The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-09
CHURCH NEWS.
Doings Of Preachers and People Throughout
Christendom

success in Scotland
Five Roman Catholic priests are attach
ed to the British army in Egypt
II is proposed to investigate the stories
concerning Rev. w. I'll. H. Murray
The citizens of Saratoga are moving for
better observance of the Sabbath.
One in every fifty six persons in the
United States Is a Sabbath school teacher.
1t is proposed 10 erect statue to Bishop
Berkeley in the English Cathedral of
Cloyne.
The London society of Friends have
made great success of their mission in
Bournana, Syria
The Irish Unitarians, at their recent an
nual meeting, spoke very favorabIy of the
Salvation Army.
Rev. Theodore L. Cuyler thinks Sara
toga is the spot TO renew ones strength for
year of fresh TOLL
The gospel is now regularly preached at
Honolulu, Sandwich Islands, in Hawaiian,
Chinese and English.
Great Britain has now 10000 Sunday
school temperance organizations, with
more than one million members.
The decline in the number of students
tOI httc uitUiStT4 Is TIE IedulIlg
men of the various churches.
The first eelored Baptist church in
western Pennsylvania has just been dedi-
Gated. 1t is located in Pittsburg.
Over eight hundred millions of the in
habltants of the globe are still under the
shadow of paganism and idolatry.
The Jesuits of Quebec are endeavoring
to recover possession of land confiscated
during the reign of Henry w., of France
Sunday trains run to the Loveland camp
meeting grounds from Cincinnati and they
are crowded with people of all classes.
The Independent observes that several
church conventions at Saratoga somehow
happened to get there the week of the
great races.
The Wesleyans of England during the
last twenty years have added more people
to their church than John Wesley did in
fifty years.
Protestant missionaries entered Japan in
1859; but they were compelled TO wait
dozen years before they could do any direct
Christian work.
Evangelist Barnes has daughter who is
with him, and she is pronounced
by the Louisville COniey-,Jouraat 'sirre-
sistibly fair.
The decennial missionary conference, to
be held in India next December, is ex-
pected to be a very important religious
event, fruitful of great results.
In Austin, Tex, a colored congregation
recently discharged their pastor because he
made too frequent and uncomplimentary
reference to de powers OBJ darkness"
OF the population of the globe 10000. |
~ xR4NS
Roman Catholics and 10000. 900 Nahora |
etans- There are less than 10000 900 |
Jews.
Rev. Leonard Wilmington, d. D., senior |
pastor of the First church in Newbury, is |
the Oldest Congregational minister in New |
England, having reached the age of nine |
~ three years.
Mr.. Moody expresses his preference for
circuses as preaching places, giving as a |
reason that those who build cireuses have /
4 better idea of how to reach an audience |
han those who build churches.
The evangelical association of Chicago,
1t convention to be held in October,
will consider the best methods of planning |
md conducting evangelistic work as dis
inguished from ordinary church work.
Barnes, the mountain evangelist. has
lot succeeded in arousing the sinners of
But he is not discouraged
md will make an heroic effort tonight in
he opera house to awaken interest in his
work.
The most Thoughtful clergymen are grad
Tally coming to the conclusion that 'fcon-
inued growth of church is better than
IN avalanche of revivals," and are looking
Ibout them for way to promote continual
,rowth.
The ter-centenary of the death of St |
Theresa will be celebrated by the Catholic
.hurch on October 21st, and general col
ection for the benefit of the discalced
nuns of Mount Carmel, whose home is in
New Orleans. is proposed.
The Indian Mirror observes that s'the
custom of widow. marriage among the
dindoos is fas. taking root in most parts
If India, where but a few years ago the
dea of such .remarriages was repugnant
md considered tantamount to apostacy
rom the ancestral religion"
There are some amusing features of the
;rusade being carried on in France against
eligion, notably in the matter of selecting
looks for the public libraries For in |
tance, an official censor struck out of a
ist Robinson Crusoe," as being sstoo re-
igious in its tendency"
"Would it not-be appropriate for some
asks the Morduian, Gin
tead of having prayer after the sermon, 10
,ut it before the serrnon2 For, after all,
t is good custom our mothers taught US