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The Christian Index.
OL. 55—NO. 50.
Table of Contents.
'ihbt Pagb —Alabama Department: Record of
State Events; Nothing Truly Valuable Gained
Without Labor; The Franklin; Spirit of the
Religious Press; Baptist News and Notes; The
Missionary Field; General Denominational
News.
Sioohd Page.—Answer to "Elder Brother”—
Viator; More About Tobacco—No. ll—Moni
tor; "The Hole in the Ground”—A J . Kelly;
Feet Washing—J. D. W.;Our Aged and Indi
gent Ministers —An Appeal—W. M. Bridges;
Baptist Mission Work in Italy—W. 0. Van
1 Meter.
rnian Page. —Special Contributions; Come—An
Essay—By Rev. T. B. Cooper. Selections: A
Dying Denomination; Pay the Preacher; The
Clergyman and the Pe’dler Poetry; The
Bible vs. Dancing. Yellow Fever. Children's
Comer: Little House-Builders The Tailor
Bird; Enigma: What [Ailed a Pillow; The An
gel's Ladder—Poetry.
Focbth Page —Editorial: "A Happy New Year;”
Christmas Carols and Poems; Peaoe and Good
Will; The Baptist Reflector; Georgia Baptist
News. The (Hosing Year—Peetry; Christmas,
Bditorial Paragtaphs.
Fifth Page. —Secular Editorials: "Hard Times;”
Child and Poet; Personal; Atlanta’s Illumina
tion; Christmas— Poetry. Gems Reset; Geor
gia News; Foreign and Domestic Notes.
Sixth Paok.—The Family Circle: Sam A
Christmas Story; Indian Tradition of “ The
Fall;” God and Right—Poetry.
Bbvikth Page.—The Sunday-school: Teachers;
The Lesson; Personal Relations Between
Teachers ana Scholars. Science and Educa
tion: Illinois Public School Laws; The Japa
nese Educational Commission. How to Breathe
Properly.
Eighth Page.—Facts for Young Converts. Mar
riages. Obituaries. Advertisements.
INDEX AND BAPTIST.
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT.
Guntersville wants a prohibition liquor law
The Episcopal supper at Talladega netted
♦75.
Mr. T. K. Brantley was elected Mayor of
Troy.
They are fifty cases of measles in Gunters
ville.
John J. Harris is re-elected mayor of Tus
kaloosa.
Col. W. H. Chambers was re elected master of
the State Grange.
Quite a number of Alabamians hare the
"'Texas fever.”
i Wm. T. Brock, Eeq., was recently elected
1' I /or of Florence.
iM j ucep raising is attracting increased alien
in the State. ', \
J| \$ C. Morris, Eeq., was recently-elected
jllayor of Birmingham.
r The Stone Hill Mining Company is ahip
fping 25 wagon loads of copper a week.
In Cherokee county, three persons were
killed the first week in this month.
Rev. J. J. Robinson, of Eufaula, is tcot
pring from a dangerous illness.
The cost of supporting -each child at the
Tuskegee Orphans’ Home in $75 a year.
Anew post-office has been established at
BuckhoKi, Pike county; D. J. Dean, postmas
ter.
The Alabama and Chattanooga railroad is
be sold again January 22d next.
Pike county has made this year more corn,
syrup, Bugar, tobacco, and meat than ever be
fore.
With only three plows, W. T. Hubbard, of
Tallapoosa county, made 30 bales of cotton
and 300 bushels of corn.
The Alabama Legislature has repealed the
-w taxing drummers fifty dollars. It goes
into immediate effect.
Rev. A. F. Dickson, of South Carolina, ac-
Wrt* the position of Professor in the new in
stitute jost opened at Tuscaloosa, for the edu
cation of a colored ministry in connection with
the Southern Presbyterian church.
The Grand Lodge at Montgomery elected
the following officers for the ensuing Masonic
year: P. J. Pillans, G. M.; H. C. Armstrong,
D. G. M.; H.<C. Tompkins, G. 8. W.; R. W
Cobb, G. J. W.; W. H. Dingley, G. T.j Dan
iel Sayre, G. S.; Jag. Davison, (i. Tiler.
