Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-18
SUNDAY GLOBELETS,

The Catholic papers are giving full reports of
the receptions, speeches and movements of
Parnell, and express sympathetic approval of
his course.
In Somerville, Mass, the Broadway Concre
gatlonal church is quarreling over the alleged
heterodoxy of its pastor. The church is about
equally divided.
At the late Old South fair in Boston no raf-
fling was permitted at the table of the Church
of the Disciples, ont of Difference to the wishes
of its pastor, The Rev. James Freeman Clarke.
The Rev. DR.. Charles Il. Malcolm, formerly
al we'll Baptist minister, has been ad-
mtted by Bishop, Clark, of Rhode Island, to
the deaconate OF the Protestant Episcopal
church.
The cratic and persistent Mr.. Mackenochie
continues his services in st. Adams, London.
despite his suspension by the Court of Arches,
and all the endeavors of the Bishop of London
to silence him.
Spurgeon is still at Mentone, in southern
France, and 50 sick as to be frequently
troubled with attacks of mental despondency.
He writes occasional letters to his congreua
ton in London.
Within triangle of which Woolwich, En-
gland. is the apex and Putney and Streatham
are the extremites OF the base, there is a pop
ulation of 100000, with only 333 Church of
England clergymen.
The widow and daughter of the late Asa
Packer have sent to the Rev. Samuel Marks, of
Huron. O., a check for $3.50, to be used in pay
ing debt on the parsonage. Mr. Marks is
truly venerable pastor, being 50 years of age.
By royal proclamation, everybody in Siam is
now allowed full liberty of conscience and of
practice as to how he shall worship God. Until
this proclamation, converts to Christianity
were forced to do homage to spirits. as we'll az
to work on Sunday.
The place known as the ''Tombs of the
Kings" short distance to the north of Jeruss-
lem, has recently been purchased by {. French
lady, and By her orders excavations have been
undertaken there. Capitals and other archi-
tectural remains have been found.
Cincinnati clergyman has been preaching
on the duties of sisters to their brothers. The
choice of subject is timely, in view of the great
numbers of sisters who perform all The duties
they think they owe to other girls brothers,
The Rev. Mr.. Dripps having resigned the pas
toral charge of the First Presbyterian Church,
of Germantown, the presbytery has passed res
olutions recognizing his ability as preacher,
his skill as an organizer, his fidelity to the
| church and his geutlemanliness of character.
Of the $500 Protestant Episcop1l cergymen
in the United States only 1850 rectors of
churches and 525 are without AM ministerial
employment. except as they invited to
preach here and there as opportunity offers.
This Is not pleasant showing fc young men
about to enter the ministry.
At Wilburton church near Ely Fngland, an
extraordinary service was had cw Sundays
ago, when MIR. and Mrs. Warren brought their
eleven children to be baptized. Lhese children
were all under twelve years of .ge. Rector
Prichard baptized them, taking gegt care that
! each child received its proper nam.
st. Johns Roman Catholic cathedral in In
cianapolis is to have 4 new ana magnificent al
| tar. 1t is to be of Italian narbl exqusitely
| sculptured. The fifteen cases witch contain
, its various parts have just arriyl from Leg
horn, and will be sent To indianapolis as soon
as passed through the custom houe.
The zeal of the St. Louis peoplchas greatly
abated in regard to the evangelical services of
| Moody and Sankcy. The throrg are great,
but the inquirers are comparatively few.
| Moody does not know what to uake of 1t, the
dition of things is so entirely iifferent from
his experience within the last fey years.
| The Baptist Home for the Iiaigent made
$500 by its recent fair. The bal receipts
were 80, 4S0, and there was gambling. The
relation between gross receipts aIr net profits
shows that there is an enormous rr:centace Of
gain in the sale of church mereh,Idise. The
Baptist home is happy home, n.v that pro-
vision is thus made for It's expenses for
| 1850.
At a fashionable church in Boston last Sun
day, 4 five year.old bit of a girl male proof of
| her disposition towards good deed. About
the middle OF the sermon this pse;ous lamb
took up a prayer book and handed i 20 m ele-
giant young man who sat in ihe pcv il front,
remarkin,, as shc leaned over: the man II
the nightgown says for you 20 bt good and
read the book.
In Hartford, Conn. a century ago, lie boys
were kept straight in meeting b. uIeins of
long rod called tith;ng stick. In tie hands
Of vengeful sexton this was an iEtrument
of terror to all rebeliious and uneasy ADS. One
CT the churches has recently found the t1;hing
| stick with which the ancestors OF the present
| generation we're in their days of wayward boy
| hood kept straight. 1t Is an interesting relic,
and bears marks of many hard knocks.
The Inauguration Of the Palestrina monu
ment at Rome is likely to be celebrated with
great magnifcence and TO assume an almost
international character. Signor Verdi Is set
ting to music Dante's ave Maria for the oc.
casion. Besides the great composer and Sig
nors Ponchielli and Marchetti, q number OF
| foreign authors viii probably be present,
among those invited being NM. Gounod, Am
broise Thomas, List and Richard Wagner.
| 1t is not generally known that, although
there is no church on Ccney Island there is a
Sunday school, 1t is not kept up in summer,
for its teachers and scholars are all busy serv-
| ing the guests. In winter it fcurishes. 1t re-
| Gently held its anniversary, gathering an audi
ence of about 800 people. The services were
held in a building which is in summer used as
| a theatre and variety ahow. The aesident popu
lation of the island in winter is about LOCO.