The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-11-08
GENERAL CHURCH NOTES.

Apostolic Succession and Procession
Refusing the Hand of Fellowship.
Jewish booksellers at Odessa are now
forbidden to sell the Scriptures of the Old
and New Testaments and all other books
used in church services.
In 1900 the number of Catholics in India
was estimated at ATS, 900, and of this num-
Der no less than 1900 0 were to be found
in the Portuguese province of Goa. In
1850 the number of Catholics was 9S6, 900.
and in 1890 they had increased to /, 701, 337.
The King of Siam has settled an annual
allowance of 93U0 upon the three young
sons of the late Dwight Bradley. son Of
the early missionary, DR.. Bradley. Mr..
Bradley was in the governments service at
Bangkok. The King has also sent a gift
to General Booth toward The prosecution
Of his schemes in England.
The name, "The Kings Daughters" is
taken from Psalm xiv. 9:-"King's
daughters are among thy honorable
women"
Alta recent Unitarian Conference in
Saratoga the Rev. Brooke Herford, of
Boston. who is opposed to suffrage for
women aud takes q conservative view of
the women question in general, spoke
somewhat disparagingiy of women as
public speakers. Mr.. Herford was not
very well heard, and just as he was
dwelling on the imperfections of women
as speakers and the Importance of their
taking elocution lessons before attempt
ing to make public addresses, q lady in
the back part of the audience rose and
said in a voice distinctly heard all over
the house:-"Win the gentleman please
speak a little louder? We can not hear a
word he says" 1t was Mrs. Mary A.
Livermore.
There is a certain preacher of Hibernian
anrecedents in St. Paul who considers
himself to be in direct communication
With the we'll of English undefiled, and is
generally credited with the possession of
as rich a brogue as can be found any
where in Ti2perary. Some mention Was
made of his peculiar pronunciation at a
church meeting which greatly angered
him.. He Immediately called upon one of
his parishioners. II after complaining
of the Injustice done him, asked him
whether. in his opinion, a single trace of
the brogue was to be observed in his
speech. SWELL" his friend answered. IF
you wish to deny it. l should advise you
to do so in writing"
An Episcopal and n Methodist clergy
man were recently discussing the merits
of their respective churches. "Well, any
how" remarked the Episcopal brother as
a clincher. I'VE have the Apostolic Sue
cession." THAT'S ali right" cheerfulIy
responded the Methodist, put we have
the Apostolic Procession" Whats
thatp' queried the other. why. the itin-
erancy," was the reply. (which gives to
all our churches a noble processi ion 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 q
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 you?' asked
the minister. Teaches me patience"
answered the youth, looking sharply at
his interrogation.
AT the New York Chautauqua, when
DR.. Henson came to lecture on "Fools,''
Bishop Vincent introduced him thus
"Ladies aud Gent emen, we are now TO
have a lecturs on Pools, by one of the most
Observation-Disclosures was a long pause,
for the bishops infections indicated that
he had finished, and the audience roared
with delight. so that it was some time be.
fore the sentence was concluded-''men
of Chicago" DR.. Henson. who is a ready
wit, began his lecture, when silence was