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VOL. 55—NO. 49. Table of Contents. First Page. —Alabama Department: Record of State Events; Spirit of the Religious Pi ess ; Baptiot News and Notes; The Missionary Field ; Our Saints—Poetry: In Memory of El der L J. Harrison, Deceased; The Great Val ue of Grass; General Denominational News. Second Page.— Oui Correspondents: Christ’s Chuieli Discipline—Persia; Log-Rolling—Eph raim: “Tie ail Do Fade as a Leaf"— F. C. A ; Day of Thanksgiving and Prayer for Sundas- Schools —T. 0. Botkin; Monroe Female Col lege— M. B. Wharton: This, That and the Other—W. N. Cliaudoin. Bit graphical—E. R. Carswell, Sr. Missions ; A Reminder —C. M. Irwin; To the Brethren of the Stone Mountain Asi ociation—A. T. Spalding; An Acknowledg ment—J. S. Baker. Third Page. —Our Pulpit: The Mission of the Baptists—A Sermon, by Rev. Henry M- King. Fourth Pagf.— Editorial : The Right Use of Money; Central Association; Missions in Geor gia: Rev. E. W. Warren, D.D.; Georgia Bap tist News—Rev. David E. Butler. Glances Among the Parers—By an Invalid. A Remi niscence—A. li. Seago." Editorial Paragraphs- Fifth Page.- Our Coriespondents: The Bogus! Mission; Queries for the Gei eiTl Meeting of the Beihet Association. Secula** Department: Persona’; Centennial Silver Wed ding; Literary Gossip; Georgia News; Foreign and Domestic Notes; etc. * Sixth Page.— The Sunday-School: Quarterly Re view—December 24. 1576. Seventh Page.— Agricultural: The Georgia State Grange Kosolvtions adopted by the State Grange at its Session in Atlanta, Geor gia, December 12, 14 14, 1876. Eighth Page. Obituaries. Spocial Notices. Advertisements. INDEX AND BAPTIST. ALABAMA DEPARTMENT. The Slate Grange met in Montgomery, on the 12th inst — The recent ladies’ festival in Birmingham netted $l4O. The 29th nit., 25 white persons left LaFsy ette for northwest Texas. There is not a practicing physician in Cov ington county. The Tuscumbia 'limes has suspended publi cation. Rev. Dr. Teague preached in the Birming ham Baptist church, on a recent Sunday. The Alabama Conference of the Methodist church met in Greensboro, a lew days ago. ■ "• There have been eight men killed in Talla dega county this year, s , ~ - • -■*' .- — Prof. Fonville has lieen elected to the facul ty of Howard college. The Cullman furniture factory is in full op eration. Prof. Mitchell has resigned the presidency of the Moulton High School. The population of Selma is 8,000 —3,500 whiles, and 4,500 colored. The farmers of Tallapoosa have put in an increased acreage of wheat and oats. A reduction of the rates of taxation is being advocated generally. There has been a revival in the Methodist church at Talladega. ► -XI A little son of Monroe Hudson, of Madison was recently killed by a falling trie. ► • -x The North Alabama Confeience of the Methodist church met in Huntsville the 13th. Father McDonough has been appointed by Bishop Quinan, vicar general of the Catholic diocese of Alabama. ► • Rev. K. D. Shock has been called to the pastorate of the Cumberland Freibyterian church at Scottsboro. John Pet pies, Charles Gregory, J. L. Ruf fin, and others, of Elmore cuunly, have recent ly removed to Texas. December 10th, the steamboat Bigfoot was wrecked ten miles above Eufaula. Passengers and crew saved. Cargo lost. Rev. Dr. Hooker has been formally in stalled as pastor of the Broad Stteet Presbyte rian church, Selma, The thermometer was at fourteen degrees in Selma, one day among the recent cold weather. Prof. Carl Nelson, an accomplished scholar and gentleman, has been elected principal of the Institute at Orion, Pike countv. Dr. W. T. Brown, M. J. Harris, James K. Appleby, 11. \V. Rowland, and Mrs. Steward, were among the recent removals (run Cham bers county to Texas The citizens of the southern part of Mont gomery county, have sent a petition to the Legislature to change their county line so as to annex a territory three by twelve miles to Pike county. Mrs. Lyon, who is in jail at Seale, for the murder of her husband, is described as being in a wretched slate. She says that frightful visions haunt her, and when in this condition she utters frightful shrieks, and someone has to be with her constantly. Meinika, the man who did the deed, maintains a stolid indiffer ence, and seems to be wholly ignorant of the extent of his acknowledged crime. THOU SOUTH-WESTERN BAPTIST, of Alabama. Spirit of the Religious Press, —On the communion question the Baptist Beacon says: The Lord’s Supper is a positive institution, and assnchevery question connected with its observance is to be determined by the reveal ed w ill of its founder, lie alone has the right to fix tlie terms of communion and