Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-05-25
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There il pious lady in New Y.sk, VINO.
when she is unable to attend c''Afe"' ssnas
her card.
The Li5era Csssoli.> publishes list OF
Roman Catholics II rally VINO have recene'y
contracted marpsge. The number is egh-
teen.
Tho r.sri,rch Of the Congregational clsf-
av,n-a Of Vermont, is Rev. Ammi Nichols,
81 Bran.ree, who is So years cid. and has
preached for 62 years.
:. Oso thoussnd dollars, given by widow
lady in the First Baptist Church, in Wor>
cester, Massachusetts,, secures the erection
Of Ave Baptist churches in Minnesota.
Ata rental Of pews in the First Baptist
Church Ct Springfield, Mass, recently, one
gentlensan bought I'll Of the gallery seats.
and proposes to make then FREE 70 the
public zrep-
"A choir Of resriy 100 children has recent
y been introduced into the South Baptist
Church, in Hartford, Conn.,, to conduct the
service Of song II 10 the design to in
crease the number to 200.
The Roman Catholic Church Of Denver
owns a fine farm two miles down the Platte
from the city. commonly known ~ Camp
Evans. On this it Is designed. o. soon rs
circumstances may justify or require it, to
locate an Orphan Asylum and Hospital for
their INDECENT poor.
New Jersey, having a population one
quarter less than that Of New York city,
has contributed $50, $50 20 to the American
Bible Society, and supplied ,7G3 destitute
families and 23i missionary Sunday Schools
with the Bible and Testament during the
last ear.
The National BAPTIST says: A brother
writes from New Orleans-"The prospects
Of the Bsptists IN this city and vicinity are
growing brighter. The Sunday Schools are
in hourishing conditi.n. The work OF
grace in tue Coliseum Place Church 10 pow.
erful 10 the conviction and conversion OF
many sorls, the majority of whom are In
the full vigor Of life
There 10 q rev translation Of the Bible
in course Of preparation in France. We
may Judge from its character, when we
know that NJ. Renan befriends and recon-
mcnds the work. lie Gays it is in the hsnds
Of mon who will bring il to that critical
standard which they apply TO Greek, Latin,
Arabic and Sansciit. The books OF Genesis
Ruth, Isaiah, Ecclesiastes, Matthew and
Romans are already completed.
The Court Journal notes as one Of the
sadest 'signs of the times the undoub.ed
spread OF Mormonism in many parts u
England and Wses. The son If Brigham
Young himself is in London on proselyt-
ing expedition and has been holding forth
to large audiences in the Tabernacle Of the
faithful. 1t is indeed startling TO hear that
many hundreds Of women leave England
every rear for Salt Laie city. but it % un.
fortunately true beyond oil doubt.
The Commissioners Of Charities snd Cor.
rection report that there re 80 900 children
under twelve and over five years Of age,
years Of age, whose guardianship is such
that they are utterly deprived Of the advan
tages Of comm On school training, who nre
without homes, and who are growing up
outcasts in comriunitv where millions are
levied every year for the support Of free
educational system.
/ There are IN the Protestant Episcopal
Church forty Bishops, or one 10 every sixty
seven preachers, or to every four thousand
members. The Nashville Christian Adro-
cate, in an article, compares these figures
with those Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South. In the latter Church there
are nine Bishops, which is one to every two
hundred and eighty travelling preachers, OF
to about every ssventy.five thousand mem
bcrs.
A novel plan for carrying on open.ail
preaching in connection with the rural mis-
sion at Jauins, in India, is employed The
catechist Psemdas has a large number Ol
hymns, set TO native tunes. There is a
splendid man, with splendid voice, in con
nection with the mission. The blind nan
accompanied by his wife, perambulates the
villages, singing these Christian hymns
The Hindoos. On intensely musical people,
gather out to hear the singers. To the
audience thus collected, che gospel j.
preached.
There has been some dispute about thu
frst place Of worship in New England
Certain Episcopalians in Maine have claimed
that the mouth of tho Kennebec river Wal
the placc-where Fort Popham now is
| and 1907 the time. The Congregations
Quarterly shows that the Pophnm parry
wershipred on ST. Georges Island, Pentc-
cost llarbor, previously, and the Wey
mouth party at the same place two year!
earlier, 1905. Also, that De Monts and hi.
party built "a little chapel on Neutral Is
land, Robinston, in 1904.
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The cost ofliving in New England is nov
higher than in any other country on tn,
faca n tho Clot,o