, 1873-02-23

| REQ. 16-A8A wednesday.
FEB. e7-Second day Of Lent.
Feb. 28-Th1rd day Of Lent.
: Fec. 2s-Fourtn day Of Lent.
} | Feb. -Qunquogesima Sunday.
Ftb. 14-St. Matthias, Ap.
, Ftb. 25-St. Peter Dalntan, 3. G. D.
Feb. .26-Ash-wednesday {beginning Of Lent. :,
Feb. 25-Most Holy Passion Of Our Lord.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Since 1871 the children Of the Wesleyan
Churches in England have raised for misslonar
purposes more than million OF dollars.
The members of Christ Church, St. Louia
two Sundays ago, paid OF, at 4 dash, debt Q
$50. 900, which had been hanging over the churcl
| for some tlme
A thriving BAPTIST church at Philadelphi!
worshipH in tent church. consisting OF q wal
tent, fenced around, hoored inside, with 50'
slttings, and well-furnished pews. Total cos
1900.
Among the victims Of the storm ln Mnnesett H2tt
Was the Rev. Mr.. Evans, a Welsh minister. ais
whole family, consisting Of himself, his wife ane
two children, we're frozen to death.
It is decided to hold the eighteenth aunua
Convention Of the Young Mems Christian Asso.
ciatiou OF the United States aud the British Prov
inces in Poughkeepsie, the coming summer.
Bishop Vhipple, Of Minnesota, in recent
speech IN New York, sa:3 that there nra now
eight Episcopal Churches in his diocese, COIL
~ 49,
T Indians.
It is said that during The lust ten years ss5, 600
copies OF the Scriptures have been circulated in
Turkey, for which nearly ELS, 900 had been paid
tho principle being that gtatuitous distribution
| was to be avoided.
Fifty c1ergymen Of the Episcopal Diocese Of
| MaEsachusetts recently signed memorial re-
cial Convention for the election Of a Bishop.
The petition Was not granted.
! In Keoknk, Iowa, upward oi 500 have signed a
! pledge covenanting to degote their lives to the
| service Of Christ. None were permitted to sign
! the pledge who were not examined as to the
soundness Of their faith and Christian expert
! ence,
The endowment fund of 1900, 900 for the Pres
byterian Hospital in New York City has been
| nearly completed. Mr.. Leno1 proposes to add
| $25, 900, and it is hoped that with this exam
| pie as stimulaut, the fund may be raibed to
| $3.50, ZOO.
! Tho reading of an entire course OF SERMONS,
selected from the work OF a deceased preacher,
IL not q common affair, get in this way the late
| Starr Fling is still speaking to Boston audience
| through the lips Of his successor, Rev. George
! L. CLANCY.
] Bishop Gilbert Haven finds three large Prot
estant congregations. in the City Of Mexico, and
wants dozen ministers there right of. He is
much delighted to find ''a company Of singers
they could, in real Methodist airs"
The English Congregational ministers are dis
cussing il the English Independent the question
OF iturgical service. The majority seem to
think that some modification of the old meagre
ritual, which shall allow some place for the con-
gregation to participate audibly, would be an
improvement.
The Rev. Mr.. Marshall OF st. Mary Magda-
lene's (Anglican) Church, Paddington, London,
on the denth Of Bishop Gray Of Cape Town
"asked the prayers of the faithful for the repose
OF his SOUL A correspondent OF the Church
Journal appears to doubt the Anglicaniam Of
this Catholicity.
The Ritualistic movement goes on in England.
In Southampton ruri-decanal meeting Of the
clergy was lately held, when the subject Of s'con-
feBslon' WAS discussed and it was agreed bv
majority Of 80 to $ to promote it in a modified
form. The attention Of Bishop Wilberforco has
been called to the matter, and he has promised
to make inquiry.
Mr Hepworth is i'll, and has been ordered Oh
By his physician for short rest. In his paper,
the Working Church, he rises to explain that he
does not wish to occupy "any unique plnce out
side tue whole group Of Evangelical churches"
that q he has beap officially accepted as mem
ber of the Congregational body"
According to tho. Independent, tile Rev. Dr.. |
Goble, the Baptist missionary who has recently |
translated the Gospel into Japanese has rem |
derod the word ''baptiza " By word which, !
while it means in one sense S.immerso," mems |
almost always to "eoak." John the Baptist, I
Soaker, and the last verse in Matthew reads |
" Go Sc, therefore, and teach all nations. SOAK
ing them in tho name," TO-
The long-pending difficulty between Rome and !
Switzerland seems at last to have come to an
end. Tbs Federal Council has decided to expel
The Swiss authorities deny the right Of the |
Pope to dismembor tho Biehopric Of Switzer- ]
land. One chance only is left to tho now Bieh-
op.. He must obey tue Swiss authorities ii he
wishes to remain in Switzerland. II he chooses
to obey the Pope lie must leave.
Sunday school in New England. The church
itself il the oldest now used for worship in
that city. George II. presented it with a COM
munion service and books, which are now in
nss. It has marble bust OF Washington. Its
chandeliers were taken by British cruiser from
q French vessel, and presented to the church
This year it celebrated its one hundred and
hftieth anniversary,
Tho Rev: Mr. Dumou1in has accepted the
Episcopal BisLopric OF Agoma, Canada. This
district LES north Of the great Lakes Huron
and Superior, and the cathedral city is sau1t
Ste.. Marie, more generally known as Bruce
Mines It is not Jet decided when the conse-
Grafton Of the new Bishop will tako place. The
opening up Of this missionary bishopric at the
present moment is coincidental with that of the
Bishopric OF Eiobrs1a.
The Rev, Or. Potter, an English clergyman,
hos treated the public to q miraculous mare's
nest. He has emitted q pamphlet entitled, .tOf
What Religion is Mr. Gladstone :" the object Of |
which is to prove that the Premier is jesuit in
disguise-a kind OF political Father Rodin, ne
presume A clever man, doubtless, might
write an equally convincing pamphlet to prove
Mr. Gladstone to be poly theist Of the antique
Grecian type, or to chow that be has leamngs
towards South Seal idolatry.
The omaha Bee Of the 18th aays: "Testerday
Afternoon an interesting ceremony was perform
Sd at Meyers Music Hal, III the presence OF a I
Eery large nssemblage Of ladies' and gentlemen. !
l. t vas the uniting in marriage Of former
Christian lady to gentleman Of the Jewish
alth Tbs name Of the gentleman is A1r. S.
aeichzensten, and that of the ledy WAS Miss {
:mma Btaps, both Of Council Bluffs, and the Of {
iciating priest WAS the Rev. E. Hertzman, Of the
ame place. After prayer, the priest asked the
'rlde il abe renouuced the Christian religion, !
nd p1otaRsed belief in the JsHiah faith. Upon I