The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-08-10
ECCLESIA STYCALs

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Christian K. Ross, and will shortIv !
published as a subscription booL
will be illustrated with port,a;.
Charley Ross, himself, and foo,s,,iy..
the abductors' letters, and an accom-.
the various measures of search adoa..,
with their often curious episodes s"s
For thirty years the ladies or
First Presbyterian church, stap,A
Va, gave a fair every June H.
years ago the congregation resolved
substitute a collection for the fair N
collection this year amounted SLIM
large sum as could be gathered fron,
fair. Their practice is commended
the consideration of other congrepatior.
-CbaT8t6an Observer.
The sheet-anchor of every riqbtsor.
soul is a simple, steadfast, serene trpst |.
God. Itreveals its strength, when earth
born trusts disappoint and fail, and an
the believer with grateful surprise at Il,
discovery of its hidden sources. In 4,
surest form it is perfectly childlike. 4,
the child depends upon a fathers y,
lection with a security which notbD,
outward can disturb, and its surS
hopes ars never clouded by misgiving d
soicitude for the future, SO the child 4
grace looks up to his Heavenly Fahs,
with a filial confidence as unwavefr,
and uncalculating, assured Of his proteS
ting care and love-the Divine panODy
and supply so graciously pledged to tRs
patriarch: Fear not: I am thy shield
and thy exceeding great reward. Chui
Union.
The number of Catholic Indians il
the United States is as follows: In the
state of Maine, one thousand four hun
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 fin Dacotah, two thou.
sand; in Kansas, nine thousand; in
MOtana, seven thousand eight hundred
and tWenty-nine in the Indian Territory
nearly one hundred Thousand in Ar.
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.
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
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, $500 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 $500
to $3.50 annually. Altogether the state
pays about So, 800, 900 to $4,000 incum
bents, $125,OOO to 1874 incumbents in
Algiers, and $4,000 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-fve churches, with sittings for
fourteen thousand eight hundred and
fifty the RefOrmers have four hundred
and eighty-seVen churches, with sitting
for one hundred and ffty-three Thousand
four hundred and eighty-five the Pres
byterians have two hundred and fifty
nine churches, with sittings for one hun
bred and twelve thousand one hundred
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 BaptiSis
have one thousand and forty-three
churches, with sittings for two hundred
and Lightweight thousand two hundred
and seyenty-six. The Episcopalian'
have churches in twenty-one counties
the Reformers in ninety-seven counties
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