Go*. Houston sent a message to the General
Assembly, in which he reports that the greater
part of the Slate -debt has been adjasted in pur
suance f the art of February 23d, 187-6, and
tuat he confidently believes on the reassemb
ling of the Legislature on the 3th of January
next he will be able to report a full and per
fect carrying out of the settlement made by the
Commissioners with the holders of the railroad
bends, thus showing a complete disconnection
efthe State from all complication with the
Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad, and the
disaatreus transactions connected with it, as
well as questions growing out of it
D. fi. Cary and J. J. Stewart, in the em
ploy of the United Stales Government, placed
30,000 young salmon, from Lake Michigan, in
the Alabama river. They left Northville,
Michigan, last week, in cars filled with Lake
water. They changed water every three hours.
The fish reached there all well and healthy,and
were successfully placed in the river. The
fish were about an inch leng and a few weeks
old.
THE SOIPTH-WESTEBN BAPTIST,
Rotklag Truly Valuable Gained Without Laber.
“ When our lathers were children,
they learned nothing without paying
for it a full price, in labor ; our chil
dren have all sorts ef expedients and
facilities contrived, by which they may
play and learn too, and perhaps the
result will be, that their children will
refuse to be cheated into learning, and
so play all. In these days every sci
ence and every art is made a plaything.
One child is putting together dissected
maps, and thereby learns geography ;
another is diverting himself with a
musical game, very scientific in its
principles, and no doubt equally amus
ing and instructive; and another is set
to work upon the royal game of Goose,
by way of becoming an expert arith
metici&n. Now, there is some danger
perhaps, lest the children should carry
the sport too far, and when their in
structors turn the things they would
teach into games, the children may pos
sibly make game of the things they
should learn.
“ Man must work ; lie cannot earn
physical or intellectual sustenance or
wealth, but by physical or intellectual
labor. All the concerns of this world
must undergo a great change, and stand
in very different relations to each other,
before this decree will be revoked; at
all events it stands now, and is not te
be evaded; and, therefore, a knowl
edge of the elements of the sciences—
that is, a superficial, indistinct, indi
gested knowledge of certain desultory
and very general elements <£ a few sci
ences—ds hardly recompense enough
for the abandonment Of a habit of
prompt, willing and earnest exertion,
which a boy may and should acquire
while his character is growing. But it
may be asked, since children must and
ought to play, why not make their
amusements edifying and useful, in
such measure and manner as may ha
possible? We have no objection to
this, so long as thek amusements are
known and regarded as what they re
ally are. It is only when they are con
sidered important vehicles of instruc
tion, that they become worse than use
less by favoring the prevalent mistake,
that the principal object of education
is not to invigorate but replenish the
mind, and the yet more injurious no
tion that a good thing may be acquired
without toil. Set your child at work
npon a task, suited to his age and ca
pacity ; make him work as hard as you
can without doing him barm, and com
pel him to learn and feel that labor, the
necessary evil of life, must be borne,
and if borne patiently, diminishes, till
in the end it disappears. A distinct
practical conviction of this truth is
worth a hundred times over, all the
music, or geography, or history, or
mathematics that a child ever learned
from his playthings, since the fashion
of this day came in.
“ The same principle has been applied
to literary amusements, which are cal
culated for children of a larger growth,
and perhaps with more good. Learn
ing has thrown aside her stilts and has
come down from the study into the
parlor. She no longer loves only the
light of the midnight lamp or the sol
itary toil of the student, but gathers
much homage in warm summer after
noons, and often exhibits her charms to
some joyous circle round a cheerful
fire. True it is, that the intense re
spect and admiration which were form-
erlr paid her, hare beeome rather
scarce, and the sincerity and entire de
votion of most *f her worshippers may
well be doubted. But perhaps this is
compensated by their increased number,
and the wide extension of her empire.
Many who would hare fled from a book
between whose cevers learning waa
suspected to lie, are tolerably willing to
meet her, when she comes only as an
additional charm and ornameat to
something they like better.
