Wichita eagle., 1888-08-05
RELIGIOUS cLEANlNes.

The Baptist Missionary Union sends ont
cali for five missionaries for service in Bur
NAH and India
George L Seney has recently given to the
Brooklyn Y. Il C. a. 1900 volumes from
his own Library.
There are PCS city missionaries in New
York city alone, who MAKE daily visits
among the poor and sick Of all dehomina-
tons
One hundred Of the over four hundred
young men in attendance at the recent Bible
conference at Mortified, Mass, are pledged
to foreign.mission work
A Christian is the best commentary on
the New Testament But there are not
enough commentaries to send out. The edi
tion is s,nall.-H. ". Beecber.
Conciseness is not necessarily question OF
long or short Some sermons not half an
hour long are proh<; others twice as long
observation-disclosures Advocate.
"Nhen look at the congregation said
London preacher, II say, Where are the
poorF When l count the offertery in the
vesry l say, w here are the richf"
Vast preparations ere being made in Rus
STA, under the authority OF the car, for the
celebration next July Of the ninth centennial
OF the advent of the Greek church in his en-
pire.
The king Of Corea has ordered the Protest
ant and Catholic missionaries in his kingdom
to cease teaching the doctrines of Christi
anity. Missionary authorities consider the
check to he only temporary.
The Congregational Year Book for 1888
will give the following statistics: Whole
number Of churches, 4,404; members, 457 ,5S4,
beng an actual gain Of 21 POS; Sunday
school scholars, 81 Col, gain OF 20, 70+.
The Christian Union has changed its motto
from ''Our part is to conspire with the new
works Of new days"-Emerson-to I'VE
know no truth that is not the child of love
and the parent Of duty"-adaptei from
Phillips Brooks.
The Chautauquan SAYS tina, Bishop J. II
Vincent Will be seen and heard at Chautauqua
somewhat as in other years, notwlthstand-
ing his new duties as bishop, and asserts that
he will retain general supervision of the
Chautauqua university"
The 18th anniversary conference of the
Methodist church in Ireland has just COM
Dublin There were present 10 members
The Rev. John Walton, of the British con-
ference, occupied tine chair The reports
showed that Methodisln is holding is own
In Ireland.
Toronto Methodism is spreading Senator
Mcdonald recently laid the corner stone of i
new church in the northwest part of tho city
to cost $50 900. The corner stone was also
recently laid of new church in Spadina
avenue to cost $50, 1000 Four churches are
now in course Of erection IN that city.
Mr.. Lawrence Oliphant, Of literary fame,
but also noted for his advocacy of Pales,in-
ian colonization, says that Baron Edmund
Rothschild's pet colony cost him ESQ, 900
Mr. ELEPHANTS advice is: "Send nothing to
Palestine, but save and collect money for the
future and its great changes-a contingency
which may be more immediate than is gen
orally supposed"
The total membership of the Methodist
church in the thirty-tive districts in Great
Britain is 4l5,S0S. Last year 1t was AZ, o9S,
showing an increase of 3,510. In twenty
districts there is an increase of 4,6S4. and in
fifteen other districts there is decrease of
1928. There are 1854 members on trial,
oo,~A1 young 1eedbsAi society classes, anQ
1857 ceased to hS msmbers
Few know how mich they are dependent
upon the influence of Christian organize
lions and associations for the regulation of
their thoughts No one man in a million
could think out system and adhere to it
consistently The consensus of faith in the
church, embodied in its hymns, prayers and
services, without enslaving steadies the men
tai processes. Christian Advocate.
The next attempt to rebuild Jerusalem is
to be made by DIR. Sivartha, of Chicago.
lie is said to have already worked out extern
sive plans for the rebuilding of Jerusalem,
for its temples, etc, in harmony with the
prophetic description of the Bible Accord
ing to his idea, the New Jerusalem is to be a
center OF learning. of political influence and
n religious capital Who is Or. Sivathai
A crank-Jewish Messenger.