The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-04
CHURCH NEWS.
Doings of Preachers and Peope Throughout
Christendom.

There are If, 900 Sunday school schol
| airs in New York state.
The Protestants OF Canada want the
Bible read in the public schools.
The Moravian church claims to be the
oldest Protestant Episcopal church in this
country.
A series Of drawings of the cathedrals of
England are being made by Mr. Birkett
Foster and will soon be placed on exhibit
ton in London.
DR.. Geo. E. Post a professorin tim Sy
rian Protestant college at Beirut expresses
the belief that ''there is no hope. of evan
gelizing Islam while they are a sovereign
power.
Parisians who expected sensational
revivalist uproar when Moody and Sankey
appeared have been surprised and disap-
pointed by the sobrIety and decency Of the
services.
The Church of England, as whole, is
the largest land owner in the kingdom and
Canon WHEREFORE has called attention to
the fact that it is also the largest owner of
public houses, and pronounced it "a griev-
Gus scandal.
Ultramontanes who believe that in Italy
bishops and priests look upon the national
army as so many fiends were surprised to
learn that the Pope had approved of the
bishops in Northern Italy expressing pub
licly their admiration of the Italian troops
for the valuable services rendered by them
during the foundations.
Mr. Sturgeon says: Prayer pulls the
rope below and the great bell rings above
in the ears of God. Some scarcely stir the
bell, for they pray SO languidly; others
give but an occasional pluck at the rope;
but he who wins with heaven is the man
who grasps the rope boldly and pulls con
tinuously with all his might"
Rev. B. Edwards, the father of the do
cese of Norwich England, has been for
seventy years rector of Ashill. He is i'll
his ninety fourth year and still takes a full
share of the parochial work, visiting his
people, giving religious instruction in the
schools, reading the prayers at one service
and preaching at the other every Sunday.
The Salvation army in England receives
all sorts of valuables when the contribu-
ton box is passed around Gold and sill
yer watches, gold guards gold and silver
lockets, gold scarf pins, silver brooches,
silver solitaires and gold watch keys.
Watches and jewelry, it is understood, are
to be abandoned by all who claim to be
true SalvatiOniSts.
From a communication received bv q
leading Roman Catholic ccclesastic in
London, it appears that Monsignor Capel.
the late rector Of the Catholic University,
KensinCton, has been successful in all the
points of his appeal to the Pope against
the decision of the ecclesiastical authori-
ties in England, and has vindicated him
self completely of 'all the charges and
calumnies brought against him by enc
mics.
Bishop. Simpson, in an address at the
laying of the cornerstone OF a new church
not long since, made the following point:
"Our answer to those who assert that
Christianity is dying out is simply this
We build more churches. The line Of ar
gument cannot hold against the line of
action. Infidelity builds no churches,
POUNDS no asylHms, endows no universities
Unbelief provides no refuge for the infirm
and poor, nor furnishes help nor comfort
tor those who weep
What is termed the Lion sermon is
preached annually at the church of St
Katherine Cree, Lcadenhall street, Lon
don. The sermon was founded by Sir
John Gayer, who afterward occupied the
office of Lord Mayor On a certain Octo-
Der is he was travelling in Arabia, and be
coming detached from the caravan, a hon |
approached him. Being unarmed, he fell !
upon HIS kH6eS III prayer, upon WHICH tue
lion looked at him, but after few sec
onds walked off. Sir John then vowed to |
perpetuate the commemoration of his mi |
raculous deliverance, and the funds he |
left for this purpose have enabled his wish |
to be earned out faithfully by means of the |
above service, which always takes place |
on October IS.
A few days ago an unusual ceremony |
took place at St. Pauls church, Haggers- !
ton, England. A new spire has been
erected, thus completing the structure the |
stone of which was laid in 1859. The vi |
Car. the Rev S. J. Stone, mounted the |
scaffolding to height of 103 feet. and |
attired in his clerical and academic garb, |
placed in position the final cross, after
which some brief prayers appropriate to
the occasion were said by the vicar. The
in the streets below, includ-
ing 700 school children, then sang "The
Church's One Foundation" and the vicar,
having from his exalted position pro-
nounced the benediction, descended and |
received the hearty congratulations of the
ems and other friends, on the
of the work