and ran to the
waters edge. There he saw that a
boat had upset in the sea and that five
persons were struggling for their lives.
Without moments pause he rushed
into the water and swan out to the
struggling creatures. One woman he
brought safely to land, two were res
cued by others, and child was saved
by a man in the overturned beat that
could swim. 1t is presumed that the
Royal Humane society viii confer
medal upon Mr.. Dodgson.
Rev. Frederick d. Power, who en-
joys some reputation as being Presi-
dent Gariield's pastor, and chaplain of
the House of Representatives writes
the Christian Union concerning the
Christian or "Disciple" church
The religious people known as
Christians" or " Disciples of Christ
simply, had their origin in the early
half of the present century in Ken
lucky, parts of Ohio and West Vir-
ginia. Alexander Campbell, Of
Bethany, w. Va, was a prominent
teacher of the views held by them, and
after him they are sometimes called,
but without their consent, Camp
bellites." Since Mr.. Campbelps death,
which occurred in 1866, they have
made their mightiest strides. Though
the youngest of the religious bodies,
they have advanced from the foot of
the list to the fifth rank, and are in
creasing at a rate of not less than
10000 yearly. They now number
678,000 COMMITMENTS in this country,
and have churches in England, Aus
tralia, France, Denmark, Turkey and
the island of Jamaica. Their strength
in the United States is chiefly in the
West and Southwest, Indiana, Illinois,
Kentucky, Missouri and Ohio having
the largest bodies. They support some
forty colleges and sixty religious
periodicals