Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-24
RELIGIOUS SUMMARY.

ONE hundred and twenty missionaries In
China represent q Protestant societies.
THE Province of Quebec having granted
| property to the value of 100000 to the Jesuits
on an old claim, vigorous protests are being
made against it as a dangerous precedent.
The Chinese Sunday school, numbering 100
| men, which is connected with DR.. A j. Cor
/ don's Clarendon street Baptist Church in Bos-
ton, Mass, has voted to support three native
missionaries in China.
The net gain of new churches in the United
States during the year 1883 was g. 434; the in
crease in the number of ministers was 45O5.
while the increase in church members was ia
SCI. The average gain for each day of the wear
was II churches, IL ministers, and 2, 10 MEM
bers.
THE forces of Great Britain, Continental
Europe and the United States have an annual
income Of sg,S96P06, man and equip ESQ sta
tions, support ,4A missionaries, have the as
sis,ance of 320l5 native helpers, and mission
churches that have 5SS,9I4 commandments and
1,S76.655 adherenrs.
The statistical report, as given in the An
nual Methodist Episcopal Year Book, showg
Annual conferences, ITO; itinerant preachers.
l4.1S5; local preachers, II, lS2; lay members,
2O93 935; number of Sunday school scholars.
2OlGlSl value of church property $50 Sl2 792:
value of pars0nages. el2 90S,047. Total value Of
church property, s93, 20 S39.
THERE is no object for which money Is more
willingly given and more freely spent than it is
for the maintenance of the Christian church.
There is room enough and TO spare for all who
desire TO take advantage Of its mnistrations.
The Church may adhere too rlgidy to some
wornout methods. and it may fail to meet the
wants OF modern life in some of its phases; bue
a lack of hospitality and courtesy is not one Of
the charges that can be brought against it,
Philadelphia Press
WHATEVER may be thought of the theology
of the Salvation Army or of its peculiar meth
eds, 1t will not be denied that taken all In all,
its influence has been beneficial. Anything
which tends to raise the moral average of .
great city-to keep men and women cleanIy.
sober decent and well behaved-must have
something of rood in it; and this the Salvation
Army has most certainly done in many places.
1t is freely admitted that in the East end of
London its labOrs have caused a marked de-
crease IN crime, and more especially in that
brutality which finds its usual expression
among the lover orders in London in wife
beating; and if an organization can effect q re-
form in this particular. where all other ageu-
cies have failed, We can well afford TO put up
with what to US are diSagreeable features Of its
methods Of OperasiOns.-SG1 Francisco Cbronf-
Gle.
WHEN many are reading much and talking
more about Samoa and its affairs. it may be
well to say that the Christian Church has been
there, and made it worth while for the nations
to contend about this beautiful group Of
islands John Williams, the martyr of Erro-
manga, went there nearly so years ago and es-
tablished missions. He returned again to find
his missions dourishing and making converts.
Since his day tho work OF education and the
formation Of churches has gone on steadily
and large numbers Of the inhabitants are
Christians by profession and are walking
worthy OF their yoeation. Christianity has
preceded the consul and the ship OF war. ard
made these fine islands of the Pacific ft places
for the planting Of colonies and the upbuiIding
Of commerce. We hope that jealOusies among
Christian nations will not mar the work of ths
men who rescued them from heathenism-
Presbpteridg Observer.