The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-04-09

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ton of the use otIa voluntary before
the sermon. On the occasion of an
inaugural sermon by DIR. Hook, we'll
known organist, Sebastian Wesley, r
performed and the music selected was
from Handlers Samson, what Will
the Babbler Say?"
The Bishop-elect for Episcopal mis-
sions on the west coast of Africa,
Rev. Mr.. Ferguson, will be conse- !
Grated this spring. The Episcopal
robes which belonged to the late mar
tyred Bishop of Polynesia, Patterson,
has been sent to New York as a
present from his family TO MT. Fer
guson, WHO will be the first colored
Bishop under the jurisdiction of the
American church.
The Methodist Protestant of Baltf-
more, of which Rev. DR.. E. ]. Drink
house Is editor, says: at appears that
Miss Cleveland, sister of the President
of the United States, Is an active
member of the w. g. T. u, and just
before the nominating convention she
joined the women of the society in
prayer for divine guidance to the con-
Vention in the selection of candidates.
She little thought then that it would
fall to her lot to act as mi stress OF the
| White House"
Jane Russell Lowell says that the
world goes to church to be quiet, and
takes it amiss to be interrupted in a
alculation of the price Of cotton by a
personal reference to any OF its own
bosom sins. The world has employed
the preacher to abuse the Scribes and
Phrases and not to be looking too
nicely after its own conscience. The
world believes firmly that the whole
race of Scribes and Pharisees was
dead and buried 1000 years ago, and
sees no harm in being little severe
upon their foibles, especially as there
are no Surviving relatives whose feel
ipgs can be sent on edge by it.
The Rev. G. W. Leadbetter, liter
ate, formerly curate of Bramshott,
Hampshire, who went out to Ceylon
in a small vessel with Nine. Bla-
vetsky, has embraced the Buddhist
faith. Seated at the feet of the yell
low-robed ministers of Buddha, he
said, 81 take my refuge in Buddha In
the law and in the order" The
Pausil was administered by the high
priest, to whom Mr.. I.eadbetter stated
that his reasons for joining himself tc
the Buddhists were that it was his de-
: sire to arrive at the truth. Christi
anity was all based upon hearsay evil
deuces, and contained much that was
, unreasonable" he said, while the
teachings of Buddha is that we should
believe nothing which our reason can
not accept"
They have got a preacher in one o.
the n eW York churches who hits al
: sin from the shoulder, and who does
7 not throw any oiIiness of excuse owe
the iniquities of his congregation
The other day he said to his congrega
q ton that 1.-THE great monopolists ar
e represented here-they are present il
every pew" adopting the direct ad
dress of the prophet to David, b
declared: "You vigorously exact O.
. labor all you can" Men are force
Q to labor as though they had no souls,
u continued the preacher; "lf the hors
car companies owned their men, the
= would not venture to make thef
u work fifteen hours on a cold winte
y day. The men are worse OFF tina
!, the horses, aud the syockholdeI
= do not care a sixpence for their SOU
: or bodies" The church, he proclaime'
must show herself the friend of labo
A deacon in a Pennsylvania tow
e. holds the opinion that certain youn
10 men AID maidens do not attend pra.
st er-meetings for the glory of God, br
+ for the love OF each other. They q
l. their counting, he thinks. while til
IS services are in progress, and, thong
@ they sing and even lead in prayt
It with great vigor, they are animate
% more by profane than holy motive
lie In fact, he objects to their singing {
: too loud under the circumstance
q and as calculated to disturb those d.
10 vout souls who are accustomed
= drone through hymn and praye
o Therefore, as the young people wi
e not be saved according to the manne
is which the deacon thinks proper, b
q has resolved to snatch them, not OF
IS of the burning, but out of the churcl
e and to that end he has procured the
arrest on charge of disorderly col
t duct.