Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-27

| Christ" whereupon with great vehem-
enGe, they repudiated all connection
with Protestant lies and denounced
unfortunate king and chiefs were sorely
perplexed, and Mr.. Mackay writes, at
is with a heavy heart ! think OF the
trouble now begun" There were then
six OF the Catholic missionaries in Ru-
baga, and force Of IL or 10 more was at
last accounts on the way 10 the capital
from the coast.
II all the people in any Of our large
cities should take it into their heads to
20 to church some fine Sunday morning,
there would need to be several overflow
meetings. Somebody has figured out
| that BROOKLYN has one church for every
l49l inhabitants; Washington, one for
every 1872; Cleveland, one for every
lOI4; New Orleans, one for every 1915;
Cincinnati, one for every 1850; Balti-
more, one for every l4l2; Boston, one
for every 1856; st. Louis, one for every
1852; New York, one for every 26l3.
The figures look little queer, but the
practical fact remains that the aggregate
number OF sittings is not more than half
occupied, on the average, in any city
Golden R,ie.
Are there hard feelings in your
church or neighborhood, or even be-
tween yourself and others, which you
might do something 10 allay? If there
are, this may be the most important du-
ty you can possibly perform. Life is
short and will soon be over, and we can
not afford TO carry hard feelings all
through the world. Why not let your
resentments soften, forget your indigna.
ton and turn the case over TO Him who
knows it all and will be sure 10 settle it
right? To carry u load OF hard feelings
against anybody year after year is too
heavy load. Throw ii off and you will
be all the better and the more happy,
even il your opponent has always been
IN the neutrality-suspicious..
A novel gathering, says the COngrega-
tiOHaiis, took place recently in the
Mount Vernon church vestry at Boston.
The pupils OF the Chinese Sunday
scho =, ao,ne 40 in number. desiring 10
do rruor - their teachers, invited about
20 at the Leading Christian workers OF
the city, including eight ministers, and
treated them to an elegant supper, Chi
nese music being played while the guests
were at table. Walters were hired 10
serve the food, and no pains or expense
were spared to make it grand success,
The Chinese received the visitors rs
they entered thereon cordially shaking
hands, and certainly showing such good
br,-,. linz a. even Denis kearney might
not be- ashamed OF.
The proportion of the ministry Of the
various denominations Of this country
engaged in foreign mission work is as
follows: The Congregationalists, who
send the largest per cent. OF any branch
Of the American church, 40. The
PRESBYTERIAN south, l.33; Presbyterian
north, go; the Baptists OF the North,
l.Ol; the Episcopal, l57; the Southern
Raptis,s, out OF 9l45 ministers, send only
six to foreign missions.
During the past wear Chinese church
has been organized at Honolulu, and
about 30 Cinnamon were present at re-
cent celebration Of the Lords Supper.
Arrangements are Already making for
the building Of church. 4 lot costing
$500 has been purchased. Several
Cinnamon have subscribed sums ranging
from SO tO 500.
Ii is stated that at the close OF the
year 1879 there were in the world l0,207
Of the order OF Jesuits, an in.
crease Of DO during the year and of
1924 since 1869. Oi the whole number,
2l0i are missionaries, and the rest, Sl03,
are occupied in teaching.
The number OF conversions at st.
Louis during Mr. Moody's stay is esti-
mated TO have been 2iOO.