The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-11-09
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

There are thirteen Methodist Sun
day Schools in Utah, with member
ship of 977.
The Presbyterian churches of New
York raised over $500, 900 last year to
pay church debts.
Miss Grace c. Bibb has been ap-
pointed a member of the faculty of the
State University at Columbus, Mo-, at
salary of $4,000, ..,. ,. .....
The English Society for Promoting
Christian Knowledge expended last
year no less than 1925, 900 on l, POO OBJ
jects, both religious and charitable.
In a missionary school at Maka-
wac, Sandwich Islands, there is a ma
tive girl named Broadway Tabernacle,
who is supported by that church society
of New York.
The Missionary Society of the Evan
gelical Association received last wear
about $4,000, which was expended on
home and foreign missions. The net
resources of the Publishing House
amount to the large sum of 1882, 292.
The Baptist Association in Liberia,
Africa, represents twenty three church
es, three of which are new. The asso-
citation adopted a resolution at its re-
cent meeting forbidding any minister
to marry persons not scripturally di-
vorced.
The Reformed Church of the United
States Germany reports six Synods,
forty-five classes, no ministers, 1869
congregations, 147, 7SS members, 80, 993
Il
day Schools, with SO, 9S2 scholars. The
benevolent contributions amount to
S207, 416.
In 1909, when the London Society
for Promoting Christianity among the
Jews was founded, it is said that the
most diligentsearch could only discover
thirty-tive Christian Hebrews in the
whole of England. Since then more
than 10000 have embraced the faith
and been baptized.
The Old Catholic Congress was
abandoned this year, perhaps for fear
that the action of the Synod in abolish
ing compulsory celibacy would give
rise to heated debates. Prof. Reusch
desires himself to be considered as out
side the Old Catholic communion, al.
though he has not formally withdrawn.
The first Protestant church in Con
stantinople was founded in 1896 There
are now seventy-siX in the Turkish EN-
pire. -Four Evangelical Unions" have
been formed for mutual counsel and
aid. Connected with these churches
are 3,3O3 members, and congregations
numbering $4,000, with a population OF
over 1S 600 native PrOteStantS
The Women's Bible College al
Binghamton, N. Y, is full to overflow.
ing. 1t provides for the board and ed.
ucation of young ladies in all branches
of college course, and a two years
training in Bible study and Christian
work, without charge of any kind what,
ever, provided the applicant has in
view a life of Christian work or is the
daughter of deceased OF disabled
Evangelical minister.
"A Boston missionary has provided
new and very pleasant treat for pool
children who can barely obtain the nee
essaries of life. Bags are sent out tC
country towns for the farmers to fill
with apples, transportation being free
both ways. In Boston the apples are
distributed among the little folks, who
perhaps, never tasted a good, sounC
apple before, and they are so eager fol
the fruit that when they hear cargo i,
coming they perch on the fences and ST
on the doorsteps, waiting and watching
and longing for its arrival.
The great Council of Berne ha.
made decision in relation to the pos
session of parish churches claimed boil
by Catholics and Old Catholics, which
is likely to be of Importance hereafter
"Church goods" says this decree
"have the character of communal
property; they belong to the totality o
the parish, ard therefore they must BIZ
regarded as indivisible. The churches
and church goods belong neither to tn,
Old Catholics nor to the Roman Catho
lies, but to the church congregation O
the parishes in question. TO these con
gregations alone does it belong to de
clare what form of cultuS shall be intro
duced." ...
Great progress is evident anon!
the'colored Baptists of the South in tn,
matter of self-help. They are relyin!
much more on their own resources an(
energy than formerly, and are organic
ing educational and missionary socie
ties, establishing schools, and putin!
forth considerable effort. The Genera
Association of the Colored Baptists o
Kentucky, at its recent meeting, re
solved to establish a normal and thee
logical school at Louisville, and APP
pointed an agent to raise $4,000 TO
that purpose. This agent is meetin!
with encouraging success; every churcl
which has been called upon so far ha
made liberal donations.