Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-19
whose income is 1850 year. has not visited
his narish for Ia Yaars.

whose income is f1.o50 year. has not visited
his parish for "A years.
PENNSYLVANIA, by church statistics proves
its right to be regarded as tile home of Presby-
terianism in this country. OF our own men,
bers 1909 live within its borders, New York
numbers 1874, and Ohio l8. 48l. OF the Pres
byterian Church 164. .613 members live in Penn
sylvania, 1000 more than are in New York, and
more than double the number In Ohio.
Mr. MOODY. in recent address speaking of
the decline of infidelity in the past five years,
said: Then the young men were full Of Inger-
sollism and thought that Christianity was worn
out. But they have found that there is moth.
ing in infidelity 1t does not give anything" ;"
This is part Of the same movement which we
see in France. The men there are going back
to the churches
PROF. W. R. HARPER, of Yale College, will
probably be the President of the new Baptist
University, of Chicago. Prof. Harper began
his brilliant career as a teacher in Chicago,
leaving there several years since to go to Yale
University. where he holds three chairs. In
addition. he Is prominent IN the Chautauqua
summer schools. Prof. Harper is young man.
not yet 40 years old. He is a son-in-law Of
Rev. David Paul. D. D.. of New Concord, o.
A CERTAIN Baptist minister and revlvalist in
Texas has become stage struck. He is to be-
come an actor. He believes in the versatile
exercise of talent it would appear, for we un-
derstand that through the secular week he will
be on the stage and on Sunday he will occupy
hi. pulpit. We are not sure about that. Un-
less those Baptsts are of the exceedingly
tough-shell type, similar to the Bald Knobbers,
we think that his people may put in veto.
DIR. PHILIP SHAFT, of Union Presbyterian
Seminary N. Y, was recently called in as an
expert in lawsuit among the nited Brethren
to testify concerning changes made in their r
creed. He was called on by one of the attor-
neys to state the difference between CAlvanism
and Armenianism. Concerning the hve points
of Calvinism DR.. Shaft said: One OF these
distinctive points Is unconditional predestina-
ton; q second, limited atonement; third,
slavery of the human will; fourth, irresisti-
BILE grace; fifth. perseverance Of the saints.
PROF. +. A. MARCH says: "At present the
populations, either speaking the English
language or under the domination of English
speaking people, NUN Der more than 3ls 29S, 900,
or one-fourth of the population Of the globe.
They live in all regions; they handle all articles
of trade; they preach 10 all nations; they COM
mand one-half of the worlds gold and silver;
they distribute more than two-thirds of the
Bibles and Testaments. More than one-half of
the letters mailed and carried by the postal ser.
vice Of the world are written, mailed and read
by the English-speaking population"
THE older grow the more confirmed I am
in my faith and religion. Talk abo ut the ques-
tion of the day; there is but one question, and
that Is the gospel That can and will protect
everything. AgnostIcismi-I am profoundly
thankful that none of my children or kindred
have been blasted by it. l am glad to say that
about all the men at the top in Great Britain
are Christians. i have been in public life So
years, and AZ years in the Cabinet of the British
Government, and during these AZ years l have
been associated with go of the master minds of
the century, and all but of the gu were
Christians.-R E. Gladstone.
The Pittsburg Christian Advocate has this
to say of one of our Western Pennsylvania
colleges: Allegheny College, the Oldest Of the
Methodist Episcopal educational institutions
of this section of the country, has just passed
her 10th birthday entering upon her fourth
quarter Of a century with all the buoyancy OF
youth. This year records the largest gradual
ing class since her founding in 1S15-S7 received
the degree of A. B., that of L. E.. in music
and in postgraduate course of Pb. D. The
examinations were more thorough than here
tofore, being confined to written questions and
answers. Ten were selected by the faculty to
represent the class, who did great credit to
themselves and also to the college.
DR.. JOSEPH BELLAMY was one of the great
Puritan divines of New England. On the
Fourth of July monument to his memory was
dedicated at Bethlehem, Conn. Several of his
descendants were in attendance, viz: Mrs.
Elizabeth BeIlamy Loomis, of Greenfield,
Mass, and Mrs. Elizabeth Sheldon, Of Hart
ford, two greatgranddaughters; Miss Eliza
beth Goddard, of GAINESVILLE, o.. greatgrand
daughter: MISS constance u Du DOS, q great
greatgreat.granddaught and Mrs A. @.
Hard, of Watertown. Edward Bellamy, the
author of Looking Backward" is a great
great-grandson of DR.. Bellamy, and was ex-
pected to be present. but he was unable to at
tend.
THE oldest religious newspaper, the Christian
Herald, New York, edited by Rev. DR.. galmage
says: 1.-THE Boston Recorder began the cam
paien of religious journalism in lsl5' In these
few words there are two errors. ]. The Boston
Recorder did not make its appearance until
1878. 2 The Boston Recorder did not begin
the campaign of religious journalism" at all.
This was done by the Recorder. the first num-
Der of which was published July 5, 1914, in
Chillicothe, o.; and the Pre~byteraGn Banner
is its uEbroken continuance though the name
has been changed. The first number of the
Recorder has all the departments of the best
religious journals of to-day. DR.. Talmage
would do well to "read up" on religious jour
nalism.
DR.. LEONARD BACON, Of New Haven, after |
his active pastorate. had ceased. was accus- |
toned to sit in the pulpit, and, If a stranger !
to introduce him to the congregation. !
One Sunday he said: THE first pastor of this |
church was the Rev. John Davenport" and he |
proceeded to pronounce brief eulogy upon |
him. 1.-THE grandson of that pastor was the |
Rev. John Davenport of Stamford. The son |
of that pastor was the Rev. James Davenport, |
of Southold, L. L We are to-day to be ad- /
QreSSeQ a
port our first pastor" The minister thus in |
iroduced was observed to be blushing violently, |
and the occasion of his embarrassment became |
evident when he announced his text: visit |
ing the iniouIties of the fathers upon the chill |
dren unto the third and fourth generation."s
THE Presbyterian Church has had a curious
question to deal with. and has settled it in |
legal bus, it would seem to US, not very salts
factory manner. 1t has somewhere church
entirely OF women, which wanted |
by q local Presbytery, but failed to
get it. 1t had no men of whom to make ruling |
elders and session, and these are necessity |
to every Presbyterian church. Here was in
deed serious difficulty. The Presbytery |
passed the question on, and it reached the Cen
eral Assembly. Here it was decided that the |
Church could not be organized until it could
form a session of men. We do not question the
of this decision but it opens up q
large question, which may well be studied by
the Presbyterian and other. churches. Ought
there to be such regulations in any church as |
will prevent body of faithful Christians from
church ard enjoying its services
and sacraments because of sex or any other
natural consideration? Clearly not. And it is
well known that a company of gody women
are Iust as competent to officer and manage a
church successfully as any class of people in
the world.-Erchdnge.