The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-07-22
ECCLESI4 STICAL.


received seventy-fou .npJications in
three weeks for the vacant ,4uation.
In the last year the Chinese o-urch
in San Francisco has received thirteeH
additions, and fourteen Cinnamon have
united with the First Presbyterian
church at Oakland, under the pastoral
charge of Rev. DIR. Fells.
The story of Charley Ross, the stolen
child, has been written by his father,
Christian X. Ross, and will shortly be
published as subscription book. 1t
will be illustrated with portraits of
Charley Ross, himself, and .tac-siOites 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 the
First Presbyterian church, Staunton,
Va, gave a fair every June. Three
years ago the congregation resolved to
substitute collection for the fair. The
collection this year amounted 81, 100, as
large sum as could be gathered from
fair. Their practice is commended to
the consideration of other congregations.
-Christinn Observer.
There is a paper church actually
existing near Berlin which can contain
nearly one thousand persons. 1t is cir
cular within, octagnal without. The
relieves outside and statues within, the
roof, ceiling, the Corrinthian capitals, are
all papier-mache, rendered waterproof by
saturating in vitriol, ime-water, whey
and white of eggs.
The number of Catholic Indians in
the United States is as follows: In the
state of Maine, one thousand four hum
dred, in New York, nine hundred and
ninety; in Michigan, four thousand ; in
Wisconsin, one thousand four hundred
and eighty in Minnesota, ten thousand
eight hundred; in Dacotah, two thou
sand; in Kansas, nine thousand; in
Motana, seven thousand eight hundred
and twenty mine in the Indian Territory
nearly one hundred thousand; in Ari-
iona, 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.
The English synod of the United
Presbyterian church has united with the
English Presbyterian church. The name
of the new church is "The Presbyterian
church of England" 1t will number
two hundred and sixty-three congrega-
tions, with fifty thousand members, and
have an annual income of G16O,OO 1t
is believed that the new church will be
ieined by other Scotch churches. The
oldest member of the united synod,
Rev. DIR. Anderson, of Torpeth, was
elected moderator. In his address he
expressed hope that they would yet
see the other sections of the large Pres
byterian family together again under
one roof tree.
The sheet-anchor of every righteous
soul is simple, steadfast, serene trust in
God Itreveals its strength, when earth
born trusts disappoint and fail, and fills
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 misgivings of
solicitude for the future, so 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 so graciously pledged to the
patriarch: Fear not: l am thy shield
and thy exceeding great reward.-Church
Union.
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 5000 each twelve other
archbishops $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, 800 each:
these of one hundred and sixty-nine
other dioceses, $500 each; fifteen Paris
canons are paid only $3.50, while six
hundred and eighty other canons receive
but $21O. The 1871 parish priests who
hold benefces for life receive from 5000
to $3.50 annually. Altogether the state
pays about Sc 10000 to 30,902 incum-
bents, $125,OOO to 1874 incumbents in
Algiers, and $500, 900 to nine thousand
two hundred and seventy-nine curates.
Rev. Green Clay Smith, in the
Western Recorder, gives these figures
concerning 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 sittings
for one hundred and fifty-three thousand
four hundred and eighty-fve the Pres
kyterians have two hundred and fifty.
| dred and twelve thousand one nunureu
and fifty the Methodists have one thou
sand and four churches, with sittings for
two hundred and forty-seven thousand
nine hundred and eighteen the Baptlsts
have one thousand and forty-three
churches, with sittings for two hundred
and eighty eight thousand two hundred
and seventy-six. The Episcopaiians
have chur, hes in twenty-one counties,