New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-26

RELIGIOUS NEWS AND COMMENT AT HOME
AND ABROAD.


that his missionary expedition to Central Africa
concerning which there many predictions Of
failure, has thus far been successful OF the party,
three and two women have died. and nine men.
three and nine children have returned to their
homes This now leaves fifty three at the 'front.'
healtbfuI, hopeful and happy" At Kimpoko
waffle and daub house has been built from which
q fine view may I've obtained. The mountains and
ravines In this region covered with dense
growth of small trees. Eight and one woman are
settled ut Kimpoko This little colony has laid out
an Industrial fnrm, and has planted q banana and
plsntain orchard. little river has been tapped
above this farm In order TO afford needed irrigation.
and warerpower for mill. The Kimpoko missionaries
have started school to teach the natives but they are
also at the same time learning the dialect Of tho
natives The native women slaves and do all the
work, "a hard lifeD Bishop Taylor says. q" but noe
without its compeusatons, in their erect forms,
with symmetrical development of all their muscles,
their strength and power Of end arance, and almost
exemption from the extreme pains and periis OF 40
many mothers civilized life." The Bishop has
organized two district conferences In his great field.
the Angola district and the Urpor Congo district 80
that the Methodist Episcopal Church may be said TO
be organized In Africa.
bishop Taylor says that a steamer Is absolutely
needed by the mission, and he Is now in England
raising money for this object He also appeals to this
country for aid The steamer" he says, requires
to be constructed Of the best steel and sent out in
man loads of sixty pounds each The transports alone
from Matadi to Stanley Pool, on the shoulders and
heads OF men, will cost $5,000 and the steamer built
launched and equipped at kmpoko will cost total OF
$4,000. large sum Yes but not too large Tor
its value In spreading the Gospel among millions OF
pcrishing people who have never heard the name Oh
Jesus Can that amount be raisedf Yes, In sings
naak rutfh tptr{ y.nn4
men, women and children send US immediately @l
each, and pray the speedy eyangezaon OF Africa
The money will provide the steamer ana the prayers OF
the 20 900 shareholders in her will give her propeng
power far exceeding all mechanical forces. Let every
dollar also represent vote for the name which onc
steamer shall bear-the Lulua, the Luabu tue Nassau
or the SankoOra. her rivers the American or the
Methodist the name OF any Hustee OF our transit
innd or any name you like send the name a you soe
ceying the largest number OF votes viii be the name
OF steamer Remit by post Office order or oherwse
who will acknowledge receipt and pay it over to the
treasurer OF my transit and building fund, who Will
apply IL and account tor IT.
Apparently DIR. Moorehouse, the new Bishop OF Man
chester is a stricter Churohman than was supposed
Or may be that his prom Oton iom Australia TO the
diocese of Manchester has led him to see what
beautiful thing the State Church is At any rate ths
NonconfornIists in his diocese do not find him as
friendly as % the ate Dr. Fraser Indeed he seens
to have seriously offended many OF them oy ms un-
compromising attitude many questions OF eccesias-
teal order. When Bishop MoOrehOdse was In Australia
be was a very uneccleslastcal person indeed ana
rather seened to enjoy shocking strict Churehmen "
bis breezy unconventional utterances.
The cathedral OF Manchester Ia the old parish church,
built in 1922, and bears the singular name OF" ~
Ovid Church." says correspondent OF " The Bostos
Herald entered the enclosure of the cathedral al
the early service, $50 IN, aud, by the number ana
character Of the worshppers one would have thoagm
they were entering Roman Catholic church, where Of
this hour In oil places Of tue Christian world, may be
seen such gathering saw few Of the gentry but
hundreds of working mon and women, with thetf
baskets bags or arces OF luncheon entering tnis
spacious church for few moments OF devotion before
o,ino to their daily work in the mills. IL In on
occasions as this that feels the importance and
benefits of n free aud open church The ehouster;
were present the rich d TONES % p, the the aes 20 rho
prayers were spoken In manner that PLAINLY SPOKE
OF sincerity"
A Baptist paper "The Journal aud Messenger" re-
Gently spoke of Baptist ignorance" in the South.
This ignorance" 1t said, dis the fruitful cause OF
other evils II knowledge power, then ignorance Ia
weakness And the 100000 white Baptists in the
South fail to take the country for Christ largely
because OF their ignorance Their influence IN society,"
in religion IN politics, in morals, in trade, In every
thing Is injured by tbe ignorance. Out OF the vast
number OF people, how few OF them are eminent 10
ance causes 1t. How slow they to move In any
good work. How their newspapers languish for want
of subscribers hos their missionary boards beg and
plead Tor the wretched pttaDce they reccive how
their able men keep their best thought TO themselves
because there Is sale for their books how their
preachers divide their time between two three or Tour
churches and secular business, TO the dctrsent
of their ministry how their churches drag on nom
generation 70 generation in the same old ruts o. IN
eiiclenoy how the children wander of into other
communions, and at the bottom OF IL all IL ignorance
What Is the remedy Let every newspaper, every
preacher every teacher, private member. every man.
woman and child, who knows anything at all go TO
work with their mighest effort to induce the Baptists
10 send their children to school, and to beake them
selves to reading books and newspapers"
During the past few weeks a very wOrdy news
paper controversy has been going on between an
Episcopal and a Unitarian clergyman OF St. Louis.
simultaneously with this controversial tut In tho
theological arena" says The st. Louis Republican,
comes the fifty fifth anniversary OF society OF quiet
women who have never been renowned Ior wit nor
famed tor learning. They only servants, though
voluntary servants of the poorest OF the poor. Here
in ST. Louis their convent the 0uly decent Night
Refuge for homeless women. In the last twelve
months il has afforded shelter to some $500 helpless
creatures who but it. must have passed the night
or in the dear bought glitter OF den of infsmy.
Perhaps-who knows T. the night-lamp OF the Sisters
of Meroy NAV shine brighter TO heavenly eyes than
the glow OF luminous learning or the Hash oil oontio-
yersia wit Al least IL turns foes into friends, and
wins the hearts OF men whose heads might not DO
easily convinced