Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-12-24
RELIGIOUS.
ITonIcs Of Iatsrest In tho Denoml.
national World.
Mods. and Sankey's Work % London
Growth Of Hereto view-lntsresting
statistics Ministerial Schools
a General Notes.
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General Notes.
81 as.nv snA Raskey's Wsrh.
The following letter appears In The
General Baptist Magazine for Novem'
Der: ..,.r ;r
h.ner.I Baptist Msssslne for septep.
T.. s. III. sibly. It p stated. WIN TO-
$3.50 70 the result Of Messrs. Moody
.nd sankey's visit to London 10 1873
the dIsappsIntmen. Is so great that
mlnisters and officers OF churcnes VINO
I,sncralIzed them BY hundreds . 70"
80, AGO, connot consclentiousiy re.
ouest them to pay another visit to The
metrorolis.' How far this Is IN accord
snce with truth you will gather when
7 Tell you that Messrs. Mooay asd
s.nkev were asked to come to London
n 1875 by a committee of forty-sevea
gentlemen, whose names are now %
fare me-that there Ia not one OF @em
now Alive who Is not still In fullest sym
rstbv with the work now being carried
on and that not one Of them has 90
FUSED to Join the committee. nov ec-
,.rSea To axty.two members, whleh
~ v,sed tbe evangeiists to visit Lon.
a an lSS2-S. This new committee
thonoht Nd would be well this time %
sssoc3ate with them In the tnvitauoa
the names of 200 ministers, represent.
inc the various denominations, ana a
nnnortuni.y was afforded accordingly.
AZ immediate and, most hearty 10
snnnse v,as received from nearly "
REPRESENTATIVES, men, from al sectteng OF
the Nhnroh. includiHg my BapAS
bretbrey. and among them the h0oof.
Nable names OF C.. II. Sturgeon, a. V:
Brown, w. Brock, j. stephens ana
TuIler Gooch. Only ten fefusan IN AL
Aere received, and some Of tho 20
WIRE qualified. On the other hand
there IA not single town the evangeiiss
visited In lS74-5 that has not sent the
most pressing invitation for another
visIt. Mr.. Silhy further characterlse1
the work Of these God-sent men -
iephemeral, superficial, unsatisfyiAg.
emotional religiosity.' I trust these
remarks will not deter any from visiting
fine meetings of Messrs. Moody and
Sankey, and Judging for themselves.
They viii find the movement just the
reverse of this. The Word Of God Is
the beginning, middle and end Of Mr..
Moody's teaching, and 1T shall st and
forever, the old.fashion Gospel Of re-
demption by the blood Of Christ for
vearied man, and regeneration and
renewal by the Holy Ghost; and there
ia abundant evidence now before mo,
and ascertainable by all, OF the lasting
character of the work. II Is Of God,
and cannot he overthrown.
>" 5Em' ROBERT Patton,
Hon, Sec. of London Committee.
The Toledo Blade notices the fact
that Chicago has produced Q great
many heretics. Among tho most prom
inent may be mentioned, DR.. Coilyes,
Bishop Cheney, Professor Swing. Dr.
Thomas, Mr.. Wilcox, and Mr. AhA.
And In comment, The Blade makes
this significant statement: The fa0t
Of these ministers giving up orthodox
views for what are termed herettcat
ones would not be 30 significant but for
the truth that they are to-day moro
popular than ever before and draw Lar.
ger audiences together. II will not 90
| TO put this down simply to their clio.
quence, but Il goes to show . state Of
things that must be reconnized and 49,
cepted by the churches and acted upon
II they would preserve their influence
for good. Go through those OF Toledo
to-day, and II the members spoke the
the truth. nine out Of ten would express.
their disbelief In some Of the cardinal
} doctrines, such Ms eternal punishment,
burning In literal lake OF hre and
birthstone, the everlasting damnation
Of unbaptised or non.elect infants, etc.,
etc. 1t il q necessity that religious
creeds be reconstructed or the churches
| will loose their hold upon the people
more and more every year,
The Churchman complies the follow
| ing summary OF statistics Of the Protest.
| ant Espicopal Church for 1882 from
The Church Almanac" and whit
takers Churchman'S Almanac" Tor
1888: Number Of dloceses, 48; mission.
airy districts including Africa, China
and Japan, Is; bishops, Oh; priests and
deacons, $500; whole number ofclergy,
3,575-increase, 10; parishes, 2,OH-
increase, IL; candidates, 3G-lncreAso,
s; ordinations-deacons, l32, decrease,
II; priests, III; decrease. 1;
churches consecrated, 85-increaae,
%; baptism, 45,sl7-increase, eSif
combinations, B,08l-increase, 6o0;
communicate, 3A, sS8-increase, 30S:
marriages, II, 438-increase, no; burials,
| q, 8l8-increase, 1,134; Sunday-school
school scholars, 800, 59l-incressc, 3,60S;
| .x-..-il...t...n A. A.. ufvh,. -.
Almanac" 81, 988, 495, against 81, 49,
and Is missionary districts) increase,
81, 100, Az IS; according to "WhItaker's
Almanac" 5000, 40i 81 -increase.
$714.6i9.40.
More and more is It recognized that Q
theological seminary, or mlnlsterial
training school "a school which pro.
poses to 1T men TO TO be ministers ofthe
does les than half ib work II Il gives
adults. A man lwho comes from suoh
see and direct Sunday-school work, y
not half ready for 8 fsir start in his
chosen profession. He Il ~ poorly OF
~ q young physician would be who
only learned how TO council thoss whs
were Ia vigorous and established health.
To be doctor, . man must know how
to prescribe for those who are In tho
first. stage Of disease, and how 10 tseat
those who are In delicate health. TO
be good pastor, . man must b abe 70
! preach to those who arc not vt eodden
In sinful ways, and to choose and Ne
wise agencies for the construction aod
care of the younger and moro tender
memben Of bis pastoral charge. Some
ofthe English tlaining-sch0os srs REQ
ogniziDg this truth even moro fully tbea
our American schools Of similar gnda
The well.knovn Baptik College Of r..
gents Park, London, Of which good
Dr. pr: Apeus = prsadsnt has Juss nov