Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-06-04

New York that the bombshell which
Conkling is about to explode in the Gar
field camp is charge that Garfield, as a
member of the committee of ways and
means, was paid 100000 last winter to
prevent legislation on the sugar duties.
This is interesting.
MINOR TOPICS.
The bishops of the United Brethren in
Christ receive 81 900 year salary, with
travelling expenses and house rent.
The Iowa Methodists have 813 churches
and "a, 781 communicates, gain in ten
years of 800 churches and H. ,6S7 commu-
nicants.
The supreme court of the state of Maine
decides that "a church is not corpora
tion with authority to create debt in erect
ing a house of worship.''
The subject of Spiritualism has been
brought before the two archbishops of the
Church of England, and the spiritualists
are elated with the idea that it will gain
much dignity from being seriously con-
sidered by these able prelates, even if
they do condemn it.
AMSTERDAM, by the latest census, has a
jewish population of over 10000. In that
city, as, indeed, in the whole Of Holland,
the Jews have Jared we'll. There they
found an asylum, when in most other parts
of Europe they had not a resting place
and there they have remained, prospered
and multiplied.
REV. F. OL1NaER, of Foochow, writes
"The American missionaries in China look
at the new treaty as bid for the CalifOr-
mia vote-a disgrace to their beloved
country. The Chinese think we are either
knaves or fools. The new Anglo Chinese
college in Foochow is growing in favor
| and influence
DIR. MURDOCH, secretary of the Ameri-
can Baptist missionary union, spoke at the
recent anniversary in Indianapolis of the
need of more missionaries. Most of the
candidates who have offered themselves
want to 60 to some particular field where
additional help is not SO much needed.
Reinforcements are most needed for Japan,
Burmah and Spain.
THE Archbishop of Canterbury speak
ing at a conference of clergy and Sunday
school workers at Lambeth Palace, recon-.
mended greater infusion of ranks into
Sunday schools, and remarked that where
the children of tho upper classes Joined
with those of the lower in receiving re.
ligious instructions, the best results had
followed.
SUNSHINE AND SHADOW.
Only bank OF weed, of simple weeds,
OF sweet wild thyme AMI yellow, scented
OF tangled grass, and slender wind blown
or brown notohed ferns and tall spiked fox
glove bloom.
Low-twittering birds, soft scents and colors
Only narrow mound, long, low mound,
Snow covered, meath wintry. loaden sky,
UMiit BY moon or stars and all around
moan and sigh.
And yet world of love lies buried there,
Passion and pain, bright hopes and dull de-
spair.
q golden bank, where sunbeams CLINT and
Bloom out in fragrance with hundred
o narrow mound. keep till tho Judgment day
The mourntul secrets OF these hearts OF ours
Then In Gods light lctj0y and sorrow fade,
Temple Bar.
THE Methodist gives the following figures
showing the number of that denomination
Methodist Episcopal church, Las, 900 ;
Methodist Episcopal church. South $685.
800; African Methodist Episcopal church
215, 600; African Methodist Episcopal Zion
church, $4,000; United Brethren in
Christ, 157,SOO; Methodist Protestant
church, '113, 400; Colored Methodist Epis-
copal church, liz, 800; Evangelical :sssocia-
ton, 112, 200; American Wesleyan connec
tion, 1000 Free Methodist church, 49,
GOO Congregational Methodist church 1O,-
600; Primitive Methodist church, 5000
African Union Methodist Protestant
church, $500; Independent Methodist
churches, $500 Union American Metho-
dist Episcopal church. 1000 total 3,521,
GOO.
A WRITER in the New York OJseroer
suggests that the Fourth of Jaly should
be celebrated this year more appropriately
than is unual. He gives pleasant account
of the family exercises, consisting of prayer
singing, reading the Declaration of Inde-
pendence, remarks on the spirit and results
of the Revolution, the goodness of God and
our duties to Him as 4 nation and individ-
uals. The same plan is recommended to
all communities, especially in the country
towns. "It is we'll to celebrate the day.
1t ought never to be suffered to pass undis-
tinguished. If a family cannot unite with
other families let the observance be do
mestic but it is better to be social, public,
united. Two articles may we'll be dis
pensed with that are now very common on
that day, powder and Intoxicating drink.
Trey add nothing to the patriotic feelings
Of anybody, but they are evil, and only
evil"
PERSONAL.
MI. EDWIN BOOTH dined with the
Prince of Wales last night.