Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-11-09
About Preachers, Churches and
Religion.

are nowhere mentioned III the Bible.
Cardinal Manning has warned En-
glish Roman Catholics against the Sal
walton army.
DR.. Moffat, the veteran African mis-
is still in good health, though
in his Seth year.
The Rev. A. Z Ives. OF Castine. Me-,
has been elected to me- bership in the
Maine legislature.
Mormon emissaries continue to Sc
cure many converts In Europe and
wherever they preach their doctrine.
1t is proposed to erect a memorial
church TO Daniel O'Connell in Cahir-
civeeD, Kerry. the native parish Of the
LiberatOr.
They do say that the first question
asked by deacon visiting Egypt was,
"Now, what were the real facts of the
Potiphar scandal?"
Prof. Gould leaves the Newton Theo-
logical Seminary, Massachusetts Bap-
fist institution, because his views have
swerved from Calvinisn.
st. Martins, Canterbury, is believed
to be the oldest church in Great Britain
but the church in Dover Castle is q
candidate for the distinction.
A clergyman, in lecture on temper.
ance. was reported as saying: "Last
Sunday young man died in my neigh
borhood, while / was preaching in .
beastly state of intoxication."
Prof. CULVER, of Andover Seminary,
complains that the institution is quot
ed in Universalist pulpits, grog shops,
and other low places as teaching doc
trine which we abhor. He declares
that no Andover professor believes in
probation after death.
The London Guardian church paper
says that in some cases canons of
cathedrals whose salary was $4,000 a
year are now only getting $1,000, in
consequence of the decrease in the val
ue of land.
In China there are two dozen mis-
sionaries who are also physicians.
Eight of these are ladies. At Canton
the Presbyterian hospital has treated as
many as $4,000 outdoor patients in
year.
A pretty sight in the evening service
of a church in Newport, VT, was the
unfolding Of a night blooming cereus,
which was carried in by parishoner.
The blossoms attained their full size
near the close of the service.
The Rev. DIR. Ray Palmer, the bes.
known of American hymnologists. will
shortly celebrate his golden wedding.
1t is proposed by some of his friends to
present him with suitable testimonial
of the occasion.
Dean Burgon, preaching from the
Cambridge University pulpit. recently
said: "Foi my part. l am quite content
to seek my ancestors in the garden of
Eden let others. if they choose, ask for
theirs in the garden called Geological"
DIR. Newman Smyth's opening SER
mon in his church at New Haven was
from the text, "Arise. let US 60 hence"
In the principal newspaper Office of
New Haven somebody blundered to
such frightful extent that his text
was rendered, "Amen, let us 90 home"
Thus are the best intentions of the
most eminent clergymen sometimes per-
verted.
"What salary do de Lord call you
from, Mas'ry' asked clergyman's col
ored servant. 81 get thousand dollars
here" said the clergyman, meekly. "An'
how much de Lord call you TOP" was
tho next question. II expect 5000"
was the reply. "Mas'r." said the SER
want, solemnly, "when de Lord call you
back from tree thousan' to one thou
san, / spec He hurt He's voice before
you come"
DR.. Tresson, a Roman Catholic, was
married in st. Louis, to Miss Duncan,
Presbyterian, and, in order to satisfy
their religious scruples, two marriage
ceremonies were performed by their re-
spective pastors. This is not counte-
nanced by the Roman Catholic official
journal of the diocese, and it says the
doctor has made ga covenant with hell
and a league with the devil for Prot
estant wife,"
1t appears that Protestant ministers
are equally exempt with Catholic
priests, under the statutes of Quebec,
from revealing, in the witness box,
private and confidential conversations
with members of their fiocks. Rev.
James Bray, Congregational minister.
declined relating in court, something a
member of his church had told him,
when Judge Jette declared he was le-
gally exempted from answering. The
reverend gentleman was witness in a
divorce case.