Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-10-10
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Religious.
Rev. A.. Piston will preach at Indepent
ence tomorrow.
: The German Baptist Association will me,
at HIgginsville October 5.
The German Evangelical church will hay
its mission festival at Higginsyille October 9
There will be sacramento service at Eden
view church, tomorrow, at IL O'Clock. q. m
conducted by the pastor, Rev. A. A. Moore,
The General Missionary Convention of th
Methodist church will open at the MissIo
Rooms, No. sos Broadway, New York, No
vember 5.
Daily services at the Catholic church, 8
o'clock, a. NJ; Sunday services 81 and 10
O'Clock, a. NJ, and "a o'clock. p. m, Rev. j
J.. Lilly, officiating.
Elder Swsrtz will preach at the Christian
church Sunday morning and evening at usua
hours. His evening sermon will be In behal
Of the young men.
Rev. Jno. G. Vogel will preach at the Ger.
man NJ. E. Church tomorrow at II a. %.
and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school at 9 80. Praye
meeting and song service Wednesday nigh
at 7:a0.
Christ church. 10th Sunday after Trinity
Sunday school. $3.50. .. M. Morning Prayer
with sermon at II q. m. Evening praye
with sermon, 4 o'clock, p. m. Rev. Johr
Davis. Rector.
There will be the usual services at tn,
Presbyterian church Tomorrow, with com
munion in the morning. Preparatory ser
vices to-day at IL o'clock q. NJ, Rev. Geo. ]
Leyburn conducting the services.
The Missouri Presbyterian Synod will
meet mex Wednesday, Oct. 18th, at 1880 p. m.
in Kansas City. On arriving there, take the
cable cars to Central church, corner of Eight
and Grand Avenue, where the committee Of
entertainment will be in waiting.
Services at the Baptist church Tomorrow
morning at II O'Clock, and evening at 1890
O'Clock. Preaching by the pastor, Rev. VIM,
A. Crouch. Sunday school at o O'Clock
.. M. NJ. r. Royle. superintendent. Prayer
meeting every Wednesday evening at 7 30
o'clock.
Mr.. Augustus Sala, In the letters which he
has bsen writing from the new world In the
southern hemisphere, says that Sunday clos
ing is the infexible rule In the Australian
colonies. In Victoria, the government is at
tempting to make the Sabbath laws even
more rigid. and among the provisions Of the
now measures, one Is to make 1t illegal to en-
ploy bar-maids.
In . sensible review of the disadvantages Of
tho present late date Of Thanksgiving Day the
Christian at Work suggests that the date be
changed to the 18th of October, the anniver.
sary Of the discovery of America, that event
now being celebrated only In Spain. 1t would
be specially appropriate for the day OF
Thanksgiving for the national prosperity and
a. a fitting close of the harvest season.
This is the first year of the second century
Of what may be called organic American
Methodism. By way Of giving some distinc-
ton to the year it has been agreed that q de.
termined effort be made to raise during the
twelve months $1,000, 900 for missions. 1t has
been further agreed that If the effort IL sue
cessful such yearly sun for mission purposes
alone shall hereafter be the low water mark
of UNCONVENTIONAL giving in that particular
Success Is not doubted by any
who know the spirit and ability of the
body.
Bishop Ryle, Of Liverpool, has long been
for his evangelicalism and for
his ecclesiastical liberalism. 1t is not bis
opinion that salvation is limited to the Epis-
copal church. Nor does he hesitate to give
practical proof Of his convictions. 1t is his
In his annual visits to Scotland. to
with the Presbyterian clergy and
to lend a helping hand by preaching in their
pulpits. On a recent Sunday he preached to
q crowded congregation in the parish church
Of Pitlochry. Such examples of Christian
brotherhood are more potent for good than
many sermons.
The general committees of the Metho-
church in ireland have just been holding
their meetings in Dublin. The committee of
management reports that the years expendi-
lures was about s65 900, just $50 in excess of
the income. The expenditure Of the educa-
ton fund was about 1900, which was also
In excess of receipts. The manage
ment committee appointed a deputstion to
wait upon the Lord Lieutenant and make q
for suitable and adequate representa-
tion In the National Educational Board and
also on the senate Of the Royal University.
committee of privileges at one of its
formulated resolutions, which nave
been forwarded to Lord Salisbury and the
other members of the government, f~avoring
the entire closing of public houses on Sunday,
and the abolition Of the bona fide travellers
According to the publish ed MINUTES of the
Presbyterian General Assembly the largest
membership In the denomination is In DR.,
Talmage's church in Brooklyn, $3.50. DR..
church in Chicago stands second
2,20S members; DR.. John Halls church,
New York, ranks third. with 2,117 members,
and DR.. T. L.. Cuyler's, Brooklyn, fourth,
2,Ol2. Then comes DR.. A. T. Persons
1,6SS; DR.. c.. 81. Parkhurst's church
and missions, 1928; DR.. Howard Crosby's,
l,4sl, and DR.. George Alexander's church,
with 1,2lo members. One church in Jordan
Kan, has only one member. He is
an elder, and the church Is reported as giving
u to the home mission cause, 81 to the relief
fund for aged ministers. and ffty-fve cents to
The expenses of the assembly; the pulpit IL
vacant. Another church In that state has ouly
one member, but twenty Sunday school
are reported.
LAFAYETTE AND JOHNSON ASSOCIATION.
The eleventh annual meeting of the Lafay- |
and johnson Association of Missionary /
Bsptists. was held with the Baptist church of
llville, this county, on the LIST, I'd and Sd |
day Of October 1885. Though the weather
WAS unfavorsble on the first day, the atten-
dance was good, and was materially increased
IN the second and third days. Many promi-
nent ministers and visitors, within as well as |
beyond the bounds of the association, were
present and participated in the PROCEEDINGS |
and discussions.
Great interest was manifested in the cause |
If missions, and the preaching of the gospel
IN destitute places, the chief object of the
and large and liberal contribu-
ions and collections were made, not only to
he cause of missions within The bounds of this
association, but to foreign missions and to
he mission boards of the Southern Baptist
convention, including missions among the
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Hon. 81. c. Wallace was reelected moder-
tor; NJ. F. Royle, treasurer, and G. G. VAL
'nttne, secretary, together with the executive
BOARD to transact the business of the associ.
'tion until the next annual meeting of this
'ody, which is appointed to be held with the
'frst Baptist church Of this city in Oct. 1885,