The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-07-21
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child, has been written by hiiS1 fattinefy, attin1ieey !,
Christian X. Ross, and will shortly be
published as a subscription book. 1t
will be illustrated with portraits of
Charley Ross, himself, and foc-siViles Of
the abductors' letters, and an account of
the various measures Of search adopted,
with their often Curious episodes.
For thirty years the ladies of
First Presbyterian church, Staunton
Va, gave fair every June. Three
years ago the congregation resolved to
substitute a collection for the fair. The
collection this year amounted 81 100, as
large a sum as could be gathered from a
fair. Their practice is commended to
the consideration of other congregations.
-Christian OJserrer.
The sheet~anchor Of every righteous
soul is a simple, steadfast, serene trust in
God. Itreveals its strength, when earth
born trusts disappoint and fail, and fills
the believer with grateful surprise at the
discovery of its hidden sources. In its
surest form it is perfectly childlike. As
the child depends upon a fathers pro-
lection with a security which nothing
outward can disturb, and its sunny
hopes ars never clouded by misgiyingSsof
solicitude for the future, 20 the child of
grace looks up to his Heavenly Father
with filial confidence as unwavering
and uncalculating, assured Of his protec-
ting care and love-the Divine panoply
and supply 50 graciously pledged TO the
patriarch: Fear not j am toy shield
and tBytxceeding great reward.-Ch'vch
Union.
The number of Catholic Indians in
the United States is as follows: In the
st.te of Maine, one thousand four hum
dred, n New York, nine hundred and
ninety IL Michigan, four thousand in
Wisconsin, OH thousand four hundred
and eighty in Mnnesota, ten thousand
eight hundred lin Dacotah, two thou
sand; in Kansas, min, thousand; in
Motana, seven thousand eight hundred
and twenty-nine in the Indian Territory
nearly one hundred thousand in Ari-
zona, one thousand five hundred; in
Idaho, seven hundred in Washington
Territory, more than ten thousand; in
Oregon, one thousand; in California,
more than six thousand.
From an American point of view the
salaries of the French Roman Catholic
clergy are extremely low. The cardinal
archbishop of Paris is paid $4,000 per
annum the cardinal archbishops Of Bor-
deaux, Rouen, Cambria, Renes and AL
giers receive $4,000 each; twelve other
$4,000 each; sixty-nine
bishops in France and Algiers, $4,000
each. The vicar general Of Paris re-
ceives 5000; the vicar generals Of
eighteen metropolitan sees, 500 each;
these of one hundred and sixty-nine
other dioceses, $500 each fifteen Paris
canons are paid only $50, while six
hundred and eighty other canons receive
but s2lO The 1871 parish priests who
hold benelices for life receive from 5000
to $3.50 annually. Altogether the state
pays about $6, 300, 900 to 30,902 incum-
bents. S125,0O0 TO 334 incumbents in
Algiers, and 100000 to nine thousand
two hundred and seventy-nine curates.
Rev. Green Clay Smith, in the
Western Recorder, gives these figures
the prominent denominations
Of Kentucky: The Episcopalians have
thirty-five churches, with sittings for
fourteen thousand eight hundred and
fifty the Reformers have four hundred
and eighty-seven churches, with sittiDgs
for one h,ss..lre.i and hfty-three thuusand
four hundEed and eifl <<S,GEe; tho Pres
syterians have t~o h1ndred and -nfty-
nine churches, with sittings for one hun
lred and twelve thousand one hundred
md fifty the Methodists have one thou
and and four churches, with sittings for
wo hundred and forty-seven thousand
line hundred and eighteen the Baptists
ave one thousand and forty-three
hurches, with sittings for two hundred
nd eighty-eight thousand two hundred
nd seventy-six. The Episcopalians
ave churches in twenty-one counties,
he Reformers in ninety seven counties,
he Presbyterians in seventy-seyen, the
Iethodists in one hundred and eleven.
nd the Baptists in one hundred and
lirteen.