The Washington times., 1894-12-27
CHURCH AND CLERGY.

The permanent fund of the board of relief
of the Presbyterian Church has reached the
handsome sum of 1886. 776.74.
1t is SAID that The only iineal descendant of
John Knox, the Scotch reformer, is a member
of the congregation of the Holy Cross at
Notre Dame.
Bishop sullivan. OF Algoma. Cauad a, has
resigned his seal on account OF ofill-health. He
was formerly rector of Trinity Episcopal
Church, Chicago.
Grab bags, wheels of fortune, aud gypsy
camps at church fairs have been decided by
New Jersey court to be in violation of the
law against lotteries.
Less than one-third of our population are
church members. Out of 3 population of
about 3,000,C COO in 1890, only 20, 100000 were
even nominal Christians.
My lord said an overworked parson TO
his bishop, Il have not had holiday for
five years" | am very sorry for your con-
gregation, replied his lordship with a smile.
There is said to be sentiment in the Pres
byterian Church in favor of changing the
week of prayer from January to some time in
the fall. as the weather is likely to be better.
The Rev. D. L. Moody has lately completed
three weeks of revival services in Toronto,
Canada. large halt. holding nearly 1000
people, was completely filled at nearly every
one OF the forty meetings.
The Rev. John Denny, of Springfield. Mo-,
is not brcken-hearteG at the thought of being
in jail for horse stealing. He remembers the
days when his neighbors would have lynched
him for such a little pecadilio.
The American Baptist Missionary Union
and the American board are the only Ameri-
can societies doing mission work in Spain.
There are forty-nile foreign missionaries in
the country, forty-one Spanish Protestant
pastors, and thirty-seyen eyanGelistS. The
Protestant churches number 5000 communi-
cants.
One of the most fashionable churches now
in Paris is the Russian Church. in the Rue
Daru. Nowhere else is the sentiment of 10y
atty and royalty combined so thoroughly
with that of religion. Almost every day the
Paris press announces memorial services
which are to be held there, while the same
papers do not attach much Importance to
the services held in the great French cathe-
dral of Notre Dame.
A Christian Endeayor society was formed
four years ago in the Wisconsin State prison
at Waupun After their release three have
done conspieeously good service. One is do
ing evangelistic work among the prisons of
New York, Il second is iaeoring for the saliva
ton of men among the copper mines oil North
ern Michigan. and third is leading the gold
miners of Montana to embrace the truths
taught by our Saviour.
4 Methodist church has declined to accept
a subscription from a cigar manufacturer.
Yet why should not the devils money be
taken to build churches with which the more
strongly to fight the devil? This was the pol
icy of an old preacher, who thundered aga nsg
the liquor power, yet was never known to re-
fuse contribution from q saloon-keeper.
He argued that there was no better use for
money, no matter by whom it was given.
than in building Gods temple and carry on
Gods work. And pretty good argument it
was.
At place OF worship in North Loudcn a
funny incident occurred on recent Sunday.
young man who carried u collecting plate
after the service, before starting. put his
hand in his pocket and placed, as he sup
posed, nickel into the plate and then passed
it round among the congregation, which in
cluded muny young and pretty girls. The girls,
as they looked on the plate, all seemed as
tonished and amused, and the young man, TAX
ing gIance at the plate, found that he had put
instead a conversation lozenge on tho plate,
with the words. "Will You marry me?' in red
letters staring everybody i'll the face. while
one of the congregation had capped it by a
second lozenge. on which was printed, Name
the day."