Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-05-19

6 No, SIR" replied the presiding elder, az
have never heard him, but he has heard
me twice, and he stoodit like hero" The
license was granted Paris, Ne, Democrat.
A prisoner in Sing Sing tells the War
den that he was sentenced to labor, and If
he does not get it he will go to Court when
he gets through, and will find out why.
The Caur'ctnadn says in comment; This is
new point in jurisprudence as we'll as in
psychology, the convict seeking to have
his sentence enforced But it shows in a
most impressive way what is the slow,
wearing, degrading, and, in fact, intolera-
bic pain of enforced idleness."
The Rev. William f. Slocum, the new
President of Colorado College, Colorado
Springs, is an Amherst man, having been
graduated from that institution in 1874
He is the son of Judge William F. Slocum,
of Boston. After spending some time
abroad he entered Andover Theological
Seminary and continued his studies by
taking postgraduate course at Johns
Hopkins University in philosophy, ethics
and psychology.
The twenty-eighth International Conven-
ton of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation, now in session in Philadelphia, is
attended by about 1000 delegates from all
parts of the world. The growth of this
organization in numbers, wealth, influence,
and power for good has been truly remark
able, especially in the last few years, and
its promise for the future could hardly be
brighter or more encouraging.
The Jeri&a Messenger says Generally
speaking, our daily papers are not as at
tractive for refined or intelligent readers
as they were ten years ago. Frivoltry,
idle gossip, and unsavory scandals take up
vastly too much space, and the fact that
there are some thinking people still alive
never seems to enter the head of the
average managing editor"
The Fresno District Methodist Confer
ence will meet in Visalia, Tuesday even
ing June 4th, and continue its session till
Thursday evening. June 9th. A good lit
erary programme is being prepared. A
sermon will be preached each evening, and
the important disciplinary duties pertain
ing to a district conference will receive
attention.
The Rev. Dr. George Dana Boardman
May 18th celebrated the twenty-ffth an
niversary of his pastorate of the First
Baptist Church, Philadelphia, and on the
following evening a complimentary dinner
wa' given to him by the other ministers OF
the city.
DIR. Henry H. Jessup, who has been
| thirty years in Syria, notes that the only
two missionaries still living who were in the
country before him are DIR. Riggs, of Con-
stantinople, and DR.. w. NJ. Thompson,
who is spending his sunset days at Denver
| Col
Professor William Wells, of Union Col
lege, New York, has a letter in the New
| York Christian AdUocdte, about San Fran
cisco and its churches, etc. He speaks
highly of Grace and Simpson Memorial
| Churches
DIR. George F. Herrick, missionary in
Turkey, writes to the Missionary Herald
81 never yetsaw missionary's wife whose
companionship did not double her hus-
bands usefulness"
The Maine Methodist Episcopal Confer
ence had a lively debate over resolution
to commit it to the support Of the Third
Party Prohibitionists, but voted the reso-
luton down.
The Rev. DR.. Snively of Grace Protest
ant Episcopal Church, Brooklyn, has ac-
cepted a call to Trinity Church, New
Orleans. His health is fully restored.
Mr.. Flagler, of the Ponce de Leon Hotel
in st. Augustine, has given S25, 1000 TOWARD
the erection of a synagogue in that place
The Northern and Southern Presbyterian
Churches still face each other without be-
ing able to mingle on I" the color line"
A wealthy man, whose name remains
unknown, has given S350,000 for a Christ
ian University in Pekin, China.
Rev. Daniel Dorchester, D. D., has been
appointed Superintendent of Indian
Schools, by President Harrison.
monument is to be erected at Foo.
chow, China, over the grave of Bishop
Wiley