The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-04-19
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.


the Methodist Episcopal church south
amounted to $153, 600, the largest since the
war.
Cardinal McCloskey, archbishop OF New
York, has summoned a provincial councll
to meet in St. Patrick's cathedral, New
York city, June 3.
A conference of ministers in the vicinity
of Easton Pennsylvania, was held in that
city March II, to discuss the desiTabillty OF
a Lutheran eplscopate, The papers read
were all strongly in favor.
The first mail route in Alaska has been
let to Rev. DR.. Sheldon Jackson, the pio-
neer missionary "bishop" to that Instant
territory. 1t is 105 miles long, and the
mails will be carried monthly i'll canoe.
The vote of the quarterly boards OF the
Methodist church in Canada on the question
of Methodist union, shows that GA boards
have adopted the basis OF union ana 81 nave
declared against it, while 10 are evenly
divided.
DR.. Wheeler, editor of the Methodist I'M
til it's consolidation with the Christian Ad-
yocate will be inaugurated as president OF
the Allegheny college, June %. de Will
not become resident OF Meadvilie until
September.
Both Union and Confederate chaplains
are invited to attend the three days reun-
ion of the Christian Commission, to begin
at Ocean Grove, July %. Mr.. George H.
Stewart, the well-known Philadelphia,
president of the commission, issues the IN
vitations.
The Second Congregational church, Jer-
sew City. New Jersey, is about to disband,
in order to form with the Waverly Methsd-
list Episcopal church, likewise disbanded,
the Waverly Congregational church. The
new church will be ready for recognition
by Council about the middle of this month,
during the week in which the General as
ISOLATION meet with the Tabernacle church
in Jersey City.
The Examiner baptist orgaD) has looked
carefully into the history OF the Isabella
mining business and concludes that lit was
case of extreme ver3ancy on the part oil
the Methodist official, and the lesson they
must have learned ~ heart will lead them
10 be u good deal more incredulous next
time, and never again to tolerate stock
speculation as a means of building up uni
versities or anything else connected with
the kingdom OF God"
Two hundred and fourteen thousand
dollars are paid the ministers of the Meth
odist church in Philadelphia. The prize IN
/ the appointments is Arch street church,
which pays its pastor the equivalent OF
| S.. 200. The lowest salary paid IN the con
| ference is $3.50. The Rev. q. w, Miller
who comes from Grace church, Whining
ton, goes TO Spring Garden street church
where the salary is $500.
A memorial tablet Of polished brass
! mounted on slab Of Tennessee marhl'
about three and a-half by five and a-hali
feet, has been erected In the First Baptist
church. West Philadelphia, in honor o.
William Williams Keen and his wife, Susar
Budd Keen. 1t is a tribute Of affection o
their son, Charles Il. Keen. The uppel
part of the tablet, over the inscription, Il
| formed into a panel, with Greek cross ano
ivy leaf decoration. The whole is sur
rounded with a border in Mosaic pattern.
Much discussion prevails at Trenton con
corning the prayers offered at the opening
! of the session OF the New Jersey legislature
Some of the ministers say that the custom
ought 20 be abolished. Others criticise thu
legislators for having so little manners a
not even to bow their heads during tn
prayer, but to talk fiippantly ana TO speal
OF the market value Of the prayers offered
1 One minister says that unless the characte
Of the Legislators shall be changed for th'
better, he will never again address hi
Maker in the presence OF the senate or
house of a .eembly of the state of New Jer
sew. The sum of $40 for four prayers is al
lowed 10 each Of the clergymen whose ser
vices are scared for this devotional exer
else.
The Central Methodist church, New York
I Rev. J. S. Chadwick, pastor, held jubile'
service on Sunday 70 commemorate th'
payment Of their debt OF $1,000, which hai
| burdened them for eleven years. During
the past year there have been received
seventy-eight members, thirty seven BY let
ter and forty-one on confession Of faith.
A Louisville woman who is the mother o
twin babies has become a fanatical lunati'
] In consequences Of Der devotion 20 the teach
iDgs OF the M ountain Evangelist Barnes
She began 20 develop considerable eccen'
! tricitv when Barnes was 10 Kentucky, but
since be went away she has been carried
away ny Der theological vagaries, and II
now uncomfortable. She has named one o
her babies Jesus Christ and the Other
George o. Barnes. She says that Barne'
taught her how 70 make faith oil, with
which 70 soOint and heal protesting be
lievers.
1fyou are troubled vithdysrepsia, ESD