Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-06

pew in Grace church, New York, sold
at auction the other day for $4,000,
The profits of the Methodist Book con-
Germ in New York last year were $65,OOO.
The East river bridge between New
York and Brooklyn, is to be formally
oDened May a.
The Park Avenue church, East End,
Pittaburg, Pa, has decided to build new
edi6ce at cost of $3.50
The annual benevolent expenditures
among the New York city Presbyterians is
estimated to exceed 100000.
On the 18th ult., $500 GermanY emf
grants landed at Baltimore, and many of
them took early trains for the West.
An eccentric steamboat on the lower
Mississippi river is called ''The Good
Rule" because it works equally well both
ways.
Four ministers of the Presbyterian
church in Philadelphia have recently
adopted the custom of wearing gowns in
the pulpit
Ranavalomaniaka, queen of Madagas-
car, is said to spend half an hour, or an
hour, regularly every morning in prayer
and Bible reading,
As fruit of the recent religious revival
Of the Augusta Female seminary at Taun-
ton, Va, over forty Of the young lady stu
dents have protested conversion.
The Second Congregational and Waiver
~ Methodist Episcopal churches of Jersey
City are to unite under the name of the
Waverly Congregational church.
The number of immigrants landed al
Castle Garden, New York, during the third
week III april was 1889, the largest week
ly arrival up to that time this year.
4 disastrous food has occurred al
Yahualica, Mexico. The river rose rapid
IT,. swept away several houses and much
other property, and drowned six people.
The London Freeman says Tat the Ia
tive Christians of Madagascar have givel
more than a million dollars during the
past ten years for the spread of the gospel
Boston Transcript: "Don't take enough
exercise" exclaimed patient in aston
ishment, why, doctor, I belong to th
Episcopal church and attend service eYerJ
Sunday"
The Presbytery of the Edinburgh United
Presbyterians passed a resolution at it
last session urging the ministers within it
bounds to aim sedulously at eXtempor
preaching.
Mr.. Moody says he does not fear infdel
ity half so much as he fears the cold for
malism which is creeping over Christiani
ty-the want of heart, interest, fire and Ell
thusiasm.
Over 5000 persons in Chicago hav
joined the lew Temperance organization
the League of the Gross, and have take
the pledge under the direction of Fathe
Hayes, S. j.
The general assembly of the Presbytt
rian church North Will meet at the Fir:
Presbyterian church, Saratoga, N. Y, Ma
II. The church South will meet at LIE,
ington, KY.
dispatch from Victoria, British G.
lumbia, says: News has been received fro
the Northeast coast of the drowning
Messrs. Chapman and Penny, Presbyterie
missionaries.
Rev. DR., Wheeler, formerly editor of ii
Net6odj>i. and for five years past Unite
States consul al Florence, Italy, has be,
elected president Of Allegheny colleg
MeadYille, Pa.
1t is estimated that there are 1,2t
towns west of the Mississippi river wit
out churches or regular preaching of al
kind. Where is the spirit of mission
All gone to India!
What can be better than the criticism
the boy who, while standing in front
Niagara and listening to the .deafenil
rush of many waters said, Mother, fe
like taking off my hat to God.''
The appeal of Archbishop Wood,
Philadelphia, for the suffering Irish b
been generously answered. The Philad
phia Catholic Standard announces that t
fund has mounted up to $S,762.49.
Jay Cooke has completed arrengemsI
for the transformation of mis- former hon
Ogontz, near Chelton Hills, Pa, into
young ladies' boarding school. The pro
erty Is valued at about a million dollars
According to the secretary of the N
York gas commission one electric light d