Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-28
RELIGIOUS SENTIMENT.
All sorts OF Opinions on Differ
emit Subjects.

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The gospel tent services which have
been held during the summer in New
York were brought to a close with the
hundredth meeting on Oct 7. The lead
ers estimated that the total attendance
has been 100000 persons. The services
were undenominational.
DIR. De Costa, one of the bitterest OPP
ponents of Dr. Briggs. announces that
he has left the Episcopal ministry. In a
formal staement given out for publica
ton DIR. De Costa declares that 1.-The
Bible, SO far as Episcopalians are con-
cerned, has met with it's Sedan and
adds, speaking of the Episcopal church:
II should be glad to see it rescued from
the present management"
The English church congress opened
in London Oct. 10. The question of the
practicability of establishing and main
tanning universal type of Anglican
service and of limiting possible varia-
lions gave rise to much debate. The
nineteenth congress of the American
Episcopal church began at st. Paul,
Mimi, on the same day. The two con-
crosses have exchanged fraternal greet
ings.
The Substitute Band, of Springfield,
Mass, is an organization with the mot
to: PUT man in my place" Their
purpose is to secure as members those
who can not go to the mission field, but
will give s25 year or more to support a
substitute missionary or native worker.
Already over $4,000 have been forwarded
to the foreign field in the first six
months of this year.-Missonary Re
view.
The Montreal Daily Witness is said tc
approach closely to Mr. Sheldon S
ideals. From the beginning it has print
| ed no advertisements of liquors, thea
tiers or tobacco. and no sporting news OF
items of an obscene or scandalous ma
ture The paper is said to have circu-
| ation of 100000 and is a daily repeated
| refutation of the assertion that per-
| fectly clean and Wholesome daily vii
not pay. "-Chicago Advance
|
Ever since the Great Trek in 1885 this
Dutch Reformed church has been thu
| state church of the Beers. 1t is now Iii
vided into two factions, of which thu
| Doppers. led by President Kruger. con
stitute the conservatives. The radicals
insist on singing hymns. a Performance
/ which the Doppers declare TO be ex
tremeiy worldly. The great festival il
the Boer calendar is that of the Nacht
mail. or communion. generally held a
/ Christmas time at Pretoria. the capital
4 The figures taken from the officia
records of three Bohemian fraterna
societies. for periods of from three t
five years, show that in every loo
deaths there We're in the first 100 sui
i cides. in the second 200. and in the thr
'33. The circular calls attention to tn
i fact that along with this remarkabl
4 prevalence of suicide in these societie
Il there exists general infideity, and al
CUES that there is Il connection of caus
and effect between them.
Here is a part of the language use
by committee including the rector
EGrace and St. Bartholomew's about til
modern fashionable New York New
port and LenoN Sunday;
There is a vide neglect of publ
worship: there is growing tendenc
to turn the day into time for mel
secular amusement and dissipation
our youth deny an obligation to go
church, They go if they please. bat
not it makes no difference. a lars
number never appear there. The da
!; is devoted to bicycle riding, eNcuision
golf. tennis. In the evening the late:
scandal is given Out at large dinner
and social receptions, with music an
other delights; all idea of religious dut
or observance is lost: God listens f
5 the voice of man in praise, prayer an
], worship, but listens in vain"
/ RIsHoP POTTER ON THE CHRIS