the qual ficationsof participants. —The New York M ihoiiist tersely says: The suit must not lose its savor. Chris tian men are under the strongest bonds not only to ktep the peace, but to create an at mosphere of peace for other people to breathe. The agitations of the time cannot be stilted by craft or vehemence. Sobriety of temper and of judgment are demanded of us all, most especially of all Christians. More prayer, more watchfulness, more faith in Goei are r> quired it every one of us who bear Christ’s ni me. —The following from the New York Cat/i olic World shows how we should be taken care of if political power should pass into the hands , f the Homisli priesthood, as in Spain: While the State has rights, she has them only by virtue ami by permission of i lie su perior authority, anti that authority can only' be expressed through the church—that is, through the organic law infallibly announc ed and unchangeably assorted, regardless ol temporal const quences. —The Canadian Baptist uses the following pertinent language: We do not ui> frequently hear the ex pi cs' sion, “I give my‘mite’ to this cause.” This comtnou allusion to ihe widow’s mite is used as an apology for real stinginess. Her mite was to her, her all. It was for her a princely sum. Such au amount the writer never knew but a single Christian, in many years, evirLto equal. A humble mechanic in a Baptist church subscribed and sold his home for the Master’s cause. That was a mite to him. It was all he had on earth. Belore the final Judge we believe saints will stand among the countless redeemed ones, as kings now above the millions of subjects. —Wc take the following from the Chris tian Register , as expressing the view which Unitarians in general take ol foreign missions. “An appeal for heroic and self sacrificing efforts on behalf of remote and unfortunate men meets with some response in every gen ous-heart; and yet, in the present state of public sentiment, the work of Foreign Mis sions seems to need more dramatic presenta tion than Unitarian ministers can consistent ly give. Wc do not think it is necessary for the heathen to accept certain theological dog mas to esewe perdition Men of every lk.ee who are obedient to the most spiritual laws of which they have any knowledge, will be ‘saved’ whether they ever hear anything about Christianity or not. And it becomes a serious question whether all the strength and money that we can spare will not be better expended in making nominal Christ ians real Christians.” —Oh the above the Watchman (Boston) comments as follows : A theology which creates indifference to ilie condition of remote and unfortunate men cannot lie the theology of Christ, who left heaven, ami died that he might rescue suelt men. Moreover, a theology that creates in difference to the heathen is not (lie kind that creates great conc< rn for the inert ly nominal Christians at home. The Missionary Union, before sending forth its laborers, usually asks them if they believe the heathen to be lost. All missionary societies sprang out of the conviction that impenitent men everywhere need Ihe Gospel in order that they may be saved from eternal sin and woe. But for this conviction we do not believe that -our mis sionaries would he sustained a year. The history of Unitariunism in respect to missions presents a good illustra’ion in point. Wc will not say that every doctrine which kind les the zeal of those who accept it is true; Mahometanism could be proved divine on such ground. But wo do maintain that every doctrine which promotes indifference to the spiritual state of men is false. —An important Congress of the Episcopal church was recently held in Boston. The Watchman alluding to the prominence given to, one of the subjects under discussion, says: One of the most interesting sessiot sof the Episcopal Congress was devoted to the dis cussion of “Morals in Politics.” It was a good index to the public feeling at tire present hour. Horticultural Hall was crowded w ith eager listene s. The discussion was broad and earnest and able, anil,with one or two ex ceptions, the speakers enforced the opition that Episcopal ministers ought not only to perform the duties of citizens, hut also to dis cuss in the pulpit the great moral principles which create and govern obligations to the State. Such bold opinions ate new to he lea !