Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-18
CHURCHES AND MINIS
TIERS.
Home and Foreign Events.

Home and Foreign Events.
THE income Of the Bishop OF London's
fund the past year was Sj3, S6j.
C,NoN GRIFFIru, OF Rochester Clthe-
dral, left property worth S9COO 600. Some
of il goes 20 charitable societies.
\ Methodist missionary in China has
prepared Chinese Sunday-School
HYMN and tune book. IL Is printed in
Fupchow.
The Jewish churches OF London gave
=. 100 to the hospital fund, To- which all
the denominations, except perhaps the
Catholics, contribute yearly.
There are in Vermont 1872 CougreLa-
tiuuul ministers, 80 of whom are Pastors
of churches, and 81 are acting Pastors.
About Onc-iourth of the whole number
arr without pulpit charge.
ruE REV. \. NoEToN ERowN, d. d., Il
prominent English CoucrrgutioulliNt,
lied recently nj Chcltcuham. where he
had been Pastor 81 years. lie was
author Of Evenings with the prophets
and other books.
Tue RlGur REV. JoUN OEricu, n. H.,
Catholic Bishop of Kingston, Ontario,
dird recently al Quebec, al the age OF
30. lie WIS native of Cauadl, and he
came coaijutor % Bishop Koran .u 1873.
Urwa~ known for his liberty ami Tree
dom from higotry.
THIS oldest. i'm point of conservation,
living Bishop in the Church OF Rome Is
Archbishop lIacllalc, OF IUJm, Ireland.
lie was couSycrutcd i'm 1923, under the
puuti.irutr of leo MI. The next old
rst prrlute. the Archbishop OF Tyre, was
lrcc5uilol i'm 1876.
MAJ. j. Richards, OF Falmouth City,
England, has been committed To prison
Tor refusing To- pay tine Church rate
lyyiol under a statute pa~~cdm the time
OF Charles H.. The legality of the tax
has been Uutcr consideration In the
superior courts several wears.
REPORTS from Catholic missionaries in
Burmah OF the murder of some OF their
number have led the Pope 10 address
AN the Roman Catholic powers, urging
that "A common effort should be made to
put an end % such outrasrS. New mis-
-lluaricS are being prepared 20 20 out.
TrrE Rev. RonEEr BOYD, u. d., 1wc,l-
known Baptist minister, died recently at
WuukrSha. Wis. lie was native Of
Scotland. where he was first settled m
tine ministry. lie then spent some
wears iu Canada coming to the United
state, I'm l>ji lie was author OF sew
Drll religious books.
E,~urr NAWEN>pN, primatr o., the
o Z.
twrutv-li,,h anniversary OF hlS cou~rrrJ-
ton. He was visited ON tine occasion
hv the Kin. ami members 81 tine roya.
family. The Bishop Is known as great
fhro,ugian. His work on Christian
Ethics is q standard work.
THE English WESLEYAN Conference has
been In session at Birmingham. The
Erv. Benjamin Gregory was elected
President over DIR. VI. G. Osborn, who
was reelected Secretary. An event IN
the Conference was the reception OF 4
DELEGATION Ji NoncouinrmiSt ministers,
headed by the Rev. X. W. Dale.
TuE reinforcement sent ont 10 Json-
ia. Central Africa. by the Church Mis-
~iuulrv Society. consisting OF three mis-
~ipuar.nS. zone missionary returned on
account OF ilI-healthl has reached the
lake safely. The party made the Iourn-
cv bv way of the Nile. King MteSa
cave them a most cordial welcome.
Ov Friday, July 30, four Bishops We're
c1usrrratrd i'm Il. PduDS Cathedral,
London. The Archbishop OF Cauter-
bury laid hands successfully on DIR.
How. DIR. Barclay. Dr. Speedily, and
DIR. Ridley. who rose as Bishops Of Bed
f,rL Jerusalem. Cochin. and Inevitable
dodia. representing the four quarters Of
tine globe.
THE Protestant missionaries of Gollo-
hanna and Toxic have addressed Il menu
urIll tp the Japanese Government ask
iug fora modification of the Passport
laws. ~ 10 il NOW, any missionary or
other foreigner must procure passport
for every Journey, and in case the trip
/, interrupted hc must get a new pass
p,rt ON rrSumiu. il. The memuridll,tS
ask for yearly passports oithe Empire.
Tur Bishop OF Oxford, in calling upon
the Clergy oi hiS diocese To oIter mp
PRAYERS Tor tine weather, writes:
"Prrarhrr, may 10 we'll TO point out
that our Increased ability 20 proguo>tl-
cate the weather has not given Us the
SLIGHTEST power To- control IT, and i'm
mis- time Of general depression to ask
whether the season Of marvellous pros
pcri,v which preceded it was thankfully
received or protitably spent.
Twelve Reformed EpiaCopai churches
rcrr represented at the council hcId IN
Ottawa to form u synod lur Canada. y
committee was appointed To- prepare Il
constitution and report next year,
when the synod vii, bc formally organ
iz.d ami will proceed to elect Bishop.
Inn thr meantime, the General Commit
trr ol the Church is requested to APP
rnint a Bishop To have care OF the Can
ALLAN churches.
Iris intimatcl that the solution Of
the troubles of the Reformed Church oil
France NAV he found in cutting loose
from the State. An Assembly, m
which AN Protestant bodies IN France
will be- represented, Is To- meet IN taris
i'm September. tn consider whether such
a step is necessary and cXpedicnt. The
proposal oi au independent synod, IN
which all evangelical churches shall
ioiu. Is meeting with much favor.