The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-11
pENoMINaT,oNAL DROPS.

The time set for Moody and Sauliey to
return TO this country IS after two weeks OF
labor at Liverpool, in April,
The Methodists are making such efforts
in ltaly as will soon place them in the van
OF evangell2ing churches there.
The significance of the pelican as sym.
Dol OF love on church windows was ex
planned in serlson by a Philadelphia rec
tor last Sunday evening.
The report recently presented to the Phil
adelphia Sunday.school association brings
up the total Sunday school membership Of
Philadelphia, rs far as reported, tp l6i, 1872.
1t was twenty-five years since Mr.. Moody
had had his picture taken when he sat for
photograph to crafty his family few days
ago. He bought the negative aud carried
II OIL 50 that his pictures could not be sold,
A queer test OF the doctrine of purgatory
Is to be made In Australia, where man
left $1,000 to be used to deliver his soul from
that state of existence, and his irTeverent
executor refuses to pay the money until he
has legal proof that II has been earned.
The Rev. Mr. Bjerring, formerly q priest
in the Greek church in New YORK, which
was for time largely supported by the
russian government has made application
to be received into the Presbyterian church
of New York, and committee has been
appointed to confer with him.
At special meeting of the board OF
managers Of the Philadel phia Tract society
the Rev. J. Il. Mccullough was unsni.
mously requested to continue his duties as
corresponding secretary during the ensuing
year. A committee was appointed to wait
upon the bishop, and secure the appoint.
ment.
General Halderman, the American min.
lister to Siam, presented the American min.
listers in Bangkok TO the king recently. His
majesty expressed his appreciation of their
labors TO promote the moral and intellect.
ual welfare ofhis people, and, though u
Buddhist, promised to tolerate all religions
that has such ends.in view.
The First Presbyterian church. Reading
Pennsylvania, Rev. DR.. Radcliffe, pastor
has in hand by gifts and subscriptions s2i'
| 600, for the purpose of building now organ
in the church and erecting large and well
appointed chapel in connection with the
church, to consist OF commodious Sun
| day-school hall and other rooms needed fol
more efficient church work.
/ A committee appointed by the Presby
terry Of Philadelphia, with Dr.. o. A. Dickey
IA chairman, has organized q church il
Faith Chapel, Philadelphia, under the title
Of the "South Brood Street Presbyterian
church." Rev. j. O. Thompson ia the pas
tor-elect. The new congregation has ON III
roll the names of ll5 persons, l03 OF then
having been dismissed from the Tchtl
Presby terrain church.
Somebody has started q statement con
oerning the Rev. DR.. willis to the eilec
that his presbytery suspended him for Ice
turing TO the Unitarians in Cincinnati
theatre. This " contrary 10 fact. TIL
presbytery did not suspend him, but onl
passed mild censuro on him. IL was no
In theatre, but In u hall that he lecturcd
and II was not to the Unltarians, but 10 a
who would como to hear him.
About two years ago one native Chinama
In the village Of kokoi, China, was the sol
tary follower OF the Christian religion anon
tho dwellers In that place Through his IL
iluence, and that Of the missionaries, u net
little chapel has been built, which now hl
30 church members and over 30 regular u
tendsnts on Worship. The native Christian
have contributed two.thirds of what III
building cost. They now carry ON the
Sunday services themselves and provide Il
the expenses.
} A letter OF the bishop OF Peterboroug
! has recently been published, in which
states that he has In vain endeavored to fin
an incumbent for living vacant In his di
cesc. There IL, as described by the bisho
comfortable house, In good condition
beautiful church and an interesting sphe
} Of work among population OF COO peopl
/. in q pleasant and beautiful neighborhoo
! But there Ia no certain income" Befo