Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-10
SUNDAY GLOBLETs
\ The English Presbyterian church has :, mem.
herShin of 0nlu 52 0l0

pershlp OF only %, UUO.
The Congregational churches Of Vermont
have co. communicates.
Trinity Episcopal church at Montrea, was
sold the other day under a mortgage debt Of
s98, OOO.
The First Congregational church of Manches-
ter, Conn, completed its centennial on the
29th ult.
As Charles Lamb says. the best men in the
world are like the archangels, only a little
damaged.
The disestablishment of the Episcopal
church in Ireland has advanced rather than
retarded it.
Recent statistics indicate that the Roman
Catholics still outnumber all other Christian
denominations.
woman at La Sale. ILL.,. has been detected
stealing prayer books from the churches as a
reg ular calling.
Bishop Paddock, of Boston, has issued
pastoral letter in which he takes strong ground
against Ritualism.
While negro was being baptized in Madi.
son, Ga. the other day, one of the other breth
rem stole his Shoes
Inc amount of pin-money required by the
marrled women depends on whether she uses
diamond pins or rolling pins.
The Alliance anxious for vacation. asks its
readers II they will agree to its suspension of
one issue. The editor wants to 20 fishing.
1t Is surmised that the only rival to his
mouth that MIR. Talmage will meet in his Eu-
ropean trip will be the Mont Gents Tunnel.
Presbyterian minister at Warm Springs.
N. c., has eloped with lovely girl, who
has since been disowned by her irate father.
A Baptist church. with eighteen members.
has been organized at Bloomfield. Michigan,
and the Rev. G. b. Femur will oct as it's pas
tor.
Whose findeth a wife fndeth a good
thing, says Solomon. 5 If all accounts NAV be
believed, he practiced what he preached to
a very large extent
Henry Marley. the evangelist, has returned
to England after two years. successful labors
IN Australia, and will spend the summer
preaching in London.
A Methodist newspaper will soon be started
in Boston, and will probably be called the New
England Nethodist. The Rev. DR.. Sherman, of
Lynn, is spoken of as its editor.
The, Catholics and the Baptists are more
closely allied than they think. The only Diff
ference between them is that the Catholic uses
wax candles and the Baptist-dips
The Nuns of the Good Shepherd at Quebec
are preparing very elaborate wreath of i'm
mortelles, to be forwarded to the ex-Empress
Eugene for the tomb of the prince
1t is not the necessaries of life which lead us
into temptation so much the luxuries. As
Jerrold said, "Honest bread is very we'll: it's
the butter that gets US into trouble
Rhode Island, founded by Baptlsts has sixty
Baptist churches, with 1896 members. The
results of last winters work in the cities are
shown by the addition of l,047 by baptism.
During a recent pilgrimage of $4,000 Poles
to woodworking image of the Virgin, at
Crenstoken, a thunder storm broke over them,
and fifteen persons were killed by lightning.
Some men are SO constantly growing at
every thing that one is apt to think that they
have discovered their Darwinian origin and
are simply keeping up the family reputation.
Among the soldiers in the British army in
Zululand are sixty seventy Natal Kafirs
| who are protesting Wesleyans, and every morn
ing and evening they hold prayer meetings in
their camps.
The doctrine of election and foreknowleige
absolute was pretty clearly fixed in the mind
Of the old Scotch preacher who said to his peo-
pie one day, ''Ye Gamma be guide, an if ye were
gude it wad do ye ma gude.''
Bishop Hendricks (Roman Catholic), of
Rhode Island, in order to raise funds for the
new cathedral at Baltimore, is arranging
grand diocesan picnic, to include all the Ro-
man Catholic societies in that Stats.
Mamma" remarked an interesting infant
of 4, where do you 20 when you die?'' Zone
can't be quite certain, darling. how can
mamma tell? She has never died yet?'' Yes;
but haven't you studied geography"
Careful inquiry shows that in the late war
between Russia and Turkey, 292 churches, 10
monasteries and 20 schools were destroyed on
the south SIDE of the Balkans. The destruc-
ton in other sections was even greater.
Seven hundred members of the Church of
England have presented memorial to the
Bishop of Salisbury, protesting against private
auricular confession and priestly absolution,
and pledging themselves to oppose the spread
of such unscriptural practice by every means
in their power.
White and colored Baptist ministers held
conference recently in Staunton. W. Va, to
promote kindly feeling between the races. The
| sermons and essays of the colored delegates are
| said to have been very able, and their white
s ~sss snsy Were sss. both surprised at
| Said a good lady to the preacher, as he came
! out of the pulpit, ''You preached good SER
mon tonight 'Wbat is your standard of
good sermon?' sWhen sermon makes Won
feel that you ought to do better, and that you
can do better, call it a good Sermon It
would be hard to find a better definition thai.
this.
Prosecutions of Professionals still continue
in Spain. Two Protestant missionaries in
Viogo visiting Morgargeore recently were set
upon by q mob headed by three priests, and
almost stone to death, escaping, With severe
wounds, in carriage. Other missionaries
have been warned off at other places under
threats.
A party Of Irishmen went to a clothing
store to buy suit of clothing in which to bury
:" oSSA SoAAAAauo' AL Varieties or garments
we're examined and discussed by the mourning
friends, but none could be decided upon until
one Of the party held up a light thin suit, say
ing, Begorra, let's take this, bys; it's thin
an cool, and poor Pat will find it mighty
comfortable"
Some of the Roman Catholic papers have
been making considerable ado over the Prince
of Wales and others of the royal family bow.
ing their heads while attending requiem mass
for Prince Inuis Nannenn. Eoreirn oentlanoan