Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-08-28
FACTS AND FANCIEs.

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Pianos bear the best character OF a
Manufactured things, as they are classe
as grand, square and upright.
Mr.. DelaGeld, the brewer, who earrie'
on the Royal Italian Opera in Londo'
for two seasons, lost about 100000 b.
the enterprise.
A Boston gentleman, who dislikes for
maliiy, ogered lady $4,000 il she woul'
marry him without the usual prelim'
naries Of courtship.
The Church journal shows an unusua
number OF vacant Episcopal parishes il
the diocese Of Mississippi, furnishing
good openings for unemployed clergy
men.
From 1860 to 1870 the Baptist
churches in Washington City increased
from five to sixteen. The church editices
are valued at $27s,OOO, and will seat
sl75 people.
The wife of a New Haven alderman
threatens the Mayor With an action for
damages for sending her husband home
in a disordered condition from recent
civic feast.
The engineer who had charge OF the
electric light for recent illumination in
Constantinople found himself totally
blind the morning after. The intensity
Of the light did it.
Since Henry Ward Beecher has made
the deliverance of his religious views, 1T
seems to be admitted that after all he
is pretty good Calvanist, although he
may not know it.
The Baptists of Denver are rejoicing
over beautiful chapel, perfect gem,
costing $4,000. 1t is provided with
pipe organ, the only one in the terri
tory, which cost $4,000.
Miss Emma Howson, acting under
the advice of Sir Julius Benedict, the
well known composer and maestro, has
decided to pass the coming winter at
Milan, Italy, and continue her studies
for the operate stage under the dirsc'
ton of Sig. Lamperti.
The whole number Of clergymen in the
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Episcopal Church in this country is 24s2'
about four per cent. of them being un-
employed by reason Of debility. To
provide these disabled ministers with a
salary of 5000 would be tax OF S24
year upon each effective pastor.
There is an organization in this coun;
try known as Free Methodists, who adj
here to primitive usages, opposing costly
churches, pews, cushions, organs and
quartettes. They indulge in old'fash-
toned shouting, singing, exhortation and
the narration of Christian experiences.
Bishop Horden (EpiscopaD, of Moos-
once, Hudson Bay Company, says his
diocese is fifteen times the size of Eng
land, and in the whole of it there are but
three missionaries. The Bishop is one
thousand miles from any railroad, and
can hear from England only three times
a year.
1t is ascertained by careful investiga
ton that the increase of communicates
of evangelical churches in the United
States for the last two years is 100000,
or little more than eleven per cent.
The same rate Of increase for the next
ten years would swell the number of
to ten millions.
1t is ascertained by actual count that
the whole number of places of worship |
in New York city closed for the season
is sixty-seven, and this out of total Of
three hundred and fifty. This is not
considered embarrassing in view of the
great number of church going people |
who are absent from the city.
The dead.beats of San Francisco are
infinite in resources. They have de-
vised a new way of money-making.-
Two of them enter into partnership. |
One of the firm insults a rich young |
lady in public place, the other, with a
great spirit, knocks him down, aud gal
antly protects the young lady and sees
aer home, where, of course, the grateful
rather gives him fifty dollars or so.
The Presbyterian churches, Northern
and Southern, and the two Methodist |
,huches with like ecclesiastical relations
N Sedalia, Missouri, have been holding
lnion meetings in the most fraternal,
Christian spirit. The consequence has
been that the churches are greatly re-
rived, and the old party lines completely |
to the great grief, it is be-
ieved, of the old enemy Of all righteous
ness.
The relative strength Of the Christian
denomination in the United States, as
determined by the number of church sit
ings, is fixed by the census Of 1870 in
he following order: Methodists, Bap
lists, Presbyterians, Roman Catholics,
Con gregationalists, Episcopalians, Lu-
.herans. 1t must be remembered that
each Roman Catholic church accommo-
iates several congregations. On Sunday
the worshipers attend mass at success
i've hours.
AT the last Methodist ministerial meet |
ing in New York lady of about thirty