The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-03-09
RELIGIOUS NEWS SUElIARY.

RELIGIOUS NEWS SUMMARY.
Items from An Quarters OF the world.
The Exposition at Paris will be
open on Sundays the same as other
days. Some American Christians in
Paris express the hope that our coun-
trymen will close their section on that
day, ~
The Protest OF the London clergy
against ritualistic practices is COM
Pleted, having 42S signatures, repre-
senting l,lOl 900 parishioners.
Since $500 the population OF the
United States has increased six-fold,
and in the same time the church mem
beers have increased over fourteen-foId.
In 1850 the population was 1906 900; in
1850 the church members were . ,S55, 26S.
-"Diogenes among the D. DIS" is the
title of a sweeping attack In Scotland
upon Rationalism, Ritualism, Sabba-
tarianism and various other isms.
Prominent Sunday School men are
proposing general Sunday school In
stitute in New York city, or a training
! class to aid teachers. ti ora
Deep religious interest prevails in
j VIC SAuACASS On the GdC1uC COdSl1 DN
| The last advices. The Evangelist, Mr..
Earle's laoOrs were especially blessed.
Two new Lutheran churches, one
costing $4,000 and the other So, 200,
have been opened IN milwaukee,.
The Dutch Foreign Board EMPLOYS
II missionaries, l. assistants, so native
pastors and helpers, Is churches, and
6t6 members.
The Presbyterian Foreign Board
employs 40 missionaries, 20 ordained
natives, 246 teachers, colporteurs, &c,
youths IN schools. Last year was one
of large success. rl-.
The week OF prayer was observed
at Florence, Italy, daily meeting be-
ing held in rotation in the various
Protestant churches. The American,
scotch, Waldensian, Swiss, and the
Free Italian churches participated.
The Christian RadicaL, new paper,
Is now published in quArtO form, week
", in Denver, by Rev. L. NJ. Rooms,
assisted by Rev. ID. n. ShindIer. These
gentlemen are young, active and alive
10 the power of religious literature.
This Is the second religious periodical
for Colorado.
Rev. W. r.. Higgins, who breaches
to "A union congregation of eight de-
nominations at Superior, Wisconsin,
had nfty-two donntlon visits - during
the last year from his motley but afiec-
tiOnRte people. They recently carpeted
the entire parsonage.
"A marked solemnity and revival
interest pervades the mission at Beirut
MIR. Jessup speaks of the season as
more solemn than any he has known
in his missionary life.
The missionaries of the London
Society have been compelled to leave
Raitea, the largest of the Leeward Is
lands in Polynesia, owing to civil
war.
Rev. Granville Moody, late Colonel
and Brigadier General, and known as
the fighting parsOn in the late war, de-
clineS accedlng to n request to be cam
didate for Governor OF Ohio, preferring
the privilege of preaching the gospel.
Tho present number OF Sisters of
Charity in this country, according to
the CdthOtc Mirror, is nine hundred
and tifty-one, having under their charge
twenty-five hospitals, thirty-two or
Schools, four houses OF charity, and one
academY--a total of one hundred and
eight establishments.
Bishop Clarkson, of Nebraska and
Dacotah, preached recently in one of the
Episcopal churches of New York, on
the necessity of more churches and
Christian institution in his vast iuris-
three checks of 81 900 each, from three
different persons who had heard the adj
dress.
--REy. DIR. GurHRIE.-This distin-
guished clergyman is expected in this
country in April, as delegate from
the Free Presbyterian Church OF Scot
land to the Presbyterian Churches Oh
America l5 l.
IA mission In Laplhnd IL supported
by a Swedish Society. Great Interest
has been excited mt Stockholm by
visit from woman, who came loo
leagues on skates to confer with the
King in regard to the mission.
The most recent statistics of the
MoraviHn Missions in Greenland and
Labrador show that there are II sta
tions; IS missionaries; IS native assis-
tants; 26l communicates; and a popu-
lation Of nearly 5000 under the charge
OF the missionaries.
"A remarkable revival has taken
place in the Wesleyan Mission Chur-
ches of the Eastern Districts of South
Africa. The converts are numbered by
hundreds. Many OF the worst men,
drunkards, swearers, adopts in frauds
and wrongs, have become devout and
earnest Christians. The Evangelical
ChI1StcIldoDt for February, gives an eX-
tended account of the reformation.
The Foreign Missionary, for Febru-
airy, has some facts that should be
brought distinctly before the minds of
Christians, and which should arouse
them 10 the claims of the missionary
work, as they have never been before.
The population of the globe is generally
estimated, in round numbers, at ], POO
OOO, 600, but the Foreign Missionary
places IT somewhat higher. 1t says:
The entire population OF the world ia
Dos, 81, $50. OF this Asia has 81, 49,
2O0i Africa, 81 SIS, 600; America, 6O,556,-
600; Oceanica, $500, 900; Europe, 274, 697,-
$50. OF this vast multitude there are
in Asia eatbens, 7sS, 256, 200; MohaIn-
edans, 10000, 600; jews, J, 500 600; Chris
tians, goo, 900. Africa-Heathens, d.
524 600; Mohamedaus, q, OOO, 600; Jews,
!, $50. 900; Christians, 8, IOI 900. Amsri-
ca-Heathens, 5000, 900; Jews, 80, 600:
Christians, So .544, 600 Oceanica-Hea-
thens, 1855 900; jews, 5, 600; Christians,
1000 900. Europe-Heathens, $50, 600:
Mohamedans, i, 6Ss. 900; jews, 3, 48i ,7OO;
Christians, 266, 427, $50. The following
summary is rather startling; Heathens.
SIG, 9I5, 200; Mohamedans, los, 6ss. 900:
Jews, 6,2l6, 700; Christians, 1874. 754 900,
II would seem from this estimate that
nearly three fourths of our race are vet
unevangelized.