- irs of thought in the Episcop ,1 church. We conlcss our own surprise at hearing them advanced by conservative men both among the clergy and the laity. Archbishop Leigh ton’s famous remark, “ When so many pi each to the times, surely one poor divine may be permitted to preach to eternity,” lias been the practical canon for the Episcopal pulpit in this country, no less than in England, in happy forgetfulness that the complete failure of the Archbislu p’s life was a striking com ment on the Ullacy of the canon. But, hitherto, tire Episcopal pulpit bus been dis tinguished from all others by an unbiokon silence ou political topics, whether in their moral or Chiistiau relations. —The Christian Standard “tel s ils exper ience,” editorially in its reply to a helligrrcnt correspondent, thus : “But there is one curi our fact in this and similar cases: the editor’s style and manner are so dear and logical’ until he hits somebody, and then, all at onec> to the hitce, saiil style aud manner become as foggy as the banks of Newfoundland.” How many in the editorial class have had a like experience ? —The Episcopal Bishop of Albany is dissatisfied with the kind of music now fashionable in tire church, lie calls it “a wretched elcgradalion of church music,” intended to draw a multitude of listeners FRAXKUH PRINTtXG HOUSE, ATEAXT-A, GEORGIA, DECEMBER 21. 1370. who c, me to have their ears tickled by the same kind of music they are accustomed to in the opera and concei t halts. Under the head of "Wanted—Better Preaeliii g” the Baptist Weekly says; One of the great needs of our time is better pi or tilling. With the growing intellgince < f the people there is an imperative need for an abler prest ntation of the Gospel. In pro portion as (lime who sit under its ministra tions advance iti knowledge, it becomes im pottant that tl.ose who occupy our pulpits should give evidence of increasing resources; and ( niy as this relative growth is maintained between the people and the preacher cun we anticipate p, rmanence and usefulness in the pastorate. For a minister to neglect study, and so fail to make the most careful preparation for li is pulpit, is an omission for which no excuse cau be offered. The opportunities afforded for thorough study and the resources now at the command of all who are disposed to read and who have the ability to tliink, make inferior pulpit efforts a just ground for dissatisfaction. baptist mats AND IVOTBS —The annual report of the Board ol Mana gers of the Baptist Education Society shows that during the year, 27 Theological, 28 Col iegiate, and 36 Academic and Preparatory students have been aided. The receipts of the Society have amounted to SII,OBO, while the expenditures have been if 14,360. Rev. W. I. Knapp, who for yearß past has bten engaged in evangelistic work in Madrid, Spain, part of the time under the auspices of tlie American Baptist Missionary Union, finds the recent acts of intolerance such as to practically ciose his work there. He proposes to return to America. —The Virginia Baptist Historical Society has been organ'zed, with Dr. J. B. Jeter president. —The English Baptists have a “sttslenation fund” for the express purpose of aiding weak churches to support their pastors. Over $65,000 has been distributed during the six years of its life. During the last year the number of applications was < ne hundred and eighty, and notone was rijected, and over $15,000 were distributed among them, —The Illinois State Convention reported $7,866 received for general purposes, and a total of $9,578 received for ail purposes. —Speaking of the Centennial work among the Baptists of South Carolina, Rev. J. L. Reynolds, D. I).-gays.: “South Carolina baf never yet failedio do her whole duly, fu-d, in this work, she mu t now excel even her for tner self.” Re v. Joshua Hickman has been appointed to the office of Corresponding Secretary oi the Missouri Baptist General Association. —The Indiana Baptist Convention has ap pointed Dr. Stout to prepare a history of the Baptists of that State, and Drs. Boothe ami Palmer to assist him in the woik. —Rev. A. P. Graves, evangelist, is laboring with great success in Pittsburg, Pa., 500 or more have given credible evidence of conver sion. —The lowa Free-Will Baptist Yearly Meeting has advised against ordaining any person to the Gospel ministry who uses tobac co. —Baptist pastorsaridsuperb tendents sliuti it see to it now that the literature in their schools is of the right sort. The country is being flooded with circulars urging this or that “un denominational” paper or book upon Baptist schools. We i ught to be too sharp to catch at any such bait, at least while we have that of our own which is much better. The teaching of the pulpit and of the pew should be in har mony. —The only “open communion” paper in the country, the Baptist Union, makes the follow ing very suggestive announcement : The speedy suspension of the Baptist Union now seems inevitable. Six years ago it started ' on its race. Last year it just paid