The Sunday morning news., 1891-11-08
GENERAL CHURCH NOTES.
Aposto1ic Succession and Procession

Apostolic Succession and Procession
Refusing the Hand of Feilowshjp.
Jewish booksellers at ODESSA are now
forbidden to sell the Scriptures OF the Old
and New Testaments aud all other books
used N church services
In 1900 the number of Catholics in Ind la
was estimated at AS. 600. and of this num-
ber no less than 290. 000 were to be found
in the Portuguese province OF Goa. In
1855 the number of Catholics was 9o6, 900.
and fu 1890 rney had increased TO /, 701 ,337
The King of Siam has settled an annual
allowance of 43O0 upon the three young
sons OF the late Dwight Bradley. son Of
the early missionary Dir. Bradley. Mr.
Bradley was in the governmentservicea at
Bangkok. The King has also sent a gift
to General Booth toward he prosecution
Of his schemes in England.
The name, ''Ihe Kings Daughters . is
taken from Psalm xiv 9:-"kingss Is
daughters are among thy honorable
women.7
Alta recent Unitarian Conferences In
Saratoga the Rev. Brooke Herford, of
Boston. who is opposed to suffrage for
women and takes conservative view of
the women question in general. spoke
somewhat disparagingly of women as
public speakers Mr.. Herford was not
very we'll heard, and just as he was
dwelling on the imperfections Of women
as speakers and the Importance of their
taking eiOcution lessons before attemDt-
ing to make Dnblic addresses. lady in
the back part of the audience rose and
said in a voice distinctly heard all over
the house:-"Will the gentleman please
speak little louder? We can not hear a
word he says IL was Mrs. Mary A..
LivermOre.
There is certain preacher of Hibernian
anbecedents in ST. Paul who considers
himself to be IN direct communication
With the well of English undefled, aud is
generally credited with the possession of
as rich brogue as eau be found any
where in Tipperary. Some mention WAS
made OF his peculiar pronunciation at a
church meeting which greatly angered
him. He Immediately called upon one OF
his parishioners. and after complaining
OF the injustice done MIN, asked him
whether. in his opinion, single trace OF
! the brogue was TO be observed in his
speech. tWell. +" his friend answered. ''if
| you wish to deny it, should advise you
| to do SO in writing
| An Episcopal and a Methodist clergy
/ maa we're recently discussing the merits
4 of their respective churches. "Well, any
how" remarked the Episcopal brother as
a clincher. I'VE have the Apostolic Sue
| cession. y That's NIL right" =" cheerfulty
responded the Methodist. .sDu5 we have
| the Apostolic Procession Whats
! thatH' queried the other, why, the itin-
erancy, was the reply. (which gives to
all our churches a noble procession of
| Apostles"
The superstition OF sailors that eccle-
| siastical associations bring bad luck to
the ship will be strengthened by the re-
| cent explosion OF the steamship Evan
| gels boiler. ON Puget Sound, by which
| three men were killed outright and five
badly hurt. The Evangel had been a
gospel ship, and was built by small con-
tributions from a great number of
| churches
| A student before the Chicago Presby-
! terry got the idea that one of the ministers
! was disposed to badger him. The imme-
diate subject was the Holy Spirit. "What
\ does the Holy Spirit do for your" asked
| the minister. Teaches me patience" I"
answered the yonth, looking sharply at
| his interrogation
! Al the New York Chautauqua, when
| DR.. Henson came to lecture on Fools, 4"
| Bishop Vincent introduced him thu;-
Ladies' and Gent emen, we are now To
have lecturs on Fools. by one of the most
| distinguished''--ther was a long pause,
| for the bishops infections indicated that
ne had finished, and the audience roared
| with delight. so that il was some time be-
| fore the Sc tenee was concluded men
of Chicago" Dr. Henson. who is ready
| wit, began his lecture, when silence was