The Evening critic., 1882-08-19

Inc IfCSDytc11un tnurCn NJ OySUcr bHy,
N Y, celebrated It's 150th anniversary July
30. Eight of the former pastors OF tho church
were present.
The Rev. Theodore Bridge, for twenty
nyo years q missionary among tho Patago-
mans, has given them tho Gospel OF Luke In
their own tongue.
Ten gentlemen of New York city give
$1,000 each annually toward tho work OF tho
International Committee OF tho Young Mems
Christian Association.
The M. T.. Church, South has set apart
tho first day OF August as day OF solemn
fasting and prayer for the overthrow OF tho
liquor trafnc in the State OF Arkansas.
The late Ex-Governor Washburn, of Min
neeota, left $37b,000 TO found the Washburn
Memorial orphan Asylum at Minneapolis, and
S50,0C0 for public library at Ia Crosse.
Tho Board of Foreign Missions of the
Presbyterian Church has resolved to estab.
lish n mission In the capital OF Guatemala,
and has appointed the Row. John q. Hill Us Its
missionary.
The Raleigh Christian Adrocdte says: "Wo
met at Warrenton the Rev. John Wesley York,
OF oxford Circuit Ho IL now I'm his 10Th year,
and preached last fall seventy sermons in pro.
uactod meetings."
Mrs Harriet Buswell of Lincoln, Ill.,,
who died recently, left her entire estate, worth
about $4,000, 70 the poor widows Of that city.
and agent at that plnce.
The wife of Joseph Cook has returned
from Hindostan, and is with her father, Deacon
",
| Cook has sailed for Australia, and expects TO
| reach home In september.
There arc G,000 elders and 1000 deacons
| In tho Southern Presbyterian Church In tho
South, a body of men capable Of doing great
service to the cause OF Christ IL their hearts
| aro quickened by his love.
ID. b. McCartee, NJ. d., who has labored
| go long In China and Japan, and who was re-
Gently in this country, has arrived at the Sand.
| wich Islands, where he has an appointment In
connection with the Chinese Government.
A liquor dealer in a Massachusetts, town
| received last week q postal card signed, Jus
tee" and reading "Mr. -, rumseller, West
| you have tried TO kill for the last ten years."
Temperance workers have found their
| way even into the Mormon Sun1ay.schools.
Miss Lucia Kimball, who is now laboring In
| Utah, recently applied for permission to ad-
| dress the Mormon children, and leave was
freely granted.
| Bishop Crowther of the English Church
| Missionary Society on the Niger. reports the
| average sunday congregations at the stations
| on that river as having 3,d72 attendants, OF
whom 1,507 are nominal Christians and d51
communicates.
The veteran African missionary, Dr. Rob.
| ert Mofratt, is still In good health, though in
his Seth year. He was compelled to leave
London recently and go into the country, be-
ing oyerrun with callers, who taxed his
| strength too much for endurance.
Chaplain McCabc preached at Ocean
Grove, on Sunday last, tho annual sermon for
tho woman's Foreign Missionary Society OF
tho Methodist Episcopal Church. Ho is to
| preach this week ut tho Church Extension
Camp.Meeting at Thousand Island Park.
Sixteen years ago there were forty Chris
tians among the Telugus In India: now they
number 10000. There are among them 80
Bible readers. The Theological Seminary, es'
tablished by Mr.. Clough, has 175 students.
This mission is the marvel OF the age.
Among the ablest advocates Of Constitu-
t,, aafa Ia
can, Of Charles City The Colonel is a Cherokee
Indian Of the noblest typo, graduate OF Dart,
mouth College and an able lawyer. He Is a
most loyal and helpful friend to the Indians,
and has great influence among thcm.
Governor Colquitt, of Georgia, has come
out strongly In favor of radical temperance
measures in that State, and against the manu-
facture and sale OF Intoxicating LIQUORS. He is
| n leading member OF the NJ. L. Church South,
| and fine. local preacher. Tho late Hon. Ber
Hill was also q Methodist, and VIII be buried
to-day under the auspices OF Methodism.
One of the most encouraging facts con
nectod with missions is the great increase o
the native ministry as compared with that o
missionaries sent from Christian lands. Will,
| the number OF ordained missionaries OF the
Presbyterian Board has in ten years increased
only 10, the number of native preachers and
helpers had risen from IL TO 800.
The death of Henry Kingscote in Lon
don, Mt the age OF 81 years, removes con
spicuous figure and an honored name from the
field OF active neutrality-suspicious.. BY his
| CHOrtS WcrO IOu1ucu TWO OF inc most import
ant charitable and religious societies of Lon.
don, the Metropolitan Visiting and Relief
Association and the Church OF England Scrip
turo Readers Association.
Wickes, in Montana Territory, is said tC
be the only mining town in the Wost where
the Sunday.school and church got the start o
the saloon and gamblingh house. The town IL
named for w. W. Wickcs, president of tho
church, Brooklyn, X. on June IL hfteer
members were received into the church, eigh
OF the number on profession OF faith.
Tho new Madison avenue NJ. L. Church
| New York city, had Its cornerstone laid with
| appropriate ceremonies on the last day ofJuly
1t is TO stand on the corner OF Sixtieth street
at The foot Of Central Park: Bishop Simpson
occasion. 1t is to bo an elegant structure Ii
red sandstone OF Gothic architecture. The en-
tire cost will reach $225,00O, and It is hoped
| that 1t may be dedicated without debt.
The tenth catalogue of the Centenary
| Biblical Institute, Baltimore, has cut of tht
fine new hall which has been erected fer 1t
Rev; William William Maslin Va Fryslngsr D. D., an, ha,
Round Is professor of historical and exegetica
theology. The institution is increasing In use
during the past year. II needs and deserves
aid. Twenty-Five dollars will provide for the
support of student, with what he can do toi
| himself, for n year. fine body OF colored
men are being trained In Its halls.
From The Methodist of August 12: "Dr
| D. ii. Wheeler, editor of this paper, and his
| wife returned from Europe on Wednesday o
| last week IN good health, having had pleas
ant voyage on The State OF Florida, Captain ID
| II. Johnston. Tho same steamer from Europe
surrendered TO his many friends and large
congregation at Waverley, N. Y, the Rev. A. l.
smalley, OF the Wyoming Conferences; alsC
Miss Cora Crook, daughter OF tho Rev. Isaac
| Crook, Methodist pastor at Grand Rapids
Mich. Miss Crook has been for two years and
q half student In Germany. We suspec
that Brother Crook preached better than usua
last Sunday"
There is more bogus finance on the sub
ject of liquor than on any other. During the
past year the National revenue on liquor wa
S67,l53,675; on beer 1t was S13,720,21li i'm
| ported liquors, S6,460, CAS- total, 7,3i3,
| $50. That is the income which the Govern
| ment received for Its conniyanco at this inra
| nous and murderous trafIlc. The liquO
consumers pay out S715000OOO. For ever!
| fourteen cents the Government receives th'
| people pay one dollar TO meet tho conse
| quences Of this protected tranlc. The system
| 10 the same as that Of tho half.naked savag
/ | kings OF Africa, where tho miserable monste
trades In the lives OF his subjects.
, The Pyesbyieridn of July 90 says: 9Th
, American mission In Egypt has boon utterl
broken up. The missionaries, who but latol
We're preaching, teaching and ostablshin
churches, have sought refuge I'm Europe. Tn
I. Rev. DR.. Dales, secretary OF Foreign Mission
:. OF the United Presbyterian Church, has crosse
/. the Atlantic for the purpose OF consulting Will
M 40 hat fuaN N