The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-09
CHURCH NOTES.
The Episcopal Church in Mexico now has
$50 communicates "a rapid increase
500 children are under its instruction.

Among the Gifts to the Pastors" Chron-
icled in an eastern religious paper is ITO
the Rev. ID. S. Hubbard, Ellerl, III. thirty
pieces Of silver"
A colored minister named William Nor
gan, who has been preaching over fifty
years. died at Greenfield, Ohio January 2jth
at the age Of nearly S. years,
A number Of Israelites at London, Ont,
have been summoned for disturbing the
Sabbath by having festival and dance at
a wedding which took place on Sunday.
NJ. Gcoffroi, the old Catholic cure of
Courtemanche, Bcrne, has re.cntered the
Roman Catholic church, and many other
persons are said to mediate following his
example.
a church to be called the Church Of
thanks" will be built in Berlin, to com
mcmogate tle escape Of the emperor from
the assassin 100000 has been voluntarily
subscribed for it.
Bishop Simpson and Joseph Cook will
accompany the Rev DR.. Vincent to his
new camp meeting grounds in the Yosc-
mite Valley; they intend to start June ,,
and to be absent about Il month.
Methodist and Baptist were pioneers in
Iowa at the same time, and while the form
er now number $4,000 members, the latter
have only $4,000, and l13 of their churches
are said to be without pastors
\ Philadelphia clergyman claims that
there is neither health, sense, nor religion
in tull mourning ana tells the congrcga-
ton that bitof black ribbon worn in
some way will tell the story Of bercaye.
mcnt just as well as Il complete mourning
suit.
\ bill to abolish all religious exercises
in tie state university has been indefinitely
postponed in the Nebraska legislature.
The only exercises now conducted are the
reading Of passage Of the Scripture and
and otfcrcring prayer at the opcn;g Of the
days work
Somebody has found out that since mod
egn missionary work began the Bible has
been translated into PIP different languages
thirty nine Of which had never before been
written; that these languages are spoken by
100000 human beings and that the book
is distributed at the rate Of nearly twelve
minute.
The walls of a Jewish synagogue at Pra-
que are so thick with dirt as to be abso-
lutely black. Local tradition has il that
the name Of Jehovah is somewhere inscrib-
cd on the wall, and that if It were 70 be
cleaned the holy name would be cfaccd,
hence, for generation after generation, the
CRIME has been permitted accumulate.
The success of choral worship with the
majority OF churchmcn IN England is ASS
cribcd to the very natural feeling expressed
10y Bishop Blumfeid: Il would rather
hear the service well sung than badly read
IA feeling which has al the more power
now that the prejudice against choral wUr.
ship as necessary connected with Roman.
i'm has died out
The preachers Aid Association of the
late city OF Memphis, an organization char
tered Tor the purpose of taking care Of the
destitute sick and their widows and orphans
issues an appeal for aid Thomas Shields,
1863 Bcale street, is secretary Its mem.
DNIS hic hDpbN W pulIidsc u SO,uUu ldIlII
near the city Tor refuge and labor school
which, it is hoped will be made selfsup-
porting.
The sacred college of the Propaganda
has devoted q report TO the Holy See on the
filing of the vacant sees of Dublin and Ar.
dagh. In the case of the former, the Pro-
t paganda reports in favor of the fitness OF
| IL 10 ., ,,,u1o,l ;,e,
y, mus, but speaks very highly of DR., Moran
bishop of Ossory and nephew of the lat,
!. Cardinal Cullen. Mr.. Woodlock recto
I of the Irish Catholic University, recon
mended as the successor to the amentet
Bishop Conroy in the vacant see OF Ar
c dagh
IS 4 queer incident of the anti Catholic wa
;, in switzerland is Just reported from Genevs
IS A parochial council was to be elected i
an overwhelming Cltramontaine district
the Catholic papers announced that CathC
!, lie voters were to abstain from recognizin
a the law by taking part in the election, AM
: Bishop Mermillod gave positive orders
~. the same effect, nevertheless the Catholi
Z voters went to the polls and made clca
sweep oft, probably arguing that, if tn
w pope had authorized their brethren in al
other canton to participate in election
=" there was no reason why they should al
rs stain.
lie Mr.. Moody is hard at work in Baltimore
In two Of the districts which he mappe
out for himself at the beginning of the se'
N son, he has closed his labors and he repor
3 nearly 1000 converts andinquirers in one
,e the two and $50 in the other. Six hours
h, every day are given to study and he usual
'" breaches, it is said, four times day, II
sermon being delivered in four diflerel
churches at o'clock, $50, $3.50 and q
IS p. N. On Sunday afternoon, in spite Of
~ pouring rain. he had an audience of 200
'o BLEAK, chilly March and November al
nc the two worst months of the ye;
Al for those suffering with pulmonary diseas
C. Keep DR., Bulls Cough Syrup near by ar
sc such sufferers will be able to brave tn
Vel rough weather without danger,
al
,,o Coal, CoM.--WooD, WooD.-F. J
Wnrd hoe nm hand Tho lost quality of cn