Daily globe., 1879-12-07
GLOBELETs.


stone of the cathedral of Truro a new diocese
at Cornwall @r'-.'.1 Z.
MOAN was the first man who strictly observed
lens. ne lived on water for forty days and
forty nights.
Inc bishop-elect of Toronto, Canada. has
Just received the degree of D. D. from Cam
bridge university.
~ henn1on' an evangelist now working in
new 1srk' scorns salary, refuses collections.
and pays his own expenses.
Bishop schwemitz, of the Moravian chnrcb
IS dead. He was born in Salem, N. c. in 1s1e
and was elected bishop in 1874
The Rev. Arthur Swetman, bishop elect of
toronto, has received the degree of D. D. from
Cambridge, of which he is a fellow.
Bishop Riley, of Mexico, is now on his way
oack to this country. Domestic affection in
terrupts for time his Mexican work.
The Rev. G. 81. Mead, of Laurel, Del. has
accepted the position of assistant rector at the
Church of the Epiphany, Washington.
The Oshkosh Christian advocate says it is too
late Tor boy to be good and repent of his
sins when he finds himself on thin ice.
hotel keeper may entertain angels una-
wares' but they must have baggage or paw in
advance to meet the rules of the house,
The New York Observer finds great fault with
the Seventh regiment fer the profusion of lot
tery and chance business practlsed at the fair.
There's one thing certain. If the Adyentists
stick to 1t they'll succeed at last in correctly
predic ting the day on which the world is to
end.
The Rev. Richard Lacy comparatively
young Yorkshireman, has been appointed bv
the vatican to be the first bishop of Middles-
brough.
| The Methodist board of education reports re-
| ceipts OF about 81, ,O00 the past year. Aid was
| given to about one hundred Students at an ex-
pense of $4,000.
Five Old Catholic priests have recentay re-
| tired from their ministrations in Germany.
Three Roman Catholic priests have been re-
ceived in their places.
| The Catholic diocese of Iowa is to be divided.
Bishop Hennessy will remain at Dubuque: an
other prelate, yet to be selected, will make his
home at Council Bluffs.
! It was hint that ought to have an extensive
application when the preacher SAX! in the nrav-
er meeting: Nov, Brother Smith YOU prav
the last half Of your prayerr'
The Rev. A. 3. Simpson, of Louisville. Ken
lucky, has acceptedfthe call given him to as
sumo the pastorate of the Thirteenth street
Presbyterian church Of New York CITY.
1t is stated that Moody is dissatisfied with his
| 'aoernacie work, and hereafter will preach
In churches only. 1t is pity that he has
not seen his error good many years ago.
Mrs. Sandy used to be a Roman Catholic.
but concludes to spend her remaining days AZ
Baptist. She is 81 years DID, and was i'm
mersed the other day at Sardis, West Virginia.
The Lutheran calendar for 1880 gives the
grand total of divisions of the Luthern church
IN America as containing 3OS7 ministers, s.
376 congregations and $780, 1876 commandments.
1t is complained of PhiIadelphia religious
association that while it rents its hall to singers
and musicians it draws the line at Sweden
borglan lecturers as not being sufficiently
evangelical.
+ The Rev. T. Hayden Williams, Of the Cres-
cnt load Congregational church, London, Eng
land, has issued an invitation to his flock to at
tend special meeting to pray for the CONVEX
sion of the devil.
Dea Jelly remarked to penurions compan
ION that the kingdom of Satan was to be de-
stroyed, and asked him if he wasn't glad of it.
'1es'' he replied, II suppose so, but it seems
a pity to have anything wasted?'
The bishop of Manchester, England. in a re-
cent speech, said that although he Anight not
see the day. yet he daily prayed that it might
hasten when TIE church of England should be
the church Of the people.
dearth of pennies is threatened, and the
heather are elated accordingly. Every hand
that pasues over the contribution box must
drop three-cent piece or nothing. Pepper
mints and lozenges barred out)
Where dc paragraphers go to when they
die?" asks an exchange; to which another an
swers that it depends whether they repent
or not. If they do, they go to join the other
two thieves mentioned in scripture
The German Lutherans have in Illinois 2l1
pastors and 300 congregations. The EvangeE-
cal United Synod of the West, which embraces
a large Lutheran element, has also ninety min
listers and 100 congregations in the State.
DR.. Smith, complaining of persons who took
up holy orders, though altogether unqualified
for the sacred function. says that many man
runs his head against pulpit, who might have
done his country excellent service at the plow-
tail.
johnson Street Methodist church, Brooklyn,
has just celebrated its fortieth anniversary. A
pleasant part of the service was the gathering
of $500 to help pay the debt. The Rev. George
Lansing Taylor, author, poet and orator, is
pastor.
At christening, while the minister was max
ing his certificate he inquired the day of the
month, and happened to say: LET me see. this
is the thirtieth.' 1.-THE thirtieth p exclaimed
the indignant mother, Indeed, but it's only
the thirteenth
The Presbyterian synod of North Carolina
has unanimously adopted q resolution to the
effect that as public preaching by women is op-
posed to the word of God and the welfare of
his people, the members of the church shouh
| give it no counrenance.
Sunday School Teacher-'My dear children,
can any of you tell Rhy Abraham did not sac
rifce his son Isaac, as he intended to- Which
of you can give the correct answer?" Finally,
the son of q wealthy butcher says: 81 know;
because he wasn't fat enough"
The Rev. David Macrae, who was excluded
from the u. P. church of Scotland for heresy,
las been installed over an independent con-
gregation at Dundee, the Rev. Baldwin Brown,
| ex-president of the Congregational union of
Great Britain, preaching tbs sermon. Seven
| other ministers sat on the platform.
The use of the telephone in dwellings has al
ready made its impression upon the children.
The other evening fond grandmother was put
| ting her little boy to bed, and had started his