Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-02-10

Next Sunday will be Scptuagcsi-
ma Sunday, about seventy days be-
fore Easter, and the third before Lent.
The loss of the late j. D. Gray, II. d.,
of this place. is deeply felt by all Chris
tain people in Plymouth. He was use
full man and loved by all the good. ....
The Sunday Scht oil of ST. Thomas
Church has large number of singing
books entitled" The fresh Laurels" which
will be sold very cheap TO any who may
desire TO purchase. :. AT the the La
Porte convocation of the Diocese of In
diana, lately held at Mish aw aka, single
chu rchinan pledged five hundred dollars
a year, for I least Ten years, for the sup
port of an itinerant missionary within the
bou nds of the Convocation. +. he La
Porte Convocation Of the Diocese or In
diana will hold mission at South Bend,
commencing in st. James Church on the
22d inst....At st. Paufs (EpiscopaD
Cathedral, indianapolis, the sum of ST.
10000 was given for Church purposes.
The Rev. L. Mills Martin of ST. Stephens
Church, Terre Haute, and one of the best
ard ablest clergyman OF the Diocese of In
diana; died on the 10th ult. A week
ago Sunday, Grace Church, Brooklyn
flights, Long Island, contributed eight
thousand dollars for missions in This
country. The monthly Offering for
missions in this country was eight thou
sand dollars at the Church of the Ascen-
sion, n. y, last month. 4. 4. Prince Arthur
attended the Church of the Epiphany,
Washington, and Trinity Church n. Y.
49,. The statement 10 the Roman Church
papers THAT the Episcopal clergyman and
his family of Madison, Ind lana" have
gone over 10 the Roman Church is q
Ialsehood......lt is thought the Papal couu-
Gil will dissolve about Easter. The Pope
is reported dead one day and alive the
next. The reports concerning the Coun>
Gil are muddle TO outsiders. The
Greek and Anglican branches of the Cath
Ollie Church are approaching nearer inIer-
communion. The LaPorie Herald Of
last week contained half column of ''re
viyal' notices under the heading, The
Season OF Revivals-Indiana." There is
con siderable religious awakening in al
most al places in Nor thern Indiana, ex-
cept Plymouth. This place is standing
aghast in the presence of the most revolt
ing crime. The only sa fe course for the
RICH eous is TO leaye Sodom. 1t is an
nCurced in the Cincinnati papers that
Bishop McIvane (EpiscopaD and Bishop
Roseerans (PapaD officiated in the mar
riageceremony OF Colonel Digby of the
British army, and Miss Lille, daughter of
VIM. Groesbeck, at the residence of MIR.
Groes beck..... The conservation of the
RI. Rev. Ii. n. Pierce. ID. D., Bishop of
Arkansas lat ely took place at Christ
Church, Mobile. Bishop WhItehouse
preached the sermon from the text,
Hear now, for they are men wondered
at The services were exceedingly inter-
csting. Next Monday will be ST. Val
entine's day in the Roman Church calan-
der. He was Priest, and was behead-
ell A. ID. 270. He was SO famous for his
love and charity, that The custom of
choosing valentines upon his festival
took its rise from thence. 1t is custom
of many pleasant historical associations,
but Ike many other good things il now
sacriiegiously abused by Young America