Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-22
TIMELY TOPICS.

The venerable Archbishop Purcell cele.
brated the forty ninth anniversary of his
conservation as bishop at the convent of
the Ursulines, in Brown county, Ohio,where
he has been SO long in retirement, on Fri
day last. His grace is one of the Oldest
bishops in the world. He is quite hearty
and has the promise of living to celebrate
one year hence the golden jubilee of his
conservation as bishop. None. of those
who participated N the -esnsecration sur
vive.
TIE pulpits in New York and Brooklyn
were largely secularized last Sabbath, Oct.
l6, New York paper saying. Mr.. Beecher
seems to have set the pendulum swinging
in all the pulpits. One preacher reviewed
Mr.. Beecher's position, and some dozen or
more other pulpits resounded with secu-
lar. political disquisitions. Tie inevitable
Rev. DR.. Newman, Gen. Grants old chap
lain and present pastor. naturally bore a
hand in the general pulpit, political
melee"
Mr.. BEEoHER claims to have made no
change in his religious views, but to be a
Congregationalist still in all that the name
implies. except the associate relations with
the other churches of Brooklyn and New
York. from which bonds he has absolvea
himself. TO other religious denominations
most of which! affect to look upon the unity
of the Congrsg ational faith az consisting
chiefly in these associations. the attitude
Mr.. Beecker has taken will doubtless have
a rather technical sort of look.
THERE are too many colleges. The con-
sequence is, they a-e weak, crippled and
lack the equipments for first class instruc-
ton. This has long been regarded as a
great evil in education. One central strong,
we'll furnished institution is better than a
after ell, are nothing but academys, and
frequently poor ones at that. It is pleas
ing, therefore, to know that the unifcation
of the Methodist colleges in Iowa is pro-
posed, and the proposition is one of first
class importance.
DUR1Ea the recent troubles in Egypt a
most ancient relic has been destroyed-a
tree, which, according to Christian tradition,
was the identical one under which the par
ents of Christ sought rest and shelter on
their fight to Egypt. It stood near the ruins
of Heliopolis: north of Cairo, and from
time immemorial it was under the care of
the Franciscans in Cairo, and an object of
great veneration. During his sojourn in
Egypt last year, the Austrian crown prince
visited the sacred spot and tree, which lat
ter was cut down by the Egyptian troops
while they were throwing up intsench
men's near Heliopolis.
WHEN Watson Brown. son of old John
Brown, died from wounds at Harper's
Ferry in 1859, his body was taken to a
medical college at Winchester and kept as
an anatomical specimen. During the war
surgeon of the institution took the bones
to Indianapolis. The man had always re-
fused to give them up, but few weeks
ago, when he heard that the aged widow of
John Brown was travelling from California
to New York to visit the grave of her hus-
band, he relented and sent word 10 her she
could have the precious bones. She has
received them and they have just been
buried at North Elba, New York.
4 NEWPORT, r. l., special of Thursday
.,ast says that the gossips are very much
amused over an incident that occurred at
a recent fashionable wedding in that city
The ceremony proceeded as usual until the
Clergyman asked the bride whether she
promised Ito love. honor and obey" the
husband. There was an awkward pause,
and the clergyman, doubtless imagining
that the bride did not clearly understand
what to say, repeated the question. Still
there was no answer, and again the minis
ter repeated the question. with the sagges-
,tion that the question must be answered.
Then, it is said, the bridegroom awoke the
bride with nudge and she family an.
swered, 81 will" 1t is reported that pre-
sious to the ceremony the bride in a spirit
OF froiie declared she would not answer the
question it the word ''obey" was in it, but
it was not believed that when the momen,
game she would actually lose her tongue
BE hundred Hebrew refugees quarterd
on Wards island, New York, kicked up a
row the other day, and engaged i'll fierce
riot: assaulted the superintendent and dep,
uty superintendent. drew knives, threw
stones. demolished windows, and acted the
part of Infatuated iends. A large body OF
police hurried to the island, cuelled the
riot, and remained on guard all night
Great sympathy has been excited for the
prosecuted Jews" in the old country. but
if these GOO are sample of the refugees
fleeing from persecution, the fair Inference
is that by their brutal ferocity they pro
yoke retaliation and call it persecution
The Infamous conduct of the 600 will cause
a large abatement of sympathy in their be
shalt; even if they are refugees from per
secution;' persecution, doubtless, provoked
by themselves. There are doubtless two
sides to every story, and one holds good
till the other is heard. and then, if not en-
.tirely overthrow: honors are substantial,
easy. both being about equally to blame
Our consul at Zurich, in letter to tn