Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-24
RELIGIOUS.
Notes Appropriate to the Sabbath Day
What the Churches are
Accommodating.

-NUHl lut SuWiVhcs ao
Accomplishing.
The Friends In England raised dur
ing the year just ended 81, 525 for the
support of their foreign missions.
The Methodist Episcopal church has
undertaken To raise half million this
year for Ahristian education in the
South,
Bishop Colenso's translation into
Zulu of Bunyan's "Pilgrims Progress"
is now being set up by native printers
at Blshopstowe.
1t would take a Kelley motor to
draw out from any part of the Old
Testament Revision committee a sim
gle hint as to any alterations made by
the committee from The received YER
sion.
Rev. Dir. Washington GLADDEN. in
the last Independent argues at length
that cheerfulness is one of the graces
every Christian heart should exem-
plify. He has no use for sour, glum
Christian.
The Mennonites have in this coun-
try 800 places OF worship, los ministers
aud $1,000 communicates, There is q
settlement of some dozen villages, EN-
bracing about 1000 OF them. occupying
some OF the richest land of Manitoba
The Brahmos of India have re-
ligion which adumbrates many of the
important parts of Christianity. They
insist on the inherent sinfulness of sin
and teach the need of reconciliation
with God. They also not only teach
but practice the virtues of seli-denial
and the subjugation of the evil of ones
nature.
Rev. ID. D. Wheldon, for more than
a score of years editor of the Method
ist Quarterly Review. Is dying. When
asked if lie would not like to partake
of the Lords Supper, he replied: II
am to" deaf to hear and too weak to
| undergo 1t, but ! wish to make the
confession that | die in the Christian
faith, according to the Scriptures"
Which do you think of all the ten
thousand Presbyterian churches whose
spires poino heavenward from every
land OF the earth has the largest gath
| ering of members on confession of
faith in the ecclesiastical year lately
closed? Rev. Hunter Corbltt's church
nj Chefoo, China. He received BIS on
confession of faith Yet GROWERS and
grunters say that Christian missions
don t succee
On the 23d of October, 1855, the
Elector Frederick William of Prussia
issued an edict. offering an asylum i'm
| PRUSSIA to those Professionals whom
the revocation of the edict of Nantes
had ban!shed from France. The de-
scendants of these French refugees in
Berlin, about one thousand families
have decided to celebrate next wear.
the two hundredth anniversary of this
event.
The divisions in the Society of
Friends in Canada are not character.
lzed by any rancorous feeling. Some
peiieve IN the prompt adoption of
better and more effective forms of
evangelistc work aud Others who
would make haste more slowly bic
Their brethren God speed rs they move
forward in the advance, while they
themselves lead on softly as the chill.
dren are able to endure Neyerthe
less the London yearly meeting has
sent over a deputation to compose. II
possible, the difference among the
Canadian brethren.
Stanley, by his exploration of the
Congo, has opened up for commerce
ana christianity vast tract of euua
toriai Africa. He has twenty-five sta
tiohs, extending 1000 miles up the
river. He has built roads and bridges
mas passed the $50 miles of cataract
and rapids and launched three steam
boats on the Upper Congo; and rail
road Is now projected up the river t.
Stanley Pool. The English Baptist.
were the first to enter this field
Ihey have had steamboat carried u,
ABOVE the cataracts and launched. ant
expect TO steam up the Congo to tn,
equator.
Not otherwise than thou hast fixed
| wish my years events,
| vi pain and pleasure intermixed
| In varied elements.
M n snaue Tue less or sheen the more,
| upon the canopy,
depending with Its Wide sky DER
| MY mes sweet mystery.
Each good forbade thou hast withheld
| ~ WisdOn clear, far sight
No bud OF nope that ever swelled
was crushed but by Thy might
| What seemeth best TO power divi,s
That sure Is best for me.
Ana would mold my VIII to thine.
| since prescience Is 10 Zee.
| -lMary l.. Goodrich.
Kew, VIM. Arthur, one of the nobl
tnlhkers aud forceful writer's a
England, In his book just published
,hus presents the majesty of the mora
law. IL equals II not excels anythin,
ever before presented on the slbiec,
Where Is the body that can break !,
law? Not in the deep sea, heaye as i
may rot In tie fiercest thunder, no
~ .he most stealthy esrthq uake, no
h we hardest metal, not in the swift
~ beam OF light. Where is the bod,
that can break law? Where Is ~,
body that can make Gods pure air b,
me messenger TO carry lie Whsr,
Tue BODY that can make Gods poot
gih OF iron to be the tool to lee,
coos very bountiful clay In IN,
blood OF murder. Where is Tn,
BODY which, when the voic,
la