Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-16
Religious.


Rev. las. Greer will preach at Maplewood !,
church to- morrow morning at III o'rl"rk. 81
Elder Swariz will preach ut the Christian .
church Tomorrow ut usual hours, morning. ,,
and .veniug :,
There will be the usual services at Inc =
PRESBYTERIAN church Tomorrow m"rh""i =,
and evening, Rev. &. l.. Ley urn om'ia'ihs'
There will be services at the Methous' =
church Tomorrow morning and evening al .
the usual hours, Rev. ID. C.. Browne olncia- :
ting.
Tna NJ c. 4. met. last Moodag nish'.
a, ,ba Narh.ji.t church in ti.eir regular
monthly meeting. Ma special business WAS
transacted. -,
Daily services 1T the Catholic church, .
o'clock, II. NJ; sunday services 81 anu %s
o'clock. a. ILL.,, and "a o'clock. p. H., fe'. d
J. Lilly, officiating.
Rev. Jno. g.. Vogel Will pfea'h Al ~
German NJ. E. Church. IN this ci1y''o-ihofio~
morning al IL o'clock, AMI al hish' Al
o'clock. Sunday school at $3.50 a. H.. ffayef
meeting Wednesday night at ! p. H.
Christ church, End Sunday after Epiphany.
Sunday school, $50, a. III. Morning. fra'er
with sermon at II y. III. Evening PRAYER
with sermon, 81 O'Clock. p. III. "Wednesday
> evening service u o'clock, p. III. Rev. Johh
e Davis. Rector.
Services at the Baptist church to-m"rro"
morning at IL O'Clock, and evening AT
e O'Clock. Preaching by the pastor, keF. VIM
= Croncb. Sunday school AT . O'Clock
q. H., NJ. F. Royle. superintendent. PRAYER
meeting every Wednesday evening III I
O'Clock.
The Fiiians have just been celebrating tie
iub,lee of the introduction of Christianity IN
. to the Islands. By way of commemorative Inc
event the Rev. J. Calvert. for nearly iory
at years a missionary among these people. has
nrepared a volume entitled "Bible Pictures
al for our Pet, and the Religions Tract Society
of London has engaged to distribute among
~ the islanders three thousand copies OF the
work.
ev St. Louis t-Dispatch-"1t Is well for
ID Risbop Robertson of the Episcopal church
II that he is a man of vigorous constitution
y. Unless a coadiutor or assistant bishop be
furnished. he will eventually break dowr
under the enormous labors attending so large
los a diocese as the whole state of MISSOURI
The Episcopal church is growing so rapid!
Of In Missouri that it will soon be a mailer o
physical impossibility for any living man Il
lid do the work entailed by the position. IN
m. measure has several times been preached bu
ere has not vet come to q head. The great an
ana , cheerful willingness of the sturdy blsho
has no doubt contributed to the delay, who
"a a IN the opialon of many not of his own com
. of munion. is fast becoming a rank injustice
ort, the present able and scholarly
al. Hea,heudom in Asia has not always meal
IGNORANCE as it has in Africa, among II
nerican Indians and in the southel
Pacific, The difference has been very pr
Sail, nounced In some parts of India ana Chin
his The Rev ". Swanson. English Prespyterii
has missionary from Annoy, speaking at a gains
i'm. ing In Edinburgh the other day. oescrlo
lett some of the peculiarties and dii1cultles
4 to mission work in China. The Chinese
the ssid. were on the whole a cool, quick VIII
and and intelligent people; but thev were degrs
wild ed and corrupted beyond comprehensle
The missionary had therefore to enconnt
been IN China a double difficulty "a skepticai I'M
1870. lioence and corrupt moral habits of thong
mil. It was hard work. but the missionaries we
. San doing the Masters work. anu 'heS IL"
tn in promise of ultimate success.
Mr, BISHOP IdyloAs WV
ed, went to South central hiriea iae. sp'
He under the auspices of the Methodist Eplsco
! MIR. church of America, accompanied by io'
odft- four missionary men. women anu enioi
and has arrived in London. oh HIS WY "".h
visited Lisbon and had an audience oil
king, his object being to have the King
his influence to prevent interference on
mart of the government officials. Of u
.unty. who went out with Bishop Taylor thirty
i""@ were stricken down with African farer,
one Young man had died. All the OF
had recovered. They were happy ant
work when the bishop left. They
e wife onened and manned six stations. and
nroposed greatly TO extend the work.
. Mo-, b;shop intends, on his return, to have 4
noh-a missionary expedition of the Congo and
o,,tv STA river into the Tashelango country.
On sunday. December %, Archde
Earrar made his first appearance since nj
turn from his transatlantic tour, at st.
y~aret.s. Westminster. The church
densely crowded, people standing on
.SSISS X chancel steps, and along the aisles all thr
the service. Before proceeding Will
V, No., sermon the archdeacon said:-"ha'ins
kent safe and restored to you, after b;
y. No., trayersed MANY thousands of miles over
nar' and stormy seas. l desire publicly TO ex
,.r my sincere aud hearty thanks to Aim
God aud to state that in my future wo
,f,vette this church l shall endearor solely I
LULU, forth the revelation OF Jesus Christ
I years. the guidance of the Holy Spirit. 1t W
e coun- nv constant effort to preach the simple
- A~ mel to simple men, DR.. Farrar ma,
t. Nh further allusion 10 his having been
ion Mr.. from Westminster.
The Y. NJ. C. A. will meet tomorrow
every Sunday this month. at the b
" church, at 3 o'clock, p. m. The subie
discussion, tomorrow, will be, wv
Math. 81 :2S-"A certain man had two
or time and he came to the first, and said, >
su, tho work TODAY in my vineyard 4 bett'
no death could hardly be found. Ii every youn
y on the In Lexington couio DE "ioush' Z" y
Ity. The inIunctions what a grand thing 1t wot
nan, and "Son, go work to-us' Ill NY ''neS"'".
'ears. all work anu "io-uay. II "A
ms for a work lot MS hias'ei Is w oa'' 3D." wv
Il tribute himself. but lie Is ehsase' ii "u'
MORALS labor, saving others from danger W
,sr cama. begin, All there's the rub! How
has be- there be that say y eouiS' S""
inc the VINEYARD to do my work at SON
later on: soon, maybe; but the CONN
.apds. "to-day." 1t is a noble test. You
tIemen Of Lexington. you careless On
,any pur- Whoopers on the streets nj night; go
z named meeting tomorrow afternoon and he'
the city may be said upon it. Work!
front Of
land was Grand Concert at the Opera T
Friday Evening, January