Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-27

Not. Of Interess About the Dine'

Notes OF Interest About the Diner.
cnt Denominations.
Mrs. Judge Rives will sing in the Epis.
copal choir to-day.
There will be services at the usual hours
in all the churches to-day.
Mr.. Henry Vincent breaches in the Ruby
Hill Methodist Church this evening.
Rev. Mr.. Kicker feels both grateful and
encouraged at the attendance to his
church.
Rev. Mr.. Crawford will occupy the pull
pit OF the Presbyterian Church both morn
ing and evening to-day.
Rev. Mr.. Phelps will preach in the
Methodist Church at Ruby Hill, on Tues
day evening next.
The Bible Glass Of the Methodist Church
on Ruby Hill. Of which Oliver Rule is
leader, will meet at ii O'Clock this morn
ing.
After the first rain, and as soon as the
weather moderates, it il the intention OF
Rer. Mr. Phelps to give tho scholars vi his
Sunday-school a picnic.
The Methodist Sunday school and bible
class are gaining in numbers. An enter
tainment for the benefit aud amusement OF
the Sunday-school scholars, will be given
once u month.
The Young Peoples Association Of the
Presbyterian Church will meet in the
church tomorrow evening. DO the
poets, or the humorists exercise the greater
influence" will be discussed.
RELIGIOUS REVIEW.
A number Of leading Jewish rabbis met
in New York on the 18th Instant, and or
ganized the l:abbiDical Literary Associa-
ton Of America.
Governor Talbot. Of Massachusetts,. e
strong Sabbatarian, has induced the Legis-
lature to forbid the running Of trains on
the State railroad on Sunday.
The sections of Trinity parish, New York,
have been uniformed in black gowns, after
the English fashion.
One-tenth of the members Of the Meth
odist Free Churches of Great Britain are
on foreign mission stations. Tbs increase
for the past year was 237, making the total
100.
The English Catholic Union has resolved
to petition the Pope fer the canonization
Of several English .nlartyrs," Sir Thomas
Moore being of the number.
After an existence of eighty-tbree years
the Methodist New Connection Of England
numbers only rs, 535 members. Its in
crease last year MAY to Nay was only 500.
1t has missions in Ireland, Australia and
China. A union between this body and
the Weslcyans is talked about.
When Archbishop Purcell returned to
Cincinnati from his visit, he reported
many large promises Of help to pay his
debts, but no cash. He does not expect
that they will paid in his lifetime, bnt he
hopes that a plan may yet be devised by
which they will Ne in part. at least. paid in
the far future.
The Rev. Henry J. Munson, of Worces-
ter, Mass, after preaching a sermon on the
holiness Of matrimony, stepped down from
the pulpit. said that he had been too long
a widower, and requested Miss Matte
Eaton to come forward. Miss Eaton COM
piled, and the clergyman, to the coDgrcsa-
tion's astonishment, married himself TO
her after the Quaker form, each vowing to
be faithful to the other.
Forty years ago Methodism was weak in
the British metropolis. There were only
seven circuits in all London; now there are
thirty-six. Previous to 1861 there did not
exist in the city accommodations for 49,
600 persons in the Methodist churches.
Between the years 1861 and 1871 twenty
one large chapels were built, to seat 27,0o0
persons. but this only raised the number
If sittiDgs to |, IS than 10000. Since 1871,
including several that are o beng built.
thirty new chapels have been added in
which sittings are provided for $4,000
people, so that now they can accommodate
over l00.000 people every Sabbath. The
congregations i'll the greater part Of those
number 1000.