A NEW THEISTIC CHURCH.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1407, 18 June 1883, Page 2

A NEW THEISTIC CHURCH.

A' cliurch has boeii organised in New York on the .basis of pine Theism, for (lie spiritual worship of only 'diie/pod, ,Creator of the tlriiverse and Taiilio: of mankind. It was uiaugii rated ■on. Sundiiy' evening, March 18,. i\t Horticultural Sal], Mr Scheriiicrhorn^whqwill hike charge, has been jxjr six years atwork..upon' a book entitled "Saqreij Scriptures; of tlic Wd'.",'Tl|e,foi|i: gospcls.'aro !'liaraionised"into !p,ije | ; e : jectiiig' everything.which -has aioti tl|o ijiitliority of two of tlid- Kyaiigeiistg. ; Tljis ; bq6k : i§ to lip tjie Bibjo of jjjjp •'! Theistic" Ghurcl). Mri;pliei'm,ei'lioi;n'§ creed i^c6iittocd : iu 12 words which, he regards, as reprasorituig:tiiiidaiiieiitid if|eas-Qo|, !|iunanity,' wi'sliijj; inspiration, revelation,;"' prayer, repentaiice,' retribution, noli-' floss,-: and spiritual -survival, Next fall Mi'Scliernierliom hopes to organise tiio.Cliiircli, The renmrcments for .meinbershij) is to be a hungering : and thirsting l after ngliteousliess. The rite of baptism is to. be retained as it. "symbolof purity"; and the Lord's Supper is to be replaced by .a';.'''memorial supper," participation in -wliicl' is to Kynvboiiso communion wftli. the' pi|ro sqijls.of Jjistqjy, Jesiis'being chie|. 1 n the. list of names bj tljoso.who are .oxpectfii] to respond are those, of Stqp,: fort} Brooke, Itoncure D. C'qnwaj. iProlessik Max Mullcj:, Q. ; \fhlt: .tjeiv .."G.dqrge...VfiHiarq .Qurtfy-Jtyep-Cooper, and tjfnjia- Ward I|ow&,'

!'l]e sudden death ot Piincelßatriiy my was icccntl) topoitcd by cable Iho Pull Mall Ga/etlo gi\en the following piilwulus -"Gieitcoustein ttion was cuised at Newnmkcfc ou Apul 25th by the suddon death of Punce Batthyany The Punce was «oing down the stops which lead to the luncheon 100 m in the Jockey Olid) 'stand, when lie slipped and fell down head foiemost He was picked 'up,, blurting, by Loul Caclog.m and p,no u\ two other gentlemen who weic stand,ing mi ami j doctor \vas|at anoo summoned Lite howo\ci, was. found to be oUinct Theie is some uncertainty—which a coionei's inquest will doubtless eleai up—whothpi death was due to the shock of the fall, or uhethei the Prince was seized with a tit when he fell The sul eveiit hap peni4 when the horse, foi the Two I housand wcjo being saddled, Ajt VaH impossible io 'adjourn theiacing/afflfid btewaids'would wish to have dont). Punce Batthy my was the ownei and uominatoi "of Fulmen, one >of th 6 favoutes foi this year's Derby, for which he~i? He is also disqualified for tho %oiri Giand P ( iize<the Ascot Gold JJup, anoj the, St. /araes' Palace Stakes at Ascot'! the Inst thiee yeapj £6,000,000 English, money sterling ' iancl*busiiieas-ihal is in station pio- , peityT \ „ ,-