The morning call., 1895-01-06
THE RELIGIOUS WORLD.
Items That Interest People of Vari-
GUS Denominations

There is absolutely no truth In the report
that the Rev. Samuel :. Smith. author of the
hymn America" is in want III Boston. The
Rev. S. T. Smith OF Davenport. Iowa, his son,
says his father has an income sufficient for all
his needs.
1t is said that the Rev: Dr.. Russell H. Con-
well. ptstor OF Grace Baptist Church, PhlIa-
delphia, breaches TO the largest Protestant
congregation in America.
The Rev. George Thomas Bowling. D. D..
was recently ordained as an Episcopal clergy
man by the Right Rev. DR.. William Lawrence
Bishop Of Massachusetts at 81. PauPs Church,
Boston.
Able Theure of Loigny has been given the
chief prize OF $500 by the French Acade my
for his bravery. The Able on December 2.
1870, under heavy fire, saved more than 500
wounded. French and German. VINO in The CON
fusion OF nigh combat, would otherwise
have been massacred. Ga the following day he
attended more than 1000 wounded In MS par
sODage aud church.
D. L. Moody. who is holding revival at Low.
ell, Mass, has been obliged 10 shut all Chris
tians OUT OF the meeting in order TO have room
for those who are not Christians.
Bishop j: 2. Newman denies story pub
liShed IN Baptist DaDer that he baptized Gen
eral Grant when the latter was unconscious.
He says the general was in full possession of
all his faculties when the rite was admins
tered, and he adds "a few DAYS after this
memorable event l spent TWO hours with Gen
eral Grant In religious conversation and asked
him II he recalled the scenes OF his bautism to
which lie replied: Yes PERFECTLY: and as Won
came into the room, l wondered why Ihey h I'd
called you AT tba, hour of the night To nv
remark, All thought you had not five minutes
10 i've. he gave ibis characteristic answer: Il
knew was very low, but / did not intend to
die; my work is not done; three times have
b. ell raised from the valley and shadow OF
DEATH During four mouths he lived and suf-
Tered; reviewed his first volume, and wrote the
second volume OF that great monumental work
which reflects his fine literary taste and the no.
bility of character."-Nrw York Tribune
In a receDi issue OF the British Wees ly the
Rev. John Watson, pastor of the Seton Park
Presbyterian Church, Liverpool, who is be ter
known as Tan MaclareD,' tells the following
nOld's br0ther-in-law, Mr. CTopper attended
our church. and that is how he came to be in
The chureh that Sunday. II was sacrament
mornin G, and / preached The Shadow of the
Cross We afterward sang the hymn.
When survey the wondrous cross
On which the Prince of Glory died.
Mr.. Arnold lett before the communion and
went home. As he cam" downstairs from his
bedroom TO lunch servant who was close 10
the dining-roOm door heard him saying softly to
himself the first lines OF the hymn. y AT
luncheon Mr.. Arnold spoke about the hymn
which, he SAID, was The finest in the English
language. Afterward he went out, and IN ten
minutes was dead"
IL is perhaps not generally known that the
Church OF England boasts among its clergy Que
Eskimo. The clergyman 10 question is the
Rev. RoberI Gibbons, and his parish is PARIS
bOro, Nova Scotia.
The Rev. solomon Cesar Malan. who died
recently at BOurnemou h. England, was one of
thegreatest linguists OF the age. In addition TO
French. German, Latin, Spanish, Italian and
Chinese, Arm MAN, Coptic. Syriac, EthiopIc.
japanese and many other Languages
The Rev. DR.. john s. Macintosh, pastor OF
the Second Presbyterian Church OF Pbiladel.
pha, has announced that he viii resign his
pastofate on July l. 1895, owing to the financial
difficulties OF the church.
Ir tnI And fhn adj
Words" who has been selected for the post OF
moderator OF the next General Assembly of
the Scottish Kirk, Is brother of the famous
Norman Macleod He WAS boru in 1880. and
is minister of the 'quoad sacra' PARISH of
Park, IN Glasgow. lie has been editor OF
"Good Words" since 1872.
on Christmas day The Rev. DIR. J. Ireland
Tucker. pastor of Holy Cross Episcopal
Church, Troy, n. Y, celebrated the fifteth an
niVersary of his pastOrate
Cardinal Prince Hohenlohe. a relative OF the
new German Oh Dcellor who recently under
went severe operation, has entirely recov-
cred.
Father I. Conway who was recently pastor
of the Roman Catholic church In Dickson City,
"a, has become an actor, and is a member of
company that Is soon TO appear in Dickson
City.
Mrs. S. e. Shea has been appointed assistant
pastor OF the South congregational Church in
Bridgeport Conn.
In me election of DR.. Alexander Mckenzie
to the Bartlett prOfessOrship of sacred rhetoric
in Andovef Seminary. tile trustees of that iDstl-
tuition have made Il choice that will delight all
his friends. With DIR. Mckenzie in that I'M
portant chair, Andover would quickly take on
new yigor ana prestige. While lie has not AZ
yet accepted the offer, lie has decided 10 give
course OF lectures the work of lecluriug TO the
students continuing through the next three
months. DR.. Quint, who has temporarily filled
the position, has completed a full year of ser.
vice and has been very popular with the
students.-Boston CoDgregationallst.
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