Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-07-08

holds. Bishop BISHOP LAWRENCE.
Lawrence is handsome, eloquent, learned
and well equipped with brains. He succeeds
the late Phillips Brooks as bishop.
Thomas Spurgeon telegraphed that he
would supply his late fathers pulpit foi
10 months from July next, quoting II Cor
iii, g.
An aged pastor may contrive to keep
very young in heart and spirit Such one
is the Rev. j. de Kewer Williams of Hack
ney, London, now 70 years old. as fresh and
vigorous a figure as any in any Congrega
tionalist pulpit in England. He is full OF
fun and wisdom, breaches every Sunday
minds every duty and is loved by all
Lately at a public dinner in Hackney
where there were three men with sir be
fore their names, he described Hackney las
the most be-knighted borough in Eng
land"
That very distinguished Greek scholar,
Edmund Law Lushington, brother-in-law
of Lord Tennyson, professor in Glasgow
university since 1888, and mentioned in "In
Memoriam," is dying at S3 years old.
The Presbyterian Journal speaks of the
admirable exposition of the Sabbath
school lessons" by the Rev. DR.. Robert
Court of Lowell-a graceful compliment
gratefully received.
The Episcopalian Hymnal gets an appre-
ciative review from Professor r. Z. Thomp-
son in The Sunday School Times. He calls
"hymnaP' word "both modern and mon
grel." OF Bonar's productions seven are
taken, and of Edward Casswall's, the Jes-
uit father, nine are selected. DIR. ThOmp-
son corrects some of the particulars as to
authorship and date somewhat oracularly.
The real estate owned by the churches in
Boston amounts in value to nearly $4,000,
900.
From returns of last communion's acces-
sions in The Congregationalist it seems as
If the genteeler churches had the fewer
converts.
The archbishop of Canterbury did what
was the only thing consistent with his place
as Christian man-refuse to put Christi
anity as represented by him or the church
into competition with other forms Of reli'
gion at Chicago. Christianity takes no sec
ond place and tolerates no rival while rest
ing all on its spiritual claims.
1t is queer to see Christian professors OF
Biblical theology quoting the antisuperna-
turalists Kuenen and Wellhausen as higher
authorities on the Old Testament than Je-
bub or raul III Is queefef stlll 10 see men
say in print that thus to depreeiate the
authority Of Jesus and Paul increases their
spiritual valuel
The Marble Collegiate church on Fifth
avenue, New York, was but thinly attend
ed two years ago. II Is now crowded.
There are no evening classes, no soup kitch-
ems, no entertainments to raise money. The
associate pastor visitspO hotels every Satur.
day and leaves 2 600 calendars for the guests
The preaching is orthodox. and personal In
vitation and a warm welcome do the rest.
The church is richly endowed. IL Is catch
ing the rich and well to do The business
method OF soliciting customers succeeds
St. Bartholemews church EpiscopaD,
New York, has raised for expenses and char
tiles in ~ years the sum Of 81 ,035. 900.
Mgr. Satolli has cast his shield over the
married Greek priests in communion with
Rome. When will Irish or American priests
enjoy like priVilegesi
The Salvation Army has l.49o officers al
work In the United States
An Italian r. c. church In New York has
q. 900 eOmmunieanta Another has 1900
and has every Sunday 1850 worshipsrs al
SIR services,
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