Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-15
SUNDAY GLoBELErs.

Bishop Wilmar, of Louisiana, is in New
York.
The Spanish Christian church recently
held its first assemblage in Madrid.
Bishop Gil Haven, of Atlanta, Georgia, is
enjoying himself at Saratoga Springs
The Lutheran State church of Sweden is
abatlng its opposition to the Methodists.
About 5000 persons took the Murphy pledge
at the Round Lake meetings, which closed last
week.
Mrs. Vosburgh, pastor of the Madison ave-
nue. Baptist church, Jersey City Heights, has
resigned.
Rev. DR.. Sutherland, of the Sixth street M
E. church, of Portsmouth, Ohio, has resigned
his charge.
1t has been officially decided that the wom-
en- in Luthern churches may not vote at cleo
tons for church pastors.
There are good many people who think
there Is entirely too much of the sensational in
what is called religion nowadays.
The German Baptists in this country have
over LIS churches and 1870 active ministers. I2s
Sunday schools an 1858 teachers
The Bliss memorial Sunday school, held in
the First Presbyterian church. Cincinnati has
an average attendance of 1853 scholars,
The American bishops visiting England were
made good deal Of Cincinnati Enquirer.
But they didn't Gave to pay for their board.
The Lutherans have in the city of New York
twenty churches. The church property is
valued at 81, O95, 600, with debt of 1888 uOO
The Catholics report sixty-seyen conversions
to their faith in England within fortnight,
including eleven clergymen of the Establish
ment.
Deacon Shay prominent temperance worker
IN New York State died last week. His last
words were, Tell them 1 fought whisky till
DEATH"
DR.. John Morris Davies, of Princeton Theo-
logical College, has received unanimous call
to the passionate of the Presbyterian church of
Osborn, Ohio.
Mr.. Spurgeon, of London, has again been in
vited to lecture in this country, and apaip
writes that he never had the slightest idea of
visiting America
Among the recent deaths from yellow fever
in New Orleans are three ministers and three
murderers. The disease Is evidently no re-
spector of persons.
| 1t is feared that breach has been made he
tween the noted evangelists, Messrs. Moody
and Sankey, who have travelled so long and
labored SO faithfully together.
MurpEy's brother James has also taken to
| lecturlng on temperance 1t is not known as
yet whether he requires good board or signs
his name with religious halo encirclng it,
| As the swallows homeward come SO come the
| rustlcatlng pastors of our city churches-some
from Europe and some from distant parts of
our land, as we'll as from resorts nearer home
! AT the last communion service at the Chinese
Presbyterian church in Oakland, Cal, thirteen
new members were received, six by baptism.
This gives them membership of twenty-nine
The pastor Of the Colored PRESBYTERIAN
| church at Jacksonville, Florida held views
concerning the Trinity which were not of the
right shade. So his brethren deposed him for
/ heresy.
The thirty second annual meeting of the
American Missionary association will be held
at Taunton, Mass, October 29th-3lst The
Rev. s. E. Herrick, d. D., Of Boston, will
preach the sermon.
| Pastor j. Fl. Twitchell, of Hartford. has now
joined that eminent lamb of his flock, Mark
| Twain, and the twain viii journey together
through Germany and Switzerland. Mark pays
| the bills, and both are happy.
Asouthern paper states that Bishop Beck.
| with, of Georgia, who is expert with the rifle
will join of the teams of Atlanta. AS
preacher he is one of the most brilliant in the
Episcopal church, always hitting the bulls
| eye.
| The celebrated Old Tennent church, the land
mark of the Monmouth battle-ground, was
struck by lightning during late storm and set
on fire, but the building saved from de-
struction by the prompt action of the citizens
! of Freehold.
| The North Congregational church and society
| of Enfield, Connecticut, have left with the So
| clety committee the disposal of their church
edifice and property as only some thirty mem
bers are left and they not afford to run the
machine alone
The Rev. Edward Eagles was the pastor of a
| church at Charlotte, North Carolina but he is
so no longer. He had the opensity to break
the law and the necks of chickens, and having
been brought into a Justices court proofs ap-
pcared positive against him.
The Rev. Dewitt Mallory, of Brooklyn, n.
Y, has received and accepted call from the
| Second Congregational church of Detroit, Mich
igan, to supply their church temporarily with
the hope that his coming may enable them to
| clear away their indebtedness and make way
| for permanent settlement.
Here lies Sarah Smithers, the beloved wife
| of Thomas Smithers, marble-cutter. This
monument erected as a. tribute to her
/ memory and specimen Of his art. hIouu-
ments Of the same style sf25 each This cpl
| taph is said to be found in church in London.
| The Catholic pastors of Brooklyn have just
| concluded religious retreat of eight days at
| the Monastery of ST. Michael, West Hobo
| ken, which is in chrrge of the Passionist
Fathers. During eight days rigid silence was
| enjoined, and all the hours were devoted to re-
iigious exercises except brief intervals for rec
reation and food.
Joseph Cook does not put the matter of Sun
| day observance too strong when he says: 81
am fanatic, hope, as to Sunday; but look
abroad over the map of popular freedom in the
world, and it does not seem to me accidental
that Switzerland, Scotland, England and the
| limited SfafaS-tha II,