Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-14
SUNDAY GLoBELETs.


held this year at Aix-la-C hapelle.
The Catholic Standard says that for duti-
full son of the church to speak Of it as
"sect' is to commit an almost objectionable
crime.
There are now in Syria i've hundred girls
attending evangelical churches. Twenty Of
them have learned the Westminster catechism
by heart.
Padre Curci, the ex-Jesuit, is editing an Ital-
ian translation of the bible, with the design Of
bringing accepted Protestant and Roman
Catholic versions into harmony with modern
scholarship.
The Rev. Mr.. Ross, Of East Williams, Ont,
has forbidden the Freemasons to approach the
communion table in his church, on the ground
that at Masonic funerals the name of Christ is
not used in prayer.
Mr. Stebbins: "Oh, brother, don't you
think it would be advisable to call meetin' to
pray for rain?" Practical brother: ''But
don't you think it would be little surer to
have picnic?''
Some carnal minded writer says Sitting
on damp camp meeting ground eating pea
| nuts and listening to dull sermons may not b.
a very rapid way of getting to heaven, but then
| it is sure way . -.5. -.s
The seventy-second general conference Of
| the New Jerusalem church of Great Britain
has been held in London. The presidents
eighteenth birthday was celebrated, and he re-
| ceived a purse of $1,000.
Pastor Noah NJ. Price has returned from his
| vacation, and will preach tomorrow at the
I.rth
seats are free Mr.. Price will discuss the sue
| cess of the church at Pergamos.
The ladies Of the Congregational church OF
Marysville, O., have raised So, 800, with which
| they have furnished the building throughout
and started a parsonage fund, by the prepare
ton and publication of cookery book.
Chinese Congregational church has been
| organized by small council held at Honolulu,
Sandwich Islands, on the Sth of June. The
Rev. DIR. Damon was elected moderator, and
baptized the six who joined the new church.
Father Cordes, of Rhode, Germany, fell dead
In the confessional the other day, after hearing
the confession of the last person in the church,
from thunderbolt. He was found after the
shock sitting upright, with blanched face,
quite dead.
The editor of a Munich paper in making
| strong plea Tor the Jews, says it is to their
| honor that out of 10000, $50 scholars attend
| nlgner institutions of learning while in the
same number only 81 Protestants and % Cath
olics attend.
Thirty acres Of land have been purchased in
Hartford township, Delaware county, upon
which there will be buildings erected for
Friends Orthodox Female College. The work
Is actively progressing. The site is about half
a mile from the station.
Last year about fifty Christian Brothers
(Cathoilc rehgious) were compelled to leave
Germany. They went to Verviers, Belgium.
Now the Belgium government have ordered
them OFT, and they have gone to France.
"nlther thsy ask their pupils to come.
A Chinese boy, belonging to one Of the mis-
sion schools at Pekin, China, at recent ex-
animation, repeated the entire new testament
without missing single word or making sim
gle mistake. He is now committing to MEM
DRY DIR. Martins Evidences of Christianity
Washburn College, Kansas, is completing the
first OF series of cottages for young ladies.
Each one is to accommodate fifteen or twenty
young ladies, who will be unuer the chrage of
matron, and thus have many of the advan-
tages of q Christian home while attending
| school,
plan has been arranged for the asso citation
of the Congregational colleges of England for
promoting friendly rivalry in the study of
theology, philosophy, biblical criticisms and
ecclesiastical history. The first examination is
to be held in June, 1889. Prizes of from about
$50 to 800 are offered.
On the 25th day of June, 1856, eleven men
and two women were burned at the stake at
Stratford, Eng, under the direction of the
Roman Catholic Bisher Bonner. It is now pro-
posed to erect monument to these martyrs.
and meeting has recently been held to dis
cuss the ways and means.
The English Wesleyans, who for thirty wears
have put forth strenuous efforts to help in the
primary education Of children, are now turn
ing their attention to the establishment of nid
dle-class schools. Already schoolhouse and
headmaster's residence, with accommodations
for boarders, have been secured at Truro.
The authorities and people of Camunas,
Spain, seem to have resolved to rid the town of
all religious teachers. They put the priest to
fight by their threats, and sought to drive ont
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them that if he died he would die at his post,
and refused to quit the town. At last accounts
excitement ran high.
Said MIR. Wiseowl: ''There is a passage of
scriptur, brethren, thet's impressed me
much very much; I've thought ont, and
thought ont, and I'm alluz thinking ont. L
dlsremember just whar it is and, ez for thet
matter, just what it u.s. but you can't tell how
much of soils it is to me on nv Journey
through this vale O. tears
! religious paper gives this advice for the
opening Of the fall campaign: Folks are
getting home from their summer vacation, and
looking carefully to see if their clothing, sill
verware and other valuables are all where thew
hid them. If any laid away for the time their
religious habits also, we trust they will hunt
them up as carefully and that they may find
| them uniniured.''
The health of Archbishop Purcell is reported
as steadily failing. This is due partly to old
age, for the archbishop is 80 years old, and
| partly to his recent financial troubles The
subscription lists distri buted among the bish-
ops of the country early in the summer are to
be returned this month. but it is said that
with the exception of few places in the West
the collections have not been large.
1t is reported that the new order of ritual
istic clergymen known as the Corporate Re-
union" has consecrated the Rev. DR.. F.sG.
Lee bishop. The conservation is said to have
been performed by three bishops, the canonical
number, two of whom were not Of the Church
of England. In reply to the question from the
editor of an English church paper as to the