New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-04


urged to give special attention to the system-
attic collection of the Papal otfertofy, aud to see
| that il is Organized properly i'm his diocese. For
the first ten months of 1879 the iafgest con-
| triDution came from France, being 500 900.
! Next in order came America, with $lSO,OOO,
and then England, with $150,0OO. The fourth
place was filed by Hungary, with
| $4,000; the fifth by Italy, with $l2O,OW.
| Germany gave only $50. 900, and Belgium out
| did her with $4,000.
| CHINAMEy IN A SUsDAY-ScHooL-In tho
| Sunday school OF the Reformed Presbyterian
| Church, in Clinton-st, Cincinnati, there are
about twenty-five Cinnamon, each OF whom is
provided with teacher. At the recent Christ
mas festival of the school they gave their teachers
the Lords Prayer printed in the Chinese tongue
and neatly framed, and in every Chinese
laundry in the city the Prayer may now DO
found on the wall. The Cinnamon say they
repeat 1t every night The owner of one OF
the laundfes has been trying TO induce his
customers to call for their clothes on Saturday
night instead of Sunday morning, but he has
had some difficulty III DONG SO. Nearly all
the laundries have adopted the plan OF closing
on Sunday noon in order TO attend afternoon
/ service
A MISSIONARY SAVING WooD.-At the town
farm in Hartford, Conn, a returned mission
airy is saving wood at 30 cents a day, his Oh
ject being thus to restore his health. over
work has affected his mind, and he hopes to
regain HIS iOllDtI HtditU ny HFNttNhdtt
seal labor. When dinner was offered him at
the tOwn-hOuse he declined 1t on the ground
that in his case fish diet was needed. lie
has arranged at restaurant for two meals Of
fish day, and is sand TO be very much pleased
with his success and prospects. Efforts have
been made 10 place blm IN better clfeum-
stances, but he prefers to remain where he Is.
The Eranqelist, i'm celebrating its ffteth
anniversary incidentally defines Its position to
be Zone of entire independence" 1t says is
does not owe dollar IN the world, nor Is 1t
dependent on any gentleman Of wealth and
benevOlenee TO supply Its annual deleieheies.
While il is strongly attached TO the Church TO
which ir belongs, it docs not belong TO any
Presbytery or Synod or General Assembly;
nor is it supervised by any COMMITTEES or as
ISOLATION Ot ministers"
Mrs. Newman Hall has published a small
volume of "reminiscences OF travel m SwltZer-
land Wales and other countries. There Is y
brief preface to the book, III which Mrs. Han
saws that as she has not the means to secure
a rehearing Of the divorce case. she must
abide the results of it, and she adds that her
book will serve TO show what was the cur
rent of her thoughts and feelings during that
period of her life which has been so cruelty
misrepTeSeDted."
Agents of the Vermont Bible Society in a
recent visit TO ninety mine towns OF that
State found that in every town except four
there was at least one family which dld not
possess copy of any portion OF the Bible.
Visits were made to 25,394 families, of which
number 1928 were without the Scriptures,
524 of them being American families.
Late reports from Mr.. SpurgeOn say he is
in n state of great prOSlraton. and that there
is little likelihood OF his being able to return
home for a considerable time 10 come. 10 hls
congregation he writes that he Is " altogether
laid aside, without either brain TO think or
heart to wnte."
The place known as the "Tombs Of tho
Kings short distance to tie north OF
Jerusalem, has recently been purchased by
French lady, and by her orders excavations
have been undertaken there. Capitals and
other architectural remains have been found.
The First Congregational Church of Albany
begins the new year entirely free from Geot:
Within the past twelvcm0uth the sum or
$4,000 has been raised to pay OF The dep,
chiefly thro Ia the personal efforts of t"e
Rev. DR.. Smart, pastor OF the church.
The widow and daughter of the late Asa
Packer have sent to the Rev. Samuel Marks,
of Huron. Ohio, a check for $3.50. to be used
in paving a debt on the parsonage. slr. Marks
is a truly venerable pastor, being elghty-two
years of age.
Within Triangle of which Woolwich. Eng
land, is the apex and Puney and Streatham
are the extremties of the base, there Is poDu-
latlon of 1900, 900 with only 333 Church OF
England clergy men.
Bishop Ravens condition at last advlces
was unchanged. His physicians do not regard
his symptoms as any worse. ltls fever has
almost ceased, but his lungs are still IN bad
condition.
: At the late Old South Fair in Boston no raf-
fling was permitted at the table OF the tbhlch
of fine Disciples, out of Difference to the wishes
of its pastor, the Rev. James Freeman Clarke.
A revival in the Methodist Church at Stock
TON. Md. has Just closed with over 800 con-
verts.