, 1880-02-29
GENERAL NOTES.

Alter prayer ana the singing OF announcer
hymn, the Convention adjourned.
GENERAL NOTES.
J. The amenities of journalism between the
Richmond advocate and the Methodist are
exceedingly exhilarating. The latter persists
in calling the former dog.
Some ladies in Cincinnati are circulating q
pledge against attending places Of amnse-
1nent at which theatrical or operate per-
formances are given on Sunday.
Arrangements for the coming Centenary
celebration of the establishment OF Sunday
schools in England have been made with
elaborate care. The American Sunday School
Union will have as repres entatiye the Rev.
B. W. Chidlaw. Of Ohio, who has been forty
three years in the service of the Society.
New Zealand claims to have representa-
tiyes of 100 different sects and denominations.
One sect, called "The Church Of the Fut-
ure," has a membership Of four men and
three women. Another, styled The Church
ing religious bodies are: Episcopallans, 176,-
S37: Presbyterians, 81, ,105; Roman Catholics,
5S,ssl; Methodists, $3.50; Baptists, 9,l59;
ongregationalists, 5,555; Lutherans, 5,643.
Special meetings in aid Of the missionary
wotk of the American Baptist Publication
inws: First Ch11rch. Wednesday. March 5.
at 7:9O D. M: Aifchiean Ayenue Church,
ThuTst1av at 40 n. M: University Place
Church, Thursday at 1880 p. H.; North Star
onI t, Gh,,,Tch n FTidav At T:so n. M: Fonrth
E,,rni, Silu Saturdaw % It. 7.91 m and m Snn-
av ser,oas viii he a. haiI r. r. iii the c,,rchps
o"s e4'.ees WI De Aos' 49, 49, wv .~o'
diff, the Rev. Cyndyllan Jones. has been
preaching in vindication Of the adoption by
his Church Of portions Of the Established
liturgy. The Lords prayer, ne sag. be-
longed t9 plssenteIs, me amen ny vas ocnlpi; I,
v1a en anu an tey s ikea As for the
commandments, nes uln 4os Mnpelta rlGt,-
would would NJ not 'imperii me- the % Commandments. In
the responses. Lord. have mercy OIL us,''
there was m nrincipIe at stake. and the
Litany belonged to all Christendom, each
sect excluding that part which it did not like.
Dissenters read and preached the utterances
nrayersS Some objected to the reading Of
nroyars hnt the uSe of the nraver-boOk in
he a} earI,y a1 Ne Wethodist Church was undoubted.
and It was to be seen now in every Congre-
eatlonal .n"pe.. =;
me hobeIt halkes cehtenaTy SERVES +t5 ~
England and the colonies VIII be ce1Gbrated ;I
under the patronage Of the Queen: The fol
loving is the program aa4P1ea At noao9h l.
bey, sermon by Dean Stanley; Monttay morn
ing, June 2S, meeting IN the city under the
Presidency of the Lord Mayor; Monaay 90 even
ing, June y. a special service IN SI. fanrs
e Exseq a WegssdaV afenoon sS
June 81, conterepcei IhnrStlay aiteino9n,
July l, conference at Iambeth falace uhder
the Presldeney OF tne Alchplsnop u 4,,e Can,el-
oury: oh!ulua5 35 aitealsou.'t ms,,r,1, ,".n1r-
snSoo,e & " siiT az amheth Paiaeee Sunday July
ser,nnn at Westminster Abbey. The pro-
posed meeting in The city, under the Presi-
qenrssentatives uegs " I from the various Sunday
l'n@i e";at;oe tho nraoood;ngs hainn ~
saMfpai ser1pa Hy1Gseh, "%araefar .no p''eees'D D7
N.u''", elA ..o ~
The Rev. James L. Hall, late pastor Of
Grace Congregational Church, in New YORK
City, is still in trouble. He left the. Metho-
dist Episcopal Church in trouble, and was re.
fused admission into the Presbytery OF
converted his Presbyterian Society into a
Congregational Church, and after q while
became the regular pastor Of Grace Congre-
gational Church, Brooklyn. His lot mas noC
been happy one ever since The a'i Ghnrch l1ais ls
goods on credit they find fault. 4 few days
ago he sent in his resignation, which was ac-
cepted by a small meeting held IN the parson-
age, and committee was appolnte9 70 looh
up funds to pay him back dl1es aHd 70 SUD
ply QNlplt IlCAItAttAs AtA*s5 '.A5'>ss 1"''
ever, the .obstructionists,' or opponents OF
Mr. Hall, held a meeting, and, Ignoring us
previous resignation accepted BY their DIeth-
ren, they resolved to. snnnlarlly dismiss
man no longer in their service: Meantime
Alr. Hall has given letters Of dismissal to
twenty members Of Grace CnngreEatlonal
Church, who will probably retire Will hlm
to some other place ana organize III" so~
clety.
The Rev. Mr. Webster, of Quebec, has
seen spook or an angel. he cannot clearly
tell which. It has visited him three times,
always in the dead Of the night, anu has
fn,,ni locEed iIoors and barred windows no
ayu nJat"aia avarai lesser snnnis or angels
ooS1ciG oa,na T. coanv rG With tie % %princpai one,
Gt Gte tba;r 81 forms We're % conlparatiyey lndis,
Dut tag1l Agt1s WIZ t,tt ~ IKE snoni-
.tlnct Mr. Neostel says ~. ue el.lJt IN
or aangel save MN p t peeP
Int which he declines to give to the newspa-
per reporters. AIr. Webster was by himself
when the vision appeared; but, in order to