The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-05-12
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NEW SWEDISH VERSION OF THE
Boston Traveller says
'Rcyisiops of existing versions of the
Scriptures seem 10 DC the order of
he day. Besides the enterprise in
his. direction now going forward in
VIC learn, by letter from /
friend in Stockholm, Sweden, dated
february 9, ISL, that "a Royal Bible |
Commission has been at work for a
.opg time with the revision of the old
Swedish version OF the Bible. The |
commission has advanced so far i'm
their work that they expect to pub
liSh it III the spring, &c be laid before
lie Diet for examination
NUMBER OF JEWS IL THE WORLD
According TO the best calculations,
the Jews III Europe amount, az least,
to i've and i;alf millions, of which
nearly three millions are i'm Russia
aud Poland in Austria, more than
one million in Germany, 100000; in
European Turkey, 100000; Rouma-
MIA, 10000; France, 100000; the rest
i'll England, Holland, Italy and other
countries. In Asia, more than half
million; in Africa. more than one
million and in America and Austria
liza, etc, ut least 10000; 50 that the
number of Jews may be computed,
1t the least, at eight millions.
Three members OF the Brothers of
81. John. q religious order attached
Ia the Church OF England, have ar
rived in Baltimore, and on Sunday,
April %, he'd service in several oil
Episcopal Churches. The follow
- eight DAYS they officiatcd at st.
Luke's, 81 Pdul'> and Mount Calvary
Churches.
The statistics Of the Southern Dis
irict of the Moravian Church, of
which Salem, Va, is The centre,
makes ihc following exhibit: Com
munic ,nts, |, l27: non-commdnicants,
Il6; children, 2S2; Sunday-school
scholars, rs; Sunday-sChool teach
crs. 30.
The sale of the pews Of the Eutaw
Place Baptist Church, Baltimore, took
place last week. Thirty-two pews
were sold, ranging in price from $500
to $500, and eighteen were rented,
ranging from $40 to $50. For the
choice of pews premiums were paid
in cash amounting to 81 $50, besides
which a number of pews have since
been spoken for.
The books of the Baptist Mission.
ary Union were closed few weeks
ago for the year 1S70-7l, and the re-
suit was as follows: Receipts, $202,.
JIG Sc; expenditures, 500, 1903 80
balance against them, 1886 "a
Though tie expenditure last veal
was $4,000 less than the present
year, the amount actually placed a
the disposal of the missionaries fo
mission work was 'rger than i'm an,
preceding year.
AT the Spring Sc ssion of the Pres
bytery of New Orleans the report
from all parts of the Prcsbytery
showed very thriving condition o
affairs. The brethren have been hare
at work through the past year, ant
their work has been blessed i'm man,
ways. The membership has beer
increased; the contributions Il
Church beneficcnce have been large
new Sabbath schools and points fO
preaching have been established; thu
stated work has been advanced, an(
new and important enterprises hav,
been inauguraied and advanced
There is, however, vast amount o
important work which is as yet un
attempted, but which urgently de
mands attention.
The new and comm0dious cllurcl
building of the Lafayette Presbyte
rial church, New Orleans, (Rev. Il
II Markham, pasior,) has been finish
ed ard fitted up i'm very comfortable
Stvlc, and the acccssions to its mem
hcrship arc continued and increasing
I1ast year there were added Is to The
roll during the year which has just
closed there have been So additions
of which 30, or nearly one -half, were
received during the past three
months.
ENGLISH EPISCOPAL CHURCHES IN
SCoTLANp.-Thc Edinburgh Evening
Courant SAYS: "The Bishop of Dur
ham has readily acceded to the re-
quest of the ministers of the English
Episcopal Churches i'm Scotland to
administer the rite of confirmation
10 any candidates approved by them.
They have been able to submit to the
Bishop opinions of counsel of the
highest eminence, which they have
recently obtained, and which clearly
show that they arc fully protected i'm
d. heir rights and privileges as min
listers of congregations of the Church
%; England by special statute law,
and that the bishops of the Scottish
Episcopal Church have no right
whatever. either by canon law or
statute law, to claim the submission
of the congregations of the Church of
England in Scotland
CENTENNIAL OF SABBATH SCHOOLS.
The Christian World says: at may
not be generally known that this
year is claimed by many to be the
first centennial of the institution of
Sabbath schools. Ii would be well,
if such is the case, to have an appro-
pirate demonstration. The great
blessing of Sabbath schools can hard
~ be estimated, and surely it is in
the power of every denomination at
least TO have some sort of celcbra-
lion. Ii might be an excellent plan
TO awaken more interest"
RETURN OF THE JEWS TO PALEs-
TINE The Philadelphia Press states
that tbs Sultan of Turkey is offering
strong inducements TO the Jews to
cmierate 10 Palestine, and has even
expressed his willingness to sell
them the mosque of Omar IAN :ncred-
lille statcmenD, which, it will be re-
collected, occupies the site on Mount
Moriah of the ancient Temple. 1t
adds: "Some of the hills around Je-
rmsaIcm have already become Jewish
property, and it is by 10 means i'm
probable that some of the present
generation will see the entire city of
Jerusalem again in the hands of it's
ancient o wners."
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