Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-09-02
CHURCH ITEMS.
By THE REV. wN. LrsK, JR.

The marriage oil. Lott Dickson and Net
tie Coffy was solemnizcd at ST. Thomas
Church, in this place, at eight o'c lock this
morning. The service was bright and
beautiful. The bride was given away by
her brother. The bans were p ublished in
Church last Sunday, and no cards were
issued. May Gvd's blessing rest on you
both this wedding morn
"The tie. in loves lpom woven golden here
Reach from the earthly Altar to the Throne"
1.-THE Rev. l.. p. Tschiffc,ey, form
erly of this place, bur lately of Nashville,
Tenn, has accepted the Rcctcrship ol
Grace Church, Louisville, KY. The
picnic last week by ST. Thomas Parish,
OF this place, was gratuiiOusly furnished
with music 10y III. u. 1haycr, at a cost OF
go Special thanks are due TO John
lleughlon for two barrels of ice-water :
tn {. s. S. Todd and A. p. Elliott and
several others for special services render
ell .....- The Bishops Of the Episcopal
Church in this country are called To meet
in New York in October, To select and
consecrate another missionary Bishop for
the Wcst.......... Bishop Doane, of Albany,
y. u, has confirmed 800 persons within
the past ten weeks. The new Metro.
politan of Canada was consecraied in
Westminster Abbey on the first Sunday
in August. .......One of the mos. Interests
ing students now in the Anglican Churcl,
school at Jerusalem Is an American Arch.
bishop FAMED Mckkerdiih....... Sir Henry
ltawlinsOn maintains that Babylon Is the
site of the Garden of Eden, and that
Baby lonian documents now exiant give
| an exact description of the scenc....A
Church of st. Judas lscariot has been or.
ganized in LONDON, with neither title, nor
creed, nor priest. and whose only test Is
obedience TO conscience. Very appropri
ale name for "a Church that con siders
itself as notSing more Than a base hall
ciub.... The Reformed Dutch Church. is
making great efforts to revive the use Of a
liturgy in congregational worship.........
The English Court Of Chancery has de.
cided that the congregation of a Congre.
gaiional minister has The right TO prescribe
both the subjects Of his teachings and his
siyie--and that IL he does not please. they
have as much right TO dismiss him as II
lie were an incompetent housemaid OF
cook.........The New York Tribune
says that when the Chinese. who come
10 this country, arc converted To Christi~
anity, they should be made 10 understand
that there must be no smoking in church
no bringing chickens s.for 10 SELF 10
the congresaiion--no interrupIing of nc
service by begging loudly for .scash---no
cushing out IL procession chances 10
pass. The converted Chineee in San
Francisco mitigate the tedium OF sermons
by all these devices. .....The following
verses are passing around, and perhaps
the scene described may be quite vivid 10
some mothers. The little poem is called
The Unfinished Prayer: ykfffst ~
Snow i.y''-rep~at il, darling;
Lay hie," iispsd the tiny lips 'ss 4.
OF my s-aghser, kneciing. bending -
Ger her folded Enger-tips.
Down to siceP'--To Sleep she murmured,
And the curly head dropped low;
'lPrsy the tori''-I gently added, -
"Yos can say II all, / kno~.'' + IS
'Pray the Lori''--the words me fAintiy.
FAitssr stilI-"My soul to ke~p;"
Then the tired head fairly Nodded. q
And the child was fast asleep. =. stl.s,ss-
But the drwy eyes half opsped. -. - $50.
When I claSped her TO nv breast ~ 800