Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-07-22

holds. BfshSb nIsBoP LkwHrNcE.
Lawrence e handsome eloquent, Learned
and well equipped with brains, He succeed,
the late Phillips Brooks a. bishop.
Thomas spureeon tele9rAphed that be
would supply his late fathers pulpit for
l2 months from July next, Quoting II Cor.
iii, 5.
An aged pastor may contrive TO keep
very young In heart and spirit. Such a one
Is the Rev j. de Kewer Williams OF Hack
ney, London, now 76 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 SO 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. E. Thomp-
son in The Sunday School Times. He calls
"hymnar word "both modern ard mon
grel." OF Bonar's productions seven are
taken, and of Edward CasswalPs, 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 SIS, ,000,-
000
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 antisupefnar
turalists Kuenen and Wellhausen as higher
authorities on the Old Testament than Je-
suS or raul IL is queerer st1ll TO see men
say in print that thus to depreciate 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. 1t is now crowded.
There are no evening classes, no soup kitch-
ems, no entertainments to raise money. The
associate pastor visits 80 hotels every Satur-
day and leaves2 2, 900 calendars for the guests.
The preaching is orthodox. and personal in
vitation and a warm welcome do the rest.
The church is richly endowed. 1t is catch
ing the rich and well to do. The business
method of soliciting customers succeeds.
St. Bartholemew's church Episcopal),
New York has raised for expenses and char
tiles in AZ years the sum Of 81 ,OS5, 600
Mgr. Satolii 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.496 officers at
work in the United States,
An Italian r. c. church in New York has
q, 600 communicates. Another has $1,000
and has every Sunday 1890 worshipers at
six services