Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-06-13
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.


The number of Christians in China
is increasing skiold every ten years.
The Congregationalists figure up
3.646 additions to their churches dur
ing May.
1t is said that more than $500
persons were admitted into member
ship in New England churches OH the
first Sunday in May.
"A lady Of Wilkesbarre, Pa, has
given to theSundav- School of the First
Methodist Episcopal Church of that
city hall built at cost of $50. 900.
The gain in members of the Lu-
theran General Synod dow Church,
last year was 7,240; of the Lutheran
General Council (IIigh Church,, 5,214.
The School Board of Boston "re-
fuses to appoint or recommission fe-
male teachers who are expecting to
marry soon, Thus is a premium put
on single life.
In lifty-five years the Catholics in
Pennsylvania have increased in popu-
lation from $4,000 to sos. 900. Their
churches have increased from fifteen to
400, and their priests from twenty to
$50.
The Episcopal Convention of Penn
sylvania has passed resolution in
structing its delegates to the next Gen
eral Convention to oppose t. the ut
most any attempt to change the name
of the Church.
Arrangements are completed for
the second Sunday-School Parliament
to be held on Wellesley Island, one of
the Thousand Islands" of the st.
Lawrence River, between CLAYTON, n.
Y, and Gananoque, Can, Aug. u to
Sept. 2.
The Bishops, book agents and edi-
tors of the Methodist Episcopal Church
at New York, Cincinnati, Chicago and
st. Louis, have had their salaries
fixed at $4,000 each, with an allow
ance for house-rent The rest of the
official editors get salaries ranging
from 5000 to 81, 800.
A venerable clergyman puts these
words into the mouth of the typical
Bostonian: "What do you mean :?
Why, | was born in Boston, sir; was
educated at the Latin School, sir:
graduated at Harvard University, sir.
DO you mean to say that such man
as | am must be born again in order
to see the kingdom of God? Why.
the idea is preposterous.
AT the annual Council of the Prot
estant Episcopal Diocese of Virginia,
the Bishop reported that he had con-
iirmed 900 persons since May, 1876.
On the question Of erecting West Vlr-
ginia into a separate diocese, the vote
stood: Clergy-Ayes, 50; noes 4 :;
Laity-Ayes, %; noes, 10. On the
question of erecting the counties on
the south side of the James River, to
the line of Tennessee, the vote stood !;
Ayes, "a; noes, III.
The New Haven people entertain
queer ideas as to what may be called
mild punishment in schools. Com
menting on case of chastisement
which attracted unusual attention, one
of the New Haven papers said recent
ly that pulling "A grown girl by the
ears and Shaping her face as a pun
lshment lis evidently not as much as
well-ordered parents inilict when neces-
sary. - Detroit Free Press.
In the last fifty years fifty minis
tiers have withdrawn from the Luther
an Church to join other denomina-
tions. OF these, fourteen went TO the
Protestant Episcopal Church, TWEEN
ty-nine to the Presbyterian, three to
the Methodist, five to the Congrega-
tional, and four to the Roman Catho-
lie. The Lutheran Church in the
same period has received forty-five
ministers from other denominations,
OF whom twenty-five came from the
Methodist Episcopal Church.