Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-11-27
SUNDAY GLOBELETs.

The two most important things in the lower
world begin with the letter M-money and
myself.
Of all evil things it is hard to say which is
least. Shakespeare tells US There is small
choice in rotten apples"
The only man who is absolutely sure that
he is always in the right is the one who is
known to be ignorant and narrow.
During the past fourteen years the Metho-
| dist Freemen's Aid society has disbursed near
| ly 81, 600, 900 for educational purposes.
1t is said that nearly half of the strength of
the Presbyterian church in the United States
is in the states of Pennsylvania and New
York.
Some men, when they go to church, never
think of studying the frescoing on the ceiling
of the edifce until the collection plate is be-
| ing passed around.
Bishop Simpson has left Philadelphia for a
tour of the Southern NJ. E. conferences. He
will preside at the opening of the conference
to be held in Gainesville, Ga.
The "Lucy Hayes Mission Band is the
| name of society organized in Fairmont,
Ohio, few weeks ago consisting of young
| misses under fifteen years OF age.
The inhabitants of the New Hebrides have
consigned to London $500 pounds weight of
arrowroot as payment for an edition Of the
New Testament in their language.
A learned writer asserts that Heaven keeps
our lights burning while we Sleep" Well, it
does look that way when the figures on gas
bill stare the average citizen in the face.
Snow, Sammy, have you read the story OF
Joseph?' 4 ooh, yes, uncle" "Well, then,
what wrong did they do when they sold their
brother?'' 'They sold him too cheap"
This is beautiful language of ours. Ben.
Hogan, the retired pugilist, who has turned
preacher, is spoken of as the ex-pounder of
the prize-ring and the expounder of the Cos
pei.
A Chinese sailor said in prayer meeting,
s'The more pray, the more l forget to
swear Another man arose and said, ''The
more pray, the more forget to grum-
ble''
Natural Religion-Bishop (reproving delin-
quent page): "Wretched boy! Who is it that
sees all we do, and before whom I am but a
crushed worm?'' Page: "The missus, my
Iord.''
Vermont men are religious even urdsr the
most trying circumstances. A deacon recent
ly asked the prayers of the congregation 'for
the low-lived son of a pirate who stole his
melons" 4
The Rev. Garobed Kaprielian, pastor OF the
Evangelical Protestant Armenian church in
Constantinople, was immersed and received
into the Baptist church in Jersey City, two
weeks ago.
Bishop Green, of Mississippi, while attend
ing service st Lake Washington recently,
slipped and fell, breaking his arm below the
elbow and wrist. As the bishop is old and
feeble, the accident is a very serious one.
In his charge to the clergy of the Bristol
Archdeaconry, Bishop Ellicott, of Gloucester
and Bristol, said he had not observed in his
diocese any distinct increase either in infidelty
or indifference, not even in the great towns.
The Rev. Albert B. Simpson, Of the Thlr-
tenth Street Presbyterian church, of New
York, has resigned his charge and withdrawn
from the Presbyterian church because of a
change of views on the subject of infant bap-
tism.
The English Liberation society has issued
circular which states that, in the opinion OF
the executive committee, the present is an
suspicious time to press the question OF dis
establishment, so that it may come up for
legislation.
Prof. Christlieb, who visited Scotland re-
Gently to lecture, said in one of his addresses
that the accounts published in regard to the
infdelity and rationalism Of Germany have
been exaggerated. He said about 20 per cent.
of the clergy preach the gospel more or less
fully.
The war over the affairs of the American
Bible society has begun in good earnest. The
Connecticut brethren who have attacked the
old society say that they mean business, and
that they can prove all they charge. The
managers denounce the charges as unjustifable
and proceeding from malice.
The California churches have peculiar evil
to contend with, in the cultivation of the
grape for the purpose of making wine and
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Los Angeles recently passed a resolution to
the effect that such business was demoralizing
and recommending church members to abstain
from it.
Mrs. Campbell, widow of Alexander Camp
bell, founder of the Christian church, of
which President Garfield was a member, is q
striking looking woman of 50 years. Her
hair is black, her eyes bright, as in her youth,
and her mental activity is remarkable. She
is now engaged upon volume of reminis-
cences Of her husband.
Bishop Littlejohn, of Long Island, has ap-
pointed q committee of the American Church
Building Fund commission, which was estab-
lished by the last general convention of the
Episcopal church. The committee expects to
create fund of 81, OOO, 600 by October, 1888,
in which year the centennial anniversary Of
the American church will occur.
The suggestion is repeated by several pa
pers that the revised new testament should be
at once introduced in the pews of all the
churches where reading by the minister from
the new testament is part of each service, as
it will be found extremely interesting to fol-
low In the revision the reading of the minis
ter's version from the old version.
The Methodist ministers of Montreal have