Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-25
GLOBELETS.

died November 9, 1879, at the age of nine
ty-four years and seven months.
The Hon. E. A. Rollins, of Philadelphia
has offered $4,000 for the erection of E
chapel for Dartmouth College, conditional
upon the obtaining of 100000 before Jan
uary next, for the building of fre-proot
library, also for the college.
The work of Mr.. Francis Murphy abroad
has been remarkably successful. 1t is
said that the temperance feeling in Great
Britain has been completely revolutionized
and that Mr.. Murphy has received dur
ing his labors over the sea 100000 pledges
A Boston religious weekly feelingly
asks: 'Why do flies bite so much worse in
church than anywhere else?" This is a
difficult conundrum; but it may be that a
man is harder to keep awake in church
in some churches, at least-than anywhere
else.
An African trader once said to mis-
sionary: 'There must have been lot of
heather people joining your church, be-
cause they have been here buying dresses,
\
ton of how Christianity promotes COM
merce.
In Clerburne, Mrs. Baylis has been ex-
communicated from the Adventist church
or the ground that she was possessed of a
devil. 1t was her custom, after coming
out of trance, to relate what she claimed
to have seen going on among the COM
municants.
In the pocket of a burglar who was re-
Gently shot while pursuing his vocation in
New Jersey town was found Moody &
Senkey hymn-book. It cannot be learned
whether this burglar was frsquenter Of
evangelical meetings or whether he only
went to one and stole the hymn-book.
successful form of evangslization in
France is the Bible carriages movement.
NJ. Pointet, in vehicle suitably furnished
with religious reading, has itinerated in not
less than ten departments of the Republic,
selling Bibles and tracts, and using his
carriage as a pulpit from which to preach.
Dean Bradley is believed to favor the
scheme of his predecessor, Dean Stanley,
for providing more space in overcrowded
Westminster abbey, by the removal of
monuments erected in the age of bad taste
to generals ands admirals who hardly de-
served such honors, to ST. Paurs or Green
wich hospital.
The United Methodist church is showing
q truly progressive spirit. The conference
tariff discriminating against the marriage
of young ministers has been removed,
while, after prolonged discussion, the
clause granting bonus to ministers child
rem was retained. This looks like fostering
our infant industries.
A st. Petersburg dispatch announces
that the coronation decree CT granting
liberty Of worship to dissenters, affects
only about million of so-called registered
dissenters. If the car was wise he would
proclaim universal religious liberty, and
finds in his dissenting people his strongest
and most faithful supporters.
Three years ago it was proposed in the
general convention of the Protestant
Episcopal church to create before October,
1888, fund of 100000, the income of
which was to be given, and portions of the
principal loaned, to aid the building of
new churches. Up to May 1 of this year
about S43, 600 had been raised.
The American Sunday School union of
Philadelphia offers premium of $1,000
for the best book, written for the society,
upon the obligations and advantages of
the day of rest. The book must be popu-
lar in character, high order of merit, and
consist of rot less than $4,000 nor more
than 100000 words. This premium is Of
fered in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the John C. Green trust.
It has been discovered that should war
occur between Great Britain and great
maritime power, there would be considera-s
bic danger of starvation in the British
isles. The annual import of food products
is estimated at five hundred million dol
lars, and this furnishes another very good
reason why the hunting ranges, deer for
ests, grouse moors and pheasant covers,
which absorb so much of the British islands,
should be given to the husbandman for
cultivation.
It is stated that Lord Duferin, British
ambassador at Constantinople, has been
recalled. No reason is given by the dis
patches for his recall, and those who so
much admired the talent and tact of the
ex-governor of Canada can hardly imagine
any cause for such step, unless it be that
a more important mission is to be given
him. Still there is some dissatisfaction
with Lord Dufferin's course in Egypt and
the rosy-hued report he sent IN, and it
may have destroyed his usefulness in the
East.
There are two or three matters constant
~ being referred to in the newspapers just
now which their readers could very well
afford to do without. One of the biggest
free advertisements on record has been
awarded to couple of pugilists, who have
probably no intention of meeting at all,
but want to keep up their individual rep
utations, until they make their regular ey-
hibition trips over the continent. Bismarck
and his health constitutes another danger
GUS rock upon which daily journals are apt
to get all broken up. Whether for political
reasons or otherwise, it is certain that