“If there is no royal road to learning,
there is at least a fashionable one, and
many walk therein who would not have
followed the old paths. Now out of
this state of things much blue stock*
ingism, male and female, has no doubt
arisen, and this ia a sore evil. But
evil and good generally keep close to
each other in this world of compens
or Alabama,
FRANKLIN PRINTING HOUSE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, DECEMBER 28, 1876,
tion, and the good caused by the easy
access to literature, is indubitable and
important; the tone of small talk—
the great cement of society, is much
elevated ; better and higher things are
made the subject of conversation; a
lady or a gentleman must know more
and think more than formerly; and
this is all extremely well, for it is much
better to discuss the last books than
the latest scandals, however the change
be effected."
THE FRANKLIN.
Description of (lie Largest Printing House South
of Baltimore—The Click of the Type and tho
Clank of the Press—A Few Facts Relating to
the Job Printing Business of Atlanta.
[From Hie Sunday Morning Herald.]
Printing has become an important branch of
business, in Atlanta alone six or seven offices
turning out job work are established. Fort
moot among these is
THE FRANKLIN STEAM PRINTING HOUSE,
situated on Broad street, by the bridge, which
is the largest of its kind in the entile South.
So large an establishment, contributing so
much to the industrial interels of the city, de
mands more than a passing description at our
hands, willing as we are, at all times, to give
due prominence to everything that tends to
build up Atlanta and her trade.
— r - ——— --
The business office of the Franklin is on the
first floor, and is occupied by the head-center of
the house, Mr. Jas. P. Harrison, who has
worked his way up unaided, except by his tal
ent and persevering energy, from appren
tice to his present high position, Mr.
George W. Harrison, the treasurer of the
company, who is known throughout the city as
a thorough accountant and accomplished gen
tleman, and Col. John S. Prather, the Super
intendent . The Colonel is a practical printer,
and lies had long experience in the business.
He can give you an estimate on the printing
of m hundred page book almost as readily as
on-a pack of visiting cards. In this room is
kept most of the paper and card stock, which
is always of the very best make. Passing out
of the business room, we enter on the same
floor, the
PRESS ROOM.
When all the presses are in operation, and
that is nearly all the time, the noisy clink
clanking of the vast machinery, accompanied
by the puffing of the engine, gives the visitor
the impression that hard times had never
struck the Franklin! These presses are in
chaige of Mr. Chalmers R. Turner, an expert
pressman, who learned his trade in this office.
He has his various assistants, all thoroughly
trained and made masters of the several presses
they operate. Here are printed the cards and
•mall work spokwn of in the prelode. Presses
1 suited for book f)rlmtng, 'tOr newspapers, tor
mercantile work, and for railroad work, are in
this room ready at all times for large or small
orders.
THE BItEJEKY.
Pasmng out of the “machinery hall,” ascend
into the Iblank book-making department,
1 known as the Bindery.
Two mammoth ruling machines, for ruling
letter-heads, bill-heads, statements, book head
ings, -etc., are almost constantly in use. A
complicated yet dextrous machine for paging
books and making coupon tickets, here faith
fully its work with the accuraoy of
brain-direction. Full sets of books for book
keepers, from blotter to heavy ledger, are
made of any desirable pattern and bound in
unique and durable styles. Old hooks, news
papers, magazines and church music are
rebound, and names gilded on pocketbooks,
diaries, Bibles, toilet oases, etc., in best man
ner and at abort notice. On the same floor
are the
EDCT®RIAI, ANI) MAILING ROOMS
of The Christian Index and Georgia
Gruxige. The first is aeozy, well furnished
room, occupied by Rev. D. E. Butler, the
Managing Editor of The Christian Index,
and his assistants. The mailing room is sup
plied with all the latest and most expeditious
appliances for mailing. It requires the entire
week’s tisae of a practical printer to correct and
keep straight the long mailing lists of these
two popular papers. Ascending another
flight of stairs we find ourselves in the offics
proper—-the
COMPOSITION MooM.
Here are the job, book and newspaper depart
ment, each;ample and complete. The job de
partment turns out every conceivable variety
of job printing, from the baby visiting card to
a barn-door poster. The book department is
in simcst constant operation the year round.
