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| every man his work.
Mr. Moody spent the night in the Nassasoit,
and, tonight, will speak in Manchester, n. q.
| His coming to Springfield was hugely accidental!
| Having occasion to meet Scotch friend in this
| city, who Is about to sail for Europe, be tele.
| graphed the officers OF the Young Mems Chris.
| tian Association that he was ut their service fos
the evening, and his offer was accepted.
PERSONAL.
The Bishop Of Ely, England, condems the pew
system as unchristian and even wicked.
DR.. William Hooper, prominent Southern
Baptist educator, died recently at Chapel Hill,
| N. C.
| The Rev. B. F. Barrett, a leading swedenbor-
sian minister ut Philadelphia, has left that com-
/ munity on account Of changes in his opinions.
| The Rev. Edward Everett Hale will preach
! the opening sermon at the National Unitarian
| Convention in Saratoga on the 18th of Septem-
| Der.
| Bishop Wiley, Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, stationed in New England will change
| places with Bishop Foster at Cincinnati, north
ern winters being too severe for him.
The Rev. W. c. Van Meter returns to his mis-
| sionary work in Rome well laden with the dona~
! during hls stay OF six weeks in this country.
The Rev. james Anderson, a PRESBYTERIAN
clergyman Of White Haven recently closed his
! ten years. competition with his congregation and
declared his intention Of joining the Church Of
England. It is understood that he will be the
! curate OF Holy Trinity Church, Whitehaveu.
The Rev. DR.. r. Il. Snoot, OF the Southern
Presbyterian Church ut Bowling Green, Ky, has
been before tile Courts on the charge OF inviting
gentleman, through letter, to tight duel.
DR.. Stnoot denied that he had any Intention OF
sending challenge, but the words were so
strong that seven OF the Jury voted for conyic-
tion and five for acquittal.
It is cause Of congratulation to the Baptists
Of Chicago that the Rev. Prof. ". C. Richards,
late of Massachusetts, is soon to be added to
the pastoral and pull pit force OF their city, He
has just given favorable response to tho cordial
and unanimous call Of tho Willard Avenue Bup-
tist Church, anu is expected to enter upon his
OIL the west border OF the city, at the beautiful
suburb oi Lawudale, and is full OF hope and
promise. DR.. Richards has host OF friends
here and through the West.-1he Standard.
The late Rev. George Cotton, of Bolton,
Conn, was a rather eccentric parsonage. After
lis first vile died he contracted . matrimonial
engagement with widow Ct his flock. In his
time it was customary to publish an intended
marriage in church week or two before the
event took place. He read his own notice in
LIE lollo"lHg uoctical 11:.tlHer.
I, the Rev. George Cotton,
and the widow, Martha Aoultou.
both OF Bolton,
Intend marriage.
On one occasion he exhortel his par;shIoners
not to i,rcak the Sabbath, and said that sitting
in luis study ne could hear some Of his audience
chopping trewood i'll their yards Oh Sunday af-
ternoons. A short time aftcrward he exchanged
pulpts with brother minister who resided
some 10 miles distant, and preached the ilen-
The moral Of Ills sermon was undoubtedly good,
but the skeptical portion OF his audience Doubt
cd very much whether he could sit in his study
and hear them chop wood 10 miles away.
THE HANFoRD MURDER.
The Central Chrtsfta" 4avoeate Of St. Louis in
dulgcs in the following comment on the murder
Of Mr.. Hanford:
The murder OF afr. Hanford, Principal of
Chicago public school, has created an intensity
Of popular feeling that cannot be misunder-
stood There is not Il redecming feature in the
case. The coWardly, malignant spirit mani
:, tested by the murderer, evidently urged on by
lis wife, tends to confirm the suspicion that Mr..
Hanford's charges might have been sustained
entirely in his favor, and there IS no one who
knew him that doubts the strength and honesty
OF his convictions aud that he had interest to
serve beyond the welfare Of the schools. Mrs.
Sulllyan's sensitiyeness seems out OF place for
one who has made herself SO conspicuous in
public affairs, and opens new phase Of the
woman-rights question. It is quite time that
proper example should be made Of this murder
GUS spirit that takes pistol in hand and seeks to
redress iaucied insults by the highest Grim es
gcstions in regard to the deplorable condition
into which the management of our school boards
has already fallen or to which they are rapidly
tending III our cities. The grasp OF the local
tion.
AN EVANGELIST At HOME
Miss Sarah Smiley, the godly aud eloquent
Quakercss Evangelist has been quietly resting
At her home III Saratoga during the summer.
Or. Theodore L. Cuyler, of Brooklyn, has also
been sulnmcring At the Springs, and recently
visited the home Of this lady. He describes her
home and habits very pleasantly in the Euangel
ist, as follows:
Yesterday made pleasant pilgrimage to the
Excelsior Spring and to Mias Sarah Smlley's COT
tage of Elm, which lycth hard by It. The Ex-
eel5ioE water II pleasant unto the TASTE md the
path as soft to the tread velvet moss. Miss
Smiley Is busily occupied upon the volume which
has cost her several years Of thought and labor.
It ID entitled .rne Eallne;s OF the Blessings o the
this fall. There is room for wise book the
true doctrine of higher Christian life, for this
lund and England have had surleit Of wc}l-meant
cruditics.
The meek little woman who Is eaving this |
work has come to be the hest known woman,
perhaps, in America. She dwells in cosy cot |
tage that "Shenstone might have ehyied." 1t ]
is Quakcrsm for neatness, but set in the bright |
instead of monotonous drab. 4 sociable bird |
has built its nest over her door, and bevy Of |
squirrels have domcsticated themselves in her /
yard. These guests have come to live beside |
her probably from having heard that Quakers /
never allow firearms and dwell in peace with |
man and brutes. Miss Smiley insists that the |
squirrels are improving under her daily culture,
but she confesses that when she opens her win !
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