The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-18
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fund necessary W lore the auctebt phIlsH
church Of st. LtAe'in Newport parish, Isle
of Wight, county, D., which was built In
1889, and ID the olst Anglican church In
America.
The Second SuDdan une will be observed
by the Methodist urehes as 1ehildrens
day Collections aIaken for the benefit Of
the education fund, III which poor students
are Helped. Some fifttudents are now being
helped from 1t.
III 1895 the Synod ohio was the only Lu-
theran synod west one Allegheny noun
tains. Now there are the same territory
twelve Lutheran Syns. The number OF
communicates has inc1sed from 4284 to 49,
6g2.
The creditors among,e congregation Of
st. Pauls Catholic Cteh, Cincinnati, to
whom Archbishop PurI owes al 100000.
have resolved to remit t-half their claims,
and recommend the crttors of the Arch
bishop In other German .tholic congrega-
tions to do likewise
The AUTOMATICALLY The Roman Gath
Ollie Church known to hs*been established
In England has just besounded nv Pone
Leo Kill, who has erectedle Fraternity of
Servants Of the Holy CHI attached 10 the
Church of St. Mary of theupeIs. Bayswa-
ter, into an arch-confratern.
The last report or the TIL Church Tenn
poralties Commission inltes that the
Church estate will finally found to be-
worth ABOUT SoV.uVo,Vuu, hght which there
will be d charge Of about $50, Coco leaving d
surplus Of 100000 to the Nj. The final
winding up will take place ab. 1894.
The movement for the regenton of Pal
estlne, discussed at the HebrsVtarpational
Convention, In Paris, has been iArsed ~ the
historian Graetz. Baron Hirst Lionel de
Rothscbild and Grimetlx. The generation"
means the planting Of schools Ii orphan
ages for the young In the sacredrlntry.
| GnY,n al po1vuociap fanebara,
the mission OF the London Soc in New
/ Guinea, have been poisoned TO Oh bv tha
natives by placing upas wood In ir drink
ing water. Fever has been eve1ore de-
structive, SO that Of twenty teach landed
In East New Guinea recently onlyout five
are now left.
In the Russian Church there ano leaa
than 100000 persons In holy ordersnd. AZ
might be expected, very many Of theare in
condition of beggary. The receipt tia
Synod are about $16,001,e00 year, which |
81 800 600 comes from the State; but ie of
this large amount goes 10 the rural rpy.
In the way Ut church accommodationlere
are 42D cathedraIs, 33,302 churches ant 40s
ehapels.
The Pope has permitted a chapel be |
arranged iii a small building within thu.
cincts Of the Qurinal, called the Pala5a
built by Clement XIII. 1t was entirela,
stored by Victor Emmanuel, SO that it ma,
i
part of the Qnirinal, which Is Still un
the interdict. The negotiations leading
this concession are conducted ia We
friendly tone
Mgr. Lavigerie, the archbishop of Algiel
writes to the Missions Cathotiques as follow
"A courier of Zanzibar, who arrived In Algie
| on March 81 has brought news Of our nj
sionaries. The latest IL dated September -
and was sent by 2. Lavinbac. He was at tn
tithe in good health, as well as his four co
freres, al the Lake Victoria Mission. He W
In the country 81 King Miranda and goil
towards Uganda, the kingdom of Mtesa. W
Is already half Christian, II we may belle
Stanley
/ The great society for the propagation Of t
gospel deeming the charter granted by W
| Iian Ill In 1701 rather out Of date, prOpos
to apply for new one. The unnecessa
and now practically disused oaths 1t is pr
posed to abrogate, also to ask for the rernoy
OF the limitation Of the s. Z. G.'s real pI
perty to an annual value Of $4,000. If t
Crown should object to withdraw LIN
altogether, then the society will consent
accept yearly value OF $4,000 as the lin
for estate In fee simple and Of its leasehol
for any term exceeding 500 years.
Three livings were offered at auction
London few days ago. Warfield, Gig
miles from Windsor, with q vicarage rebu
! iii 1861, and surrounded by well-timber
lands, eighteen acres Of glebe, o population
500. a net income of Sl655 annually and an |
cumbent sixty-one years. old, brought S57!
the rectorial titles, amounting to $47O YET
being withdrawn from competition VIII
Of $500, and Rainham, with one OF S24l
were Withdrawn, only $40, 900 and Sis, 900 bel
bid.
News has been received OF an outrage col
mitted on the Methodist Mission at il
Chung, China, and some Of the men1be
thereof, and the prompt punishment OF t
rioters. The assistant preacher and one
during services and badly beaten. The m
then broke into the chapel, and destroy
some furniture and broke the tiles on t
roof. The magistrate at Yamen being no
4 fled, visited the chapel, had the ringleade
arrested, had the damages repaired, fined t
offenders heavily, ordered them TO be Civ
500 lashes each, and put them under bonds
pay the expenses OF medical treatment
the wounded men.
The ritualistic services in st. Clemen
Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, were &C
Quoted ~ usual on Sunday last, In spite
the formal censure that had been apple
Many OF the worshippers made genufiectio
IN the aisles, and crossed themselves on ent
ing the peWs Upon the altar was the ch;
ICE, covered with an embroidered veil. "a
deiabra were on the super altar, at each e
OF Which was the figure OF kneeling ang
Will large cross In the centre. On I
fmaIl table Ia the chancel, known as
credenee, were basin, a napkin and t.
.eruets holding wine and water. Four ba
ners We're displa we'd, one bearing picture
the Virgin and Child. There was also gold
eruclflx and perpetual light. at the go
meRcemeEt OF the services a procession
tered. composed 81 robed boys bearing cross
and candies, twenty-four Ivy choristers
eassoaks and snrplices, twanty-four m
eaaoriseers similariy dressed. two corr
players, two Eiolinists and finally three eli.
gymen. These marched through Ali
astes OF the church. During the service t
choir stood in the ohancel, the celehra
kissed the altar several times. acoIvtes q
sisted and frequently knelt, and the preach
was escorted to the pulpit by two cross bes
ers. After the sermon the chalice was uncf
cred, ten candles We're lighted, and the co.
| muni0n service was conducted with M
! than the usual forms.
A woman was sitting at the breakfast tai
the other morning, when an almost breat
less naighbOr came In and informed her til
her husband was dead. She calmly remarkt
Wait till I'm through breakfast, and tn
you'll hear bowling"