Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-11-08

RELIGION IN AMER1cA.--lt is estimated by
the Rev. Dr.. Baird, that "ipcluding the
Roman Catholic priests and the Unitarian.
Universnist and other heteroGoy preachers.
there is in the United States one preacher for
every $40 sonls" The average salary oil
these preachers is $500 per year. More
than 1000 new church cdifces are erect d
every year MIR. Baird also estimates that
lS,O00,00O of the 26,500,O0O people in Il 9
United States in 1855. were under the in
strnction and influence Of the Eyangelical'
churches; and 100000 or 5,0n0000 under
the influence Of the "non Evangelicnl''
bodies, Of which the Roman Catholic is by
far the most numerous. The totul cost Of
public worship in the United States, annually,
is SET down at $25, 100000.
The Celebrated Dean Swift. in preaching
an assze sermon, wns severe against the law
yers for pleading against their conscience. -
After dinner a young counsellor said some
severe things against the clergy, and added
that he did not doubt. were the devil to die
| a parson might be found 10 preach his fuRer.
al sermon. yes" said Swift, II would. and
would give the devil his due, SIS did his chill
drea ths morning."
Infinite toll would no. enable Jon to sweep
away mist but my ascending little, you
with our moral Improvement we wrestis
fercely with viciauS habit, which would have
no hold npon US if We asceuded iuto big her
moral atmosphere.
An old gentleman Of our acquaintance gays
that be is the last man in the world that will
ever tyrannize over a daughters affections -
So long as she ndrrieS the man Of his choice
he don't care who she lores.
RATHER UsLApY- -LIKE.-On Friday last, q
young lady was fined SIS in Albany, New
! York for splitting in auotherlady's face
Snooks wants to know if she can eXpect-to-
rate as u lady after such vulgar action
PEGGISG MACHISE.---A new machine for
| pegging has been brought forward. The boot
! is placed on one part of the machine and u
stick of wood on another; motion being given
! one portion a the mechanism operates tc
! prick the holes with the awl. another to make
/ the pegs, another 10 feed the pegs 10 the
mouth OF the holes, and another to drive the
pegs home. These various operations are
performed with great skill and rapdity.
THE CLERGY AND PoIITIcs. "A large Nun
| Der Of the members OF the Methodist Epis
|
card in which they express their disappru
baton Of the cource Of their ministers. in en
terng the field AS champion Of one Of the
political parties.
| RAILROAD TRAYEI IS CASDA-Tha frs
! train OF cars from Toronto arrived at Montre
| al on Monday evening about 9 O'clock after
run Of fourteen hours. There was II large
! number of through passengers. who pro
nounce the road TO be IN splendid working
oyder"
IScHEAsEp VALrr or LAND ~ NIE0INIA.-
| The new assessment Of land Siaunton, shows
an Increased revenue 10 the State OF SOD +,
Sc The reassessment Of Roanoke county
shows that the lands have increased in value
seventy per cent.
"NEIGHroR JoSEs" said rigid church mem
Der, Il have been informed that you Otter
drive your team, aud even so fishing or 4
! hunting on the Sabbath" True" replied
Jones, "but then on those occasions l always
whistle psalm tuaes,'
| REsIGNEp,-Assistan Surgeon Archibald
| Turner has resigned his commission in The
| United States Army.
| NE lion. JOuN DERRY, meHl1eT OF the
Arkausus Senate. died few days ago, from
the bite Of spider. .......
The exports of quicksilver from San Fran
cisco from lst January TO 30th September
were 1861 TASKS.
A man named Wm. Nutter was killed with
a stone 10y another named Henry Reese, in
Richie county, Virginia, on Friday ost-
lie was the third brother who has died by
violence.
In 1876 the popelotion Of Iowa was 1898
The ESTIMATE oil the present year is 100000
The increase last year was 274,O00.
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