The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-07-05
FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
Little Something Aboat What Is GolaS On IN tia
Religious World.

Little Something Abeat What Is GoiaS On IN TIA
Religious World.
During the past sixty-seven years the Anlari-
can Bible Society has Issued 4, GS3 SIG volumes.
Twenty-Five hundred SUndav-school workers
met at the recent Georgia Sgnday-schooI can
ventiOn.
The estimated value of the property Of st.
Marks Episcopal church Of PhiiadeIPhia IS
$685. eco.
There are 282.3s3 sundsy-school pupils and
"A 100 teachers in Maryland.
Omaha, Neb., with population Of not over
$1,000, has thiTty-four churches.
The Catholics of Montana have bought leo
acres OF land near Helena, on which they VIII
build college for boys.
One church in Lagos, Western Africa, has
contributed during the past three years over
$4,000 for church purposes
At the recent yearly meeting OF the German
Dunkards at BisInaTk, Kan, over 10000 pers5ts
from al parts Of the country came together
A religious journal, which believes that God
created smiles as well as fFowus, tells a story
of cornet player employed by a Baptiss
church, who lost his position BY PLAYING the
wei known melody, "Pnu for the shore al
the baptism Of number Of converts.
IN ore of his recent sermons M. s7urgeon
says: " / heard of one do not know whether
it IS true, who had the chance Of going 70
heaven without dying, but when the chariot Of
fire. came be WOaid not &C. because he could not
go on the box l have known people Of ex-
actly that kind. Unless they can be top-saw-
yer they VIII not touch saw"
Tie Society Of Friends IN England has iass
repealed the prohibition Of the marriage Of
first cousins, which has been in f0ree IN hat
body for nearly two hundred years.
The Vatek T0rer says that Mormonisnl Ia
by no means confined TO Utah. Il is rapidly
growing in other Territories whers It's adAsr-
ents are fast gaining the balance Of power in
the Legislatures IN Europe and in the south
ern States G0rmOns are working with great
success and winning new members 70 their
Church"
The Universaliss Church has at the present
date twenty-thFee State conventions. a par-
ishes, 719 churches 6.23S members. 6.}3 SIM
day-sehools and 5l,793 scholars. There ars
$50 church edifees, worth Sc, $4,000, and 7l3
ministers. In the colleges and seminaries are
SO teachers and 1925 scholars. The value Of
the school property IS ,200, 500.
Rev. DR.. B., Of Dublin. while introducing 70
an audience Rev. DR.. $. famous missionary
from India his home by BIRTH, concluded bis
remarks with the following handed COM
pliment " he comes to you from that land
where every prospect pleases and only man ia
vile" The modest missionary arose and blush
ingly rendered his thanks, amid the irrepreSsi-
bic IniRsh of the audience.
A Young Mems Christian Association has been
organized in Berlin, Germany, by Frederick
Won Schluem Zach, on the American plan. Is
has secured an elegant building, employs a
general secretary, and the Berlin brethren
expect to invite the Worlds conference to ueet
in their city during the summer OF 1SS4.
While the missionaries Of the Christian
Church are in India busily engaged in the i'm
portant work of teaching the natives the only
true religion. Mr.. Chunder Mozoomdar. an
eloquent apostle of the Brsahma Somaj Church
Of God is in England endeavoring 10 teach
the natives there the only trus religion a. Ia
understands it.