The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-04-26

the Princeton ReUiet0, bears very decided testi.
mony to the harmony of science and revelation.
He says:
There Is in certain quarters an impression
that IN some way the Christian revelation as con-
tanned IN the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures
Is antagonistic to science If one asks how or
why, the answer usually exposes ignorance of
the Bible, or of natural science, or of both The
so called conflict between science and religion
has not been conflict with the Bible but with
supersttlons and ecclesiasticisms as hostile to
the BIBLE as to science, or with the remains of
exploded scientific views trying to uphold them
serves by biblical or ecclesiastical sanctions.
Inc Bible is really the most truthful of books as
to natural facts, and the most non -committal as
to theories of nature"
THE CHURCH CONGRESS- ar
rangement of the Executive Committee the next
session OF the Episcopal Church Congress will
be held at Richmond, Virginia The meetings
and topics will be as follows October oath, A.
NJ Holy Communion; P. NJ, subject for dis
cusslon, Position and Work Of the Laity in the
Church. October 25th, A NJ, Priestly and
troPhet;c Functions Of the Christian Ministry
A. NJ Relations of the Church to the Colored
Race October 26th, A M, the Powers of
Standing Com mittees P NJ, Inspiration of the
Scriptures. October 9th, A. NJ. Christianitv
and the Criminal; P. NJ, the Requirements for
Confirmation. Some of the best scholars in the
Eplscopai Church have been selected to discuss
these subjects, whose names will be made known
10 the public as soon as they signify their accept
ance.
The fruit prospects throughout the
west, 1t must be confessed, are by no means
hatterlng. By the reports from vaious quarters
there Is ground to hope. unless further disaster
awaits 1t, the failure will not prove entire. The
peaches and smaller fruits, however. will come
very. near failure. There are some reports of
considerable injury having been sustained by
the wheat crop. We hope this will not prove
to be the case very generally. In low, humid
localities on rich ground, where it was very for
ward, the plant having jointed, it is no doubt
somewhat injured A little time, however, will
for the best.
The Rev. DIR. Lyman Abbot, of
America, editor of the New York Christian
Onlon, who is now in England, is not in rap.
lures with the Salvation Army. SPENDING q
recent Sabbath in Birmingham he went in the
afternoon to see the operations of a detachment
OF the Army IN dismantled Baptist chapel.
He says that he does not wish to Judge a whole
work by brief glimpse of one phase of it but
II what he witnessed was a fair representation
OF its work, it is his deliberate opinion that the
sooner the Salvation Army folds up its tents and
silently steals away the better for the cause of
Christ and of humanity. After a graphic des
crlptlon of the wretched doggerel singing and of
the appearance OF the performers he says there
was nothing whatever to afford the poor people
either comfort, or inspiration, or instruction
lie Is rather severe upon the leader beardess
youth IN military jacket, whose stilted tone and
mock dramatic manner, with furtive watch
ing for effect, made him to feel that to a people
hungry for bread he was giving not even a stone
but only saw dust-Beyast Witness
AT the stated meeting of the Board
of Managers of the American Bible Society ON
the 9th INST, the Committee on Versions re
ported favorably upon the abortion of tbe
French version of Ostervald, as recently revised
and published by the Societe Biblique de France
as the standard of editions to be hereafter issued
by the American Bible Society Measures were
approved looking to a union of interests with
the British and Foreign Bible Society and the
National Bible Society of Scotland, in expedi
ting the work of translating the Old Testament
INTO Japanese. Appropriations in funds were
made to the agencies in the Levant. Uruguav
and Persia, and to Presbyterian, Congregational
Methodist, Baptist, and Reformed missions IN
SIAM, India, Spain, Sweden, and Japan. and TO
the Russian and the Valparaiso Bible Societies
amounting In the aggregate to $80,S27. Grants
OF books for domestic and foreign distribution
were also made, including $4,000 volumes to the
American Sunday school Union. 4 $50 to the
American Tract Society, 800 Kusaien Gospels
U the Hawaiian Board, and 1000 Zulu Portions
to the American Board, the total value of the
giants being about $4,000. The financial state.
ment showed the total receipts for March to have
been S85, 53428, and for the year ending March
81, Y5O2, 223.32 The number of volumes issued
In March was 88457. The whole number of
copies issued from the Bible House during the
year, not including those issued in foreign lands
was l. O94 lO5.-ChriStian at Work.
mi
The growth of Lutheranism in this
country during the past thirty years is certain
iiy wonderful. In the Northwest they now mum
Der 100000 communicates over 5000 churches
and l 300 ministers. Among all these there are
only az English ministers with 331 congreea
TONS and $4,000 communicates all the rest
being Germans and Scandinavians-the Ger
mans having more that one halt. Thew have
hye theological seminaries, with Is professors
and 2o4 students preparing for the ministry 6
colleges with II professors and 5l1 students
Most OF their 800 churches have parochial
schools, In which many thousands of children
not only receive a literary education. but are
also thoroughly instructed in the catecbism
Ihey support quite number OF orphans homes
and other benevolent institutions. and issue q
periodical publications The Missouri SYNOD
alone Is said to have 1858 parochial schools with
43 so scholars. Even this does not half tell
the story of what has been accomplished bv
these poor Germans of the Northwest. They
have built churches, school houses and pargon-
ages IN large numbers and supported their pas
tors almost entirely without aid from abroad
1T 10 safe to say that during the past thirty FIVE
years they have built at least $500 churches
many OF which, in the cities and chief towns are
large and line, and some Of which cost from