Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-09
SUNDAY GLoBELErs.

Chicago. e,..4ss
The Rev. DR.. Sage, of Sycamore, H., has
received call to the Universalist church at
Oak Park.
Messrs. Moody and Sankey, having closed
their meetings in st. Louis, are taking a trip
for rest and recreation.
An effort is being made to raise $50, 900 FOR
new building for the Episcopal divinity
school of Philadelphia.
The Rev. 8. Parmlee, D. D., of Oswego, who
is now in his Goth year, is said SO be the oldest
Congregational minister living.
Bishop Utterton, of Guilford, left, by Will, an
estate of 100000, and the Rev. E. K. Burney,
Of Thurman, upward of 1925, COO.
John, archbishop of Tuam, Ireland, has just
entered uponhi Goth year. He is believed to
be the Oldest living prelate in the Roman Oath
Ollie church.
Arep0rt is current in London that the bishop
of Colombo has settled his differences with the
Church Missionary society relative to ritnalistic
practices, not by submission, but by resigna-
ton.
1t is asserted in the National Baptist that
st. Louis, which has estimated population
of 5OO, 600, has ''a smaller proportion of evan
gelical Christianity than any other city in the
country
During the year 1879, 1,1Ss persons were
baptized in the Teloogoo mission, and the total
number of members. Dec. 81, was Is, 1913. Du-
ring 1880, up to the last date. Mr.. Clough has
baptized more than 500.
few days ago Norwich, Conn, man
bought chest of tea in Providence, 4. l., and
on opening found stone inside weighing eleven
pounds. He remarked that the weighs of
Providence were very mysterious.
At the next conference of the Wesleyan
the itinerancy, so that ministers may remain
on the same circuit longer than three years,
will be introduced and discussed.
The Catholics are complaining of the distri-
button of Protestant bibles in the city of Rome.
''In Ill the principal thoroughfares men are
hired to walk up and down and present those
passing by with Bible for few soldi."
A clergyman named Hoyle was SO indiscreet
as to register his name at hotel in Omaha.
Within half an hour no fewer than fourteen
persons sent their cards to his room to ascer-
tain if flush royal couldn't beat four aces.
Several residents in the parish of st. Savior,
Southwark, England, have been summoned for
nonpayment of church rates, and, though they
objected to the payment on considerations
grounds, the warrents were ordered 10 be
issued.
A clergyman, who exchanged with brother
clergyman last Sunday, was congratulated at
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attention given him by his hearers. YES"
was the reply, ''there were only four alseep In
the congregation"
1t is reported that the Cardinals hat which
Pope Leo had reserved for DR.. Russell, late
President of Msynooth College, will be given
to the archbishop of Tuam, Ireland, and that
intimation of the Pope's intention has already
been received by DR.. MacHale.
An Oil City man calls his wife the red, white
and blue, because she has red hair, white teeth
and blue eyes. 1t might also be Incidentally
mentioned that when ne sees her head sticking
out of window at midnight he knows Mt once
that the flag means signal of danger.
Here is small triumph for Mr.. Darwin:
''Why, my DEAR" said q lady to her friend,
where did you get that beautiful mODkeyP
"Ohr' was the reply, my husband travels a
great deal, you know, and he gave me the mon
key that / might not forget him in his alb
senoe."
The New England, the Providence, the Wyo-
ming; and tho Now York 1IesLolistl ss.Ee--
ence have considered favorably the proposal to
extend the pastoral term. The debate on this
question is expected to be the most interesting
and important which the coming general con-
ference will engage in.
The Protestant ministers of Ireland took but
little part in the late elections; but where they
did speak it was as conservatives or liberals,
seldom as home rulers. The number of Meth
odist and Presbyterian laymen who are liberals
is much greater than it used to be, when nearly
all of the former, especially, were cOnserva-
tives.
When clergyman withdraws from the Prot
estant Episcopal church and enters another
communion, if he returns he must speud three
years as lay communism, before he can re-
spme his ministry. An effort is TO be made To
have this cannon amended, as it is believed it
works injustice to many and injury to the
church.
At the Easter vestry at st. Pauis church,
Pendleton, Manchester, it was stated that the
number of candles used at the early ceaebra-
ton of the holy communion, since the Rev.
W. Wright, the present incumbent, entered
upon his duties, had been increased from two
to forty-two. The collections showed a large
decrease.
MIR. James Thomas, Jr., of Richmond, Va,
has subscribed $1,000 toward the erection Of .
library building for Richmond College, "a n
memorial to the late Rev. jeremiah B. Jeter,
d. D. Probably no Baptist minister in the
United States was more widely known and
esteemed than Rev. DR.. Jeter at the time of
his death.
victim of domestic infelicity who is In the
habit of dreaming should never go to sleepin
church while the contribution plate is being
passed. We give the following to illustrate
the warning: "a congregation near Quincy
was somewhat startled, last Sabbath, when .
venerable member excitedly yelled, See here,
now, drop that skillet, old woman"
little 5-yesr-old boy of one of our citizens
was riding out with his mother few days
since when they were overtaken by a thunder
shower. After sharp fash of lightning the