Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-07-12
School and Church.

are to be laid.
School and Church.
The sum of sS1, 900 was presented
to Mr.. Spurgeon on his completion of a
pastorate of % years.
The General Synod Of the Moravia1
Church met at Heernhut, Germany.
May &c, after an interval OF about ii
years. Fifty-three members were pres
ert, Of whom II we're from America, in
GLIDING two Bishops. Bishop Edmund
de Schweinitz of America was chosen
President of the Synod. gGh ) Fn
The London DAILY Chronicle says
that the report on the Jewish Mission
submitted to the Assembly Of the Free
Church at Edinburgh showed that the
cost of converting five Jews had been
S5. 52l head; while from the corre-
spending report in the Established As
sembly it appeared that some S25,OOO
had been spent in producing one ''anxi-
GUS inquirer"
The Northern and Southern Presby-
terrain churches have been trying for sew
eral years to come into fraternal rela.
tions with each other, but have had
some difficulty in agreeing upon the
language of the terms. The Christian
Observer, Southern Presbyterian, asserts
that they have come into such relations
in fact, If not in form, without thinking
of it, or knowing it, and cites several
acts and words Of the last assemblies of
both bodies in proof.
The question Of holding Sunday
services has divided the wealthiest Jew
ish congregation in Chicago. Rabbi
Kohler sought to effect q compromise
by keeping up the regular observances
on Saturday, and also having sermon
on Sunday. The result was that the at
tendance was large on Sunday, but
dwindled to almost nothing on Satur-
day, and his demand that all members
should be present on the latter day was
so generally disregarded that he has re-
signed. art rl1a -W
Haps and MishaPs.
AT Palestine. o., Sylvanus Beight,
aged II, was killed BY the accidental
discharge of his gun.
AT Lafayette, Ind, Jacob Nei-
bauer's 3-year-old son was scalded to
death by falling into q tub OF boiling
water. asaaF
AT Van Vert, o., Benjamin Hat
terry was accidentally shot and fatally
wounded while " belling" newly mar
risd couple.
AT Cayahoga, o., q blacksmith's 49,
months-oid child crswled underneath a
team of horses and was stamped and
kicked nearly to death.
AT Wheeling, W. Va, q lad named
Samuel Woodruff was fatally wounded
by q pistol in the hands of q careless
companion, named Louis Stevens.
Nina Krause, the 1l-year-Old
daughter of prominent German citi-
zen of Bexar County, Texas. fatally shot
herself while handling revolver.
"A 2-year-old son of VIM. Hilliar, at
Rogue's Hollow, near Doylest0wn, o.,
drank solution of concentrated lys,
causing its death in few hours.
Gus. Draper, an old aud respected
citizen OF Stamford, Mclean County,
ILL.,, had his brains knocked out while
cumming saw. by the bursting of an
emery wheel.
Two children, aged II and 9 years,
sons of Alfred Stousenberg Of Clarks-
burg, Ind. took shelter under tree from
q passing storm. A limb fell and killed
both instantly.
james Clarksou, aged IA. while
sleeping outside of tent, on the River
San Gabriel, Texas, was bitten by q
snake, and, after lingering some hours,
died in great agony. & 1l-s
A little daughter of William
and Bridget Blowers, Of Waseca. Mimi,
died last week from the effects of drink
ing small quantity Of concentrated lye,
which had been left lying within reach.