The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-07

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attempted to kill herself with poison
by taking large dose of chloroform.
At last accounts she was still alive,but
in a critical condition, Burke and
Hughes, the two scoundrels who
caused the scandal and ruin, are still
in custody, and it is considered GER
tain that the tragic features are not
yet ended.
RELIGIOUS NOTES AND CHURCH
CHIMES.
The London missionary society
owns five mission ships.
There are 100000 Catholics in
Spain, and 10000 magnificent
churches.
A fine Baptist church is in course
of erection ad AGENT to the Mormon
temple at Salt Lake City.
Look over on the bright side, which
is the heaven side of life. This is far
| better than any medicine.
Spain is to have Protestant news
paper. 1t will be illustrated, and
will publish religious news.
Infant baptism increased in the
Southern Methodist church from
14,739 in 1866 to q, ,205 in 1882.
The Presbytery of Utah has three
candidates for the ministry under its
charge-converts from Mormonism.
The white Baptists of South Caro-
lima have $40 churches and 58,7S2
communicates, and the colored Bap-
fists number 10000.
Disraeli, when taunted as to his
being a Jew, replied !: "One-half of
the world worships a Jewess, the
other half worships her son."
The United Presbyterian church of
Scotland, which has been reporting
decline i'll numbers several years, will
this year be able to report a large in
crease.
Some men get religion and some
full how many cases there are in which
neither the religion nor the yaccina-
tion takes"
A London journal says that the ma
tive Christians of Madagascar have
given more than million dollars
during the past ten years for the
spread of the gospel.
Mr.. Moody says he does not fear
intidelity half so much as.he fears the
cold Journalism which is creeping
over christianity-the want of heart,
interest, fire and enthusiasm.
The census of missions to be taken
next year will, it is estimated. show
an increase of 100000 native Chris
tians in India, Ceylon and Burmah
for the last ten years -5OO,OOO in all.
The women's missionary societies
now in successful operation number
forty-eight; of these thirty-seven are
in the United States, four in Canada.
four in England, two in Germany
and one in Sweden.
The Christian Union answers a
conundrum as follows !: A Boston
minister is reported to be searching
for some one to tell him in ten words
what is the new movement in theol-
ogy. That is very easily done. Where
the Spirit of the Lord is there is lib
erty.' That is just ten words"
AT one of the churches of DAN
bury, Conn, on Sunday, the opening
piece on the organ was from the
"Pirates," and the closing piece from
"Tinafore," and, according to the
little hatchet" scribe of the Boston
Post, nobody found any fault except
the deacon who passed the plate TO
the music of 81 am Pirate King"
What is alleged to be piece of the
true cross has come to light at Poit-
tiers in an old chest. 1t was sent to a
saint in the second half of the sixth
century by the Emperor Justin, from
Constantinople. 1t is mounted in
gold and enamel of exquisite Byzan-
tine manufacture, and excites great
interest. 1t disappeared during the
revolution of 1889.
A missionary from the Island of
Peru, in the Samoan group, writes
that there is not heather left. Mis-
sionary labors were commenced there
only eleven years ago. During this
time the whole island has been evan
gelized, churches, chapels, mission
houses have been built at their own ex-
pense, and they are now supporting
their own and contributing to the So
ciety that sent them pastors and
teachers
Joseph Cook in urging contributions
for missionary work, says "There
are 3OOOOOOO0 of women on this plan
ct who have only the Buddhist hope
of being born again as men, instead
of toadS or snakes. There are $1,000
600 of women in Moslem harems.
There are uncounted millions OF men
and women and children growing up
in the most degraded supeTstltiOns
and suffering in mind and body and
estate from inherited Pagan customs"
A short time ago, says the S0mer-
vile, Tennessee, Falcon, one OF the
daughters of the dusky race made her
first visit to the Episcopal church of
this place. She did not go to attend
divine service but her divine mistress.
On reaching home she said: Look
here. misSus, | never seed such dOin'S
as that ar church aforel The people
they be's prayln' and prayin', and the
preacher he holler at um to get upl
and den he gets mad and turns his
back on 'em and don't have muffin to
do wild 'em."
The Baltimore Methodist, in sar-
castle editorial on the circus which
recently exhibited in that city, says
"Of course no Methodists were there.
No Methodist preacher peeped in with
one eve and around with the other to
see if anybody knew him No
Methodist carried his children at one
o'clock to see the animals and stayed
till two to see the performances of the
the ring Oh, no. All, of course,
saved their money to make liberal
contributions to the missionary cause
and to build new churches y
A queer divorce case is reported
from Kimbolton, Ohio. Mrs. Sarah
p. Sales asks for a divorce from her
husband on the grounds that he is
very deyout Christian. and prays
three times each day. She AYERS that
at family worship Mr.. Sales points
out all the great sins mentioned IN
the Bible, and making them apply to
his wife, denouncing her in bitter
terms before all the members Of the
family. This is the reason that she
petitions for divorce. regarding her
| husbands denunciations as cruel IN
lthe extreme. She deserves q decree
d. =. 80. ....