The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-13
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

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Gdzetfe who attended 1t. Paul's Cathe-
dral and Mr.. Spurgeon's Tabernacle on
on Sunday writes Of the striking con-
trast in the opinions Of the respective
preachers. DIR. Liddon remarked on the
airy and self-coniident way in which
men who grudged neither time nor
trouble in the acquisition Of scientific
truth approached the mysteries Of re.
ligion. II was popular but deplorabIe
mistake to think while science and art
required years Of preparation and study
religion could be mastered by the most
superficial and hurried investigation.
Religion was life of study. The true
Christian was always learning. When
he ceased 10 DO SO spiritual atrophy set
in. Mr. Sturgeon derided the doctor
Of divinity. ~" scientific. and clever
preacher. and entreated bis flock. edu-
Gated or uneducated. TO speak OF spi-
ritual thirgs L men, women. ard chii-
dren. whether in the street, hotel. rail-
way train, or lobby Of the House Of
Commons. His church officers, he
said. were often destitute of schooling,
but he got all the theology he ever
needed from an old cook in the house
where he was an usher.
THE PARK MEETINGS. The Eyangeli-
cal Alliance of Philadelphia has been
holding religious services on Sunday
afternoons ut he Chldren's Play
Ground. in Fairmount Park, during
the entire summer. Beginning with
the first week Of June. only once in
this remarkably rainy season has tho
weather been such that the service had
ID be given up. The PAX Commits
sioners cheerfully granted the Alliance
the privilege of holding these services,
and the large attendance has fully Jus
tilted the effort made for reaching the
non church-going classes I'm some cases
thousands have come together and lis
tened respectfully to the Gospel mes
sage. Judging from the marked at
teniion given the speakers and the
eagerness with which the hymns and
tracts have been sought for, real and
lasting good has doubtless bsen accom-
plished. Various ministers have in turn
conducted these Park services. and
both the attendance and the attention
seem to warrant continuing them seve-
raj weeks longer; aud after the work
in the Park closes the Alliance Is PLAN
ming ether ways for reaching the
same classes during the autumn. winter
and spring months.
A GENTLEMAN in Massachusetts, when
recently offered package Of inhdel
publications answered as follows III
you have anything better than the
Sermon on the Mount, the parable of
the 'Prcdigal Son. and that Of the Good
Samaritan, or if YOU have any bette
code OF morals than the Ten Command
ments, or anything more consoliug and
beautiful than the twenty third Psalm,
or on the whole. anything Mat viii
make this world more bright than the
Bible, anything that will throw more
light on the future, and reveal to me "A
Father more merciful and kind than
the New Testament. please send it
along, '-C Church Eclectic.
\ CHRISTIAN conference, under tho
leadership Of Mr.. Moody, is to be held
in Chicago, in the Chicago avenue
Church. beginning September Goth. aud
10 continue for ten days. Churches are
invited to send pastor and delegates to
the convention. There will be wide
range of topics relating to evangelical
ton and reformation. and among the
speakers are to be DR.. >. Munro Gibson.
of London: Dr. \. 7. Person. Francis
Murphy. Miss Frances +. Willard. DR..
Rev. Robert Mcintyre, and
others. Mr.. ID. l.. Moody Is t. preside,
and will, Of course, inspire, Ar well AZ
moderate the meeting Messrs SAN
key and McGlanahan will conduct the
81 gng.
WHIST Oxford undergraduates arr
exemplifyiug tho power OF selfsacri-
ii % by spending their holidays in the
various missions which the University
supports in the most squalid sections
Il the east Of London. Cambridge men
are distinguishing themselves with
quail horOism by dey0tlng their sea-
side hours to the children who throng
the beach. Short and interesting adj
lresses are given daily TO a large and
eager congregation, who. bringing
,pades and buckets with them. listen
lttentively to the wise counsel Of these
manly young fellows. delivered within
sound Of the splashing waves.
a MISSIONARY is living yet, the yen-
srable James Calvert, who saw ia ona
If the FIJI Islands eighty prisoners
killed at one time and roasted and eaten
by the sayagcs-the king himself seated
At the festal board. James Calvert saw
vanish before the gospel.
lie saw 1850 churches rise in those
Stands. He saw the king converted To
God. lie saw the day when 1913 600
)ut Of 900 inhabitants were regular
attendants upon divine worship.