Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-11-10
CHURCH ITEMS.


A PARISH soeiable Of st. Thomas par
ish will be held next Thursday evening at
the residence-not yet known. This even
ing at the residence OF j. B. N. Klinger.
The socia5le last Thursday, notwithstand-
ing the unpleasantness of the evening,
was attended by forty persons and the
added " new feature" was a decided I'M
provement banishing the usual dryness.
-. The services at st. Thomas church
last Sunday morning, in epite of the snow
storm, were so well attended that
those present deserve special praise
....At eight o'clock last Sunday
morning. although q disagrceab,e
snow-storm prevailed, there was quite a
large congregation at st. Michaels
church, while many " Protestants" that
morning took longer .'snooze" than
usual, just because it was Sunday and
stormy. +. In Advent the firm of Messrs.
Huntington 81 Co N. Y. W i'll put out a
new and very valuable church Sunday
school singing book. The usual Sabbath
school hymns, "The Prairie Flower"
" Id offer thee this hand Of NINE" "The
Evening STAR" ETC.. viii not appear in it.
The Sunday school of ST. Thomas church
will be early supplied with copies.....-
The new Christi year will commence
with the first Sunday in Advent, the 18th
inst Additional services will be held at
st. Thomas church during the Advent
season. The American Churc Imam,
of Chicago last week published l5S APP
polntmeDls for confirmation seyices. The
1T. Rev, the assistant bishop of the do
cese of Indiana will hold confirmation
services this month at Elkhart, Mishawaka,
South Bend, Lsporte and Michigan City
consecratIog st. Paurs church, in La
Porte, on st. Andrews dav, and at the
same time and place meeting the clergy oil
the northern portion of the diocese in
cenyocation... The best Christmas gift
for Christians-and those "not Christians,
also (?C-are church papers and Christ
ian paintings, and church books like The
Pioneer Church. etc. On last Tuesday,
All Souls day in the Roman church cal
endar, every altar In the Roman branch
of the church was draped in black. i. D..
The sisterhcod OF the Good Shepherd, oil
Baltimore, will take under iIs care the
Episcopal church orphan boys home al
Louisville Ky......A gentleman has just
put up chapel ID connection with the
Episcopal seminary at Boston, costing
$4,000. Another has just built ST
Luke's home, at Utica, New York..
Bishop Green, Of Mississippi, is lying
dangerously III at Lnycbburg Va. The
British bibie society has distributed more
than 100000 volumes In China during the
past four years. The largest church ir
the United States will be st. Patrick's ca
thedral IN the city of New York. 1t viii
accommodate 10000 An illuminated
cross will surmount the dome, appearing
respondent in the heavens as darkness
tails over the earth. .UDrestrained liber
ty of religion has been granted in the col
Onies of Cuba and Porto Rico.-...A pop
ular enthusiasm is spreading all over tho
country In favor of a monumental statu
airy of Christian character. A bronz,
statue of the late Bishop Brownneil o
Connecticut, vii! be unveiled to-day IL
Hartford. 1t was cast in Munich, ant
represents the bishop in his Episcopa
robes in the act of pronouncing the sacra
mental benediction. .Pere Hyacintnei
letter of Introduction TO Henry Ware
Beecher was from a lady formerly con
nected with Beecher's society; but VIII,
had become Romanist under Pere Hya
cinihe's preaching. The letter read
"My dear pastor--this is to introduce
10 you my father confessor." :.
THE suggestion of the Plymouth
Democrat last week, with regard to
church sem in this paper of the week be
fore, was First rate" except the 'also (:)
Do 80 some more. The best back hand
ed" church item, however, that has la.el
appeared in this vicinity, was the editor
ial presentment, in the same issue, of Gov
erEoT Bakers thanksgiving proclamation
That bristled, ike the hil. of La Hay
Sainte, with ten thsusand bayonefs-