, 1876-08-20


The Rev. Dr.. Hugh Miller Thompson, former.
ly of this city, now Of New Orleans, has gone on
a trip to Europe.
The Rev. DR.. Perry will be consecratcd Bishop
Of Iowa, Sept 10, at Geneva, N. Z, Bishop
Huntington preaching the sermon.
Bishop Clarkson proposes to endow Profes-
sorship Of Theology in Nebraska College. He
says such department is needed to train mis-
sionaries for the Territories.
The Rev. Henry Morgan has offered SO, 900 to
the Methodists If they will build tabernacle in
Boston to accommodate the masses, aud several
parties have cached subscribed $1,000
The warm weather for the last few weeks has
had very serious effect upon the health Of Car
dinal McCloskey, so that he will not assume the
duties Of lis archiepiscopal Office for an indcti-
mite period.
The death is announced of the Rev. Dr. Henry
Nisbet, for many years successful missionary
at the Scotch Presbyterian Church in the Sa-
moan Islands. In the year 1874 he established
the Samoan Missionary Seminary, which has
sent out 600 native agents to do Christian work.
The Rev. DR.: W. R. Hemphill died after very
brief illness in Due West, $. c., on Friday morn
ing, July Is, aged 10 years: The Rev. Mr.. Bon
ner, editor Of the Associated Reformed PresJter-
ia7e, was absent at the Centennial, and DR..
Hcmphill was conducting the paper in his abb
sence when he vas stricken down.
A good story is told Of Spurgeon. Ills habit
is to shut himself up on Saturdays. One Satur-
day man called aud insisted on seeing him.
'''fell him. said the visitor to the servant,
~ that servant Of the Lord wishes to see e, him. -
The message was delivered, and the following
returned: :" Tell him that am engaged with
his Master.n
The Il Rev." John Smtdt, reputed ex-Catho-
lie priest from Rotterdam, Holland, lately con-
verted and baptized in the Rev. Mr.. Pentecost's g
church in Boston, turns out to be not so much
Of prize after all. The latest inquiries and de-
velopmcnts made BY the TABLET, OF New York.
show that he is an artful impostor and cheat,
and that he spent couple Of years in 1unatic
asylum witha1. The nearest that he ever came
to the priesthood was to study little for that
holy calling.
Mrs. Margaret F. Breckinridge, widow Of the
Rev. Dr., Robert J. Brcckinridgc, now residing
with her sons upon the family estates in Madi-
son County, KY, 10 miles from Richmond. is
erecting at hGr individual expense q house for
public worship, now approaching completion.
There is no house Of worship or church organi-
zation in the neighborhood. She hopes to be
church organization In connection with the
Southern Presbyterian Church, OF which she is
member.
Ex-senator Reye1s, who is a Methodist Pre-
siding Elder, refuses to accept the Presidency
Of Alcorn University, which has been rendered
to him, unless it can be arranged SO as not to
conflict with his present duties. He says:
q And will now inform all whom it may con-
cern that I am, as rapidly as possible, through
burning heat and sti1ing dust, travelling over
my large district and seeing after the interests
Of the Church. And it gives me great pleasure
to say that the churches in my charge are, eve
rything considered, doing we'll"
Dr.. Evcrts, last Sunday morning, on the occa-
sion OF the Seventeenth anniversary Of his pas
torate Of the Fifth Baptist Church, Chicago,
discoursed on his own evcntful life, from the
time hc was left fatherless, fifty years ago. He
was baptized when IL years Of age, spent five
years in various industries in the summer
months, and at school III the winter In 1881,
being encouraged to commence preparation for
the ministry, he went to Hamilton, studied
there eight years, during which time he had
many opportunities to develop his power in
preaching, and thus prepare himself for his life
work. After leaving Hamilton, his first pas
torate was Of the newly-organized Tabernacle
Baptist Church in New York City, aud after
that Of the Leight Street Church. After eleven
years Of successful labor and special indications
Of Gods blessing, many hundreds have been
added to these churches, his health gave way,
and for year gave up preaching and went to
Europe Wheat1and, n. Y, was his next locza-
tion, after that Louisville KY, for seven years,
and Chlrago seventeen years.