The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-05-06
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

New Zealand claims to have repre-
sentatives of 100 different sects and de-
nominations. The leading religious
bodies are: EpiscopalianS, 176,337;
Presbyterians, 95, 1O3; Roman Catholics,
1881; Methodists, 37,879; Baptists,
9,159; Congregationalists, $685.; Luther
ans, 5,643.
The new laboratory at Vassar COL
lege, built by the liberality of Matthew
and John Guy Vassar, is completed at
a cost of $4,000. It is a spacious two
story brick building, and is claimed to
be as complete in its design and ar
rangements as any other laboratory in
the country.
Christians who happen to reside in
Turkey are Just now having hard
time. The Turkish Government shows
a disposition to go back on its treaty
promises to allow them to be unmo-
Tested. Great indignities are now prac-
ticed on the unhappy Christians. and
greater ones are feared.
King Ockiya, of Brass, Africa, was
induced three years ago to give up his
idols to Bishop Crowther, who sent
them to England. Since then he has
been regular attendant at church; but
it was not until lately that he promised
to give up his numerous wives and be
baptized. During his late illness the
idol priests begged him to recant, but
he refused to do so.
"A few months before her death,
Miss Frances Ridley Havergal, the we'll
known writer of religious poems, who
died a short time ago, sent all her
Jewels to the English Church Mission
airy Society. They were valued at
$3.50. A memorial fund has been
started for the training and employ
ment of native Bible women in India
and for the translation and circulation
in that country of selections from her
books.
During the past year the National
Bible Society of Scotland issued 415, 1913
publications. of which 293,515 were
Bibles and New Testaments. This cir
culation was surpassed only in the war
years, 1870, 1871 and 1878. During the
year the first edition of the Scriptures
in Gaelic was published. Colpoteurs to
the number of $50 were aided or MAIN
tanned in thirteen European countries
and in India, China, Japan and Brazil.
The Springfield (Mass.) Republican
tells the story of newly-ordained
Episcopal clergyman, not far from
Springfield, who not long ago read a
sermon of Bishop Shelly, because his
duties prevented his writing one, an
nouncing the fact that the sermon was
not his own. In his congregation there
happened to be a native of the place
who has prospered in California. and at
the close of the service the returned
Californian asked if that sermon was
his own. The young rector said it was
not, and gave the credit to whom it
was due, whereupon his questioner
said: LAS you are about to build new
church 1 will give $500 toward it. The
sermon just read was worth that to me.
Here is my note to that amount"
Within fifty years between $780,
100000 and 1915, 100000 have been ex-
pended in church purposes from volun-
tary contributions by people connected
with the Church of England. Three
thousand five hundred and twenty new
churches have been built during the
past thirty years; 1880 church schools
have been established by the National
Society since 1911; beside the Bishop OF
London's fund of $780, 900, "a, $780, OC
have been spent in the metropolis on
churches, schools and home mission in
situations in the last five years. The
aggregate amount expended by the
English Church ON missions to the colo
nists and the heather is over 81, 500, 0UC
ayear. The philanthropy of the Church
is further exemplitied in numerous spe.
cial gifts and in the establishment OF
funds for the social, moral and religious
improvement of people, parishes and
ministers.