The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-10-25
HEAVENLY WORDS.
Golden Grains of Wisdom Sifted
From the Chaff.
Religious News Gathered From
All Over the World for
Sunday Readers.

health.
A friend should bear his friends in
frmities.
He who buys hath need of a hundred
eyes, and he who sells hath enough of one.
The Baptist pastors conference of New
York will meet in Norwich on the 23d and
oath inst.
Rev. R. F. Beasley, formerly of the
Texas, now of the Pacific, conference, is
stationed this year at Linden Cal.
A merry heart doeth good like medicine,
and merriment at meals is better than
pepsin for the digestion.
Bishop j. @. Keener is said to have kept
up his health by preaching every Sunday
during the summer.
Reverend John G. Jones, the Methodist
historian, died in great peace at his home
in Hazlehurst, Miss, October l..
The way to gain good reputation is
to endeavor to be what you desire to
appear.
Rev. s. A. Steel is transferred from the
Louisville conference to the Southwest
Missouri conference, and is stationed at
Walnut street, Kansas City.
Be content to do the things you can,
and fret not because you cannot do every
thing.
Doctor Elizabeth Beatty, medical mis-
sionary of the Canadian Presbyterian
church at Indore, Central India, during
last year treated over 5000 patients. Miss
Beatty says that the establishment of
| hospitals and training schools for Hindoo
women would exercise powerful intiu-
ence in favor of Christianity.
An interesting ceremony was witnessed re.
Gently in Fountain Bridge Free church, Ed
inburgh, when Doctor HOWE, who is about
to proceed to China as medical mission
airy in connection with the Presbyterian
church of England, was ordained to the
office of the eldership. Doctor HOWE, who
has not undergone any special training
for the ministry, goes out in the capacity
of medical man only.
Good news has been received from
Uganda, and it is confidently expected
that the king, M'wanga, will treat the mis-
sionaries more kindly in the future. Mr..
Walker, of the church missionary society,
on his arrival at Uganda was received by
the king IN style of msgnifcence and
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in that region. The reception took place
in the grand audience chamber, the king
sitting upon his throne and surrounded
by a large retinue. When the mission
aries entered the king rose and bowed
them welcome. When informed Mr..
Walker was only teacher, and that he
came for no purpose hostile to the inter
ests of the king or his people, the sable
monarch expressed himself as greatly
pleased. Mr.. Walker looks upon his re-
ception as a sort of apology for the past
and he hopes we'll for the future.
The CongregRtionelists and Beptists Of
England have taken decided action against
the education commission. The London
Baptist association has, by resolution, ex
pressed hope that no candidate for the
London school board will be supported by
Baptists unless he promises to oppose any
further aid being given to denominations
schools from imperial or local funds.
A new steamboat for the use of the mis-
sionaries at Fernando Pc has just beer
launched at Hull. The name, La Paz, wa
given to it by Mrs. Adams, of Sheffield
The launch was preceded by religion
service at Jarratt street chapel and ser
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of the Primitive Methodist conference
under the auspices of which the vessel hs
been built The cost of the new mission
ship was $3,250, of which the greater par
has been raised by tie ladies of Hull.
The Cathedral Church of st. Patrick
Armagh, Ireland, has just been reopenet
after having undergone extensive i'm
provements. The Bishop of Derry pre-
sided at the opening services and preached
on the occasion. In the course of his re-
marks he reminded his hearers that on thu
spot where the venerable pile stood there
had been Christian church edifice since
the year 455, A. D., 141 years before Au
gustine landed on the shores of Thanet
The original church is supposed to hav'
been founded by st. Patrick himself.
Some people who are very unlike Chris
now are dreaming of being like him wheel
} he shall appear. They have probabl.
never made careful study of his charac
ter, or a prsyerful examination of theI
own, and so are utterly ignorant of tn
wide dissimilarity existing between them
Christ was meek and lowly off heart, bu
they are confident, assuming and bold
Christ was prayerful and dependent upol
| lib Dup UuOJ pluy iiOtiO VI hOhO q
} all and are completely relf-reliant. Chris
WAS sympathetic and compassionate; the.
are unmoved by sorrows and distresse;
and are destitute of good works. Chris
was active in his ministry, going abou
D continually doing good. They have no def
mite religious aim or undertaking, and g
, about continually doing nothing. Chris
was generous and forgiving; they ar
narrow and relentless. Christ was pur
in character and life; they follow not afte
purity, perhaps deny its possibility, an
D live as if sin were an essential ingredien
in the cup of human conduct. Christ in
D stituted or perfected a plan of salvatio
for all men to embrace, but they kee
, aloof from 1t and seek assimilation to tn
divine character by some other means o
device, thus rendering the atonement G
} no effect. Whatever is excellent an
beautiful in the character of Jesus is wan
0 ing in them, yet they dream that in som
manner and at some time, by straug
n transition, they are to bear the image {
the heavenly.-Ex.
q am in full sympathy with the advances
ments of our times, but this world wi
- never advance single inch beyond tn
" old Bible. God was just as capable {
debating the truth to the prophets an
% apostles es He il capable of debating th
truth to these modern apostles and prOpl
70 cts. God has not learned anything