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children, besides 100 foundlings.
Bishop Simpson is to deliver the
opening address at the Methodist
Council in London next September.
An Illinois man felt so chagrined
at seeing his place advertised in the
tleliquent tax list that he hung him
elf.
Rev. John Whistler has left the pas
torate of the NJ. T.. church in Ovation
ma, Mimi, for q clerkship in Washing
ton.
An Omaha undertaken, finding bus
mess slack, has leased a beer gar
den and hopes this will increase his
business.
Mr.. George I. Leney, a wealthy
banker in New York, has given 5000
to the New Methodist Orphanage in
Philadelphia.
In Victoria, B. c., youths unaccom-
panied by parents or guardians are
not allowed to appear on the streets
after 10 p. IN,
Phillip Phillips is going to the West
Indies to sing, ane then to London to
fill an engagement with the London
Sunday School Union.
Bishop Simpson preached his rare
well sermon before sailing for Eng
land, in the Beekman Hill M. L.
Church, New York, on May Odd.
Cincinnati Saturday Night says
that George WashingtOn's look of firm
decision around the mouth was ON &C
count of the set of his false teeth.
The "Christian Church" is about to
establish at Des Moines, Iowa, an in
stitution for the education of both
sexes, to be called Drake University.
Mr.. Pettibone, of Baltimore, has
sued the American Union Telegraph
Company for $4,000, claimed as dam
ages for the noh-delivery of dispatch
in Washington.
The New York Sun plaintively
asks: Why can't Americans, make
claret of dried apples, and save the
expense of sending them to France and
importing the wine?
The Cunard Line of steamers made
a net profit of 100000 last year, and
will beat it considerably this season.
The ocean is a paying farm for those
who know how to till it.
A new sort of Adventists has sprung
up in Indiana, called "SOul Sleeping"
They believe that the body sleeps till
the resurrection, the soul being in a
state of quiescence till that time.
Sixty-six missionaries from the
Methodist and Presbyterian churches
are working among the Mormons, but
where they reap bundle the poly
gamfsts gather whole hay stack.
A farmer in Troy says that he has
learned from long experience never to
kill snakes on his farm, for they de-
Stroy an immense amount of mice,
bugs, young rabbits, and other pests of
the orchard.
Rev. DR.. Arthur Edwards, of Chica-
90, editor Of the Northwestern Chris
tan AdrOcdte, will make a bicycle
tour of England, Scotland and France
this summer. He will start for Europe
on June 23rd.
The Chronicle says that a great
many Philadelphia people will be
greatly discouraged at the discovery
that the revised edition of the New
Testiment does not advocate reduc-
ton of street car fares.
A Wisconsin clergyman says the
smallest wedding fee he ever received
was one dollar, and that was from
one of the richest men lie ever mar
ried. 1t is only rich man that can
afford to be that mean.
The General Assembly Of the Re
formed Episcopal church has resolved
that the revised edition of the New
Testament should be revcrently and
carefully examined, with view to its
Ultimate approval by the church.
Rev. DR.. Haygood, editor of the
Wesleyan AdrOcdte, announces in a
recent number of that paper that UNI
foreseen circumstances have made it
necessary that he should remain in
Georgia in connection with his duties
to Emory College. His alternate to
theEcumenical conference has not yet
been selected.
DR.. Phillip 5chafI. one of the revis-
Ors of the New Testament, is frank to
observe that the British are pretty
Obstinate and the Scotch are not be-
hind the English. He says: "They
strongly believe in the perseverance
of saints, and they have excellent
reason t. pray: Grant us, o Lord,
that we may be right, for thou know
est that we are very decided ;"
When the Chicago Times comes to
publishing the revised Old Tesla
ment in full, a Boston paper, the
Transcript, predicts that it will intro
duce the volume with headlines like
these: "Creation Unmarked A Fam
lily Tragedy Escape of the Murderer
A Frightful Feud-An Apple Evicts
Them! Fearful Freshet! Showers of
Birthstone? Full Particulars Inter
esting Developments! Toothsome
Scandals! !"
A "boy preacher" is achieving
great reputation and success in re-
vival at Indianapolis. -"He bOunces
around over the altar, down in the
aisles, begins to pray on his knees,
rises to his feet, promenades the plat
form, sways and prays at the same
time, steps from the altar upon the
marble font, leaps down into the
chancel, climbs up the pulpit as boy
climbs over a fence, moves about as
nimbly and as quietly as a cat, and
has his vast audience under perfect
control" 1t would be better, perhaps,
if he had himself under control, too.
A young man named E. ID. Bald
win, of Forrest City, Arkansas, shot
and killed a man named Jones at
Springtown, June 2. Baldwin is a
stranger and had been there but short
time. He and Jones met in town and
Jones told him they had to fight.
Baldwin replied that he did not want
to fight. Jones then said he had to
take whipping. Baldwin replied all
right. Jones then struck Baldwin,
knocking him down. AS Baldwin
arose to his feet he drew a revolver
and shot Jones three times through
the heart, killing him instantly. Bald
win was arrested, had a hearing be-