The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-03-04
THE RELI IoUs GRID.

THE RELI IOUS vORLD.
The National Sunday School Union
vii hold its next meetingin Baltimore,
commencing the l1th Of May, and
continuing three days.
The Orthodox Russian Church, in
1878, had 54,O62, 06S adherents. Its
administration Is carried on by three
metropolitan bishops, nineteen arch
bishops, thirty-five bishops, and TWEEN
ty seven Wears.
a Hartf,Id clergyman was i'll the
middle of a sentence in his morning
sermon on Sunday when tie clock
struck for noon. He Immediately
closed his manuscript, remarklug,
That's a good enough ending" and
brought the service TO a speedy elise.
A hundred years ago dissenting
minister was sentenced to stand twice
in the pi!lory and to be kept in Bride.
we'll year at hard labor, for writing
The History of Man After Gods
Own Heart" wherein a comparison
WIS made between George Ii. and
King David.
Deacon Shaw, OF Plymouth, Conn,
aad a party, at which there was
iancing. The Rev. Mr Conner, hi,
pxstor, accused him Of giving A ball.
The deacon called the preachers liar,
and the church HIS consequently ex-
-gelIed him. IL is perilous to taxi
shout a Plymouth pastor.
The Rev. Dr. Williams, the mis.ion.
Nv to China, Is soon 10 return to thi'
,ountry to spend the rest of his days.
lie has lived there forty-one years "a
missionary IF the American Boaro
# Missions, during which time he &c
;cptcd the position Of Secretary Of lie
cation to tie United States Govern
meat.
4 correspondent Of the Times say
1he memorial % the Protestant clera.
Of Spain, asns intercession Of Protcs:
ant owe. III Lchalf Of those who
nee priests, embraced reformed reli
i n and married while the repubii
vas ia existence, as hy a reccn
iecrce such marriages have beer
declared null ami void.
The Ps!l Mall Gazettc's correspou
lent at Berlin reports that the Sci
nan Government has received a mt
mortal from the Protestant clergy {
spain, cumplaining tlet the liiert.
Of worship is threatened. Simil
memorials have Teen torwar!ed {,
tner Protestant powers in Eur ?
md to the United States.
A wealthy and eccentric woman i
Springfield, ILL.,, contributes 5000
year to the support Of one of tn
hurches there, hut cannct be induce
10 attend single service. Nor Wi
she allow its pastor to enter her bots,
She says that he "meahs well, an
that is Why she gives the money, lt'
she doesn't desire to " hear any {
is cant"
The Presiyterians have gone int
! he seaside summer resort bushes,
ike the MeihvjietS. That denominA
ion haze purchased tract at Cap
| MAY, between the tosn and the lishr
house, and have formed a socict
:, called the Sea Grove A.soci .ti-n, t
! put the entcrpris, through. a hotC
to accommodate 200 guests is to b
erected there 1t once.
7 John Wcngcrt, heretofore an Il,
pretending farm iaborer N PHILIPS
ur-, Uiio, hiss suddenly devclopc
into successful reyivslist. he is d.
scrihad Is remarkable natural or
,ur, uneducStad Gd unccuth, and
melodious singer. He Is rem rhahl
successful in stirring rpleliSioGs e.
element among the masses, and Ia
started on tour through the State.
An interesting ceremony occurrC
# s.. Paui's Cathedral, London, q
Tuesday mc,Eiug, February Sd. il
nediately after the 10 o'clock serrie
4 .raIrirtiid Of che Archdeacon
London, Bishop Clauchton, Was chIi7
ened at the font in the nave near ii
west entrance. It is more than j.
years since the hast christening NJ
solemnized in the cathedral, the de
being 1903 in the register.