Besides magazines, the minutes and proceed
ings of Conventions and Associations, it turns
•ut various hooks, such as codes, laws, novels,
pamphlets, etc. The newspaper department
is busy with The Christ:an Index, the
Georgia Grange, the Homeward Star, and
numerous other periodicals we cannot now
recall.
IKK PBOPKIBZORS.
Ths hare mention of the names ol the stock
holders of this vast publishing house is a guar
antee of its solidity. Mr. Jaß. P. Harrison; Mr.
J. H. Estil), of the Savannah Morning Mum'
a host within himself; Rev- David E. Butler,
•ne of the strongest men in ths State ; Dr.’
James 8. Lawton ; Rev. John W. Burke, ons
of Macon's very bent men ; Col. 55. D. Hai
rison, Clerk of the Supreme Court of the
State, and cn or two others, who are well
known to the people.
THEIK FACILITIES
are equal to any house for promptness and low
priees. During the past dull season, they
went nearly through the dullest months with
out a single stoppage, so rapidly did they fill
orders. Where so many orders accumulate iD
a single day, it is simply impossible to get all
tiie work out promptly and at the sums time
do it well, and as it is a standing order of the
house to turn out no work unless it can go
perfect in every particular, occasional delays
are sometimes unavoidable, but in every in
stance results in good to tbe customer, for he
receives a better job than he would have re
ceived had it been rushed through in any sort
of style.
It will repay the carious to go through this
giaal h iuse, and the business men to give it
bis orders.
Spirit of the Religious Press,
—A few years ago hardly a respectable de
nomination advertised religious services. Now
Sunday notices are almost universal. Former
ly the actions of the great religious socie
ties were reported once a year. Men
tc.ircely knew whether the great associations
were gaining or losing ground unless they at
tended the anniversary meetings. Secretaries
and agents refused to give intelligence in ad
vance, and all had to wait the “reading” of the
report given once a year. The religious and
secular press have changed all this. With
stocks and merchandise, with the rise and fall
of kingdoms, with debates of senates, comes
the religious news telegraphed to the fom
winds of heaven. The church keeps pace with
all the movements of the age. A well-appoint
ed religious journal is complete in all that per
tains to the church universal.
—Says the Standard, on “Liberal Baptists”:
“It seems that there are ‘Liberal Baptists’ in
England—so very liberal indeed that from
their professions they would scarcely be sus
pected of being Baptists at all. The English
Independent has found one, and pats him kind
ly on the shoulder, and endorses a publication
of liis as of “calm breadth, high, generous
sympathies,” etc. It is the Rev. Mr. Dobney,
and these are the sayings for which he is com
mended :
“To my thinking, it (baptism) is not a mat
ter for churches, as churches, to take cognizance
of. It is for individuals to consider, and act
accordingly. Every one who becomes a per
sonal disciple Bhould be allowed to decide for
himself, according to his best judgment, wheth
er the ordinance is of perpetual and universal
obligation, in all lands and climates, and un
der all circumstances, or not.” And, as to
immersion, Mr. Dobney says: “It is not then
in self-will, but in the frankness aid candor of
love, which recognizes in Christ the largest,
grandest soalthat ever beat in humai bosom,
and perfectly divine, -and to which all old
rabbinical poring over “jots and tittles” was
gloriously foreign, that I for one, say the quan
tity of water in baptism, and the mode, are not
worth an hour’s controversy.”
That every one should be allowed to decide
for himself is good Baptist doctrine; but the
other., that churches should not preserve in
their 'integrity the ordinances committed to
them as a sacred trust, is not by any means.
—Under the head of “Narrowness” the Bap
tist Weekly comments as follows:
iln the midst of the controversy on Baptist
“narrowness" a correspondent of tbe Christian
World calls attention to “Pedobaptist Narrow-
Ke,’l and iiMlaniK-jM* /A-ugrogational College
where every student, on entering must sign a
•declaration of liis belief in the perpetual obli
gation of infant baptism, and Congregational
churches which have in their trust deeds, a
provision debarring ail persons from member
ship who do not'believe in the obligation of
infant baptism. In tjiief country a strict com
pliance with the standards of the Presbyterian
church would require a like course, and the
recent discussion in the Synod of Philadelphia
shows how much liberality men must have
who would censure a minister for immersing an
individual who desired thus to profeßS his faith
in Christ. Nothing that is wrong in Baptist
spirit is to be justified because of the narrow
ness and bigotry of others, but it might be well
for Pedobaptists who claim such a monopoly
of “breadth” and catholicily to see whether
their behavior warrants their pretensions.
