Omaha daily bee., 1889-11-03
RELIGIOUS.

The next episcopal general convention will
be held in Baltimore, where it met in 1871.
The widow of Lowell Mason, the father of
American Protestant church music, died re-
Gently at the age of ninety three.
In the Episcopal diocese of Massachusetts
there are twenty-five parishes and mission
stations vacant. One of these parishes has
been vacant many years, and the church has
been closed for seven years.
Rev. p. T. Stanford, full-blooded negro,
born in slavery in Virginia in 1889, and con-
verted through talk with ID. Moody in 1876,
has just been installed as pastor OF a Baptist
church in Birmingham, England. He speaks
SIX languages ana Is a man OF pleasing ap-
pearance.
In the opinion of the Rev. Judson Tits
worth, the clerical profession is not over
crowded. He cites the fact that in the Con-
gregational denomination OF tins country
there is church and half to every clergy
man, and then presents the statistics of
other denominations showing that there is
one profession which presents fine openings
for fine young men.
MANY will be surprised, says religious
paper to learn that MIR. Spurgeon The ia.
nous Baptist preacher of London, has never
been ordained. He is quoted AS saying: 81
have never been Ordained, and never intend
to be. When church chooses man TO be
it's pastor, that man is ordained, il God has
called him and tilled him with the holy
spirit and power"
The proposition to re-esta blish monasticism
IN the English State church under the name
of Brotherhoods, which is now being ex-
tensivey debated, is characterized by the
Christian World as new phase OF Don
Quxotlsm. 1t says 1.-The deadly heresy-
lurking under all celibate and ascetlc vows
that this world is accursed; that harmless
pleasure is allen to spiritual health; that
married chastity Is less high ana holy
thing than unmarried chastity, lies IKE u
cobra in howery grass"
The conference of church workers among
deaf mutes. held recently in New York, is
reported as an exceedingly interesting body,
and its deliberations are remarkable III the
silence with which they are conducted NO
gaya calls to order delegate ascending
the platform communicates his opinions by
means of signs, and when he concludes in
stantly three or four delegates start up with
rapid motions and seek TO gain the attention
and recognition of the chairman and IDEAS
are communicated with amazing rapldty.
Theosophy seems TO be in muddle at
present. DIR. Elliot Coucs denounced Madame
Blavatsky as fakir. So she has been said
to be by the English Society of Physical Re
search no more worthy OF respect than
Madame "Diss do Barr except that she
knows mmeasurdbly more. At convention
of the Inadame'S adherents IN Chicago Dr.
Coues was expelled, and now at a convention
of theosOphists held at the same place. with
which DR.. COues is connected, Madame
Bavatsky aad her New York representa-
tive, William o. Judge. have been expelled.
The reports from the theological semin-
aries show that the enrolment this year
will be much larger than last. Hamilton
(l}apts), has 20 new students, with total
of 81; Rochester (ISaptist), reports 20 new
students, and total of 81 in the English
department; also nine additions and 40 in ali
in the German department Mccormick. IN
Chicago (Presbyterianl, opened with l4l
students, 62 of them new men. san Fran
cisco ('resbyterlan), reports an increase oil