Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1895-08-27
CHURCH AFFAIRS.


ian, and a prominent minister oil 81
Louis, lie dead
The great pilgrimage TO the Catholic
shrine at Lourdes, France, Is under way.
The pilgrims number $4,000.
A missionary writes that there are
seven barrooms in the town OF Nazareth,
once the home Of the Savior.
Ri. Rev. s. +. j. ScheTesche wski, ID.
d., retired Protestant Bishop OF China
is engaged in trsnslsting the Bible into
the Chinese from the original tongues.
The Tates Creek Association OF Pre-
des.inarian Bsptists will convene ct
Walnut Flat, in Lincoln county, on the
first Friday in September and hold three
days session.
Every presiding elder Of the Meth
odist church In Ohio hiss signed an adj
dress urging the Methodists Of that
State to take united political action
against the saloons.
An effort is being made to have Rev.
George o. Barnes and Miss Marie hold a
meeting Ia Cincinnati, beginning in the
next week or two. II will be at the Res
cue Mission on 9th street, IL held.
The well-known detective, Marshal
Hunter, OF Bardstown, was delegate TO
the Christian convention here last week.
He Is almost as good a worker in the
Masters cause as he is in that Of lsw
and order.
The Rev, T. Miller, pastor Of Fow.
Ter church, at Tacoma, Wash, in an at.
tempt to climb Mount Tacoma, was
caught in a storm at an altitude OF TO-
OC0 feet, and was subjected to it's fury all
night. lie died a. as a result OF the ex-
posure.
I'm Kentucky, the number OF church
es and saloons is almost precisely the
same, while In Massachusetts there are
more than two saloons to every church,
in Connecticut nearly three, in New
York nearly six, and IL New Jersey
nearly four
The Advocate says there were rep
resented - churches with total mem.
bership Of 3.IO0, and with !, 200 enrolled
In Sunday schools in the South District
association which met last week at Per-
ryville. The body will meet next year
at Deep Greek church in Mercer.
In number OF houses OF WORSHIP ana
places where the Gospel is preached the
city OF Louisville, surpasses anv o'her ci-
ty in America. There Is church Tor ev-
cry l,i76 people, there being lao houses
OF worship for the 2OO,OOO population.
In addition there are I'VE theoIoRicsi
seminaries and % places other than
churches where fehg'oue SERVICES a'e
held every Sunday in the year.
The editor il always getting caught
in snap. Sunday he went to church,
expecting TO hear the pastor preach, out
there's where he made mistake. They
brought in another hos" on him. who
preached long enough to have put him
to sleep II be hadn't eyer and anon yell
ed at the top OF his voice. A preacher
told US once that when he yelled the
loudest be was saying the least and We
believe all other preachers are ike MIN
In that respect
we understand tha' 'ns eau 'o'
meeting az the 'nris'iAn onu''u " '0i
row which appears IN another coiu'nn''H
Tor the purpose OF taxing SG.'o ,n,,, upon
the resignation OF fAs'of W. f. ElI's anu
making a further euort 10 'huuce nm u
Withdraw H. Inc cnuicn can no' Huo.o
10 spare MI Ellis anu 'ne 0oui"'u"''S
does not want MN 70 60 Leu e'e'y
member maze ahu 'eilS'e, 'Uuhk "no
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remain with US
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