—Bays one of our contemporaries pointed-
The church of to day would be a power if it
had more Christian gentlemen in it. Men
who know how to behave themselves, to respect
the rights of manhood and the consciences of
others, to be courteous and kind to rich and
poor, and to be living examples of all the
Christly virtues ; such Christians would make
the world of sinners hungry for happiness,
and eager for the crown that decks the sons of
God.
—On the important and freely commented
upon subject of “Dress in Church” the Eumgt
lint says:
Nowhere, we are ashamed to say, is the bad
taste of ostentation in dress mo*e conspicuous
than here. It seems as if, with many, the
Sabbath wore the grand occasion for display,
aad the church the place for self-exhibition.
In no other country have we seen so much show
and tinsel in the churches as in some of our
own cities. In Europe— not only in England,
but on the continent—such display is rigidly
forbidden, not by law, but by the recognized
canons of good taste. Nothing is considered
more vulgar—a more certain mark of ill-breed
ing—than this kind of ostentation in a place
of worship. It is only the “new rich’’—what
we should call the shoddy”—that try to ex
hibit themselves in the house of God. But as
that class is larger in this country than any
where else, we hare more of these wretched
exhibitions.
—We fiad the following true aud apt lan
guage in the Examiner and Chronicle :
Uncertainty in human a&irs is thusanecee
sary oonsequeace of man’s natural limitations.
His moral imperfection makes the cloud thick
er and the event still less controllable by his
will. Moral evil is a heavy weighting of finite
weakness. But disappointment is never for
its own sake, or merely retributive, but in the
interest of the better purpose ef a perfect Be
ing. Nor is il simply an overruling of man’s
will. It has a value and a blessing of its own.
It forbids us to depend absolutely on our own
wisdom or that ol any fellow-being, in order
that our dependence may be upon God alone.
We are to depend for daily bread, daily guid
ance, daily mercy, and to find our happiness
in being guided by a Heavenly Father’s coun
sel, that we may afterwards be received to
glory.
—Quite an interesting fact, says The Pretby
leriun, and one which was novel to us, is that
Layard the explorer of Nineveh, began his
arehaelogical investigation a disbeliever in
Christianity, but became a devout etudeut of
the Bible.
THE CHRISTIAN HERALD'
—The American Catholic Quarterly Review
advocates the establishment of a Roman Cath
olic University in the United States.
—Says the Examiner and Chronicle:
The Rev. Mr. Clark is not satisfied with the
facing-both-ways resolutions of the Philadel
phia Synod, He had baptized (immersed) a
believer, and the Presbytery had condemned
him. He appealed to the Synod, and its “de
liverance’ was that it was not an immortal
ity with a pat on the back for everybody—
and advice, implied if not oppressed, to keep
quiet. He appeals to the Presbyterian General
Assembly, and that august body will have an
opportunity of insulting the memories of John
Calvin and Thomas Chalmers, provided it
follows the lead of the Philadelphia Synod.
Calvin and Chalmers both teach explicitly that
apostolic baptism was by immersion and of
believers. But members of the Synod know
better. Well, they are unsconßciously propa
gating the truth as it in Jesus. The Lord
makes the wrath of foolish controversialists to
praise him. These discussions multiply
Baptists always. “Some indeed preach Christ
even of envy and strife; some also of good
will ? what then ? Notwithstanding every way,
whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is
preached ; and we therein do rejoice, vea, and
will rejoice.”
BAPTIST NEWS AND NOTES.
—There are three hundred Baptist churches
in East Tennessee.
—The Texas Colored Baptist Slate Conven
tion held a harmonious session at Dallas. Sev
enty-five ministers besides others were present.
