, 1879-02-23

%A4AA noIsll decorations on les
tlVal occasions shall be dispensed with in the
future.
Tie Catholic Bishop OF Montreal has issueu
circular forbidding ladies to belong to church
chotrs after the lst OF June next. MANY of the
churches have anticipated the order by dismiss
ing lcdy singers.
As the result Of eleven years. work in Texas,
Northern Mcthodism now counts Il, ,22O7 MEM
bcrs, 2,467 probationers, 205 local and 221 rray-
cling preachers, * churches, and III Sunday
schools, with 1892 scholars.
A European tour for clergymen is planned bv
some New York preachers. It is to consume
July and August. and the clergymen are to be
taken as fur as to Italy and back, at cost Of
$3.50 each This seems cheap enough, il good.
It is stated that a number of wealthy men in
New York have pledged 100000 toward the
in that city. the special object of which should
be to educate teachers for the colored people in
the South. 49,
Pope Leo has issued an order forbidding the
sale of relics. He says the traffic has become
an abuse and scandal, and that enemies OF the
Catholic faith steal and sell authentic relics, to
the great scandal Of the faithful, and especially
Of foreigners.
A new missionary magazine is to be Issued in
the interest Of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
It will not be issued by the Book Concern, but
as tile individual enterprise of the Rev. 4. G.
Rose, long known in connection with Round
Lake management.
DR.. Scudder SAYS that the Oriental nations
will never become converted until the wou1eu
first bccome Christians. and he says tlat the
women can be converted onlJ BY the personal
agency Of women who 70 there from Christian
countries. Hindoo women will not listen to
male missionaries. DR.. Scudder was in India
for oyer twenty years.
pb,1,ac,nb;,,s eor,,,on;o ean,o.;on ~ aor NIL,
he IN s.,I'ha Woman ,uho Lo,, - Tooi 1or bcr
Hnsband ~ The onnonncnmen, ~ sncl, enh-
iect viii nrohahly rrnrd thr Co1,ocls;nE Presh7-
teri tcrian Church vii, women, , % co~cr to, hcar what
tie w woman did Under q NJ nsaf some
Sensational II, the nnnnn-a,e.,a,q tta; s,h-
;ecrs than +bar hI.,hran ~ +h;e ].;t,1 ND
Rrnoklvn. y" 1' S'A
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lHe REVIVAL meetings at the First C0ngrega-
tlooal Church, under the direction OF Messrs.
nentecost aIiu oteooA1s, tsIm!na1e luis evening"
Panreeost IN, iittc ea.s,n -, p;e hnI,a -, Dns.
ton, Rv rronest ~ cavsrni shnrcas c 10 mil ~
turn and with Arr ctnhh;re commence -. ear;es
OF meetings on the Sorth Side. Sunday. March
lG.- They conduct = meeting Mt Monfly's Chnrch
this morning.
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1rasetlus Eyaogenst the kev, ffed bell mas
noe lllaas = clo"niu@ success OF nls enoea7or 70
teeo,Ii ,I nn''Sse nun nsit1sn paPtlst osotneI
H. e. ,aas n.1,eol " ~ se
~. ost ~ ascu5tu " h1ssaas anu olAcI"lse
!aA:ne iiuel.!es WIN certain ma1n servants OF
lug iall1l. "nGse Eusst ne "as. ne ueneo US
aeease's, anu uIuusnG sun asalnst tncm: u
noM eIeus suat lne ,h: Gsu.nee pto'ea VI DEN u
feated in his suit. As m evangelist he SUBJ
sides. ;
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or;,an;,,tip., ~ Won,t GiIaaa n 80 o,'ar5;.iI3
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as ~ ~ ~; pihina ~ U1lU 80" h1i -. ent;.r
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WILL lnenl'
At the close Of the morning service of the
Baptist Church OF Englcwooi last Sunday it
was announced that the Church debt Of So, O3O
had been reduced S5UU by the efforts OF the
Ladies' Society, and that the semi-annual inter-
est on the remaining s., 800, amounting to
s125, would fall due on the 2lst inst. 4 collec-
ton was taken up for this object, resulting in
SlO3 being raised, leaving u balance Of So,
Ghict was collected during the week. This
Church is at present without pastor. 4 call
will probably be extended to the Rev. j. b.
Phillips, of Shelbyvile I'll.
A pat+sr;1ra d;e,,+cb sors. Tho co+ho1ic
chnrcb .r.eat, :, vioprons roy on thn Z n;%h.s ~
SnuA~o "At-@o - 'A-SAe"' j." ~ e'4 49, AAHA-"es y.