Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-23
SUNDAY GLOBELErs.

SUNDAY GLOBELETs.
The prodigal son is the only individual we
ever knew to acknowledge that he got tiyed of
a hnnking.
Bishop Galloway, Anglican, of South Africa,
has broken down in health, and been ordered
to England.
Boston paper asks: what would wa do If
it wasn't for Sunday" Gusss you wouldn't
catch any fish.
At st. Matthews church, Conshohocken, On
Sunday last, Archbishop Wood admin isterei
confirmation to $50 persons.
A city missionary was asked the cause of his
poverty. Principally because have preached
80 much without notes. he said.
A Denver preacher told the waverers in his.
Congregation that they were like man be-
tween two dog fights, uncertain which to take,
in.
It Is reported from Tiflis that the prior and
several members of an Armenian monastery on.
Mount Ararat, have been arrested on the charge
of counterfeiting bills of the Russian bank and
silver ccins.
The Weman's Baptist Missionary society,
which was organized nine years ago, has re-
ceived in all S231. 100. Last year the society
received some $46, 178, the largest amount ever
received in one year.
At the annual meeting of the Wesleyan mis-
sionaries in the Cape of Good Hope district,
Africa. recently, it was reported that there was
net increase of $50 members. Two young
missionaries were ordained.
1t is credibly reported that Charles Reade. the
novelist and dramatist, has been converted and
will connect himself with a noD-confOrmist
body, and that this change will effect the line
of his future literary activity.
On q recent Sunday sermon on temperance
were preached in two hundred of the Episcopal
churches in London. At the annual melting of
the Church Temperance society it was stated
that in twenty dioceses there are now 219, 600
| members.
Bishop Scott, although In very poor health, Is
in attendance at the general Conference of his
| church IN Cincinnati. Since going to the COZ
ference he has been almost entirely relieved of
| distressing neuralgia affection, but he can
hardly see.
One hundred and forty -eight million copies
of the bible, translated into 226 different
languages and dialects and distributed In diff
ferent parts of the world. are among the
achievements of foreign missions within the
last 100 years.
The Hybernian Wesleyan Missionary society
reports in Ireland 81 missionaries, 20 mission
stations, 399 chapels, "a day school teachers,
1904 church members, and 2,05l scholars in
Sunday schools. The income OF the society
the past year was $34,475
little cir in one of the public schools the
other day had occasion to parse the word an
GEL" Coming to the gender she stopped dis
mayed, and asked her teacher eff there are any
men angels" 1t is to be hoped-for the sake
of the lttle-girl angels-that there are.
The government of Liberia has taken new
and strong interest In education. 1t has IN
creased and improved the common schools,
1 and has voted sum of money for the college
at MonrOvia, of which DR.. Edward Blyden, the
distinguished colored scholar and PresbyteriaH
divine, has been elected president.
A young pastor who has recently had Il soa
born to him notifies brother pastor as follows
unto child is born; unto US s0n il
given-Is. ix:6." It was written on postal
card. The receiver showed the message to
sister in his church. "Ah, yes, said the woman,
after reading tit weighed nine pounds, six
ounces"
The annual report of the British Wesleyan
day schools shows that the number has de-
creased from $50 to 851, but the number of
scholars on the books has risen to 1896. be-
ing an increase of $685. The total income OF
the schools was $49, sos more than that Oh. the
previous year, ard the total expenditure
showed an increase of $45,S 65.
A minister once told WendaI Phillips that
if his business in life was to save the negroes,
he ought to go to the South, where they were,
and do it. THAT is worth thinking off, re-
piled Phillips; land what is your business in
life?" ITO save men from going to he'll, . re-
piled the minister. "Then go there and at
tend to your business" said Phillips.
ORe of the bright-eyed Sabbath.school schol-
ars was questioned the other Sunday as to why
it was that the Lord buried Moses in the valley
of the land OF Moab where no man, even tn this
day, knows the place of his sepuloher. The
little fellow thought about the mystery OF this
burial of Moses. and finally struck rexs0n=
"'Cause the Lord wanted to put his body where
the doctors couldn't find t."
When Marshal Narvaez Vss or his deatlr5sd
his confessor asked him if he freely forgive all
his enemies. Il have no enemies replied the
dying marshal, proudly. Everyone must.
have made enemies in the course of his Efe,''
suggested the priest, mildly. "Oh, of COURSE
replied the marshal. Il have had great num-
Der of enemies in my time, but have none
now. / had them all shotr'
A man in the army stole horse during the
war. He recently sent $3.50 to the President,
saying that while seeking divine mercy he
could not find peace till he promised the Lord
he would pay for the horse. It is not the high
est motive for desiring q mans conversation,
but some people would help on with the worlds
finances if their consciences we're as effeStnaIly
touched as WAS that of this ex soldier.
Poor Brother Kalloch! Now that he Is on
| the point of being impeached with = view OF
being put out of the msyoralty eff San Fran
cisco, somebody starts an ugly story concerning
him about some woman affair, which is said TO