expenses, and we started out with 1876 hoping fir in creased prosperity. Hopes have not been realized. If those who <we us for the paper would pay up, we should be entirely relieved from embarrassment. But the y seem either to lack the ability or the conscience to do it. A I few friends have volunteered to advance a hundred dollars apiece to tide us over. If a hundred of them would do it, our wants would be met, but without speedy relief the paper will cease existence. —The Courier .Journal speaking of the reconstructed Broadway Baptist church building in Louisville (Dr. But rows’) says: “It is a thing of exquisite beauty. Everyth ng is liuished with most excellent taste, presenting a picture of delightful harmony. In every particular the alterations made have t.elded beauty to the place, while the elevated semi-circular seats are an im prove mi nt of incalculable value-.” Ihe cost ol reconstruction has been over $30,900. ihe otgan, which was itjured by the fire, has been reconstructed by the orgi nal builders, Johnson & Son, of Westfield, Me S3 , with some additions at a cost of sl,~ 000. It is said to be one of the sweetest and purest toned instruments in the West. Pnucipia of Political Hcienc-e. Upon a reverent moral, htetal and progressive f< mutation] By It. J. Wright. Profeisi rof Ethics, Jlcta -I’lV V .BI C“ *nd hhurch History, in the Christian Biblical Institute. Thud edition, rtvir.ee>. It-J, Wrjglit, Taoony, Philadelphia, publish - 1 his is a veiy comprehensive „ork, of great interest to all students of Political Science. The author’s stile is clear, anal} ticui, exact, and the num erous divisions and sub-divisions of the book are arranged very orderly and SjtsbeHKrtioally. The metaphysics of Sqjf’Al Si lence are illustrated in a veiv scholarly tnanm r, anti the many theories which have leen advanced, for ages, by authorities on these subjects are well stated. Tho chapters on In ternational Law are interesting, and the author's arguments on the basis of general principles are forcible and lucid. In binding and general make up the boipks is up to tho usual good standard of works, issued from the Lippincott’s press. The Missionary Field, —ln the city of Tokio, Japan, tin thousand people are said to attend the missionary churches. The changes going on in that pop ulous empire are full of encouragement to Christians. —The bea my of the United Presbyterian M ission Board is in a very embarrassed condi tion. It has a debt of over $22,000, in conse quence ofwhich tie Boaid is not able to send the missionaries, Messrs. Johnston and Har vey, back to Egypt. Bishop Brown, of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, is about to visit Ilayti, to organ'ze a missionary work there. —The American Baptist missionary union reports 350 mission churches planted in Eu rope, with a membership of more than 31,000. —There are five hundred colored preachers in die Baptist Home Mission schools of tire Stfuh. —The Rev. James Bickford writes to the English Wesleyan papers, that the King ol Tonga recently appoiu'ed by proclamation, a public holiday in commemoration of the jubi lee of the entry of the Rev. John Thomas, as a servant of God and Methodist missionary, into hit dominions. -: The missionary society of the Evangelical As"-ciation (German Methodist) reports re ceipts for the year, of $65,807; expenditures, $8'.,275. The book agent reports a capital of $328,124, and profits for the year of $41,686. - • The pioneer Woman’s Missionary Society wa ,’ to ‘ Union Society” of the United States, 1 (fcPtvas (T/ganized in ISttv. l>enom'u<tiontd societies followed, and now there are l< ur principal ones, the Baptist, Ihe Presbyterian, the Cc ngregalii.nal and the Methodist. The grand total of money collected by these five societies is $1,563,568. The first of these de nominational societies was organ’zed in 1868, and the last in 1871. The Board of Missions ol the Protestant Episcopal Glturch received during the past year $295,000, expended $309,451, and is in debted $72,705. —The Protestant Churches of the world maintain, collectively, 1,559 missionary sta tions and 2,132 missionaries, at an annual ex penditure of nearly $8,000,000. A singular fact noted by Protestant mis s onarieH in Japan is that the upper classes are more ready to receive the tmlhs of Christianity than the lower classes are. —A Methodist camp meeting was held in Lucknow, India, in September, with beneficial results. Calcutta, Allahabad, Cawnpore, Ba reilly, and other places, were represented by attendants. OUR SAIPTS. From the eternal shallow rounding All unsure and starlight here, Voices of our lost ones sounding, Bid us bo of heal t aud cheer, Through