Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-06-20
PERSONAL NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Rev. Brooke Hereford has resigned the
pastorate of the Church of the Messiah, OF
Chicago, to accept call to Boston.
Eliot Cabot, of Boston, is. it is reported,
the person selected by Mr.. Emerson's fam.
lily to write the biography OF the Concord
philosopher.
The Rev. Stephen II. Tying, Jr., formerly
OF New York, has been invited to take
charge of the Bible-class at the American
chapel in Paris.
George Washington never owned over
1000 slaves during his life. We are GER
tain of this, because only 6, $50 have been
Interviewed during the last ten years.
Professor George Washington Greene, Of
Rhode Island, is to write the biography OF
Longfellow, having been selected for that
Office by the poet himself six years ago.
Benjamin Layine, retired merchant of
Philadelphia, bequeathed all his estate.
valued at between $40, 900 and S25, 900, to
the Jewish Hospital Association of that
CITY,
DR.. Crummell, the coIored rector OF st.
Luke's Church, Washington, and gradu-
ate of Oxford, is about to publish volume
Of sermons entitled "The Greatness OF
Christ"
A woman who feels that she must pinch
her waist, pad her hips. cramp her feet,
paint her face and wear false hair to secure
admirers, will find herself nowhere beside
circus street parade.
Professor Austin Phelps is delivering q
course of six lectures before the Advanced
Glass at Andover on "The Studies of the
Pastor" with special reference to the
study of English literature.
The Rev. c. W. Allen and DR.. E. B.
Foster, each Of whom was once pastor Of
the same church in Pelham, n. H., died on
the same day, and were buried on the same
day-after years of service elsewhere.
A blind old man was kept in the cellar
of his wealthy sons house in Cincinnati,
fed on scraps from the servants table,
This is because his daughter-in-law has
grudge against him.
Mr.. Blaine's grafton upon the life and
character of President Garfield has been
engrossed upon sheet of Bristol-board by
a resident of Philadelphia, who intends to
present this result of long and patient la.
Dor to Mrs. Garfield.
A Mr., Bridger, minister of the Re-
formed Episcopal Church at Farmersville,
in the Diocese of Ontario, Canada, has,
with ais congregation, applied to be re-
ceived into the Episcopal Church, in which
he proposes to become minister.
Governor Colquitt, of Georgia, has been
addressing Methodist meetings in Little
Rock, Ark. He is mentioned as an elo-
quent speaker, who makes what he says
interesting to all. He believes in the use
of humorous anecdotes in the pulpit.
1t is understood that DIR. Newman
Smyth will accept the offer of the Trus-
tees to lecture on theology at the Andover
Theological Seminary during the coming
year. 1t is said that S50,000 has been
pledged to endow new Professorship on q
more liberal basis than the Abbot chair.
The children of literary people are not
always themselves lovers OF the pen. One
exception may be quoted in the person of
the only child OF Bayard Taylor. This
young lady has much literary ability, and
has shown both skill and taste in her
translations of German poetry into Eng
lish.
Joseph Head, who recently died in Bos.
ton at the age OF 81, was the oldest living
| graduate of Harvard College. He belonged
to the class of 1904. The oldest remaining
graduate of Harvard is DIR. William Perry,
of Exeter, N. H., who is "a years of age.
He was born in Norton, Mass, but has
resided in Exeter since 1914.
On Sunday, May 7th, the Brooklyn Tab
ernacle Church, the Rev. DIR. Talmage,
pastor, received over one hundred and
sixty members, many of whom Joined on
confession of their faith. Among the