Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-24
SUNDAY GLOBELETs.

The Rev. s. A. Gardner has resigned the pas-
torate of the Universalist church in Peoria.
David was of short stature. Hence his re-
mark: Il said in my haste tall men are liars
The Rev. Charles II. Weber, a Baptist pas
tor IN Saco, Me-, has eloped with a young wo-
man of his congregation.
The Rev. DR.. Edgar, of Eashotsh, Wis, has
declined the nomination to the Croker profes-
sorship in Griswold college.
The Rev. John K Kracher, late rector OF CAL
vary church. Rochester, Mimi, has gone over
to the Roman Catholic church
The death is announced of the Rev. Joshua
Brltton, of Fort Atkinson, Ia. he had for MANY
years been prominent Mason.
The Springfield Republican thinks the church
es should and fields of labor for worthy trsnps
and save their money for them.
The Rev. a. NJ. COLLISION, lately of Washing
ton, D. c., has accepted call to st. Paurs He
formed Episcopal church, Chicago.
The Rev. W. Easton, D. D., who had been for
ifty-one years pastor at Octoraro, in the
Presbytery of Philadelphia, has resigned his
charge.
What does Good Friday mean?" asked one
| schoolboy of another. You had better GO
home and read your Robinson Crusoe," was the
whitening reply.
Sandy, what is the state of religion in your
oWn!'' Bad, sir; very bad There are 10
Christians except Davie and myself, and I
have my doubts about Davie"
Forty-one Presbyteries have voted on the
overture for reduced representation in the
Presbyterian General Assembly with this re-
suit In favor, 26 against, Is.
The ll2Uh anniversary of the founding of
the old John Street Methodist church, in New
York, was appropriately celebrated last Sunday,
and proved very interesting ceremony
New Christian Work" which he is about to
undertake has induced the Rev. DR.. T. De Wit
Ialmage to resign the presidency of the Brook
iyn Lay college. Now, what's he up to this
time?
The celored brother in a Virginia church just
nit the nall on the head when he prayed at the
close of white brothers sermon Lord, bress
de brudder to whom we has listened to SO pa
| tiently.''
man was too thoroughly converted in re
| vival meeting in West Greenwich Conn. He
went home raving maniac, chopped up dog,
and tried to shoot his father, whom he aok for
the devil.
The Archbishop of Canterbury and mauy
other English bishops have recomm ended the
observance of q day of special PRAYER for
Gods grace and gifts to Sunday-schools and
teachers"
Il meant no harm, is what the Rev. Joseph
ID. Beale, Methodist minister of Wallingford
Conn.,, said when arr&igned before a church
committee on charge of kissing seven young
women. OF course rot.
Rev. Father WEIGH, Catholic priest at Long
Branch, N. j., startled his practitioners by de-
nouncing them from the pulpit for being
bribed to vote for Objectionable candidates "for
dollar or glass of rum
Worcester Press: The Rev. Joseph Cook
wants to know IF God he's good time" Ask
some seaside hotel clerk. He comes nearer be-
ing God than any one else that the interviewer
can reach-taking him at his own estimate.
Chimney sweeps have lately held a congress-
in the town of Orebo, Sweden. The meeting
opened with psalm singing and prayers, and
debate pertaining to the moral ana social i'm
provements which it might be desirable to in
troduee among their numbers.
OF 19I Congregational ministers who have
died during the past four years, ninety-aeren
had passed the limit of 10 years and ninety
fonr had not reached it, the average age being
Is years months and 10 days. The average
dnratien of their ministry was thirty-four
years and seven months.
The 1drdnce says: T" Fellowship was with
drawn from the Rev. f. H. Buffman of Hart
ford, several years since. His appearance since
IN Illinois and Vermont, as minister, can
have TO warrant. He must be reiustated by "A
council on repentance III order to be a recog-
nized minister of our churches
DIR. Byles' wit once met with severe retort
Encountering a lady who, having declined an
offer of marriage from the DOCTOR had married
gentleman of the name of Quincy, he said,
SO, madam, it appears you prefer a q,sjasy to
biles." Yes" she replied ''for if there had
been anything worse than bHes God would have
afflicted Job with them
He'll according to the natives OF the Mar
quesss Islands, is n region of profound dack-
ness, TO which no ray of light penetrates,
except on the arrival of spirit from earth
who, on entering, Is obliged to pass through Il
fame Of fire exhaled by demon which keeps
guard at the portals. This singing. as it were
is the only punishment which the doomed
suffer.
At the recent Uniyersalist General Confer
ence the committee on unfinished business
reported that the Winchester profession should
be changed so that nstaad of stating that man
kind shall be restored" it should read
brought to holiness and happiness" warm
debate followed, and the question decided
in the negative by vote of 81 to %, after an
amendment to 81 bst5ute ''save'' was lost.
A wali-dressed man was leaning in drunken
atupor against the fence of ST. Johns church,
New York. An officer took him to the Church
street police station. He had nearly $500 in
his pocket, gold watch and chain diamonds
worth about 81 coo, and letters addressed to
Father John Couch. of Providence, Il. /. To
Capt Saunders he acknowledged that he was a
priest. 10 the Tombs police court he dis
charged. On the steps of the city prison he
attacked Officer Sslig, tearing the flesh from
his hands, and tried to knock him down.
A Detroit paper says: "a majority of the
clergy of the Protestant Episcopal diocese have
signed a paper requesting the standing COM
miftae TO call a speciaI convention at an aarlv