the silence, down thospacoe, falling on the inward ear. Know we not our dead are looking Downward, as in sad surprise, All our strife of words rebuking With their mild and earnest eyes ? Shall we grieve the holy angels, shall we cloud their blessed skies ? Let ns draw their mantels o’er us, Which have fallen in our way; Let us do the work before us Calmly, bravely, while we may, E’er the long night-silence cometh, and with us it is not day. —John Whittier. in Mental y of l Ider L. J. Httri'lsur, Dcieasctl. iieport of Com mittee on Deceased Ministers, made at the nineteenth an nual session of the Mount Vernon Baptist Association, held with Hines’ church, Emanuel county,Georgia,Sep tember 29th auand Dkak Bkethhen— AVe, your Committee, are pained to have to Wcord the death of one (four most faithful and devoted Ministers, to wit: Elder Lewis J. Harrison, who departed this life on Monday evening, September 18tb, 1876, at his residence in Laurens eounly, Ga., aged 39 years, 2 months aud 1 day. We, your committee feel that indeed a great man in Is rael has fallen. Dear brethren, wilt all die reverence ar.d gratitude in our hearts, to our Heavenly Father for llis past favors in sparing his life, together with ihe lives ofail the Min isters of our Association so long, let us bow witlr humble submission to the Divir.e will in this ILb r.filiciing Providence over us, ynd kiss the rod that sorites us. Brother Lewis J. Harrieyn, .nj born in Washington county, Ga., July 17th, 1817. lie received rjuite a limited education in youth ; he was diligent in business; Ire professed con version in early youth, made public that pro fession, and was baptized into the church at Limestone, in the year ; he removed his THE CHR-ISTIA IST HERALD of Tennessee. membership from Limestone to New Bethel Baptist church, in the veer ; i-bout which lime he commenced exercising a public gift, which hecontirued to do with great ear nestness and per everenee till he was called to ordination, which took piece in the year 1858 He was engaged in serving churches from ids ordination until forced hy declining health in the fall of 1875, to resign Ilia charges as pa - tor but filled his seat in his own church, even to the last meeting before his death. The life of brother Harrison, in every de partment, was consistent with his high calling and profession. Asa citizen he was true to every trust re posed in him ; as a neighbor, he was kind, ob liging and forbearing; as a husband, he was affectionate and devoted ;as a father, lie was kind and forbearing— yet faithful in i istruet ing and admonishing his children, ever en deavoring to train them np in the nurture and admonition of the Lord ; as a church member, lie was ever seeking to advance her interest ; as a Minister, he was ever faithful in evidence of which we refer to the fact that while serv ing the church at New Bethel for a term ot twelve ye-irs, at a distance of thirty miles, he missed but three meetings, being Provi dentially hindered. He also served the church at Shady Grove, as a supply, a term of 14 years, never failing to be present unless Providentially kept away. IT sides his stated and occasional labors with other churches, ever ready to discharge his duties as a Minister, pr* aching the unsearchable riches of Christ wherever God in His providence called him and as an evidence of our high appreciation of his faithfulness and integrity, lie was occasion ally elected Moderator of this body, and at othir tiuus Cleik. Rut brother Lew is is no more amongst us. lie has gone from his labors below to bis reward above. He has fought the good light; he has kept the faith and has finished his course, and wc doubt not that lie now wears the palm of victory and of righteous ness. lie leaves behind ail aged and ulUictcd companion, two sons and two daughters, several grand children an-1 many relatives and friends to mount their loss, which is his eternal gaiu. These surviving friends—anil especially his bereaved widow and children —have the sincere condolence and sympathy of this body. Dear brethren, in view if the loss we have sustained as a tody, and his own immediate chut eh, and the loss sustained by his family in the death of brother Hatrison, Resolved , That we suspend business and unite in prayer, that we may all, like him, be faithful unto death, and thus be prepared to reunite w ith him w here parting is uo mure. Respectfully submitted, J. M. Smith, j ■J. M. Donaldson, {. OominitJ.ee, f. J. PiiELKB, ) Tlie Great Y'aiue ol (traits. Mr. Ckas. Seymour, in a recent ad dress to the Wisconsin State Board of Agriculture, says : British ugrictilUtre is almost perfection. Taking the farmers of Great Britain