The National tribune., 1882-10-12
FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
Little Something About What Is Going On in the
Religious World.

A Little Something About What Is Going On in the
Religious World.
There are 1O1 Sunday-schools, with 1854
scholars, in Japan.
The membership of the Moravian Church
throughout the world is 100000. There are
| $4,000 members in this country.
! church in country village recently cir
culated a paper among the congregation asking
for contributions for the purpose of paying
the organist and boy to blow the same'
! At meeting of the Diocesan Convention Of
Central Pennsylvania, at Reading Tuesday,
committee of eight, with Bishop Howe as chair
man. was appointed to divide the diocese into
two equal parts.
The bequest of the late DR.. Musgrave of
| $4,000 to Princeton College will not be avail
able for eleven years. By that time it and its
increase at four per cent. will amount to $50
| OC0 the income Of which sum is to be expended
on the salary of professor The professorship
is to bear DR.. Musgraves name as pleasant
tribute to his benefcence.
An appeal to Christendom has been published
to subscribe for the complete restoration Of the
Castle Church, Wittenberg. This is the church
theses on the door, The Prussian Parliament
would not even vote a few pounds for the de-
sired object and therefore the 100000 required
is to be raised by public subscription.
Sunday school child made reply to her
teacher which had great deal of truth in it
and a wholesome lesson for all who teach.
4" How is it, my DEAR" inquired the teacher,
I" that you do not understand this simple
thing?" "I do not know, indeed" she an
swered with perplexed look; but 1 some
times think l have so many things to learn
that have not time to understand.
The Salvation Army has invaded Spain, and
naughty Castillo is expected to succumb to the
Establishments of the "Hallelujah Lasses"
presiding over a tremendous free and easy"
detachment of the army recently appeared
in the streets of Madrid with clarionets and
tamborines, and delivered hell-fire addresses in
the English tongue. The people looked on in
stoid wonder, suppoSing them to be troop Of
maniacs.
1t is rare thing that the membership
of a church is increased six hundred per cent.
in one day. Yet such a phenomenal growth
took place in the Welsh Church at Irwin Sta
ton, near Pittsburgh. Several neighboring
pastors came together and found the church
with one member-a woman, of course-and
left it with seven members; three men and
three women having been added. One deacon
was elected and notice given for the election
of trustees.
There is a church in Michigan which has
been struck by lightning dozen times and
now, whenever the preacher shows signs of get
ting long-winded and passing from his "sev-
entity" to an "eighthly" the organist slyly
initiates the sound of approaching thunder on
the pedals. "The way that preacher dives into
the conclusion" says the Independent, and
rushes through it and starts the Doxology Is
caution. The congregation would not part with
the organist for million of dollars.
The difficulties attendant on candidating for
church pastorates are made painfully evident
by an incident which happened few weeks
ago in connection with a vacant church. 4
man supposed to be influential with the COM
mittee received very urgent letter from a
minister of another denomination, saying that
he was one of twin brothers, both ministers,
and that together they were willing to UNDER
take pulpit aud pastoral duties for one salary,
and, let them once appear in that pulpit, he was
sure the plan would work. The letter was
passed to a prominent member of the commit
tee who, after perusing it, pleasantly remarked
that undoubtedly all the brains in those two
heads would be demanded, but the committee
must insist on having them under but one hat