Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1881-06-23
Religious Notes.


thing but prosperous, he sees Il large
gain to vital godliness in the condition
of the Church of England. lIcbelieyes
that this is proved by the expenditure,
within the last thirty years, of over
$20O,000,OOO in building and repairing
churche sand cathcdrals,and in spending
S3O,OO0,OOO in eleven years in the
establishment and maintenance of
church schools. During his stay in
England, Bishop LittlejOhn spent much
of his time with eminent dignitarieS of
the church, and had large opportunity
for seeing what is actually going on in
ecclesiastical work there.
A Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion has been organized ut Toxic, Japan.
Most of the prominent young men in
the missions chapels Of that city are
connected with it. They are now try
ing to gather a library of religious lit
erature. 10 this end they ask donations
of good books. People who have suita-
bic books which they want to give
away can do good deed by sending
them to the Rev. ID. c. Greene, who is
for the present at WestbOro, Mass.
Sach people must remember that the
Japs have no use for old rubbish from
antiquated bookcases, the proper desti-
nation of which is the junk market.
The Japs are intelligent fellows, many
of whom can read English as well as
we can. They deserve live books
which are worth reading.
A religious paper says that the pro.
fessOr of Chinese in Harvard universi-
ty has been in this country long enough
to acquire our mMmers and customs.
AS evidence Of this it mentions the
fact that the professor, when riding in
Il street ear, rises and offers his seat to
a lady, rather than see her stand. That
professor should take passage onal}rOOk-
lyn ferry-bOat where he would be spot
ted as Il man recently arrived in this
country. The men passengers would
look on him with an air of pity and
compassion for his ignorance Of what
custom sanctions. The lady passengers
would he bewildercd, and wonder what
to make Of such man.
The supreme court of the state of
Maine has declared that "a church is
not Il corporation with authority TO
create debt in erecting IL house Of wOr-
ship" If this Interpretation of law
were to prevail throughout the coum-
try it would reyolutioniZe the church
building business by putting ii on Il
cash basis, and cutting off 50 much of
ii as is now managed on trust.
The father of John Il. Cough was Il
Methodist, his mother was Il Baptist,
and he himself was baptized by an
Episcopal bishop, Mr. Cough says he
has fcltas though hn was "a little of
everything" In 1915, however, he be-
came Il CongregatiOnalist, and joined
the church, and since that time he
says he "has been heart and soul with
that body"
OF the $3.50, ,lGS.5S received in the
last year by the American College and
Educational society, $229,Sjl37 was
given for the use OF colleges and TO
help needy young men in preparing for
the ministry. Of this latter sum, $l63,'
2jO was given by Mrs. Naleria q. stone,
of Maiden, Mass. In the last year 316
young men have been assisted
The Cummins Memorial Reformed
Episcopal church in Baltimore WAS
nearly lost to the denomination, and
would have been sold by the sheriff
but for the timely relief afforded by
the $4,000 which Mrs. Thomas II.
Powers kindly sent. The successful
futurcof this church is now thought
TO he assured.
The old Powell Street Methodist
church in San Francisco has been freed
from debt by the eXcrtions of Pastor
Gobcr and his band of faithful fellow
workers. 1t is the oldest Methodist
church in California. A jubilee was
held in the church ON Sunday last us
memorial of joy and thanksgiving.
The Rev. c. II. Spurgcon, accompa-
MED by two of the deacOns of his
church, intends, it is said, to take a
journey to the Nile. The Rev. Joseph
Cook, it is also reported, has accepted
an invitation from Mr.. Spurgeon to de-
liver some lectures in the Metropolitan
tabernacle.
The report of the treasurer Of the
board of foreign missions of the Uni.
ted Presbyterian church shows that
the receipts of the past year from all
sources were $65, ,467.97; the eXpendi-
lures for the same period were sos, $685.
81.
Resolutions of sympathy for the rel
tives and friends of those who lost
their lives in the steamboat disaster at
London, Ont, were passed at a recent
meeting of the Montreal conference of
the Methodist church of Canada.
The Broadway tabernacle of Louis
vile, KY, is enriched by Mr.. l.. l..
Waren's muniicence to the extent of
100000. The same gentleman had
previously given the church $4,000.
Bishop Shanahan, of Harrisburg, a
few Sundays ago, in Philadelphia, con-
frmnl | 900 nnrsOnS mostly children