as our instructors, we may derive some valuable hints from their experience. Of the fifty millionsof acres under cultivation in the United King dom of Great Britain, less.than twelve millions of acres are devoted to “white crops” or cer eals, while over twenty-six millions ofacres are kept in permanent pasturage; six millions of acres under clover and rotation grasses ; and six millions of acres devoted to turnips and other vegetables. England, Wales, Scotland anil Ireland have about two and three-fourths millions of horses, ten millions of cattle, arid over thirty millions of sheep. Repetition ol white or grain crops is not permitted. In stead of the old process of restoring or testing land by keeping it fallow every fourth year, which was i quivalent to the permanent with drawal of one-quarter ol the tillable land from cultivation, the turnip crop, with its broad leaves that shield the soil from the rays of tire sun, and with its nutritious roots that are fed, before ripening, to cattle and sheep, is resorted to us the most tifeciual method ol benefiting both land and stock; as biennial plants derive their chief nourishment from the air, and do not exhaust the soil, if used before they ripea. Forty two acres in over one hundred acrcx in England, and sixty-four in every one hun dred acres in Ireland, ate pasture. England imports only five per cent, of meats consumed. The capacity of land, when kept up to its utmost productiveness in densely populated countries of Europe, is demonstrated in the ability ol many tillers of English soil, besides paying heavy rents, to support a large family on the products of six acres of land ; and in Germany, two acres of land yielded a similar a'i omit of subsistence; while in France, where the long and narrow ribbon-like farms are cultivated almost as carefully as gardens, the capacity of land has reached Western creduli ty. The French farmers seem to enjoy great benefits from the culture of the sugar beet; undone farm that is owned by Monsieur De Candaine, located on ihe Touraine, valued at two millions of francs, or about four hundred thousand dollars, with sugar, linen and woolen factories thereon, sends to market annually one thousand head of fat cattle. The annual income of this farm is five hundred thousand francs, or about ore hundred thousand dol lars. Doubtless, upon investigation, it would be found that beets and oil cake contributed largely to the production of the marketable cattle, while the cattle and sheep contributed to the pioduction of the materials used in the factories; and that grass instead of grain was the commanding crop of that valuable farm. ►- ♦—*- A ?r line Remedy tor a Pr- infill Disense. The pangs endured by the rheumatic are at tributed by scientific pathologists to the contact of a certain abnormal acrid element in the bluod witlr the sensitive covering of the muscles and joints, liostotter's Stomach Bitters, being a superb blood depureut, is admirably calculated to expel this impurity, and by removing the euuse to allay the pain and feverish symptoms which it produces. That it is a most successful remedy for rheumatism, neuralgia and gout as wed as a reliable means of counteracting those dr-oas s, is a fact amply evidenced by voluntary certificates emanating front those whom it has cur ed, ami attested by medical practitioners of high repute. It is likewise a sovereign curative of dyspepsia, constipation, liver complaint, uri nary troubles and general debility, as well as the moat popular aud successful antidote to malaria extant. WHOLE NO. 2219 General Osminational less, —A miracle, so surpassing all ordinary modern miracles, has been reported from Mu n'ch, Germany, that it deservesspec'al record. An elderly nun in lie Sei vite Convent at Munich hud suffered for two years fri m a spinal and nerve us complaint, so that .-lie was quite crippled, and had been given up as incurable. She had ceased to pray for recovery, and had resigned herself to her fate. She was wheeled in a chair whenever she received the Holy Communion, or went out ot her cell. On September 18th, she had thus been wheeled to the altar, and on her return felt herself so weak that she begged the sister in attendance to leave her awhile before puffing 1 er back on her couch. She opened her book of devotion at the usual place, where there was a marker in tne shape of a cross, formed of two shreds of cloth from the garments o'a Je-uit father who was shot in 1871 hy the Paris Commune. The nun had always reverenced this relic, hut never thought of any miraculous virtue con nected with it; now, however, she seemed to hear a voice saying, ‘‘Take and eat.” With and fficulty she loosened three threads from the cloth and swallowed them, when immediately she felt a ereepi ng movement in her back, ami she was I ealed. She rose from her chair and walked to the church, where s! e gave thanks and rejoiced. This is quite a niw .