The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-08-03
CHURCH NOTES.

The laity of the di Geese of Michigan will
add $1,000 year to Bishop Harris salary,
making it $4,000.
The average annual income of Presbyte-
rian clergymen in Ireland is now
1850, which is more than it is in the
United States.
Eighteen Algerian Catholic missionaries
have left for Zanzibar, to join the
Victoria Nyanza and Lake Tanganyika
mission.
Mr.. Bright is to present the petition in
favor of Sunday closing of the English
Primitive Methodists 1t is three-quarters
of mile long, and signed by 100000
persons.
The Rev. Mr. Ross, Of East Williams,
Ont, has forbidden Masons to approach
the communion table in his church on the
ground that at Masonic funerals the name
of Christ is not used In supplications to the
Deity.
The Catholic Telegraph, of Cincinnati,
announces the closing, for at least one year,
of the arch diocesan Seminary of Mount St.
Mary's of the West The financial diff
ficulties of Archbishop Purcell are the chief
cause for this action.
At an Episcopal church in Montrose,
Scotland, a few Sundays ago, after morning
service the incumbent gave out hymn
and announced that as he had forgotten his
manuscript there would be no sermon that
forenoon.
A clergyman at Bangalore has given no.
tice that 'the duration of the service in
future would be under half an hour, in or
der that those who attend the existing
means of recreation might have an oppor-
tunity Of going to church before hand"
"Father Chrisus" has appeared at Bath,
England, an eccentric and enthusiastic gen.
tleman who goes bareheaded, wears a cas-
sock and alb, has plenty of money and car
ries with him number of reserved tickets
for heaven, which he distributes with due
caution.
The English Wesleyan Methodist
Thanksgiving fund has already reached
the sum of $lS5,269. Among the subscrip-
tons are $4,000 by the Misses Wood, $4,000
by Messrs Vanner, $4,000 by Mr.. and Mrs.
Beauchamp and numerous sums of 1000
guineas and less.
Professor f. c. Patton, who through the
munifcience Of Mr.. Cyrus H. Mccormick
remains in Chicago, telegraphed the fol-
lowing dcclination Of the Barbour chair at
Westminster: "Must abandon hope of
going to Europe. Vital interests sacrif-
ced should / leave Chicago now, Full ex-
PLANTATION by letter.
OF some 1000 Anglican churchesin Great
Britain and Europe from which returns were
recently sought, 541 reported that candles
stood unlighted on the affairs, and 4S7 9TH
ers that candles were lighted during the
communion; in 2T3 vestmcnts are worn; the
eastward position is assumed at celebration
in 1854, and in 1,29S seats are free or the
building is open at all hours throughout
the day for private devotions
BY recent order emanating from the
Church of Rome Iowa will soon he divided |
into bishoprics, and will be known as the |
Eastern and Western diocescs. The new
bishop whose confirmation is daily expect
ed from the pope, will be stationed in Coun-
Gil Bluffs, and will be known as the Bishop
Of Council Bluffs. The other bishop, Hen-
messy, will be retained at Dubuque. A
handsome cathedral at Council Bluffs will |
soon be necessity, in view Of the new
order Of things.
The colored Methodist Of the Baltimore
conference have by resolution declared that
one man of African descent should be
elected bishop, and urged agitation to bring
about such an election at the next general
conference, which assemblies in Cincinnati
in May, 1880. There was some opposition
and one member said he was
satisfied that whenever the proper man was
brought forward the conference would make
the appointment--all the difficulty was to
find the proper man.
DR.. Cummings physicians have ordered
him to relinQuish all mental cxertion. He
Is seventy.two; and has labored in London
FOR fory-six years. The congregation de.
,ires to give him an an annuity Of from
$500 to $500, but the funds are insufficient
10 do this and pay his successors stipend, |
hence subscriptions to an annuity fund Of
ce,5O0 or $4,000 ire invited. For many
gcais Dr. Cumming has devoted great
portion q hls income " enlarging his !