Daily globe., 1883-05-13

Prince Consort.
The bill to exempt those who observe
the seventh day Of the week from the pen
alties of the Sunday laws of 1894, was de-
feated in the Pennsylvania legislature by |
a vote of 81 yeas to 130 nays.
An undenominational Christian temper
ance home for women has been opened at |
440 East Fifty seventh street, New York. |
No woman will be admitted without salts |
factory evidence of good character.
When in the supreme ceurt of Connec-
ticut it was proposed to hold court on Good
Friday, Judge Beardsley remarked that he
knew of but one Judge who held court on
that day, and he was Pontius PLATE.
A red-nosed topper asked a temperance
lecturer if he believed in spirits. eyes,"
answered the lecturer looking directly at
the scarlet-tipped nose, 81 see too much
evidence before me to permit me TO
doubt"
The Florence Night Mission is new
society organized in New York city to
labor among the dissipated. 1t employs a
missionary who usually visits the lowest
haunts, from 9 p. m. to 5 a. m.
A society has been formed in England
under the presidency of the archbishop of
Canterbury, which has for its object "the
Outstanding, simplifying and cheaper
ing of the funeral and mourning ceremo-
nial.'
The Boston Post very unreservedly ex
presses its opinion upon Sunday railroad
trains, by saying that Sunday trains are
a necessity; they are an evidence of Chris
tian civilization. Not to run them is
wrong"
The synod of the Reform church in
Switzerland has resolved by majority of
two to one, after long consideration, that
| baptism shall no longer be a condition
precedent of admission to the holy COM
munion.
A little girl in Hartford Sunday
school, unused to diplomatic ways, sidled
up to her teacher and naively as could be,
said: 'HMother wanted me to find out in
roundabout way whether you are Mrs. or
Miss -
The following excellent compendium of
what house of worship should be is from
1
draughts, free from all delus1ons, free from
false doctrines, free to all men and free
from all debt
| Strawberry Alley M. E. Church, Balti-
more, built by Bishop Asbury, and believed
to be the oldest Methodist church in the
United States, has been purchased and pre-
served as memorial of Bishop Asbury's
work in Baltimore.
The venerable senior and presiding
bishop of the American Episcopal church,
DIR. Smith, may be said to have been
citizen under every president of the United
States. He was five years old when Gen
| eral Washington died.
The Holiness band, fanatieal religious
organization, are raising general excite
ment at Corsicana, Texas, and it is expect
ed they will prove themselves as obnoxious
as they did two years ago, when the leader
was ridden on a rail and the band dispersed
| as nuisance.
An expectant bridegroom went to his
priest to confess his manifold sins and re-
ceive absolution. The rite being perform
ed the priest dismissed him. "But is there
no penance" asked the young man,
"Yes," answered the priest, solmenly, "go
on with the MARRIAGE
Lord Shaftesbury occapies picturesque
position in the English religious world.
few years ago he asserted that the we'll
known book, "Ecce Homo" was the work
of the devil. And now he has discovered
that the Salvation army has been organ
lied by the same person.
The Japanese commissions sent to report
on the influence of Christianity upon the
morals in England, after a stay of year
and half in London, have reported that
it exerts less restraint on crime, and espe-
cially on drunkenness, than do the relig-
ions of Shinto and Buddhism.
The national Baptist anniversaries this
year will be held at Saratoga, preceded
on Tuesday and Wednesday, May % and
%, by the Bible convention. The Mis-
sionary Union will be the first in order on
Thursday, followed by the Home Mission
society and Publication society.
The Jesuits of Uganda, Central Africa,
have the advantage of the London Church
society missionaries. There are five of
them to two of the latter, and they do
more teaching than the other missionaries.
Some days their quarters are crowded with
old and young, and they have baptized
large numbers.
The thirty Methodist colleges in
this country have 2,7S6 students and $4OO,-
600 income; the thirty-one Baptist colleges,
1900 students and $4,000 income; the
twentysix Congregational colleges, 1852
students and $4,000 income, and the
thirteen Presbyterian colleges, 1,477
students and $4,000 income.
Lindlay, O., has an eccentric evangelist,
named j. Fl. Weber, who, ct a recent revi-
val approached Mrs. NJ. J. Sheets, one of
the most respected ladies, and said: "This
woman has devil in her. She is bad
woman. Come down, God, and take the
devil out of her." It is said that the meet
ing came very near breaking up in row.
Mr.. James Powell, secretary of the