Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-11
TIMELY TOPICS.

since theiwar. After this year the two chIrches
will exchange delegates and recognize each
other as Christian bodies, letting bygones be
bygones. 1t is to the credit of the Southern
church that the initiative came from Atlanta.
The London Religious Tract society
lately held its eighty third anniversary meet
ing. The report stated that the society had
circulated from its commencement 2,O99,2lO
$50 tracts, of which S7,162,620 had been sent
out during the past year. The total income
for the year was $969,740. The entire cost of
the management of the business and mis-
sionary departments was borne by the profits
on sales.
AS another evidence of the fact that Chicago
is delightful summer resort, may be quoted
the action of the Methodist ministers of that
city, at a recent meeting, in which resolu-
ton was adopted to the effect that summer
vacations are not necessary for the clergy.
OF course, they limit its application to the
ministers of Chicago, where it also appears
from the resolution that it is unsafe to leave
the sheep without shepherds even during the
dog-days.
CHARLES KINGSLEY: It is good for man
to be checked, crossed, disappointed, made to
feel his own ignorance, weakness, folly; made
to feel his need Of God; to feel that, in spite
of all his cunning and selfcon6dence, he is
no better off in this world than in dark for
est, unless he has Father in heaven who
loves him with an eternal love; and Holy
Spirit in heaven who will give him right
judgment in all things; and a Saviour in
heaven who can be touched with the feeling of
his infirmities.
LAST week ground was broken for the new
Christian Church in Washington city, to be
erected as memorial of President Gar deld
The work began with pretty ceremony.
Two little four-year old girls, one of them
the daughter of the pastor, Mr.. Power, turned
up the first sod, which was wheeled away by
boy OF six summers. All of the congrega-
ton who were present then handled the spade
for a moment in turn before the field was
abandoned to the workmen. It is expected
propriate exercises.
THE Princess Louise arrived at Quebec from
England, June 4th, in the steamship Sarma-
tian. AS the vessel approached the steamship
wharf, the steamer Arctic, with the Governor
Generals party, came alongside, and as her
Royal Highness stepped on board the latter
boat the royal standard, which had foated
from the masthead of the Sarmatian, was
lowered and run up on the Arctic, the guns
from the citadel at the same time firing a
royal salute. guard of honor met the Arc
tic on her arrival at the Quebec side of the
river. Her Royal Highness is in excellent
health.
| PRINCESS LOUISE, who appears to take a
great interest in matters of everyday life in
the household and in the welfare of her sex,
has taken another step leading to the improve
ment Of the life of females on shipboard.
Prompted, doubtless, by the reports which
were published a short time since of the utter
inadeQuacy of the arrangements for the health
and comfort for females among the Storage
passengers on the Transatlantic lines, whereby
in morality was encouraged, the princess paid
a visit to the Storage deck of the steamship
SArmatian previous to her departure, and made
thorough inspection of the food and of the
sleeping berths
THE Mormons of Utah, as they have before
done, have lately been making movement
looking to the admission of the territory as
state. To this end a constitution has been
formed and adopted by a vote of 10000, all
Mormons-the "Gentiles'' of the territory,
giving no heed to the movement, and refusing
to vote. 1t is supposed the polygamous Nor
mons hope to gain some advantage by the adj
mission of the territory as state. 1t is safe
to say that Utah can never be admitted as a
state in the Union, till the question of polyg-
amy is disposed of, and the vile and unhoIy
practice fully extirpated.
GARIBALDI directed in his will that his
body should be cremated and the ashes pre-
served IN porphyry urn near the tomb of his
daughter, at Caprera, who was burned to
death in MOntevideo with her nurse. His
family will comply with his wishes in regard
to the cremation of his body. 1t is under.
stood that Garibaldi meant his order for Gre
nation of his body as protest against what
he considered superstltious disposition of
the human body after death, and also as
what he regarded compliance with the DOS
tive demands of the laws of health, for the
benefit OF the living. There is no doubt that
the example of so illustrious an historical
character, will attract many followers in the
| line of cremation.
The trades unions of New York are loudIv
protesting against the new penal code which
goes into effect next December. It provides
for the punishment of persons who break
contract of service or hiring, knowing that
the probable consequences will be to endan-
ger persons or valuable property, thus taking
cognizance apparently of strikes, as, for ex-
ample, when workmen in an iron furnace
agree to quit work just as the molten metal
is ready for casting; when compositors on
newspaper withdraw at an hour purposely SO
late as to prevent preparing the next davis
paper; when railroad hands stop at a fixed
time all along the line of the road, leaving
cars, passengers and freight wherever thew
may happen to be at the moment
Bur few are aware that an ancient school,
some $50 years old, exists in active, thriving
order in this country, and yet such is the fact.
The 249th anniversary of the School of the
Collegiate Dutch church was celebrated at the