The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-11-12

o>y ASAe VIZ JllSou ituu agent
drove to the depot and brought back the
box and the men, the latter much crest
fallen at their non-success.
Religious and Educational.
The Baptists are making progress in
Denmark and Sweden In the latter
country, they have nearly 10000 men,
6ers and 10000 Sunday-school scholars.
In Denmark there are 1886 Baptists,
while in Norway there are only 25O.
The Al-Jauaib. of Constantinoplc,
states that an Imperial decree has been
promulgated requiring all Moslems to
perform the obligatory prayers five
times day, and that the police have
received instructions to enforce the de-
cree.
during the past decade there has
been. wonderful progress in church
building in California. 1t is estimated
that the increase of church sittings for
this period has been greater, according
to population, than in any other State in
the Union.
The following Sabbath-school statis-
tics were presented at the recent session
OF the State Baptist Association of Indi-
ana: Schools in full operation, SIP; num-
Der OF teachers, $500; number of pupils,
1900; number of Sunday-school papers
distributed during the year, 10000; num-
Der OF books in libraries, $4,000; tot !
amount expended, $4,000.
An eX-Mcthodist minister named
Norman is said to have arrived in this
country as Mohammcdan missionary.
lie processes to think that if Moham-
mechanism were only understood in Chris
tlan countries it would make converts
rapidly. Mr.. Norman avows his inten-
ton OF visiting the West and operating
somewhere in the Chicago region, believ,
ing that they are more progressive in
mat section OF the country than nearer
the Atlantic
-One Sunday, after the choir at Obcr-
lin had sung without distinctly pronounc-
ing the words, President Finney alluded
to the choir as follows: "OLord. we
have sung an anthem to Thy praise.
lhou knowcst the words, but we do not
We DO pray Thee that those who led us
may open their mouths that we may know
what they say, that VIC may join in Thy
praise. May they not sing to be heard
OF men. May they not mock Thee and
offend Thy people, or the house of God
ny making display of themselves"
A Cniversalist Church in Philadcl-
phla has adopted novel method of dis
seminating knowledge of Cniversalism
ihlrty-tWo selections, averaging about
nifty lines each, have been made from
"Ihayers Theology of Cnivcrsalism, !"
and these will be inserted in "daiiy
paper which has circulation of $1,000
copies" and paid for as advertisements.
1t is estimated that these selections thus
used will be equivalent to the distribu-
ton of lover 100000 of tracts" In
addition to this the pastor will circulate
articles of his own by this method. The
cost of the publication of the selections
is only $3.50. Several Universalist
churches announce their intention of
trying the plan.
The union of the various Presby-
terrain bodies in Canada will make a
church with 606 ministers, 1908 congrc-
cations, and So, 226 commandments. Each
OF these churches has fund for the bene-
MT OF ministers widows and orphans.
The first on the schedule has for this
purpose capital of $77,OS9, and an an
nual revenue of $lG,234. The second
has capital of $73, 153, and revenue of
S9,O1S. The third has $2G0OO invested,
and the fourth has just commenced to
form fund. In all, the aggregate cap.
ital for this purpose is $l62 ,921. Ac-
cording to the census of 1871 the popu-
lation connected with these churches is
5O9, 900, or nearly one-sixth of the popu
latiOn of Canada, next in numbers to tie
Church of Rome.
Foreign Gossip.
London gossips are dealing in a
lively way with the fact that Disraeli
lately had lilies and forget-me- nots in
his buttonhole. They say that marriage
is the least possible consequence.
The newest toy out" in Paris is the
evasion trick, consisting of little tower
in colored tin; soldier in lead is sus-
pended by thread over little boat be-
low, and the ability consists in turning a
bit OF wire, which, sending the boat
round the tower, will cause it to arrive
at the moment when the soldier drops,
and so receive him.
The Saturday Reciew thinks that the
laborlng population generally in the
mainland northern districts of England
il suffering from sort of epidemic of
ferocity and violence. At the { ightcst
"Oiu, IuUCCu, "ltuOuI u WOIu UT any
prOvOcation whatever, roughs take to
biting and kicking; and anybody who
knows what an iron-tippcd clog is will
be glad they do not live within its reach.
"A German professor from Frankfort,
in relation to the use of horse-flesh as
food, said, at the late International Con-
gress: Once get the people over their
prejudices and we will see no more lean,
lame and suffering old hacks, for when
unfit for work they will be fatted for
food, and of course we'll cared for. He
remarked that, to his knowledge, there
were more than 500 horses kept for food
annually in Frankfort, and yet there was
not person to he found in the place
who ever ate horse-flesh!"
Many persons have recently been
poisoned in different parts Of France by
lead used in lining or coating cooking
Instead of tin, which was
used, an amalgamation of three
parts of lead and one part of tin is now
employed for lining sheet-iron or copper
pans and vessels. This amalgam is |
brighter and less durable than tin, two
for its being liked by the cooks, |
as their pans look better and wear ont |