National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-07-12
FOR GOOD PEOPLE.
Scraps OF Religious IntelIigence-Tho
Church That Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine

Scraps OF Religious IntelIigenco-Tho
Church Tint MIR. and Mrs. Blaine
Belong To.
Sunday base ball is prohibited in Column
bus and Toledo, Ohio.
The growth of African missions in the
last five years is simply mavelous.
John Logan, vice presidential candi.
Baptist till after her marriage. She then
Joined the Methodist church.
The Hebrew college. Cincinnati, gradu-
ated five young rabbis last Sunday. 1t is
the second time the title of rabbi has been
conferred in the United States.
The new Wilson Avenue Presbyterian
church, Cleveland, Ohio, costing $40, 900,
is q gift Of ID. p. Eells. esq.,, brother of
Rev. DR.. Eells, Of Lano seminary, Cin-
cinnati, to the congregation.
The action of the last NJ. E. General
conference, in putting its colored mem
bers in the south into separate confer
chccs, excites unfavorable comment from
outsiders. A good many in that chursh
don't like it very well either.
G. II. Surgeons 50th birthday celebra-
tion reminded Labouchere, the wicked
editor of London Truth, to say: Spur
geon lives in the midst of luxury, with
his bees, fruits, fowors, pictures, and all
tho other elegancies of refined life," and
compliments him on being able, from this
pleasant vantage ground, to contemplate
the predestination to eternal torments of
the great majority of the human 70 30 with
tolerable equanimity.
Bismarck, writing to his wife, says: ~
cannot understand how anybody, who re-
fleets on his own self, and yet knows
nothing, nor wants to know anything of
God, can bear to live on in contempt and
dizziness. l do not know how have
borne it formerly. If. at present, should
have to live as ] did then, without God,
without you and the children, / should
indeed not see why l should not cast of
this life as soiled garments"
Rev. DIR. Hickman, of Woodland Meth.
odist church. Cleveland. believes in mod
ern miracles. Ho has had numerous
faith cures in his church. The latest Il
that of Miss Rebecca Kirby. bedridden
twenty-eight years with spinal disease
not being able to sit up in bed oven once
in oil those many years. DIR. Hickman
encouraged her to believe that she could
DO cured, After prayer she arose UNI
aided, sat in chair and walked across
the room; and, though still weak, sho IL
gaining strength, and hopes and believes
for a permanent cure.
Judge Hilton, administrator for Alex
ander Stewart, deceased, has Joined with
Mrs. Stewart to furnish and present tc
Bishop Littleiohn, of tho Episcopal
church, an elegant residence. The house
Is furnished luxuriously. Mahogany
wainscoting. ebony ceilings, inlaid with
mother-of-pearl, silk portieres, with
threads of gold, Daghestan rugs, are
among the appointments of this truly
elegant homo and this truly royal present
The bishops diocese comprises Long
Island, and the home Is Economically
situated on the island.
Rev. Charles W. Bradley, minister. Of
Augusta, Me-. writes to friend in thi
city, j. A. Franks, that Mr.. and Mrs
James q. Blaine are highly esteeme {
communicates of tho Old South churcl
of that place, an orthodox Congregations
church. He adds: "rhey are regular IL
their attendance upon Sabbath service
when at home, and are ready with thei
influence and money to help in ever,
worthy enterprise of their church an,
city. They are the friends of the poor
respected by all; loved by many. We, o
Maine, rejoice in the nomination, ant
have faith to believe we shall elect oul
| man,