Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-17
SUNDAY GLoBELETs.,

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"The poor ye have with you always,'' but
the rich 60 away in summer time.
Since 1871 over ZOO Buddhist TEMPLES in J,na, !.
have been diverted to secular uses.
The American Hebrew Congregational con
yention will meet in Chicago in June.
About the only person that we ever heard OF
that wasn't spoiled by being ionized was a
Jew named Daniel.
1t rains alike on the just and the upjust-on
the just mainly because the unjust have bor
rowed their umbrellas.
The Rev. c. D. Barrows, of Lowell, Mass,
has declined call to the First Presbyterian
church, San francisco.
A very active revival is in progress in LYONS,
N. 7. At last accounts 800 brands han been
plucked from the burning.
The Rev. X. A. Sawyer, of New Haven,
Conn.,, has been called to the Westminster
Presbyterian church of Toledo.
The Rev. Washington GLADDEN., of Spring
field, Mass, is temporarily filling the pulpit
OF the South church in Hartford.
Prof. Won Peezl, an old Catholic and profes-
sor in the University of Munich, has been
reconciled to the Church of Rome.
recent sermon of the bishop of Bloemfon-
tein, Africa, at Brighton, England, brought a
check for $4,000 for his African cathedral.
A motion is to be made before Lord Pen
zance to recommit the Rev. Mr.. Rnraght
to prison for persistence in illegal ritual prac-
tees.
The general assembly of the South
ern Presbyterian church will hold It's
next session at Staunton, Virginia., begin
ming May 10.
The Rev. Moses Margohouth, LII. D., vicar
OF Little Linford, England, known as one
the finest Hebrew scholars of the country, is
dead, at the age of CO. 49,
The New York Sabbath committee has is
sued an invitation, circulated generally in
Great Britain, for united prayer from April
to April 10, ''for the entire specification Of
the Sabbath day."
Bishop hutchinson, Anglican bishop Of
Barbados, has resigned, and ceases to be bish-
opIn April, in order to accept "the valuable
college living OF Sibson, and assist the bishop
of Peterborough"
The LIS, 900 members of the Methodist
Episcopal church raised last year, for benevO-
lent and congregational purposes, the sum Of
$13, $50 ,045, which is about SO for each mem
Der and probatoner.
The Abingdon, H., church, which has, until
recently, been Cumberland Presbyterian
church, has voted unanimously to become
Congregational, and has called the Rev. w. J.
Clark, formerly of Loda.
The Methodist Episcopal mission in Italy
reports 907 communicates, of whom SIS are
in Naples, 161 in Rome, 100 in Perugia, 220 in
Florence, "A in Bologna, and "a IN Venice.
The increase for the year was 1893.
The Burmese bible is SO bulky that it cannot
conveniently be carried about. The vernaculM
is extremely large. 1t is proposed to reduce
the size of type and produce portable bible
like those of many OF the Indian tongues. :
Bishop Nicholson, of the Reformed Episco-
pal church, has called meetings of. the synods
of New York and Philadelphia, to be held at
Railway, N. j., April 9th. The special bust
ness to be transacted will be the union Of the
two synods.
eThe Society of the Royal Law" is the fell
citous name OF an association of Protestant
Episcopal ladies engaged in Christian and
benevolent work in New York. 1t has grown
out of the desire for active usefulness among
Christian women.AsAsj VI lAH ~ 81
Amob attacked the English Wesleyan mis-
sion house at Marsaly, Sicily, and burned it
to the ground. After completing the work of
destruction the populace entered the cathedral
and were blessed by the clergy The govern
ment is acting energetically.
The tower of st. Peter's church in Albany
cost $4,000, and is the gift of one wealthy
family. It contains chime of eleven costly
bells, the gift of one liberal individual. Three
or four Of its magnificent stained glass Wiz
dows cost 81, 600 to $4,000 apiece.
The emperor of Austria, who had previously
given 12O000f. to the Catholic churches of
Jerusalem, has given the Sanctuary of Naza-
reth magnificent Gothic altar and q beautiful
statute of Our Lady of the Rosary in marble OF
Carrara, besides gift of IL, 900 FORMS.
The Methodist Missionary society reports
at its foreign mission stations 26,702 members
and S,3N practitioners, gain of 1,031 men,
bers and loss of 664 practitioners. The value
of missionary property is S1,60O,00 against
which there is an indebtedness Uf 1922, 200.
Theanniyersaries of the Baptist benevolent
societies are to be held at indianapolis, begin
ming May 18th. May Goth general confer
ence will be held, at which the question
whether general conference representing
Baptists of this continent is desirable, will be
discussed.
The first missionary of the Russian church
in Japan has been made bishop of the mission.
When Bishop Nicholas arrived recently, he
met with warm welcome from the missionary
staff and members of the mission. The latter
address him DiaSinapy, or Great Father The
mission has been very successful. M
The bishop of St.. Adams has addressedsA
letter to the clergy Of his diocese, in which he
says: 'sUnless the country at large can be
awakened to consider the consequences of leav-
ing London and its suburbs in their present
state of spiritual destination, no man can for