The colored people of Texas are liberal in
supporting their pastors and in contributions to
Missions.
—At Belfonte, Mo., the Baptists have just
dedicated the first meeting house of any de
nomination in Pulaski county. Immediately
following the dedication of the house, a pro
tracted meeting was held, which resulted in
the conversion of sixteen, thirteen of whom
have been baptised, and others have been re
ceived for baptism. There is a general awak
ening among the entire community,
—About 1200 were baptized during the paßt
year in New York oity.
—Rov. G. C. Lorimer, D.D., of Boston, has
been called to the care of the Tabernacle
church, New York, the church of which Rev.
J. B. Hawthorne was pastor.
—B. G. M., in the Examiner and Chronicle,
reports that Dr. Montgomery’s church, in
Lynchburg, has recently been blessed with a
season of refreshing. The pastor did the
preaching for some days, when Rev. Dr. Tyrie,
of Liberty, came into the meeting, and preach
ed for two weeks with his characteristic ability
and eloquenoe. He is truly “the old man
eloquent” in tbe pulpit. Immense
flocked to hear him, and never tired. The
meeting continued six weeks, and resulted in
some sixly professions and thirty-five addi
tions. ,
—There weife 250 Baptists in Philadelphia
one hundred years ago, and now there are
18,000.
American Baptists began the century now
ending with no Theological Institution, and
with only one feeble, struggling college, viz:
that known as the Rhode Island College—now
Brown Univeruity. We elote the century with
about thirty colleges, little and large, and six
well organized Theological Seminaries, or
thirty-six institutions of higher learning all
told.
—Two new Riptist churches have recently
been organized in Philadelphia.
—Dr. Shelton has raised $24,000, of which
$2,000 is in cash, for the Southwestern Baptist
University, Jackson, Tennessee.
—Miatissippi Baplitl Record, is the name of
the new paper to be started at Clinton, about
January let
The Missionary Field,
—The grave ol Mrs. Judson at Anthers’,
Bnrmah, with the ltopia tree at the head, and
“the small, rude fence” which was “put up to
protect it from incautious intrusion,” is a
sacred spot to the friends of Missions. The tree
died and memorials of its trunk have passed
from hand to hand with fond enthusiasm.
Others have been planted, but the goals ate
ofl the young trees. It is now proposed to
raise money for tbe protection of the grave by
an iron fence, and to raise it by the sale of a
photograph of the spot. The photograph was
obtained by Rev. J. R. Haswell and Rer. A.
Bunker, of Maulmain, and is a fine picture.
It can be obtained of Rev. H. L. Wayland,
D. D., American Baptist Publication Socisty,
120 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
—The United Presbyterian Church ef Scot
land lias increased its Foreign Miseionary
contributions from $70,000 in 1866 to $205,-
000 in 1870. The Free Church raises nearly
$300,000 annually. The church ef Scotland
and other Presbyterian churchee will proba
bly increase Scotland's annual contributions
for Foreign Missions to seven or eight hun
dred thousand dollars.
—An important point discussed by ike
Episcopal Board of Missions at Philadelphia
was the prosecution of the work among the
Southern freedmen. It was voted unanimous
ly to put this field in charge of the Domeetio
Committee by whom it could be more efiective
ly cared for, though the change will not take
place at present. An agent is to be appointed
to present the claims of the colored people to
the church at large.
—Rev, Simeon Howard Calhoun, a Presby
terian missionary, who was forty >aan in the
Holy Land ia dead.
of Tennessee.
WHOLE NO. 2250.
General Denominational Ness,
—Dr- 8, H. Tyng, Jr., suggested a novel
way for raising money the other Sunday, for
the support of the church orphanage. He
told the women of his church that lie needed
$4,000, and if they wculd buy one-button
instead of three-button gloves the difference in
prices would support the establishment.
—At the late Lutheran General Council,
held at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, action was
taken with reference to the “Galesburg rule.”
This rule is to the effect that “Lutheran pulpits
are for Lutheran ministers only, and Lutheran
altars for Lutheran communicants only.”
