The National tribune., 1883-03-15
FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
A Little Something About What Is Going On in the
Religions World.

Little something About What Is Going On in the
Religious World.
A Protestant Spanish paper is to be published
in Spain.
The temperance movement is making gigan-
tic strides in the Church of England.
colony of Franciscan monks and nuns Is
about to settle in CleyedOn, England.
Several prominent Philadelphia preachers
read their prayers from manuscripts.
The latest novelty in the way of raising
money for religious purposes in England is pie
suppers.
Signor Barili, leader of the choir in st.
Johns Catholic Church, Philadelphia, is PATHS
half brother.
The number of free and open churches in
London increased from 651 TO 9O3 from 1871 to
the present time.
There are 100000 persons in London for
whom no religious provision has been made by
any of the churches.
A bed of shamrock is growing in the Catholic
churchyard at Athens, Ga, that was set out by
Father Ryan.
There are now in the United States 10 the
illogical seminaries, representing fifteen Prot
estant denominations.
The Rev. DR.. Marquis, a Presbyterian
preacher of st. Louis, who appeared in his
pulpit several Sundays in Geneva gown, has
had TO give it up.
The use of instrumental music in church
service is increasing to that extent in England
that few of the advanced congregations think
of introducing the bass drum and cymbals.
Things are coming to a pretty pass in Ken
tucky, says the Christian at Work. when q
preacher has his salary docked for time lost on
a trip to fight duel in a distant part of ths
State.
A small boy in South Carlina raises canary
birds, and gives the proceeds of their sale to tha
Board of Foreign Missions In three years this
enterprising and benevolent young person has
thus gathered and given about S100.
The Rev. Isaac L. Nicholson, who has jusi
been elected Bishop of Indiana, Is rector of st.
Marks Church, Philadelphia, where he receives
a salary of $4,000. The salary of the new
office to which he is elected is but $4,000, with
residence.
The Holiness Band, fanatical religious or
ganization raising general excitement st
Corsicana, Tex, and it is expected they will
prove themselves as obnoxious as they did two
years ago, when the leader was ridden on rail
and the Band dispersed IS q nuisance.
Some time last summer the ladies' of Clevs-
land, OswegO county, n. Y, made an autograph 4
quilt, and succeeded in obtaining the signs
lures OF President Arthur and Governor Cleve-
laEd. AT an auction held IN the church the
other night it was knocked down to Philis-
tine at the low price of $7-
This State of Texas is to buy, for 900 OOO the
old Alma Church at San Antonio, in which,
during the Texas war for independence, a band
of Texans, opposing the advance of the Mexi-
can army under Santa Ana, intrenched them
selves and fought to the death and died to ths
last man. The building has been used as 3
warehouse.
"Yes, brethren" said preacher from his
pulpit, "you are the passengers on train
speeding its straight and narrow way to glory
and l am the conductor of that train, thank
the Lord" I" You run her irst-clasg. I should
say" remarked a stranger, looking over ths
congregation, from the number of sleepers
you're hauling"
The members and friends Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church at East New Market, Nd,
presented their pastor recently Dorchester ]
pie" 1t was q very peculiar sort Of a pie.
The bottom crust was a sack of corn; the TOP
crust was purse ef gold; the filling was mada
up of sausage, hams, coffee, sugar, cake, lard,
fruit, honey, crackers, eggs, jelly, butter horn.
my, potatoes, hosiery-yea, pie with stock
ing in iS-hsndkerchiefs, chocolate. eatsup.
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