, 1880-10-31
GENERAL NOTES.

In the Persian College at OroomiaE there
are sixteen HISTORIANS, five Armenians, five
Mussulmans and ,twenty-three others in the
theological class.
The new fremont Temple, the home OF the
Boston Baptists, was dedicated last week.
The dedicatory sermon was preached By the
pastor, the Rev. DR.. Ellis.
The Vocc delta Tcrttu says that there is
no foundation whatever for the report that
Leo XIII. contemplates transferring the Col
lese Of Propaganda to Malta.
The Gospel of St. Mark has been translated
into the Language of the Mortlock Islanders,
the fastest work Of the kind. These islands
are in the Pacific Ocean, south Of the Solo
llon Islands.
Over two years ago an iron church was
shipped from London to the Esquimaux
Presbyterians on Little Whale River, Hutl-
SOIL Bny. 1t only arrived a short time ago,
and has been dedicated.
claims preEminence: - a aSunlay-sehoolt torn.
Of the 10000 inhabitants nearly 10000 are
connected with SundayscAools,- ,73S as
scholars, and l, lss s.s teachers.
Tie British and Foreign Bible Society has
i1st completed for the Atnoy and Forlnosa
Missions the printing Of the Book Of Proverbs
in the Annoy yer1,acular, i'll the Roman letter,
and is sending out 2,N}o copies for nse among
the native Christians.
!: 1t is stated IN i letter from Rome that the
Count &c ChaMbord has presented petition
to the Pope praying for the Identification {the
preliminary degree Ot canonizatso1l) Of Louis
XVI, and that Leo XIII. has referred it to
the Congregation OF Rites.
The Shiloh Co!orcd Baptist Association. in
Virginia, is the largest i'll the world. 1t con-
nican 1aInS 'nstsx ;6xs cAqTehs ar rre n
baptized upon 4 public profession Of their
faith in Christ during the last session Of this
Association. The churches. are !ocatetl. in
tweniy-tlree counties Of Virginia. They
uses strong drink as beverage. They rec,
o1nmended each church and Suntlay-sehool
tn organize missionary societies for the slip
port 0f their work in Africa. The Rev. ".
". Galley, their missionary from Africa,
spoke OF the great work done by missionaries
i'll Africa
\ bombshcll was thrown into the Meth
week, by the Introduction Of q resolution de-
lnanding tllat some tleflnit declaration should
be adopted in regard to the cardinal doctrines
OF Christianity, and against ''Iiberalisni - i'll
all its shapes anil forms. The resolution
elected considerable discussion, and Il good
1r 1fboj,,os ~ Iu;cor,, fnr> ferasx, hv The
Rock RiveT Cnninrunce. The rev. i. Ii.
Iloskins, all alleged .*hcretic y Of Milwaukee,
wanted to have the Conference undertake. to
define its belief upon solne" OF the disputed
points in theology that now agitate the rellg-
ious world. 1t was considered by some io
By Important that the Aethodists OF Wlscon-
sin should put themselves uli record IN re-
gard to the matter OF Nlcthqdlst doctrine.
The resolution vas ilnsily laid OH The table
by "a vote Of IS to -, Synod ot p,;,,-
leI,.i,;n Iistensd to \ s1irring IS. sermon from ron
Nfu,arator Pnrke in which he set forth the
flif1iculties arisirr from m over supply Of
u,il,istnr., .and the I.c!s nf -nrnyjsicn IN the
PresbyteriaM economy for giving them
c,,nrches in which to work. ! Ife said: 'sIf
we ALREADY haye more ministers than we car,
eu,n!ny: we hnrt, no 3igirt to rducatc more
,,Iicrn solemn nronlise and then turn them
loose: without 4 ministerial charge The
Syt,d seemed to be much ctlified by this ser-
mon, and to approve its sentiments. How
nver e,' '.,l1@ IN Friinv The subject Of Educating
vnm,,c- mnn for The ministry came up for dis
russian and Il resolution was offered bewail-
ine the falling of in the number Of candidates,
and declaring that pastors ought TO present
the matter to their young men more urgently.
This resolution was discussed ut atcOnSiderable
length and with much spirit, and was ut last
adopted. Those who advocate 1t clalll that
it will be very advantageous to shut otf
the supply. of ministers on ACCOUNT GUN; OF tile
difficulty Of renewing it when 1t shall again
be needed.
The Independent {Presbyterian) says:
,oaa11+ ,.n.rs 1,.en taSing long striles f,r-
1IS wart. It Ie has lad the reputation of being a
tits n is coapositon: but it
;s ,'n,r sho.v;n- an enc.gy. a .utrnosc. aud Il.
~ ,uw SvM svhic MIA rcsit in stbstan
ueieln;.''lff ~ ftni,.Ing ;ts 1incrss rs
pee pscsiIy si IN the sreat west and ere long }hey
WI co'Gr r. ;.;r,11 ;,,orksoee1 @ ottentinh TO
aiioi mission W work, as IS evident from the faet
tnat ses9iit sesslVt, - ,aS. 1enn ncc,,ni.fi
;,s soleiy WITH Hearing reports from missioaary
districts aa Ra sue -, ,.o,. Tr;tnr.
as aitt1Sos IS now proposed the Church must o6taa
great alsatittEes -. n!1 ,rs rsA TSa nhnrc1 ;s
internalIy M I!: uaitsd III and It peace Never il its
.n,y. md instead Of fightinc eacll other, as
tnGy useu | ,cn ~ nv nr m tfn ndvancement of the