The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-05-21

time of the opening of the suez Canal.
It then had 10000 inhabitants. It is now |
almost deserted, miserable remnant Of
900 people only being left. Even the |
palace built by the Viceroy to entertain his |
royal guests, is becoming dilapidated and |
the courtyard is half full of drifting sand.
Trains between Cairo and Ismalia are
often sand bound during storm.
The Countess of London, who died
not long ago in Scotland, left behind her
. very uncomfortable will. 81 further
wish," wrote she in her last testament,
that my right hand be cut off and buried
In the park at Castle bennington, at the
bend of the hill to the Trent, and q small
cross or stone placed over it with the
motto, ~ bider.my time" The Countess
had devoted much If her life to attempts
q. retrieving the fortunes of her fallen
house, and she seemed unwilling to give
up the fight with her life. Her right
hand was to be buried only for season,
and at the proper time it will arise and
win the victory. This Is not pleasant.
When one is dead she ought to let the
living alone.-N. p. Graphic.
Religious and Educational.
There are 1929 pupils in the public
schools of Virginia City, New.
The Methodist Episcopal Church has
established branch Book Concern in
New Orleans.
The Zion's Herald says there are
5000, 900 children connected with Meth
odist Sunday-schools.
Since May, 1878, ten Presbyterian
churches have been organized in Ne
braska, with an aggregate membership of
100.
One hundred thousand dollars have
been subscribed in New York in aid of
Bishop Cummins' Reformed Episcopal
Church movement.
have been 5;fgahatea1aap Bar 8Rtist cbgaEch 81
cinity during the last year, and that an
equal number will probably be organized
in the next twelve months.
Bishop Wiley, at the New York East
Conference recently, said that while there
were "over II 900 travelling preachers in
the United States" not one had refused
to 60 to his appointment, and only two
churches had declined to receive their
preachers.
An Eastern Methodist Conference ad-
vises the congregations within its bounds
to supply the parsonages with ministers
libraries, and also that the ladies' circles,
or some other agency, shall add few
volumes and periodicals yearly, to keep
the ministers properly equipped.
The Adoanee says the number of the
illogical students in the seven Congrega-
tional seminaries is only 1877, of whom
only thirty-cight will graduate this year.
This, the editor says, seems an astonish-
ingay small number for thirty-five Pro-
fess0rs and sixteen lecturers, and hints
that, if pastors had as much professional
enthusiasm as is found in other profess
sions, the number of theological students
would be largely increased.
Bishop Whittle, of Virginia, in q
recent address said: "Giving is q part
of worship, and when we meet to wor-
ship we should give. 1t is as much q
Christian duty to give as to pray. When
man can be a Christian without pray
ing, then, and only then, can he be a
Christian without giving. The poor are
under as much obligation to give as
the rich. Each man according to his
ability. The little given by the poor is
as acceptable in the sight of God as the
much given by the rich"
The S0stthaoestern Adu0cats gives an
account of the results of Mrs. Van Colts
thirty. days revival effort in New Orleans.
She preached chiefly in the Ames NJ. E.
Church. One she preached in the AL
giers NJ. E. Church South. Altogether
she conducted 1876 services, preaching
every night and twice on Sabbaths, be-
sides conducting prayer and inquiry
meetings. The Adoocate says about $50
had professed conversion, and of these
over eighty had united with Ames Church.
A very large proportion of those con.
verted were already members of some
church. The Aduocate enthusiastically
moves that Mrs. Van Colt be ordained as
q minister of the GOsDel.