, 1879-08-10
GEN ERAL NOTES.

|
The Universa>ists OF Maine will hold their an.
uual conference in Hope, on the 18th and 18Th
! insts.
The Indiana Unitarian Convention and Sun-
| day-school Association meet in Dublin, Ind,
Sept. 10.
The synagogue of B'nat Israel, in Phtla-
| de1phia, was SOLD BY the Sheriff few days ago
to satisfy mortgage of $500.
! About IL, 600 900 Russian uouconformists have
| been allowed freedom Of worship and the right
/ OF engaging in commercial pursuits heretofore
| forbidden. The sects known as Skoptys and
! Rhystrs are not included in these reforms, the
| former because they practice selfmutlation,
and the latter account of their peculiar social
habits and political beliefs.
In fourteen years the Primitive Methodists Of
Engl1nd have built fortr-eight churches, which
| orc filled every week with congr egaaions aggre-
eating over 1900 Soils Their Sunday schools
number 4,0o2, with an attendance OF 365.00l
scholars. They have four colleges and fifth
| building Fifty young men offer themselves
this year for the colleges as ministers.
The Chief Rabbis and Presidents OF the two
principal congregations IN Jerusalem have issued
an appeal, ia which they call attention to 4
scarcity OF food. consequent upon adverse
harvests in Palestine for the last three years,
They state that the misery amongst the thou
sands OF poor Jews in the Holy CITY is appalling,
and that they have neither food nor the means
to purchase anv cereals, which have risen to
exorbitant prices.
The University OF Vienna is strong Roman
Catholic institution, but evidently not Terv
Ultramontane- since it has just chosen as its
Rector Prof. Dr1ck, a Protestant, and as its
dean OF the jurist faculty Prof. Grunhut, q
Hebrew. Tie latter is the first instance Of
hnt3; Inv, &@$h
That institution sfncc its foundation, 600 Years
ago. So that the world mo7es aud Austria
moves with 1t.
Des Moiucs Is the episcopal residence OF >Bish-
op Andrews, OF the N. E. Church, whose pres
ence is felt there as it seems from a movement
now progressing to raise SIS, 900 to purchase the
EXPOSITION Building there and bave it converted
into Methodist University for Iowa. The cost
OF the building is $4,000, but the stockholders
offer ST., coo as their own donation to the enter
prise, md the citizens OF the town propose TO
ra'se the remainder aud donate the building to
the Iowa Conference, which will then furnish it
and endow it as first-class educational institu-
ton. 5000 more wifi be needed to furnish it.
The Liverpool (1imes july 70 says: &C.
ries Of evaugeli5tic services were commenced
last Sunday in sthe Presbyterian church, Great
Crosby road. The Rev. j. j. Muir preached in
the morning. In the evening the Rev. Il. II.
Paynter, Of Chicago, gave stirring address on
the necessity Of being filed with the Holy Spirit
If mcu would work for God. His preaching has
already awakened q good deal OF interest In the
ice every day, and egangestic services tn the
evening. He writes that The servics were con-
tinued until July Is. Many professcd conver-
sion to God, the work being confined almost en-
tirc1v to the higher circles OF society. Tn Tues
day, the 22d. AR. paynter gave Bible reading
on conservation At the close. cali being made
for ali those who would consecrate themselves
then to God, larne numbers arose, many in
tears. The day will long be remembered as
must solemn and yet joyful OCCASION"
Qu1ET1SG D1sTuRBER
DR., Howard Crosby spoke recently 10 Newark |
OH behalf OF the LAW and Order Society,""
The church was crowded. The whole city had
been deeply excited BY the efforts made to sup
Dress the Sunday liquor-seilins: While the
Doctor was speaking be was rudelv INTERRUPTED I
in broken English bv burly, conceited foreign !
er OF the Communistic type. His answer was /
SO admirable, and the effect SO great that the ]
account Of it taken from the New York Times IL |
worth repeating:
tense stiffness reisned among tne audience.
- When you have learned the English langnaee |
we'll to speak or understand 1t. thea
thundered M D.: Crosby The man settled back into
bis seat Us roar OF applause like the noise Of IN
earthquake broke the stiffness Men ana women
capped their hands for at least two minutes, amt
the excitement became intense. When the ap-
plause ceased. Dr.. Crosby pointed bis finger at the
man: and fairly shouted IN MS tndsGat!on: a:G!tn
in this country. Men who have nat get got ths
brogue OF them arc attemptin$ to destroy ana
of periectly overwhelming and ong-contlnncd ~"
piause resounded through the church: and Dr.
McNair suggested to the man that he had better
nodded a stolid acqucecence, and evidently felt
hqt he had got into the wrong box, hla face being
vid white& on seeing the Indignation he had
aroused.
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