Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-24
SUNDAY GLOBELETs.

Baltimore with membership of about II Geo.
The Rev. Daniel c. Mccoy, for twelve years
a missionary in China, is now on visit at his
old home in Clayton, III.
The Rev. John G. Reid, of Boulder, Col,
has been appointed synodical missionary for
Colorado and Wyoming.
DR.. John Cumming, D. D., the author of
"The Great Trbulations" and redemption
Draweth Nigh" died in London few days
ago.
The property belonging to the Establi shed
church in England is valued at $975,O0O,00O.
There ar over 200 liyings worth $1,000 per
annum.
The gentlemen intrusted with the duty OF
preparing creed for the ngregationalists,
will hold their first meeting at Syracuse, NY,
September 81.
The Rev. Alfred KILLER, of German Valley,
NJ j., has been elected professor of theology
in Hartwick Lutheran theological seminary,
New York
On the occasion of the twenty. second ami
versary OF the English church union, in Lon
don, no fewer than eighty churches had an
early ceISDraoiOn
The "expiatory'' church, to be built on the
spot where the late emperor of Russia was
slain, is to be raised by subscription from
the whole empire. st. Petersburg alone has
paid near $4,000.
In the old days The lsraelites worshiped a
golden calf People don't 60 in so expensive
these times They buy an orchestra chair
and worship padded ones.
There are 563 Baptist churches in PennsYl-
yania, With total membership of 64,572.
Zion church, in Butler county, has the small
lest number OF communicates, five.
Even deacon won't say grace when he
steps into railway eating house. He knows
that it would be asking too much to be thank
full for anything he will get there.
( 1t is proposed to erect monument on the
Thames embankment. London, Eng, to the
memoryof Tyndale, who translated the New
Testament IL the reign of Henry VIII.
The Oneida Community has become SO
orthodox since it threw overheard its system
of ''complex marriage" that it now advertises
it's goods in the regular religious papers.
Mr.. Anet says that Belgium is more open
10 evangelical Influences now than for long
time past. The people are disguised with the
Roman Catholic priests and are turning to
Protestaatism.
The Rev. ,. Williamson, for seventeen
years missionary in China, has produced a
revised translation of the new testament in
Chinese, which is said to be far in advanc e Of
any previous editions.
Vineland, Y. j., is said to have five churches
which have nc pastors. There ought to be
five fields for active men to fill at on ce. Who
will apply? A lady is now supplying the
Unitarian church.
A minister breaches on the question, What
Is the Sabbath?'' Around here the Sabbath is
the day When you lie in bed longer in the
morning, and wrestle with your collar button
until it is too late to go to church.
In court in Ottawa, Canada, witness
stoutly refused to be sworn on the King James
version and insisted on using the revised New
Testament. The magistrate humored his
within and let him swear as he desired.
The Rev. Drs. Barr and Stewart, who have
been making tour of the United Presbyterian
church in India and Egypt, have just re-
turned to Philadelphia. They gave encourage
ing reports of the condition of the missions.
The receipts from the London churches Oh
Hopital Sunday amounted to about $7O,OOO.
The largest single contribution was from
Chester Square Established church-sS, 020.
St. Paul's gave s1,7g0, and Westchester Abbey
$1,O16.
Some years ago the Presbyterians began a
mission in poor and neglected part OF Lon
don. Last month a new church and institute
was dedicated as the result, and there are 700
members The cost of the building was
$4,000.
An old Scotch lady gave pointed reply to
minister who knew he had offended her, and
who expressed surprise that she should come
so regularly to hear him breach Said she:
my qnarrel's VII you, mon; it's no wiz the
Gospel"
The Baptists of Philadelphia are about TO
issue another revision of the testament, in
which will be incorporated the rejected sug
gestions of the American committee, the dis
placed phrases being printed as foot notes OF
in the margin.
The great zeal of the Mormons is seen IN
the fact that the Book of Mormon has been
published in French, German, Italian, Danish,
Polynesian, and Welsh. Probably $4,000 for
eigners have already cast in their fortunes
with Utah and polygamy.
A minister's wife writes to the C0ngregG-
tionalist to say that, according to the best of
her knowledge and belief, it is not the prac-
tice of her husband or of other ministers
whom she knows to go fishing on Sunday
while on their summer vacations.
DR.. Dexter, senior editor of the CongregG-
tionalist, has been appointed to give the an
nual series of Congregational lectures in
England In 1885. He Is the first foreigner to
whom this honor has been given, and it could
not have fallen upon one more competent.
The Calcutta city authorities have prosecut-
ed five missionaries who refused to obey their
order recently issued requiring those desiring
to preach in the pubic square to ask permits
sion of the police commissioner. The deci-
sion of the court has not yet been announced.
The friends of Prof. Robertson Smith in the
Scottish Free church have issued protest
aroipsf tho action of the general assembly in