Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-03
SUNDAY GLOBELETS.


pastorate at Georgetown, Mass.
g The Rev. W. H. MCDOWELL, of Wells, Ne,
has gone to the Sandwich Islands to do mis-
sio2ary work
The Rev. c. l.. Work, of Freeland. o., has
declined the call to the Westminster Church
at Columbus, o.
The Rev. c. A. TibbaIs, of Red Bank, N. j.,
has accepted the rectorship of st. PETERS
church, Brooklyn.
The Rev. DR.. Ort, of New York, has accept
cd the chair of theology in Wittcmberg col
'lege, Springfield, o.
The Rev. M. J.. Savage, of Boston, says that
'the Lenten season was one solid piece of pa
ganism imported into Christianity"
The death of the Rev. Alexander McFarlaue,
a prominent pastor OF Western Ohio, is an-
nounced. He was pupil Of spurgeon-
Louis Strauss, a wealthy Hebrew of San
Francisco, has left large requests to Protestant
and Catholic, as well as Hebrew institu-
tons.
"a rich mans revival" is about to BE- in
apgurated in Boston. The Hub would be eo-
centric without eccentricity even in religious
matters.
Rabbi Grossman, of st. Joseph, Mo-, has
received call to the B'pai Abraham sypa-
gogue, on the corner of Wright and johnson
streets, Chicago.
The Rev, Edward Judson, son of the great
missionary, has resigned the pastorate of the
Baptist church of Orange, N. j.. to engage in
mission works in the slums of New York.
The Living Church says: The last victim
OF the Church Persecution Company is the
Rev. s. f. Green, rector of st. Johns, Miles
Plating, whose household furniture they have
sophisticated and whom they have now cast
into prison.
1t is stated that the English Church Union
have resolved to appeal from the judgment Of
the lord justices of appeal in the Enraght case
to the house of lords. The hearing OF the
Mackonochic appeal has commenced IL tie
house of lords.
The American Bible Society have just made
grants of books to the value of about 81 500,
including Sc 600 for cOlportage, 800 volumes
TO the Friends Kansas Freedmen's Relief As
ISOLATION, and thirteen volumes in raised let-
ter for the blind.
The late Rev Dr. Symington, not feeling
well one Sabbath morning, said to his beadle,
who was character, ''Man Robert, l wish
you would preach for me to-day" 81 CANA
do that" promptly replied Robert; "but
often pray for you"
The Rev. II. S. Huntington. pastor OF the
Presbyterian church of Lake George, has been
received as candidate for holy orders in the
Episcopal church. The very existence OF the
Presbyterian church at Lake George is in
great measure due to his untiring efforts.
The Central African missionary expedition
of the American board has arrived at Benguela,
and is making preparations to proceed inland
to Bihe, which is represented as situated On
high ground in very healthy district, free
from feyers Good accounts of the people are
given.
Chaplain McCabe, Assistant Secretary OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church Extension So
ciety, undertook several years ago to assist tie
church at Salt Lake city in paying its debt OF
$4,000. 1t is now reduced TO 81 500, with
fair prospect of its being entirely blotted out
in few months.
The rajah of Bornco has expressed his will
ingness to eRcour age missionary operations in
his dominions. This opens new and wide
field for missionary labor. Borneo, with the
possible exception of New Guinea, is the larg-
est island in the W ord, Australia being COZ
sidered continent.
ga collect on will now be taken up said
the minister: sDeacon Swipes, will you pass
-" and that good man waking suddenly
with his hands full OF hymn books responded
.No, I'll order it up by thunder and then
the minister dealt him dreadful look, and
the good man passed out.
Chief Joseph, of the Iroquois, who recently
died on the Caughnawaga reserve, near Men
treal, Canada, was an ordained Methodist MIL
lister, who has been instrumental in doing
much good. Just before his death he had
finished the translation into the lrOquois dia-
lect of the New Testament.
II has been reported, but not confirmed, that
Bishop Herzog, while in this country, re-
eeived paper from some Roman Catholic
priests asking him to establish an Old Catho-
lie church here and that no declined, on tie
ground that the existence Of the Protestant
Episcopal church made it unnecessary.
Some people are very hard to convince.
"Why thought you were dead" said gen
tie man to his neighbor swell, you see The
report was false" was the rejonder. 81 don't
know about that" continued the man Of
obstinacy. "The person who told me never
deceived Inc, and L can't say as much for
you"
The diocese of Connecticut last year put OF
record protest against the custom of clergy
men preaching on trial to vacant parishes,
deeming it degradation in public estimation
of their holy Office. Bishop Doane, of Albany,
at recent diocesan convention for Northern
New York, commended the resolution adopted
in Connecticut. -
The meeting OF the pastors of the New York
East Methodist conference was recently held,
at which action was taken requesting the bish-
op who is to preside at the coming session,
owing to the crowded condition of the confer
ence, not to effect any transfers into their
body without removing an equal number OF
members of like grade by the same means.
Colored preachers may not always get the