, 1881-02-27

cially invited. Song service at 7:so.
The three large Jesuit schools in Paris
have been entirely evacuated. and the au.
ttorities have walled up the doors of the
establishments. The new civil Directors
nave already been Installed III the vacant
posts.
Pastor Marsden said to his Methodist con-
gregation at Yarker, Ontario, that il certain
members persisted In attending dancing par
ties they must withdraw from the church.
Six persons instantly stood up and asked for
dismissal.
The regular quarterly business meeting of
the Young Mems Christian Association will
be held at o'clock p m. dHiesoay, ties Mbeh
requested to attend to take action In regard
to amendments in the constitution.
The conyocation of the Southern Deanery
of Illinois was held at Joliet ten days ago.
The sermon was preached BY the Rcy. Henry
&. Perry, of this city. The Reys. 5: F. Simp-
son, of Bloomington, and II. W. Heermans,
of A1nboy. were elected honorary members.
Vicar Apostolic Cost, OF Chan Tong, has in
vented an ,alfabet Of thirty three Letters, to
words, and the Emperor of Austria has pre-
sented Mgr. Cost with the necessary type to
carry out his project, which, 1t Is said, is be-
coming very popular.
1t is estimated that the number of mission
schools at present exceeds $4,000, and that
the Bible has been translated into 226 Ian
guaees and dialects, while its circulation
aggregate Of las, ,0o0,oo5 copies. Within the
time designated the annual contributions for
missions have increased from S250, ,010 to So
10000
The Guardian, the conservative organ Of
English churchmen, has opened its columns
to tie discussion Of the question of disestab-
f&u4 7f0
unanimous in maintaining that disestablish-
ment is the only remedy for the Erastianism
by which, in their opinion, the Church is now
afflicted. One writer contends that church,
lnen will do well to have the question settled
as soon as possible. because better terms can
be got now than at any future time.
a correspondent writing from New York
to the London Post says Of the Catholic cler-
gy: They exert curl0ns Influence over
the minds of great mass Of meu who owe
them no spiritual allegiance. Indifferent
ISM exists among the Americans to far
The men who have fallen into this mode Of
thought have generally been educated Prot
estanrs, but their Church has wholly lost its
hold upon them, and they have dritted away
into what is not exactly inidelity, but which
practically comes very near TO it,
The Young Mems Christian Association
announces series Of lectures In the Sunday
friedrich Courtney, Rector Of st. James
Episcopal Church, from March 6 to April 10,
inclusive. These lectures will be on the
Commandments of the Second Table, and the
titles are as follows: Sunday, March 4, the
thority =; March Ii. Sixth, e'' %The sanc5iiy
Of Human Life y; March 20, Seventh, 81 Tha
Sanctity OF Pureness y; March q, Eighth,
=" The Sanctity of Property; April 8,
Ninth, :. 1.-The The SSanctty of speech y; Apr! 70,
Courtnaey's Bible lectures while Rector Of
church in New York City were regarded
highly. This will be the closing series for
the season. we trust there will be large
attendance.
The Plymouth Church Missionary Society
held its animal meeting in the parlors Of tile
church Friday afternoon: There was good,
Treasurer's reports had been submitted the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, Miss E.
Cherrie; Secretary, Mrs. J. T. TEN TEN
PEI TreajFe5 Mrs: nj + Ro2d
the Society should embrace home and lucal
as well as foreign missionary work. The
business meeting was followed BY tea
party, which was thoroughly. enjoyed by
l50 Of the congregation and friends. The
attractive feature Of the evening was the
society paper, the Plymouth Missionary An-
.Etul, composed 0f various articles contrib
utcd BY the members and edited and read BY
Mrs. j. Fl. Rood. It was 4 very pleasant
affair.
RELIGIOUS DRONES.
Here are the statistics Of the monkeries
that were broken up By the Republicans of
France and tile number of drones that were
expelled from the country. These persons
were of the s. holier than thou" ordinary
humans. France is a Catholic nation, but is
opposed to religious loafers, and SO booted
them out of the Repul'lic,-viz
Two thousand four hundred and sixty-four
Jcsuits. 81 Bnrnnb!tes, 40S Cnpuclns, 1 Capuma-
Jules, 176 Carmelitcs, $50 Renetiictins, 20 Bit
siliens Is DeEnardus, 81 Chanoincs dc l.atran. Is
OIL Peres dc St. Dcrtin, Is rcrcs reg
uliers de st. Sauveur, Il Peres dc Ia Cougrega-
lion dc st. Thomns, Ii Percs dcs Eufants de
Marie, 15s Eudlstcs. lGs Freres dc St. Jcan-ie-
Dieu, 30 Ptres du Refuge de ST. Joseph, II Freres
10 ST. Pcrre-es Liens, 50 Percs dcs HO5pices des
Missions, IS peres Missionaries, 40 Obates, IS
'Gres de rAssomptinn, ITO Peres de Ia Cotnpaynie
10 Mare, 20 de St. Irtnee 20 Marste5 20 de Notro
0ane de Sion, PrGtrcs dit dc la Safnte-F Face IL
ie r[mmAculec-C Conception, Is Religleux dc St.
3deu1, l,450 IrapplsteS. There still remain as
ret nnmeflllcd with: Eight Missionaries of St. ]
Francis de Sales, l26 R6delnptoristcs, 2o4 Domin- I
cans. 400 Franciscan5, Percs Minimes, 81 rns- |
ionistes, n Cnrlneliens, Q Peres de Ia Doctrine
>hreticune, II Ptrcs Somasques ~, and II Trinl-
aires.