New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-19
PULPIT AND PIE VS..
NOTE AND COMMENT OF TIE CHURCHES

NOTE AND COMMENT OF TIE CliOhOIiE''
presbyterlans say that the views of professor oh'
Of Princeton, in regard to the feasioih'y Vi "
OF the Episcopal and Presbyterian ehui0"o'
simply his own views ana not hT,e .gs,o church.
ono hundred thousand dollars from the prohtS oI
tho Methodist Episcopal book concern are 10 De pai
To superannua:ed preachers neAt year ,
strong effort will be made at the next Episcop"
General Convention to pass the proposed canon au
,horl,,nc the amendment Of sufrigan bishops
sueraran bishop differs from an assistant bshop III
that he is assigned to special district In the diocese
where he can only exercise such episcopal Iulo'o"s
as are specifically assigned to him py TIC p'shop VI
the diocese. In other words, while nc Is ,,IindP
I'm every sense Of the word, his rsdctlon IS iucu.
If the canon Is adopted, sufragan bishop viii PROB
ably be appointed in this diocese who WI nave inc
oversight OF the missionary WORK OF inc uloce9o
AconvcutIon of missionary candidates Of the Metho-
diet Fp,scopal Church will be held in Boston on
February %
The elchty-second anniversary of the Economics
was quantity observed last week In the village OF
Economy, Penn Tho eightyfvc surviving members
of this queer sect sat down to genuine old Dutch
dinner Everything Is owned In common by the
members. Thor wealth is computed at SO 0OC 900.
Fightywo years ago they numbered 500, OF whom
only eighty five are now alive, ana as 'hcS arc ocA
bates the sect will soon become extinct.
The coming general conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church will need large measure OF wisdom
TO settle the vcxatous controversy over Bishop Tay
lor'S Congo MISSION
A remarkable revival has Just taken place In the
WHEREFORE, Ohio, University. Eecitations were sus
pended for two days and ninety cent of the stu
dents protesting Christians.
An Episcopal church Just built at Devils Lake,
Dakota Is constructed Of prairie bOulders In many Of
which are embedded garnets amehysts, agates, iron
pyrites and particles of silver In fact the WHOLE
the diversified cOlors of the stones give marvellous
spendor to the building Bishop Walker says
An Episcopal Brotherhood of Lay Readers has been
organized. Its stated objects 70 aid in the
extension of Christs Church In the United States OF
America To assist the clergy Of the church by doing
duty as lay readers. To encourage loyalty to the
church and reverence for sacred things To publish
| from time to time such information as may be OF
assistance the brotherhood in the discharge of Their
| duties. Lay readers and helpers who are commun
Of the church are cordially invited 10 become
| members.
! Speaking of Mr. Surgeons withdrawal from the
English Baptist Union, The Christian World OF Lon
don, says Tho preponderant influence Of one
man is not always healthfu. II may possibly become
| paralyzng. II may enforce uniformity and cripple
free speech. Something of that Kind has been felt
| by the Baptist denomination for many years Mr.
Spurgeon sat tan Invisible presence curb
ing liberty and restraining all uttcrance which wa
not orthodox according to his censoral views TN
future Will probably prove that, however lsmcntabl
| and grevious the present loss and disturbance Mr.
Surgeons resignation will clear the air OF sus plcons
and leave the ground FREQ for all those expansions
thought and truth and charity which the age demands
A "chlld preacher named Pascal Porter Is making
| Triumphant tour through Kentucky. lie Is elcve
years of age. local paper thus describes him a" o
Sunday night the boy preached about thirty mil
utes reviewing and discussing the whole plan Of sa
walton In a clear, logical and forcible manner con
pletey mystifying the audience as to his power an
wonderful attachments lie preached at the cou
house Monday and Tuesday nights, and large Grove
OF our ownpcople assembled to hear the Scriptures
pounded by this wonderful boy, and some claimed the
the finest and most remarkable sermons they ever hear
whlle Others doubted the reality of his powers and su
pected that hs sermons were committed TO memory al
rected yet, claiming that TO be true they sim acknOw
edge him TO be most remarkable boy possessed
unusual Gifts. Brother G.. W. IIlll, pastor OF the ia
t-t ChutcI, saws he mas read sermons from our able
preachers on the subject that the boy Ireach'
from Monday night, The Attributes VI Coo and Tho
were nothing TO compare with his
"The Christian Union thinks that II such mon
Phillips Brooks Or. John Han, Dr. W. NJ. Taylor,
Dr S,orrs were freed from he service Of one congr
cation they would be able TO do greater ana Dcii'
| work for Christianity "a eNanecIists al iaIso'