Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-07-27
Religious Topics.


The hdventists seem TO be spring
into notice and growing III numbers.
The home for aged Neihodists in
Baltimore was built al an expense Of
500 900.
The commissioners of Walla Wulla
county refuse i Miss Willard the use
OF the Court House.
A committee has been formed in
Berlin to take steps 10 erect monu-
,nent to Martin Luther.
Although Madagascar has become
evangelical, the traffic III slaves con-
tlnueS to as great an extent as ever.
A minister Was refused admission
to the Ministers Association at
Aurora, Mich, because he patron
ized Sunday trains aid used tobacco.
Lord Be ,cousield once sad that
he could Lave no quarrel with CHRIS
tianity, for one-ha,f Of The CHRISTIAN
world worshipped a man and the
other half q woman, of his race.
A Wisconsin firm believer in q
hell of actual fire for sinners, has
fitted up his celler with painted
flames, WOODEN demons and OTHER
horrors. Heie hs takes his children
for whip ng.
The Nashville .d,irocate pertinently
asks: Why cannot IN n begin to
glorify God with yard stick pair
Of shears, a hanlsaw, and a goose
quill in their hands. and not wait for
golden harps 2"
Tue following item appears in a
Portland exchanye:
Rev. Cushing Eels has purchased a $50
! pound bell and presented it to the Con
gregational church at Dayton, W. Il. We
wish lie would buy up all the bells III tins
city and send them away, as they are NUS
ance.
A more sensible wish would he
that hs buy up" the brass bands
which make such horrible diecord
in Portland every Sunday, to drum
up crowds for the EXCURSIONS stes M
ers, and s, nd them to--CulcagO.
The Methodist Episcopal pastor
of Birmingham Ala, published Il
cald III which he said: " My church
is Tor while persons exclusively, aud
| colored people are not invited or ex.
pected 10 attend" Revival meet
ings we've being beld, aud negroes
were attended them III considerable
! numbers. The EXCUSE for their ex-
exclusion was that their presence
hindered the work among white sim
ners. Tue minister's course has
been strongly condemned, but the
Atlanta Methodist Advocate defends
him, declaring that Z" the confer.
ences III the South need ut least
twenty more like him"
NEW GROUND FOR DIVORCE.
The New York Observer cites the fol.
lowing strange divorce case, with
comments: 1t is reported that Mrs.
L. p. Sales, of New Concord, Ohio,
has applied for divorce from her
husband on very singular grounds.
She alleges that Mr.. Sales holds fau-
lily worship three times each day, and
at every service be select from the
Bible all such passages as severely
condemn all manner Of sinful acts,
and that in the presence OF all her
children he hurls reproaches on his
wife, making application of the pas.
sages read to her case. This is very
aggravating, and such q husband
must be very unpleasant thing to
have in the house. He is q very
poor Christian, anyway, and knows
nothing of The spirit of Christ, whom
he processes to serve. But still the
sufferingwife should bear with him
II And. perhaps, prayer, patience
and good example may fetch hin
around. We would not recommend
divorce as the way out of his lecture
ROOM" Any way to get out We
should say.