St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-23

IeduluS u camp meeung Dy way OF reerea-
ton, Benjamin. was born in Kentucky and
is Hard-shell Baptist.
In the parish Of Trinity Episcopal church,
New York city, there were 1902 baptisms
last year, of which only sixty-one were Of
adults, which does not look much like the
decline of infant baptism there.
Rev. J. s. Inskip, who died at Ocean Grove
on Friday, 9TH inst, was the recognized Lead
er in the holiness movement, the editor of the
Christian Standard, of Philadelphia, and for
nearly fifty years in the ministry of the NJ. E.
church.
Pope Leo XIII. said to a correspondent
not long ago, speaking of the influence of the
press: "Eyen true Protestant press I can
esteem-if only true; but press lending
itself to fabricating falsehood willingly is an
insult to the intelligence Of the public, of all
classes and creeds"
The priests of the Chicago archdiocese pre-
sented Archbishop Feehan with an address
and crosier, and other insignia of his office,
February 20. In the evening delegations
from the various parishes presented addresses.
He has just returned from visit to the
Pope, and was met on his return Sunday,
February II, by several thousand persons,
who escorted him to his home.
The Pope has given orders for the removal
Of the body of Innocent III. from Perugia to
Rome, where splendid monument will be
erected to him. The remains of Gregory
VII. will also be brought from Salerno and
buried next to Alexander I'LL, the author
of the Lombard League, So the three Popes
who have fought most for the church will be
all buried together in the grand Basilica.
The Emmanuel Baptist church, Chicago,
celebrated the return of their pastor, DR..
Lorimer, from his vacation, and also his sill
yer wedding anniversary, by reception, and
the gift of silver casket containing $500 in
gold and silver. DR.. Lorimer said he would
receive the casket, but would turn the gold
and silver into the church treasury, or per-
haps devote part of it to the flood sufferers.
In the mission fields of Mexico the Pres
byterians have eighteen ordained ministers,
thirty-fiye native helpers, and about 5000
communicates; the Episcopalians have
| twelve ordained ministers, forty-four native
helpers, and about 1 800 communicates; the
Methodists twenty ordained ministers, sew
entyfve native helpers, and 1000 commun-
icants; and the Congregationalists three or
dained ministers.
The Salvation army is about to establish a
station in Norwich, Conn. The candidates
for office are required to believe in entire
sanctiilcation must be free from bodily effects
| be able to raise tune must never have been
a backslider, must not use tobacco or snuff
or intoxicating liquors, must agree to wear
uniform, must not court any one at the sta
ton nor any one for twelve months and il
they are counting they must not marry under
| twelve months.
One of the notable features of the Lenten
service at the Paulist Fathers church, in
west Goth street, New York, for some years
past, has been the singing of English hymns
by the whole congregation. Congregational
singing is the music at st. Stephens church,
New York, on Thursday evenings, and in the
church of st. Francis Xavier on Wednesday
and Friday nights. The cardinal considers
this music every desirable in special devo-
tional meetings of the people,"
Temperance people within consolation in
the statistics that Rev. DR.. Dorchester gives
in the independent. These statistics show
that, while the consumption of alcoholic
drinks in the United States sixty years ago
was five gallons per capita, it is now only
two gallons per capita. They show also that
the average quantity of spirits drank in
1S7O-1-2 was 81, 417,000 gallons. This is an
increase of only 5 per cent, instead of 30
per cent, to correspond with the increase Of
population.
A clergyman in Durham, England, some
short time since, taught an old man in his
parish to read and found him an apt pupil
After his lessons were finished he was not
able to call for some time, and when he did
only found the wife at home. GLOW Is
John?n said he. Chow does he get on
with his reading?'' ooh, nicely, sir" 'Ah,
I suppose he'll read his Bible very comforta-
bly now?n ''Bible, sir9 Bless you, he was
out of the Bible and into the newspapers
long ago"
Twenty-Five cardinals have died since the
accession of Leo XIII. and thirteen hats are
now at his disposal. OF the ffty-seven ex-
isting members, one, cardinal Schwarzen-
berg, Archbishop of Prague, was created car
dinal by Gregory, thirty-six by Plus, and the
remaining twenty by Leo. The present Pope
has not vet been so partial to Italians as his
predecessor; three of his creation are Ger
mans, two French, one English, one Irish,
one American, and one Pole. The College
| of Cardinals now contains thirty-two Italians
to TWENTY-FIVE of other nationalities.