, 1880-03-14
GENERAL NOTES.

It is said that in the Welsh language an infidel
book does not exist. 49,
The clergy Of Worcester, Mass, have signed a
paper deprecating funerals IN the Sabbath.
Religion apparently fou1shes in Leadville.
The Episcopal parish ther= have offered Mrs.
Latey. Of Omnha, s., 200 to sing for them year,
and her sister, Miss spoor; sp0o.
An Isle OF Jersey lady was lately sent to prison
for month lin default Of $50 :bail) for persist
entity coughing and blowing her nose close to the
pulpit in order to worry the parson.
The New York Wttness, the only religious daily
paper in the United States, has been obliged to
suspend indeanitly, owing to the advance in pa
per. The Weekly Wtness will go on as Us uaL
The entire Bible has been transla ted INTO the
tongue Of New Hebrides, and minister of the
Free Church Of Scotland hos succeede in In
ducing the natives to pay all the printers bill
Themselves
There appears to be considerable suspicion
among the ministers and elders Of tho Free
colleges of the Church. In two Prcsbyteries-
those of Glasgow and neutrality-suspicious. have
been made for an investigation
The report of the Protestant Episcopal Church
Of Maine for tho last year shows that there has
been I'm actual loss in membership. The whole
number Of communtcants reported In 1873 WIS
2,ll5: in 1879 the whole number is 107. In four
years the gnin has been less than 100, the whole
humber reported In 1875 having been 2,01A.
In California church while the pastor was
reading the Bible pistol IN the congregation
went oil, and in the confusion the Dcacon's hut
With the days ~ent aa+ on ants aso I9e @
search Of that hat There seems to be no doubt
TINT the hcathen got the money all right for
once.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union
hold daily 8 o'clock Gospel temperance meet
ings in Lower Farwell Hall, entrance $50 Madi-
sun street. The following are IT, the leaders for
dny, @ Mrs Mrs. Milton George; wednesday, Mrs.
Charles Goodman; Thnrsday, Mrs. G. Waddell;
Friduy, Mrs; Isabella Jones; Saturday, Mrs. T.
r. Van 0sden
the honor Of St. Louis Judaism If, following the
example OF Christian merchant in New York,
who has afforded his 1856 Jewish employees the
opportunity Of attending divine service on Sab
bath mornings, the st. Louis. congregations
would appoint a committee Of influential IS
raelitcs, whose duty 1t would be te asccrtai1
not be induced to grant their Jewish employees
leave Of absence, say for two hours, every Sab
bath morning.
Mr. Spurgeon's first sermon after his return
from Menrone contains 3 strong reference to
the foreign policy Uf England. Her rulers
have been making bloody wars and depressing
nana s 1a aeeeo en
iii come right in the end He added that they
1.-THE proudest md the haughtfest Of men and
nations would yet be brought low. and Gods
chnstfsements, when they did come, would be
terrible even unto destruction
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