The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-06-16
RE1Ierous SorrsI.

Among the delegates to the General As
sembly of the Southern Presbyterian Church,
now in session at Charleston, are two Indians
from the Indian Territory, one ofthem being
a clergyman, Rev. Allen Wright.
The Reformed Episcopal Church has sew
enteen congregations among the colored
people of the South, with q total member
ship of 200. Six missionaries of this de-
nomInationare laboring in that field.
A silver medal of the Pope and the cross
of an Italian Order were parts Of the mass
of rubbish, consisting also of large stones,
nails, coins, pieces of paper, and bits of
cloth, which was found recently in the stom-
ach of an ostrich that died in Rome. The
well known voraciousness of an ostrich
never got into one stomach more incon-
grous assemblage of things than that.
AT Shrewsbury England, fortnight ago,
Emma Faucet, the proprietor of circus,
was fined SIS costs for having taken on Sun
day ten vans and thirty horses through the
town between the hours of ~ and l. The
by laws under which the fine was imposed
prohibit the driving of any beast. animal,
cattle, poultry wagon or cart, laden or I'M
laden, through the streets on the Lords Day,
and the highest penalty for the offense is
S25.
An eminent Boston preacher once said that
1t was mockery to pray at night for sweet
and refreshing sleep, without seeing to it that
the bedroom is we'll ,pentilated. God takes
care of those who take care of themselves.
One loOses a pound or more during the night.
This is death-breeding matter. If breathed
over again blood and brain are poisoned by
it. All sorts of diseases result. Be sure that
your greatest fear is not the atmosphere.
Somebody says that "fresh air is Gods an
swer to mans prayer, Give us this day our
daily bread.'"
Hugh Miller Thompson, whom most read
ers will well remember as the rector some
years ago ofan Episcopal Church in New York
lives now in New Orleans. He has recently
been holding controversy in newspaper
with the pastor of Unitarian Church, and
in one of his letters made the assertion that
One-half of the congregation of Rev. Phillips
Brooks Church in Boston were formerly
Unitarians. Il know" he said, "from the
best evidence, that the cultured Unitarianism
Of New England is largely drifting into the
Episcopal Church."
At the annual Gregorian festival held re-
Gently in London, it being the eighth, the
congregation was very large, filling the great
Cathedral of st. Pauls in every part. The
portion beneath the dome was so crowded
that ladies were unable to remain, owing to
the heat. The choir numbered upward of
1910, and of clergymen present there were
l60 To show the imposing picture they pre-
sented it is said that the front rank of the
boys, all of whom marched four abreast, made
the full circuit of the cathedral before the
Bishop, who came last, was seen.
The lady TO whom young Pecci, the Pope's
nephew, was recently married, is the daugh-
ter of rich Roman merchant. Being una
BILE to obtain from his father the means nee
essary to set up an establishment BETTING
such bride, the young man applied to his
Uncle All that the Pope could do for him
was to give him %, 600 francs, and this sum
he was obliged to borrow. Much talk was
made in Rome of the meagerness of this pro-
vision, and when Leo heard the current Cos
sip on the subject, he replied that he was
truly sorry he could do no more, but matters
with him were in position such that he never
had enough in the house for the needs of the
day.