-lyie of miracle, and w.ll eclipse the power of Lourdes and Marpingen, for one has only to lay in a stock of Jesuit old doilies, and miracles with out end ensue. There are 100 religious denominations scattered throughout the United States. —Methodism which originated in Oxford, in 1729, is about to erect its first chapel in that town. —Among the preachers who have been in vited to deliver sermons in the University course at Cornell, during next w’nter, are Dr. William Adams ajpd Dr. Ups it of the Presby terian church, Bishops Beekwi li and Hunting don of the Protestant Episcopal Church, Bishop Foster and Chancellor Haven of the Methodist Episcopal church, Dr. Wayland Hoyt and Prof. Strong of the Baptist church, Dr. Bellows and Rev. Freeman Clarke of the Unitarian church, Dr. W. M.Ti ylor of Broad way Tabernacle, Prof. Fisher of Yale College, Rev. Dr. Thomas K Beecher of the Congrega tional church, and Dr. Dili yea of the Dutch Reformed church. The Ithaca ( N. Y ) Jour nal after announcing these invitations says : “We are informed that tire only reason why the above list does not include representatives of the Roman Catholic church is that an invi tation to the Roman Catholic bishop of this diocese was declined, though in ail entirely kind and polite manner.” Eleven conferences of the Methodist Prot estant Church have concurred in calling a general convention for 1877, to consumate a union with the Methodist Chutch. —Tire High School f or the science of Juda ism, founded a* Berlin in 1873, lias publi-hed its second annual report. The lectures are given gratuitously, and are accessible to ma triculated students of Ihe University of Berlin. Students of Protestant tin ology Imp ent them also. —George Muller, so widely known as the “Man of Faith,” is preaching on the Continent eight or ten times a week, to audiences of tw to three thousand. At present he is laboring in Switzerland, and loudly called to Germany. He is over 70 years old. —The Rev. James A. Duncan, D.D., has been re-elected President of Randolph Macon College,and has accepted. —Cardinal Lucca, the successor of Antonelli, used to be Nuncio at Munich and at Vienna, He is a man of refined mind, well read, and versed in political affairs ; and is said to have retained the friendship of illustrious men in Germany, who keep him informed of wlrat is passing in German and Austro Hungarian af fairs. Cloud Banners of the Alps, Among the most exquisite scenes which de light the eye of the European traveler are those wonderful roso colored cloud-banners, floating from the Alpine cliffs. But it is only in the sun light that nature hangs out these beautiful tokens. So it is only in the glow of health—the sunlight of our inner being—that nature reveal* those physical cloud-banners, the '‘rosy cheek” and “cherry lip," to praise which every poet of the earth has invoked tire Muse to aid him. But they are as rare as the cynical Hood coucoivcd Cliristiau charity to be. Woman, eager to re tain this chain), resorts to French art and rouge. The cffoct is similar to that which would be pro duced by substituting auctioneers' flags for the delicate glowing cloud banners of the Alps. 1: woman would aid Nature instead of adopting ai t. would seek health instead of vainly trying to mask disease, she would not only win the greatest charm of womanhood—health—but she would avert much misery both from liorsslf and others. Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Proscription has received the highest praise from thousands of palo, delicate, suffering women. One bottle often affords more relief than mouths of treat ment by caustics and other medicines. It is harmless in any condition of the bystem, and ita use often renders the modest invalid exempt from that most trying of ordeals—a personal consultation with a physician. It is the duty of evoiy woman to become familiar with the causes and symptoms of the many diseaees to whioli her peculiar organization renders her liable, and also to learn the proper means of preventing these maladies. The People's Medical Adviser contains an ex ensive treatise upon “lonian and her Diseaso* ” The Author also advises courses of domestic treatment, which will often render the services of a physician unnecessary. Every woman should read it. A copy of the Advireroan be obtained by addressing the Au thor, Dr. B. V. Pierce, at Buffalo, Ni. Price $1.50 (postage prepaid t Favorite Prescription is sold by Druggists.