The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-12-04
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Incidentp and Acciaents.

Incidents and Accidents,
"A white man was publicly whipped
by the sheriff of Owsley county, Kentucky.
. few days since, for stealing.
Three men were killed and two in.
jured by recent explosion of nitro-ply.
cerine, in . shaft at Marquette, Mich.
"A little girl slid of . haystack at
Fredonia, Mich, lately, and came in con-
tact with pitchfork. One tine entered
her neck, and another tore her lower lin
in two.
"A Wisconsin paper chronicles the
poisoning and narrow escape from death
Of three girls who had been chewing the
concoctiOn of red oxide of mercury and
beeswax known Is chewing gum.
Margaret Dagg, young Irish emf
grant recently fell between the cars of an
emigrant train passing Sing Sing, N. Y,
and was so badly injured that she died
shortly after. She was en- route to Wis
consin.
George Adkins, of South Point, Ohio,
recently blew into gun which had been
loaded by a neighbor without his knowl-
edge. His foot slipped off the hammer
and the gun exploded, blowing the entire
top of his head off. He left q family.
"A little girl named Mary Doty,
daughter of the Methodist clergyman at
Fairfield, Iowa, was run over and killed
| by construction train on the Burlington
Railroad, few days ago. She had run
across in front Of it twice, and was at
tempting the feat q third time, when she
slipped and fell under the wheels.
"A few days ago, H. w. Hallock, w.
Hallock, and Arnot Nall, young men of
Detroit, went to the st. Clair flats to shoot
and fish. Their boat was picked up
empty by q passing propeller not long
afterwards. One Of the Hallocks has
been found alone, but altogether too ex-
hausted to speak. 1t was feared that the
other Hallock and Nall were lost
"A few days ago, little girl named
Mary Powell, living at Davenport, Ia,
was shockingly burned by having her
clothing catch fire from lot of burning
stubble. All her garments were burned
away, and from head to foot she was one
mass of burned and bloody flesh. After
suffering untold agony for six hours, the
little sufferer died.
The Alta California of q recent date
tells horrible story of child residing
in San Francisco, whose tastes for the
abhorrent have become SO disgusting as
to make even his presence among his
playmates the signal for q nauseous re-
vulsion of feeling, at least among the more
delicate. In word he has become yer.
liable rateater, and relishes his disgust
ing food as ordinary children do bon-Lons
and maple candy. Think of that young
| ster's tastel
The practical jokers in Kawkawlin,
Mich, have lately been having little
fun. A green-horn came there, and hav-
ing proposed to number of manageable
ladies without success, the "boys' re-
solved to marry him. One of the number
dressed in the apparel of the gentle sex
was procured and the ceremony per-
formed. In the ecstasy of his Joy the
greeny discovered the joke and left town.
Religious and Educational.
There is q great revival among the
Shakanese Indians, 1874 of whom have
been baptized, and 800 are waiting for
this rite.
The Roman Catholics in the United
States have one-twentieth of the churches,
one eleventh of the sitting accommoda-
tions, and one-fifth of the church prop
erty.
There is reason to fear that the relig-
ion which is developed in the sunshine
will shrivel and die in the darkness; that
the plant which thrived in the conserva-
tory will perish in the storm-blast.
The Koran ecclesiastics of England
are more and more convinced that the
marriage of Catholics and Protestants is
an unmitigated evil, and are taking meas
ures to suppress it as fur as possible.
Dean Stanley does not believe in
apostolic succession. In sermon re-
Gently preached by him in Edinburgh, he
showed that as a matter of history there
are no successors to the Apostles. These
died and appointed none In their stead, is
his reasoning.
Some mems sermons are always
shortest There is in this much mystery,
but the length of sermons is il proportion
to interest. Some sermons are long after
twelve and a half minutes; others are
short after one and half hours. Eter-
nifty, if it had an end, would be very short
in paradise.
James Johns, of Starksboro, formerly
Of Huntington, VT, and the eccentric and
veteran editor of the autograph and Re
marker, has become insane on account of
his religious belief. He had professed to
believe there is no God, and now thinks
he has ruined many young men by
preaching his pernicious doctrine.
The Free-Will and the Free ommu
MON Baptists being united, it is now sug-
gested that the union be extended by
embracing in it the Church of God"
whose adherents are more commonly
known as Winebrennarians. This latter
church numbers 10000 members, and
practices open communion. The aggre-
gated body would have it is estimated,
4O, 600 members.
The New York State Association of
Congregational Churches have resolved to
aid the societies not able to pay their pas
tors salary of 81 600, on condition that
each church shall pay toward the salary
of the pastor not less than $500 per an
mum, which sum shall not be less than an
average of ten dollars for every resident
member of the church.
Did Calvin uphold the doctrine of in
FAINT damnation3 This question is now
discussed in religious circles. Professor
Warren, of the Methodist Theological
Seminary in Boston, maintains that he
did but another contr0versialist is equally
certain that he did not, and asserts that the
statement of Professor Warren is based on
Calvin wrote, and . misapprehension of
the word 06sQue.
The Jewish Nessenger says that the
admission of women to the pulpit is not
modern innovation. As far back as the
twelfth century Jewish teacher is men.
toned as an expounder of the Scriptures,
and of the Talmud. They do not appear
at present to be inclined to emulate the
example of their Christian sisters, some
of whom have full charge of churches,
and discourse weekly.
TO secure poor preaching, congrega-
salary. visit him frequently Tue lily : Is
preaching, and keep him constantly on
the trot among his congregation by re.
minding him how much visiting his saint.
ed predecessor did. The Okristian at
Work is responsible for these suggestions,