, 1879-04-27
GENERAL NOTES.

The Buffalo Express says that "Talmages triaI
is rapidly nearing It's one hundredth night
4 London newspaper furnishes the curious and
surprising statement that 635 out OF 241 shares
in new brewery company In Sheffield arc held by
English clergymcn.
At q recent meeting of some Of the Cincinnati
creditors Of Archbishop Purcell it resolved to
donate to him 50 per cent OF their Claims with the
hope that all Other creditors would do likewise.
The eight Methodist Episcopal churches in De-
troit, Mich. after mature consideration by large
comnitre of all their members, have resolved to
consolidate all their church debts and remove them
altogether.
The Reformed Episcopal Church at Louisville
has divided. 1t had suffered from pecuniary EN-
hnrrassment, and the death o! Mr.. Powers. the
Philadelphia chemist and lay patron OF the reform
cd movement, rendered its failure inevitable.
At religions conference in London it ,vas state
that the wages pnfd to women engaged In prodnc-
ine @ tenpenny Bieles were no: enough to Keep body
and soul together, mud that OF the three cent
strikes in the bookbindlng trade all had arisen out
Of Bible work.
ing quite frequent in France. At Charente forty
fonr heads of families, NIL Catholics. peti1ioned
the Consistory Of Jarnac for Protestant worship.
which has accordingly been established, and 200
Catholics attend 1t.
Five large meetings will be held this summer on
the camp meeting grounds at Clear Lake. Ia. The
fourth annual session Of the Northwest Sunday
School Assembly, July 1928; State camp meat
tng> Aug. II -22; Ministerial and Theological In
stitute OF the Northwest, date not yet determined.
The Chicago Women's Baptist Home Mission
Union will mold its next regular and annual meet
ing at the Fourth Church. on Tuesday, April 20,
at $3.50 D. m. Officers for the coming year will be
elected Tea will be served us usual, to which
gentlemen are invited and soc liable In the even
ing. A full attendance is desired.
A merchant in Allegheny City, Pa, named Rms.
sell, is preaching the doctr'ne that ths world vii
trouble =" to precede that event having commenced
in 1874. Russell has made $50 converts. aomc Of
whom are extEavagant in their religious behavior,
that region.
Two new Protestant sects have made their ap-
peazance in two countries widely separated from
each other,--W!estpbn!ia and Texas; The West,
resembles the Shakers in some OF its ceremonies.
1t is said to have made considerable progress That
IN Texas consists thu far q nv hse Th
Temple Of the Coming 1ord-" "
The congregation ministered to By the Rev. n.
F. Raylin, heretofore worshlptng In the hall. No.
avenue and Washington street, and will hold
services there On the first Sunday IN May. Services
ut the usual hours Sunday school Immediately
day in Msy: LESSONS from Spring" Evening
subject: ''sundav Saloons and Theatres" "
The Managers Of the American Bible Society an-
nounce change Of policy BY which, instead Of re-
lying upon auxiiarr societies alone to effect sale
OF their publications. they design to secure wider
circulation OF the books through the channels OF
trade; and, 10 make it for the interest OF dealers
in books to accommodate their customers by keep
ing for sale the Societys Bibles and Testaments,
they offer to such dealers, and to them only,
discount OF 10 per cent from the catalogue price.
An English newspaper cites an instance Of the
''etarvines'' US we'll as 'slivings" in the Church
0f EnpT4r1 Tha cnS il that Of - 1fvinu ~ for
which the Bishop OF Truro wishes to find self
denying Clergyman. It is situated In d healshfnl
part Of Cornwall,-in moor1and surrounded by
beautiful country; the value Of the living is S175
year, with two acres Of gleoe. The population Of
the parish Is thirtyfour, aud the area eight hn1d~
red and forty three acres, but there is
or church.
The English Registrar General has published GER
tain religious statistics which show that there ara
now In England, outside Of the Established Church,
163 religious aects. During the past year no less