The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1882-04-01
Sunday Musings.

A correspondent OF the Nc~ Aoln
| Observer says; AZ have found that
those who have a pride in making
their religion very broad generally
get it amazing thin"
An old sailor was observed to be
always hanging about the door of
church when a marriage was taking
place. He explained that he liked to
zee the tide going out.
"C-o-l ors," said a Sunday school
ooy, slowly spelling 1t out-"eoat OF
many eollsrs-why did it have to hare
so many collars, teacher? So they
could lift him cut of the we'll easy ?"
The qut stion whether layman may
race horses without sin Is before q
Troy church. 1t will probably be
decided that he can, if the owners of
the track have few big pumpkins on
hand to look at between the races.
A modest disclaimer-The Professor
(opening his wife's prayer book by
chance: with all my worldly goods
l thee endowv Why, when we mar
ried, Maria, hadn't penny to bless
myself with, let alone to endow you."
Maria: mo, my love; but you had q
magnificent intellect, and endowed
me with that" The Professor: mo;
didn't, Maria
The Roman Catholic population OF
Asia is estimated at 10, 132. s45. or this
number 523, 600 are in Turkey, l, 4sl 81
in India, 6 1O0, 600 in Persia and Ara
bia, and l, 511 ,634 in China and neigh
boring Kingdoms.
Archdeacon Allen wants the Convo-
cation of Canterbury to appoint COM
ID tee to marx passages in the revised
New Testament which are clearer
than they are found in the authorized
version, to the end that they may be
read in the churches.
The Roman correspondent of the
London Tablet is authority for the
statement that spe :ial Propaganda
Congregation for American affairs is
to be created shortly. A precedent for
such action is found in the establish
ment By Plus j X. of a special congre-
cation for oriental affairs.
the adherenfs of the Scotch Church
number l,063, 600; those of the Free,
100, coo; and those Of the United, 474.-
600. Other non-establ;she churches
have $50 900, and aosentees from all,
$50, 900. The population of Scotland is
1884 00o the Established Church can
claim only about third of it.
AT the annual meeting of the Con-
gregational Church Of Rsvenswood the
report OF the Clerk showed the church
In very dourishing condition, and
the church out of debt. The report
showed the total members nip as l04.
Besides paying off the indebtedness of
the church, ST 1855 so was raised for
expenses, and SOS for outside Lenevo-
lent objects. The Sunday school has
2S4 members. Mr.. J. NJ Whitehead
was ele cted clerk for the ensuing year.
The question of disest. blishment in
Scotland is coming to the front with
increased force every day. Bodies of
the Free Church, as we'll q. of the
United Presby terrain Church, are taxi
ing strong ground in favor of it. In
the Glasgow Free Presbytry recently
Prof. Bruce opposed disestablishment.
on the ground that the true policy Of |
the Free Church at the present time is |
Ito cherish spirit of quietness, conf. |
dence, patience, and charity. and TO |
aim at internal efficiency in all de-
partNents of her work" He vss
beaten by vote of y to IT.
The Baptists have again broken with |
the American Bible Society. They
withdrew first in 1855 because of rule
OF the society discriminating against
certain versions by Baptist missiena-
rles. -Four years ago this law wss
dropped, and leading Baptists pro-
posed to patronize the society again.
But the society having refused to aid
IN the circulation Of Judson's Burmese
version, the Baptists resolved to hold
aloef. The society condemns the yer.
slon OF DR.. Judson, because, in trans
lating the Greek word for baptixe a
burmese word meaning immersion
Is used.