p. 222 | News and Notes by Editor

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Apr 6, 1888

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 14, No. 14.

News and Notes.

By Editor

RELIGIOUS.

—The Russian Government has prohibited operations by the American Bible Society in the Baltic provinces.

—Dr. Somerville, of the Scottish Free Church, is having good success in missionary labors among the Jews in Austro-Hungary.

—The Congregationalists, Methodists, and Free Methodists of Georgia have united, thus forming what is known as the United Congregationalist Conference of Georgia, embracing about fifty churches, and 3,500 members.

—The New York Independent quotes Dr. R. W. Dale, of England, as saying: "I think it unquestionable that very large numbers of the Congregational ministers have ceased to preach, and many of them have ceased to believe in, the doctrine of everlasting suffering."

—Two hundred and fifty-two clergymen of the Church of England have signed an address to Mr. Gladstone, saying that his Home Rule policy "is the only one consistent with those principles of justice and charity which we profess and teach in our Master's name."

—The "Evangelical Union," which has been established in Germany for the purpose of resisting the encroachments of the Romish Church, already numbers 2,000 clerical and 8,000 lay members. While the "union" for encouraging the encroachment of the same church in this country consists of several prominent Protestant clergymen, and religious journals.

—The New York Independent says: "It is a well-settled principle of Protestantism to accept the Bible, including both Testaments, as the infallible rule of faith and practice, in respect to all matters of fact, doctrine, and duty, coming within the scope of its teaching." It is indeed true that this is the theory of Protestantism, so called, but how few, alas! reduce it to practice in their lives.