The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-10-23
CHURCH NOTES AND CHIMES.

In Putnam county, Tennessee, the
Mormon elders were prosecuted IN a
most cruel and Vindictive manner one
day last week. Although their meet
ing was extensively advertised not a
soul went to hear them preach.
Cardinal du Falloux. who died on
June % last, left the valuable collect
ion of Moven Age furniture and other
objects which he had formed to the
Vatican, together with considerable
Offering toward the fund of Peters
Pence
A minister having preach the same
discourse to his people three times,
one of his constant hearers said to
him after service: Doctor, the SER
mon you gave US having had three
several reading, move that it now be
passed.
A well-dressed stranger at Erie
said his prayers AMI then drowned
himself. It seems singular that a
man should go to the trouble of pray
ing when he was about to assume a
position where he could take his COM
munication direct.
The Church of England, it is said,
forbids its communicates the luxury
of eating horse flesh. The London
Standard contends that this is the
most nutritious of all food, and it de-
nounces the action of the church in
the matter as 'tmonstrous."
A writer in the Fortnigh,ly Review
in speaking of General Gordon makes
some strange statements as to the
generals belief. One is that the gen.
eral believes Adam and Eve were az
tually poisoned by the forbidden
fruit, and the only antldote for the
continuing effects of the poison is the
sacrament OF the altar. Another is,
that he believes the centre of the king
dom of Satan to be "close to Eass
Isle, south of Otaheite, and not far
from Pitcalrn's Isle.
In Greek monastery at Mount
Athos there lived an old monk, known
as the mysterious monk. He entered
the monastery at the age of 20, and
had been there fifty-seven years when
his death occurred, a few weeks ago.
| He gave the name of Alpha on his
| entrance. and retained it until his
death. His name was never known.
He was learned, and spoke English,
Greek. Russian, German, French, Bel
| gian, Italian and Servian. He pos
sessed great powers of intellect and
knew how to keep his secret.
Rev. DIR. Haygood, of Georgia,
whose sister, Miss Laura Haygood,
has Just started as a missionary for
| China, in an address delivered in
Nashville to those assembled to bid
Miss Haygood goodbye. among oJher
things said: "He had been asked
many times why his sister had de
termlned to go to China. To lind the
cause, he said, one would have to GO
further back than yesterday. She in
herited the motive. 1t was born IN
her. / thank God, said he, that heI
mother was no fashionable woman
| Missionaries are not born in the at
mosphere of fashionable Methodists
The reason she goes to China, ht
said, was because her father ano
mother had religion"
| Father Ryan, The poet-priest of the
Confederacy, once at New Orlean:
created great amusement by retort
he made to Butler. Some Catholic of
ficer or soldier who was dying desired
the sacred offices of a priest. Father
RYAN was sent for but did not respond
Gen. Buffers attention was called tt
the omission, and an orderly was a
once despatched for the father. Oh
the priests arrival at headquarter
Butler, suspecting the omission to b.
the result of "rebel" feeling, rudel.
asked Father Ryan "why he did no
attend the summons" Because / wa
giving the sacrament to another dy
ing man." responded the priest; but
General, you are mistaken in suppos
inp would not gladly bury you all. -