Telegram-herald., 1888-08-19
CHURCH CONCERNS.

LAST year 24S American Baptist ministers
died Their average age was sixty five
years.
THE total expense Of the NJ. r. General
Conference OF 1855, according to official
statement of Treasurer J. NJ. Philips, was
over SCI 900.
liz took the Supreme Court OF the State to
decide that the trustees should not intro
duce an organ in the Christian church of
Winfield, Kan.
THE Reformed Presbyterian church syn
od, al its recent session, directed the local
sessions 70 prosecute, according to church
discipline, members who advertise in Sun
day newspapers
HsEEAFTzR the Dutch Reformed churches
VIII receive offerings" not ICON
trioutions" or collections" The General
Synod recommends the use Of the word
offerings" az indicating higher concep-
ton Of giving TO the Almighty
THE Reformed Presbyterian church.
through its highest body, by vote Of 90 to
"A, has decided; THAT IN our judgment the
ordination OF woman as deacon is IN har-
mony with the New Testament and the con-
st.tution OF the Apostolic shurch"
PKEsBTTERIANIsH IN New England has
steadily increased during the last five years.
Since 1888 the number Of churches has in
creased from eighteen TO thirty-one and the
membership from $50 70 4,5Ss A church
has recently been established in Newport,
K l.
TIE Congregational SUndsy-school work
ers Of Boston purpose raising SlOOOOO ne
mortal fund il honor Of Rev Asa BuHard.
the pioneer Sunday-scnoOl worker. who late
y died The money viii be q permanent
fand for the carrying on Of Sunday-school
missionary work 10 this country.
TsE rather strange fact i. brought out by
recent statistics that the Episcopaiian Is the
oRly Protestant denomination in New York
City that is Increasing proportio1ately as
fast a. The population 0f the city The New
York sun SAYS thai the Episcopal churches
are the only Protestant ones that arc filed
DURIxs the forfT-eight years OF the ex-
isteucs ~ the foreign board Of the Presbv
terisn church A. missionaries have been
engaged IN The missions east and west
Of he Mississippi river. The foreign board
has expended SEooo0 the free gift n the
churches. besides the s520. coo intrusted 20 L
By the government for educational work
It mas been discovered that The average
length q tine that tse $4,000 a year clergy
man - able 70 work vi .hout becoming a
physical wreck and having 70 be sent abroad
is seven mon tbs. The l0.NoU nan can stand
Il eight months. he who r-ceives Al. go nire
rlcnshs. the $500 preacher ten months
and 80 or. but the man CT $500 saisry
works riEst along al ths rear round. aud
doesn't break down.
A CERrsTrkv church composed entirely of
whisky dealers would 81 novelty indeed.
vet that ia 30 result that threatens 70 caa1e
from church row II Louisville. Ky Two
of the wealthiest men 5ers 81 tie FIRST
Carlstlan Church there are whisky dealers.
Ard the church ssys they nust give % TIER
business or sufeT dism ssai frcu TIE so-ietT.
The whisky men ~ the oitT a-e very mach
s1rzged and declare thsf II RE church car
res est IS threat they WI organize =
church 81 their osva-
II Zee that csnaot praise Hoods ssr-
ssrsTiis BAL snoEzh. SAYS STstsf1l
mother whose lite soa was almost eil1d
rom scr0flis. sad ass cured oT -tas p>Cu-
asr medicine
n. W- Sopsr. representing Geo. Aoebs +
Co. of Detroit asnu fsctrrsrs 81 the Gle
brstsc ers1os q ciezrs Ben Har. Flor
os Aoees Record Br.aksrs. snd De-
yrosf 81 1zsers, : n the city supply nF ths
market wifh tsese poruisr "stack ks Ne
rursr and sstter cigars can he found IN the
Dsrksf to-ss7. sn1 the rsvaEstsS1 ssc1rs1
. weil deserved. snS tcs Mesbs cigsrs are
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