Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-02
SUNDAY GLOBELETs.

mans creed is too often his screed.-Bos- S
ton Transcript.
Mr.. Kimball has raised nearly s2, 500, 600 for
church debts. :,
The Methodist papers of last week report
more than 5000 converts. RI.
Fifty Anglican clergymen died in January.
Thirty Of them were 70 years of age and M
ward.
man out West dropped counterfeit half
dollar in the contribution box and then drop
ped in fit.
Some 100000 has been raised for the en-
dowment of the proposed See of Liverpool. and J
$50, 600 is yet needed.
A member of the Missouri legislature has i,
introduced bill to prohibit playing marbles
or croquet on Sunday.
Mohammedan named Winchee has en-
braced Christianity, and joined the Lutheran
church at Hagerstown, Md
DR.. Stanton has been consecrated Bishon of
Queensland, Australia, and has sailed from
London for his distant See.
The jubilee usually proclaimed by the popes
on the year of their accession is to be held in
March, April and May, 1879.
The Hon. and Rev. Algernon Stanley, a son
of the late Lord Stanley, of Alderley, has lust
seeded to the church of Rome.
Mrs. Charles Brook, who died recently in
Worcestershire, gave to the church of England
during her life not less than S70O,OC0
The Presbyterians contributed for yarions
purposes last year an average of sl4.6O per
member; the Congregationalists $3.50.
De-, tt
from the passionate of the Presbyterian church
at Denison, Texas. on account of drunkenness.
1t is reported that the Vatican has decided to
create certain new dioceses in the United States
! IN consequence of the growth Of the church ia
this country.
The consistoryto be held by the pope Tor the
creation of new cardinals is not to take place
oe1ora the month Of June, when Leo XIII. will.
! 1t is said, confer five or six hats.
Rev. Henry Rensswig, of Bethany. Mimi.
| has been chosen delegate to the general SYNOD
| of the Moravian church. which meets in Co.
many shortly, in place of Rev. E. A, Frueauff.
| deceased.
The Congregational Year Book for 1879 re-
ports gain of 10,059 members, the whole
membership being 375, 1000. For home and for
eign religious work the churches contributed
1926, 6S6.
Ihe statistical committee of the Presbyterian
! general council has held meeting, and adopted
plans to gather statistics of all the Presbyter-
Ian churches, subject to approval by their SUI
preme courts.
The bell which for sixty years has hung in
the steeple Of the old church belonging to the
First Methodist society, Lynn. Mass, has been
removed to the new church, on Park square.
| 1t was cast by the worthy old patriot. Paul
Revere, in 1916.
1t is estimated that the State of New York
has 6,4OO ecclesiastical organizations, with sit
tlngs for 1900 600 persons, and a membership
| of 100000. The value of the church proner-
ty is reckoned at $l17 ,000, 900. The Mothodists
| are the most numerous
little girl was asked by her mother, on her
return from church, how she liked the preacher.
Didn't like him at all, - was the reply. 'Why?''
asked her mother. ''Cause he preached till he
made me sleepy, and theE hollered SO loud he
wouldn't let me go to Sleep"
There is in Chicago a Sunday-school for
Chinese, which meets every Sunday afternoon.
VI the one hundred more Cinnamon in that
CITY, 26 attend the school regularly and there is
teacher for every scholar. The converts are
said to be generous contributors.
The Manhattan Congregational Association
of New York and Brooklyn reports nine
churches, with 5,139 members. The contribu-
tlons amounted last year to $62 I'll. This is
the new association formed two years ago, and
does not include Plymouth Church.
The Rev. ". T. Wylie having for some time
successfully administered the affairs of Wilson
college, Chambersburg, Pa, now goes to Butler.
Pa, to be pastor Of the Presbyterian church of
that place. The church is one of the ablest and
most prosperous in Western Pennsylvania,
The English and American Baptists report
total of $4,000 members in Asia. OF these 90
600 are connected with the American Baptist
mission in Burmah. An additional 5000 be-
long to the same society's missions in India,
Siam and China, leaving 5000 for the English
Baptists.
The debt of the Southern Methodist Publish
ing house, at Nashville. Tenn. is $500, GOO.
which natures July l. The assets are estimat
ed at $28O,OO0, but it is not believed that more
than SlOO,OOO could be obtained at public sale.
To meet the debt about 100000 has been raised
| on bonds.
Rev. Charles A. Smith, D. D., of Philadelphia.
is dead. He was for many years a Lutheran
minister, entering the Presbyterian church
about eighteen years ago. He served Pres
byterian church in Orange, N. j., several years,
and spent the latter part of his life in Phila-
delphia. He was SO years of age.
| There is a certain pathos mingled with the
! politeness of a little boy who, on being asked
| by his Sunday school teacher who made these
everlasting hills by which we are surrounded.
replied: II really don't know, sir; 1 have
only lived in the village about ten days, and
| haven't yet made any acquaintance
OF the revival meetings in Baltimore it is
| said: For many years past there has not
been SO general a religious interest in Balti-
more. In everv part of the city special relig-
lous services have been held. Even the Ritual
lists have begun meetings after the Moody fash
ion, and sing some of the same hymns
1t is proposed, says the Record of London, to
restore Grasmere church, with which the mem
ory of Wordsworth is SO intimately associated,
in order to provide additional accommodation
for public worship. Care will, however. be
taken. as far as possible, not to destroy any of
the Anticipated furnishings of the building.
The fourteen principal Protestant churches
IN Springfield, Mass, have an aggregate debt of
s2l3,0Oo. The pay $500 year for Pastors
salaries and S32,500 for other expenses. The
largest salary is that paid by the First Congre-
gational church-$4, 900. In seven years the
churches have increased their debt from $14s,-