Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-06-18

MINOR TOPICS.
The measures instituted by the authori-
ties at Kieff for census of tho Jews have
induced large exodus Of those people.
MINISTER WHITE, in his farewell speech
at Berlin the other night, remarked that
while Great Britain had beer the "past
parent Of this country Germany was
likely to be its future mother"
The House of Commons contains seur
members of the age of 80 and upwards,
two aged 70, six aged 7s, one aged n, two
aged 76, two aged rs, two aged "a, two
aged 73, tour aged u, two aged II and
three aged 20.
THE Columbia Spy thinks nobody can
complain against the law requiring Oleo-
margarine to be plainly stamped as such
q" except the dealcr who wants to sell the
imitation under false preteuses. But
Why not have general law against all
iissatsSations. The people need to be pro-
tected f.ern candy made out Of clay, from
brass jewelry, and from bogus " reform !"
newspapers as much as from bogus but
ter.
GARFIELD is reported to have said to
the executive committee of the Virginia
reputation association, that it wae for
them to decide whether or not the %
adjuster movement was tainted with re-
pudiation. If it were, they ought not to
support it. He is also reported to have
said that no one is authorized to promise
appointments or threaten removals; that
he proposed to use his judgment, and
that he did not propose to give the pa
tronage to any one man, being opposed to
the "boss " system.
The following is from the National Bap-
Hst: "We often hear it said that it is use
less to try to make people religious when
they must live in filthy tenement houses !;
that if VIC would improve their spiritual
condition We must improve their surround
ings. But what is religion? It is that
which can make man noble and happy,
even in the midst of wretchei surround
ings. OF course it is desirable to improve
the outward conditions of men. But many
Christian in filthy prison or in dreary
garrct has shown that happiness can be
experienced in tho midst of outward dis
comforts. Do what We can to improve
mems surroundings much that is untoward
will renain. And the glory of our religion
is, that even when it is impossible to i'm
prove the outward circumstances, when
one must continue to live in the midst of
cheerless discomfort, the heart may still
find joy, and the dreary garret be made to
shine with heavens own light.'
THE Christian Adoocdte says: eff a
minister will llpermit one man or one woman
to have constant access to his mind, be-
lieve implicitly what he or she may say,
look at other members of the church
through the media of the prejudices or
prepossessions of such confidants, he may
form the most erroneous judgments, and
commit acts which will rend the church of
Christ in twain. Yet in the itineracy,
when an old pastor departs, and tho new
appointee arrives, very often the insinuat-
ing and the artful will endeavor to cap
ture tho confidence and exclusive attention
of the stranger. And he, implicitly be-
lieving what is told him, uuconsciously
imbibes the most improper thoughts and
feelings toward others. Those who do not
intend to cause such a result sometimes do
it, and the minister may throw its influence
against tho very salt of the church. To no
officer in church or state is perfect i'm
partiality more necessary than it is to an
itinerant minister of the Methodist Epis-
copal church."
Public Benefactors.
John p. Howard, of Burlington, Ver-
mont who LAST Monday rave $50. 600 tn