There has been, for some time, a large and
growing body among the Lutherans who were
inclined to put Ihe most liberal interpretation
possible upon these words. Another body, the
true-blue Lutherans, construed them to mean
an absolute prohibition not only of commun
ion, but of interchange of pulpits with Chris
tians outside ot the Lutheran denomination.
A committee was appointed to consider the
question, and reported in favor of the liberal
view. The rule was to be viewed, they
thought, rather as a suggestion or recommend
ation than as a rigid and prohibitory com
mand. The Council approved the report,
without, however, definitely settling the mat
ter. The President was requested to prepare
theses on the subject, and the discussion will
be resumed at the General Council next year.
—The colored parish of Key West has been
received into the Protestant Episcopal Diocese
of Florida. The Diocese of South Carolina
rejected a similar application.
—A correspondent who has been investi
gating the statistics of the denomination writes
to the Philadelphia Prexbyterian that the
Presbyterian ministry is “largely itinerant.”
Here are his facts : “Out of 5,077 churches
1,074 are marked vacant, and 1,799 have
‘staled supplies.’ In all more than half the
whole number of our churches are without
pastors—2,B73—nearly 3000 out of 5,000.
Out of our whole number of ministers (4,744)
there are only 1,973 who are pastors or pas -
tors-elecl.”
—The Glasgow Free Church Presbytery
lately had under discussion an overture re
commending that the General Assembly
should consider the subject of granting liberty
for the introduction of instrumental music into
public worship in the church. Fifteen mem
bers voted for the transmission of the overture,
and sixty against it.
—The New York Bible Society distributed,
by gift and sale, daring October, 4,823 Bibles
and Testaments, among 3,455 families, 381
vessels and 9,172 emigrants at Castle Garden.
—The first fruit of fraternity between the
Northern and Southern churches is the agree
ment between the Northern and Southern
Synods of Missouri to co-operate in sustaining
Westminister College, of Missouri.
—The cost of conducting a first class church
in New York city, with an audience of 800 to
1,000, is about $15,000 a year.
—“Wanted—By the English Established
Church—five hundred Spurgeons,” At least,
so said the Earl ol Shaftesbury, one of the song
of the church, in a speech made in the early
part of the last month.
—ln Nova Scotia there are 184 Baptist
churches, with 21,731 members. Last year
there were 1,796 receieved into them by bap
tism. In New Brunswick there are 145 Bap
tist churches, with 12,554 members; baptisms,
1,490. In Prince Edward Island 17 churches,
with 1,250 members; baptisms, 177, making a
total membership in the 346 churches of 35,-
535, 3,463 of whom were baptized last year.
—There were 185 Sunday-schonls in In
diana in 1868, of which 120 were union Softools
held in Baptist homes, with an enrolled mem
bership of 23,000. There are now 542 schools,
of which 36 only are union schools, with about
58,000 scholars.
—TheMadraa A then <eum gives the following
summary of the report of the American Bap
tist Mission to the Teloogos: Now the Mis
sion has churches in Ongole, Nellore, Ratna
patarn, Secunderabad and Alloor, with fifteen
missionaries from Ameriea. It has ;t Theo
logical Seminary, established in 1872, for
training native preachers, with a pe-manent
endowment of $50,000, or Rs. 100,000. It has,
besides, schools in all the districts, intended
for Christian children, but atttended by the
young heathen also. The number of pupils in
these schools is 920. A cellege endowed by
the Woman’s Baptist Missionary Society
Boston, will be shortly established at Ongole.
The present membership is given as 4,026; the
total baptisms during the past year haying
been 841, “a gain over all losses of 229."
—Tbe thirty-seventh annual meeting of the
Missionary Society of the Evangelical Asso
ciation was held at Cleveland, Ohio, recently.
The Treasurer reported that the total receipts
of the Society for the year had been $651,807
13, and its total expenditures $82,275 10.
There was of the heathen Mission fund in the
treasury, $27,729, and of the standing fund,
$49,167 85. The Society has now 300 mission
aries at work in the domestio and European
fields.
—Fifteen years ago a Woman’s Missionary
Soeiety was a thing unknown in this country.
Now we have seven ofthem,“a mother and
aix daughters.’ 1