The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-12-07
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

Among the Aztec population of
Mexico the Methodists are making
praiseworthy progress. o. az. t..f'1
The sum contributed to Princeton
college under the presidency of DIR.
McCosh has reached $2,000,000. lsI
Last year the Baptist Missionary
Union expended S245, 900 on thirty
three stations, with 131 missionaries
and AT churches.
The American Home Missionary
Society is in arrears to its missionaries
nearly $4,000. There was falling
off this year of its receipts of $4,000.
An appeal is made for immediate help.
Missionaries whom the American
associations have sent into Africa dur
ing the past year have endured the eli
mate better than was expected At
Good Hope twenty-five members have
been added to the church.
The colored brother in Virginia
church just hit the nail on the head
when he prayed at the close of white
brothers. sermon: Lord, Dress de
brudder to whom we has listened to so
patiently" ....r
Chicago pastors have organized
society for further study of the original
languages of the Bible, with the Rev.
Arthur Little, of the New England Con-
gregational Church, as president. 1t
is to meet Monday Moons in Farwen
Hall.
The Woman's Board of the Bap-
fist Home Mission Society have APP
pointed Mrs. Dr. Shaw, of Blooming
ton, ILL.,, as their missionary among the
women of the Indian territory. They
are also contemplating the erection of
an Indian missionary school.
AS an indication of the rapidity
with which Christianity is making its
way in Japan, it is stated that one of
the leading printing offices in Toxic has
begun the publication of paper in the
interests of the Christian religion as a
matter of enterprise. 1t is solely ma
tive undertaking, none of the mission
aries having anything to do with it.
The General Missionary Committee
of the Methodist Episcopal Church
have appropriated this year for Ari-
IONA, $5,000; New Mexico $500;
Scandinavian Missions, $14, $50; Gen
eral Missions, 1877, 800: California
Chinese Missions, 81, 450; American
Indian Missions, $3.50. These
amounts show an increase of Sc, $50
over the appropriations last year for
the same purposes.
The statistical returns of Method
ism for 1879 show that the number of
Methodist COMMITMENTS in the world
is 4,4S9,877, with 104,175 local and
travelling preachers. The Methodist
population is estimated at 10000, 900.
The Methodist Episcopal Church re-
ports 1858, 1888 members, 1850 local,
and 11,30S itinerant preachers. The
gain of members is about II, 900 for the
year. Other branches of the denomi-
nation bring up the total in the United
States to 3,396,999 members. 26, GAP
local and %, 1914 itinerant preachers.
One of the most efficient of the
means used for the evangelization of
Africa is the Lonedale Institution.
Rev. DR.. Stewart, who wa sformerly con-
nected with it, describes its plan, pur-
poses, and results at the Union Mis-
sionary Conference in London. Its
aims are: "Q) to train as preachers
such young men as may be found in
tellectually and spiritually fit for the
work; (2) to train teachers for native
schools; (3) to train certain number
in various arts of civilized life; (4) to
give a general education to those
whose course in life is not yet decided.
1t was founded about 80 years ago, be-
ginning with II or Is scholars. For 20
years its growth was slow but study;
but two years ago it contained nearly 500
students, male and female. In 1877
the native fees amounted to $5,625.
Branch institutions have been opened
at Blytheswood, in the Transkei, and
at Livingstonia, on Lake Nyassa.
Three periodicals are published month
ly, two in English and one in Kaffir.
The institution is non-sectarian and I'M
denominational, though it belongs to
and is supported financially exclusively
by the Free Church of Scotland.
Among the pupils are to be found
Kat1ir, Fingoes Hottentots, Pondos,
Bechuanas, Basutos, Zulus, English,
and Dutch