Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-10
INTElIIGENCER SATURDAY. JANUARY

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before the shadow of his infatuation for
the woman who blasted her life had
crossed her path. That woman was
young governess. She was well provided
for by Mr. Dickens S will and went abroad
to Rome-soon after his death, wearing
deep mourning and carrying letters to
, some of his American friends there, who
were not not informed until considerable
time afterward of her true relations to the
author of "Pickwick and - David
Copperfield.'
SOCIAL, LITERARY AND RELIGIOUS
TOPICS.
For Saturday Night Perusal and Sunday
Reflection.
PROF. PROCTOR Suesses that the earth is
100, OOO. 600 years old at least. We always
knew it was a hard old world
THERE are quite number Of residents
of Detroit, says the Free Press, who are
Christians Oh the European plan.
a HUNDRED years ago the Moravians
baptized the first negro convert in Dutch
| Guiana. Now the mission has 23.:'O1
members
4 NEW Russian church temple is to he
dedicated at Moscow, in August next. 1t
was begun in 1868, and cost over ST., ,00O,-
600.
THE CHurchudn gives a list Of twenty
seven ministers of other denominations
who, within single twclvcmonth, have
been officially received into OF for the min
istry of the Protestant Episcopal church.
Miss MCNEAL, the conductor of IL Japa-
nese Sunday school paper, writes that the
Japanese teachers desire true stories, rath-
er than fiction, which is usually offered to
Sunday schools.
The debt of Emanuel Reformed Episco-
pal church, Newark, \. j., has been
raised. Ten thousand collars was sub
scribcd through the labors of Mr.. Kim
ball, and $500 of Indebtedness was as
s,Imed by friend of the church.
A STRANGER dropped a wallet contain
ing s., 900 on the streets of Fair Play, COL
and the citizens let it lie there until lie
came back for it. They thought it was
some new feature introduced into the
| string game.
4 UNITARIAN preacher, who has been
delivering popular sermons in Hartford,
Conn.,, against the Divine paternity
of Jesus, inquiries rcverently why the
scriptures give as his gcncalogy the de-
scent from David to Joseph. if he was not
really the "son of David by right of his
earthly fathers heritage.
AT the opening of the Grcenback con-
ference in Washington. Chairman Murch's
call on Rev. De La Matyr for prayer was
received with Kisses and cries, eve came
here for business every man to his own
trade After considerable wrangling and
dispute the Hoosier parson was permitted
to invoke the Divine blessing upon the
proceedings of the assembly.
CONCERNING the mysteries OF the
Trinity Mr.. Becchcr frankly says: THAT
there was reason in the method of Divine
existence why God should bc called some
times Father, sometimes, Son, and some
times Holy Spirit l believe; but what the
nature of God was, and how these three
persons, if you choose to call them per-
sons, or names, if you choose to call them
names-hOw they were uited, or what was
their province, no one knows, and no one
is wise who thinks he does.
In the matter of collecting benevolent
contributions in church, there is I; prac-
tical difference between bags and plates
as a writer in the London TIuth shows by
the following: Il advised the clergy
last week who complain of the small coins
that find their way into the Of1ertory bags
to substitute basins. One of the most
witty of our Judges say that when he goes
on circuit he attends church on Sundays
with Il threcpenny piece in one pocket and
Il sovereign in the other. IF there is a
bag he observes, get off with three
pence, but il there is plate it costs me
the sovereign"
JOHN WEsLEY's red cOrnclian seal is now
the property of collector i'll England. 1t
is engraved with Roman cross Standing
Oh a small mound OF elevation, and sur
mounted by a tive-pointed celestial or
''martyr's crown" The motto which sur
rounds it is inscribed in English and in
Roman type: Be thou faithful unto
DEATH The same collector owns the arm
chair Of DR.. Watts q; it is one of the quaint
old diamond seated chairs. Martin
Luthcr's betrothal-ring has come into the
possession of Dusseldorf ,jcwelcr. A
Silesian noblcman was the last owner, and
its authenticity is fully attcstcd by docu-
mcnts. The ring is of gold, and bears the
inscription ''Dr. Martino Lutlero, Cath
arina v. Bora. Is, Juni, 1926" 1t is elab-
oratcly carved to represent the passion of
our Saviour. In the middle is the crucifix-
ion and On cithor side ara Shox-n tl,e ba,,