, 1877-09-09
GEN NERAI NOTES.

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price for supplies during the vacation OF Il
pastor. The pastor has gone fishing.
The Archbishop OF Cologne has been conyic
ed Of an infraction OF the Falk laws and sci
fenced to pay fine OF GOO marks or go to prise
one month. In Westphalia seven and in 1revs
six priests have been condemned and fined.
The Rev. H. II. ,Paynter, whose ministration
over the congregation Of Calvary Tabernacl
hnve been productive Of good fruit, has just II
turned from short visit to Canada Frok
the Presbyterian organizations both Of Londo
and Hamilton 3fr. Paynter met with yer
fiattering reception. His preaching was warm
ly appreciated, aud he vas cordially invited t.
repent his visit Ut an early day.
The bel! which has recently been pat In the
tower Of the new Trinity Church chapel o,
Houston street, formerly hung in the old Trim
I scnted to Queen Anne, and Is now as good 4
new. The oldest chareh-be]! in New York hang
in the stecpie Of DR.. Ormiston's church, Eittt
| avenue and Twcnsr-niuth street. 1t is of rich
and clear tone, fully as good as any Of the bell:
| made nowadays.
The Pope has nearly finished the t'Mcmors u
on which he has b-cn working for more than
/ forty Years. lie has nroyidel, however, they
are not to be published until ten years after be
dies. &c has had no aid In their preparation,
| except from Father Dresciani, one OF the most
learned Of the Jesuits. Among the manuscripts
is the CORRESPONDENCE Of the Pope with Charles
Albert, King Victor Emanuel, Napoleon ILL.,,
anl the Count dc Cavour.
1t looks strangely to the eyes OF an American
in this age nnd century Of the worlds history to
be gFavcly told. as We are, by correspondent
OF tho Evangelist that In the month OF July last,
aud iii the court Of the yestry Of tic Cathedral
at s1f ff4a
that could be gathered up III that city and the
villages around, together with such other Prot
estant religious books as could be found. were
made bonfire Of by the Catholics o( that
parish. And while the fame was arising the
cry OF the populace was heard, ''BuEn the Prot
estantS.H
THE Standard objects to the sale Of lager at
church picnics in the following paragraph:
Wc cannot welt mugine what idcas Of the mis-
sion OF j Christian chorca are entertained by that
one, which, last week. took ont United States
license to sell Intoxicating liquors--]acer- beer
more espec:ally-at the picnfcs theS held In the
Townnf Lake View, Just north OF the city limits.
But such was the fact with Lutheran Church and
tion exists In that section 0l Lake View, so
they violated Il town law at the same time. Such
church hau better be ont OF existence great deal
thun to disgrace and dishonor tue cause OF Christ
and the name OF tine great Reformer by an act like
this. They had better open q saloon in their
church ind have done with 1t,
Brother Ashecfc1ter, the PENNSYLVANIA minis
lister Of the {GeEmanC Reformed Church, who
was accused ol hercsy, now sares himself and
his Reformed brethren the trouble OF trial by
stepping down and out In his yaledictory to
Zion Chassis lie says that he has become Uni
yersalist, and can no longer preach the doctrines
b1intly attached. uc adds that, desiring to ex-
crcise his ministry beyond the scope of bigoted
doymatiss1, he has applied for admission into
the ministry of the Universaiist Church. On
this statement OF hts views and intentions, Zion
Classis proceeds to put Brother Asaicnl alter out,
and tn recognize him no longer as brother.
The Rev. ]. Hyatt Smith, OF San Francisco,
recently attended Sabbath-sch at Salt Lake
City, in which the following catechism was pro-
pounded by one Of the Elders, and answered in
unison by the children:
Q.--Whcn is Pioneers Day. A--Thc 26th day
Q.--N'hnt is Pioneers Day! A-The entrance
Of the Saints into the valley.
Q.-When did they enter the valley? A.-Thirty
Q.--Who led thems A--Rrigham Young.
Q.-Who is Brigham ioung' A.-The prophet
Q.--Who led Brigham Young: A.-The AL
t{.-.Who was the greatest martyr: A.-Joseph
Smith.
The Elder-You have answered we'll.
The Boston Plot says: s. We have now the
authoritative announcement of what has been
for some time contemplatctl-thc eonferring OF
the dignity Of Doctor of the Church on St.
Francis dc Sales. There are, as Pope Benedict
XIV. has said, Doctors In tho Church and Doc
tors Of the Church. The former arc many. the
latter are ycrr few This rare dignity will be
appreciated when it is remembered that the
Church. among llrr hosts of great souls, Until
tile Pontifcate OF Plus In, had not found one
Doctor for every century Of her existence. Tie
400 years OF her history between Go0 and 1o13
were unrcprcsentea by q Doctor, as also were t
the 5U0 from the days Of st. Bouayenturc, III
1864, until SIX years ago, when the Pope created
another, the great founder Of tue Rsdeulptorists,
st. Alphonsus dc Liguori-h /
This Is part OF the imposition inflicted on I
Tue congregation at Bow Church By the Proctor,
For the Dean OF Rochester, as q necessary. pre- |
iminGrv 10 the imposition OF hands at West |
minister: '.1 cause the contumacy Of ail and |
singular persons so Us aforesaid cited intimatcd
% he pronounced contumacious and On pain OF ]
;uch their contumacy that it be dccrecd to be [
proceeded to the pronouncjng or dcfinitire SEN
encc and porrcct the schedules which pray
% have read" treat Is ecclesiastical jnrgon
...-. AN EXTRAORDINARY SERMON.
Tie Lon lon Giole OF the 18th instant contains
report Of an extraordinary sermon recently !
delivered by the Rev. Jollu Howard, Vicar OF |
)ncl,ar,, Isle OF Man. 4 report, he said. had
,cen spread that he was Is q dangerous, crimi- |
lin for thirty years, knew how much truth |
here WAS in 1t. OF course. he had been in II |
unatic asylum, and he had been examined by !
Commissioners in Lunacy eleven times. But
hcse Commissioners were utterly incompetent. !
Ic would like to put his answers on
,ther sile, and leave the public to determine |
sbe.e lay the lunacv. II any person In his au- !
licnve supposed that he had ever been insane he !
rould never preach another Sermon, much less
dministcr the HOLY Communion. Two ,.: meai-
Thpc nrEuny1ci1ac1f like men. that they had |