The Iola register., 1891-07-17
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In spite of the irfitsting DIVISIONS In
the management Of the American boart
Of commissioners fof foreign mission
the confidence In its ints&rity is un
abated and its activity irrepressible. :
Northwestern Christian Advocate.
The Christian Inquirer thinks @th,
fellow who steals an umbrella is not a
culpable as he who steals sermon.
But the man who steals sermon standl
some chance of being converted by it
while he who steals umbrellas il rarely
reclaimable. -(Christian Register.
During the past 10 years the Cincin.
natl Baptists have added seven new
churches to the number then existing
the total number now being 90; tn.
total membership has risen from 2, 544
to 1910. and the total amount of be
nevolent contributions raised last year i.
four fold what it was Is years ago. =
[Christian at Work.
At the recent meeting of the Congre
gational Union of England and Wales
DIR. Hannsy, in referring othe Interna
tional Council, said: @We must all &C
knowledge the fact that if numbers ant
moral ndspiritual power be considered
the headquarters of Congregationslisn
are in the United States, and that thi:
will become more so.
The Missionary Revie,c says that the
chief religions of the world may be
classified according to the number oil
adherents as follows: Christianity, 49,,
600, 600; Confucianism, 800, 000, 600
Hindooism. 100. 600. 900; Mohammed
anism, 1s. 600. 900; Feticlism. 100. 600,
00o;. Buddhism, 100, 900. 600; Spirit
Worship, 80. O0o, 900; Sllintoism. %, Oo0.-
900; Jews, S.o00,0 600; Parsees, 1000, 900;
Total I, 449, 600. .000
1t is announced that the syned OF
South Carolina has sustained the action
of the presbytery of Charleston in re.
fusing to admit the Rev. James Wood
row, d. D., to membership in that dody.
1t is unsafe perhaps to express an opinion
upon such information as is furnished
by brief newspaper report But 8,
far as the facts of the case have bee,
made public, they appear to US to con
stitute a very inadequate basis for TIL
action of the resbytery. -[Nationa
The true optimist is he who to clear
sight for the abuses and errors whicl
beset the way adds the faith which see,
beyond them, the courage to sttacI
them, the knowledge which makes the
attack effective, the temperance which
keeps him from fanaticism, the patience
that endures to the end finishes TIL,
course, the godliness which makes him
4 servant Of the Father, the brotherl,
kindness which welcomes others to holy
and the love that hopes ali
.hings -[Christian Standard
On October 14th the Bishop of London
performed a special reconsecr alton serv-
ce in St Padrs Cathedral to purge
;he ediflce from the defilement causei
oy the suicide which occurred in the
historic building on September 28th.
According to old traditions Of the church,
he shedding of human blood in a place
dedicated to God deprives the building
Vt its sacred character. which can only
70 restored by new conservation. T.
imilar service is unprecedented in the
history of the cathedral aL-IChristian at
Work.
The Methodists are trying to unite
he various branches Of that denomi-
lation at work in China, and CON-
nittee appointed at the Shanghai con-
erence has just reported a plan of
Inion, looking toward the adoption of
ommon rules regarding church pem-
'ership, a common course of study for
lative preachers, common hymn book
nd periodical, and one name for the
ntire church. We wish the under.
aking success 1.-THE Congregstionalist.
Having an easy time of it, is the hard
st life a man can live. Hardship and
truggle are essential to that develop
1ent of character that alone makes life
7orth living, or that can command ad-
liration and regard from others King
>lfred the Great said wisely: "No wise
ian should desire soft life, if he car
th for any worship here from the world, |
r for eternal life after this life is over
'et how few of us are afraid OF. a soft |
fe" for ourselves or for our children.
+ are longing for hard one. .-[The Sun
ay School Times.
Forgiveness implies both a giver and
receiver. In other words, complete
'rgiveness implies reconciliation. This
true between man and man; it is also
'ue between God and man. While God
'rgives the sinner when he repents. for
1ly then is the reconciliation complete,
is also true that, SO far as the attitude
God is concerned, the sinner was for
wen as soon as he sinned; for God can
ot change. So we'are to forgive our
lemies-and our friends. We are to
ait for no spoken word, no definite act;
1t at once we are to lay aside all that
vors Of resentment and anger toward
'ery person He who finds it hard to
rgive, whose heart cries for some other
W than this. has but crossed the
reshold of the kingdom, if, indeed,
} has done that "Forgive US our debts
we have forgiven our debtors. y
forming Star.
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