Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-10-13
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4. p. m.
Rev. Gee. L. Leyburn will preach in the
Presbyterian church. at Wsverly, tomorrow
morning and night.
The Missouri Synod Of the Cumberland
Presbyterian church IL to meet at WaFrens-
burg on the 18th inst, at II O'Clock. .. m.
There will be services at the Christian
church tomorrow morning at IL O'Clock.
and at night at 7 o'clock, Elder C. s. Black
well officiating.
Daily services at the Catholic church, q
O'Clock, a. M; Sunday services = and 1O4
O'Clock, q. M, ard 81 o'clock, p. M, Rev. j..
J. Lilly officiating.
There will be services at the Presbyterian
church tomorrow morning at II O'CLOCK. and
at night at 7 o'clock. Rev. James A. Quarles,
D. D., will preach at both services.
Lexington P%resbytery Cumberland Pres
byterian church met at Kansas City this
week. Very few changes were made In pas
tors, and principally routine work was trans
acted.
There will be services at Christ Church,
Protestant Episcopal, Tomorrow morning,
at IL o'clock and in the afternoon at 4 O'Clock,
Rev. Jno. Davis, the rector. officiating. sum
day school at 81 O'Clock, a. m.
Rev. B. W. Stewart will of6ciate at the
African M. E. church, tomorrow at II
o'clock, q. NJ; class meeting at 8 O'Clock, p.
NJ; and evening services at u O'Clock, p. m.
Sunday school at 8 O'Clock q. m.
There will be no preaching ut Edenview,
because of the Synod at Wsrrensburg, on the
Sd Sabbath in this month, but Rev. A. A.
Moore will commence a protracted service on
Saturday night before the first Sabbath in
next month.
has been aptlY chosen presiding elder of this,
the Doonville district. He is developing
great usefulness, and by the time age and ex-
perience silver his hair 1t may be growing on
The head of . bishop, If his church rewards
great service with great honors."
Marshall Progress:-"An elegant and
tasteful monument to he placed over the
grave of Rev. Jas. Lapsley Yantis was start
ed for Brownsville by Mr.. James Tipping
last Thursday. 1t is q tribute of his old
friends to his tenderly cherished memory. Rev.
Joshua Barbee being one of the chief agents
in this thoughtful and eloquent action"
The Synod of the Old School Presbyterian
church of Missouri will meet at Marshall,
Saline county, IN Wednesday of next
week. The opening sermon will be preach
ed by Rev. W. W. Robertson, D. D., pres
ident of the board of trustees of Westminster
College. DR.. Laws is expected to attend.
Ample preparation has been made by the
hospitable people Of Marshall to entertain al
who attend.
The Baptists did so well last fall with the
council of conference which they held il
Brooklyn that they have now planned for an
other, which Is to be opened in Boston on thu
days. Its topics have been well selected
embracing "Church Architecture" "Chris
|tianity In Business and Politics." 18Th,
Divorce Question" sThe Coming Ministry ;
and "Worldliness." The last subject Is on
of the largest of all, presenting the broades
Held for discussion, according to the divers
views Of the brethren IS to what constitute
worldliness. Some good men regard dancing
ss worldly, while others define worldllnes
to be making a great deal Of money and wear
ing fine clothes. This and the other question
selected will be discussed by some Of tn
! most able and eloquent Baptist clergyme
I and men Of business.
The missionaries who are trying to conve,
the Africans of the vicinity of Lake Tangany
y ka, have . very hard class of subjects t
. operate on. The natives are worshippers
spirits which they believe to have their resi-
. dence in the waters. These spirits are M
merous, and of greatly varying power, thei
power being mostly for mischief. All goo
, and all evil proceed from the agency OF thef
spirits. The natives try to keep the spiri
happy by offering human sacrifices. Thu
! they dispose of several thousand persons
. the course of q year. They would as SOC
=. offer up a missionary as a native, if they c.
f. catch the missionary under favorable circan
!, stances. When it is not convenient to off
:. human sacrifices they make offerings of bea,
and cheap inery which they have acquire
. in trade. They bury chiefs and other impo
ltant persons by the edge of the streams, so
to gain any advantage which the spirits m,
. feel disposed to bestow N them. As yet tt
converts among these barbsrians are n
many.
The Congregationslists were going to no
a National Council at Concord during t
coming week. There was no zeal about
and the efforts of the brethren who we
In charged with getting 1t up languished and b
IN came Of no avail. Now it has been decid
r. that a national council is for the present
20 im%Possibility. Therefore a few br ethren W
1T meet at Concord on the day appointed al
IN adjourn to some time in the autumn of IS.
he 1t is said by those who best understand alta
,lf behind the ecclesiastical curtain that t
be trouble is in regard to the creed which a &C
re- tain committee has for some time been tryi
to formulate. 1t is not supposed to be pos
Mt bic for all the Congregational t~heologians
agree on what the creed should be. T
= probability is that If q proposed creed shou
Id ever come up for discussion there would
". the liveliest theological debate ever known
rh any religious assembly ON this centine,
:. i Therefore there is reason for believing Il
the expected council may be indefinitely DO
poned. Meanwhile each Congrexatio,
nd church is free to formulate ito own creed q.
lplsasss.