The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-11-11
OENOMINATIONAL DROPS.

1--WE favor" says the Lutheran Observer,
mot the separation and antagonism, but
the union OF all friends OF temperance in
all parties in all practical measures that
can be secured for the restriction and pro-
hibition of the liquor traffic in our land"
OF the late Cardinal McCloskey the Chris
tian advocate remarks that che was
great man, OF great use to his Church. And
if Protestants would emulate his zeal and
absorption in his work, it would nightly
contribute to the spread OF true religion
Thirteen years ago Mr.. Watkins went
to the city OF Guadaljara, Mexico, as a
Protestant missionary, and found no one
to welcome him. At the end OF year he
had sixteen converts. Now there are 200
members of the Protestant Churches in the
| neighberhood.
Cardinal Manning in an article on how
Catholics ought to vote in the coming elec-
ton for members OF Parliament, strongly
denounces secular education, and urges
Catholics to place the religious question
foremost and to support only those candi-
dates who are in favor OF placing volun-
tary schools upon and equality with board
schools.
The Presbyterian thinks that ''the AS
sembly cannot too empha tically pro-
nounce it's condemnation on the loose views
and practices, so alarmingy prevalent in
our day. on the subject Of marriage and
divorce, nor too earnestly call upon its
Ministers and people to use their influence,
both by precept and example. for
healthier moral sentiment in the COM
munity on this subject"
Says the United Presbyterian: ''The
best religion is that which has good foun-
dation OF reason to build upon. No great
work of grace will be done in any mans
heart if it is not done nationally, or ac-
cording to reason and no great movement
among people, no matter how true the
aim, will finally succeed unless it has this
at the bottom of it. The attempts to
save men and the world by unballasted
enthusiasm will always fail"
The Metl, @ e.iets s=s tlia in Rrnoklyn they
are not keeping pace with other denomina-
tions in providing churches for the rapidly
increasing population. The official cir
cular lust issued to the churches OF that
city says that for the next ten years two
new churches year ought to be built. Dur
ing the past twelve months two new
churches have been built, and the corner
stone for a third has been laid. About
$50, 900 OF church Indebtedness has been
paid.
One OF the strangest people with whom
the missionary has to do are the Folashas
about 200, 900 in number, living west OF
Jordan, who have as their holy writing the
Old Testament in an Ethiopic version, and
who still rigidly adhere to the Mosaic cere-
monies and laws. They are the children OF
Hebrew immigrants, who in the time OF the
great dispersion settled in Abyssinia and
| married wives OF that nation.
Quoth the Sundav-.School Times: "How
prone even Christians are to separate NOR
ality from religion III their ordinary speech
concerning the character and conduct OF
their fellows. To say that lman is of good
moral character is commonly unde rstood
as meaning that he has never been i'll jail
and that the Grand Jury would have no
ground for bill of Indictment against him.
= 1t is certainly to d mans credit
that he is not liar, a thief or murderer;
hut that in itself does not make him a truly
moral man."
Surgeons great church in London keeps
up more than forty prayer meetings in dif-
ferent parts OF the city. Some OF these are
carried on with great energy and spirit by
| members who make it their special duty
and pleasure. In this city and vicinity the
average prayer meeting is in a state OF
something like decay. Most OF the churches
have one or more prayer meetings during
| the week, but these meetings are generally
attended by only a few people, and the ex-
| ercises are conspicuous rather for mOnOt-
ony and lack OF interest than for visor and
enthusiasm. 1t is pity to allow a worthy
thing like prayer meeting to fall into such
a dull routine as to keep people away from
it. 1t would be better to abolish it and
to throw into the Sunday services what
little energy is left to it than to let it drag
on as dull and half-dead means of relig-
| ious draught.