The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-27
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
Mrs. FLORENCE wIscHSEwErsKv.
who has given herself up to the amelt-
of the condition Of working
women, Is the daughter Of Judge w.D.
Kelley. better known as "Pig-Iron
Kelley She was educated ut Cornell.
aud went to German university for .
finishing course. There she met
young Russian medical student, whom
she married. Mrs. Wischnewetsky
looks very much like her father, and
has much Of his determination and
fore. Of character. Sac Is president OK
the Workings omen 8 Society Of PniIa-
d-lphia. but the NV York working
women have her To thank also, for tho
passage OF the factory bill was largely
due to her exerlions.
THS New York Observer would seem
to be be getting tired Of Chautauqua.
1t SAYS: The origin of the name Chau-
tauqua - said 10 b. the exclamation OF
the lndiin chief. who, driven TO desper-
alton by the energetic tongue Of his
squaw, plugged headlong INTO the lake,
exclaming as he went. she talk away,
she talk away. There is terrible sus-
picion that the ghost of the old squaw
still haunts the shades of Chautauqua
and bewitches the tongues Of not over
wise speakers.
THE National Conference of Charities
and Corrections met in San Francisco,
Cal, September lllh, and continued in
session more thana week. About one
hundred AMI fifty delegates. repre- sent
/ ing various States aud territories. were
present. On the stand at the opening
session were the Governor Of California
and other State officials, the Mayos and
the leading Catholic. Protestant aud
Hebrew c!ergymen of san Francisco
and the officers of the conference.
EDITOR PHELAN, If the Western
Wuichmag lCitholicl. writing from
Italy says Venice is the most religi-
Gus city in Italy. The churches are
full of people on Sunday. and at any
hour of the day you may behold oil
and young. men and women, soldiers
and sailors. kneeling at the affairs and
praying with all their hearts.
THE Tri Synodc Board % Missions Of
the Reformed Church. at Lancaster.
Pa. last week continued Rev. ID. Is.
Shuey IS superintendent OF missions
within the bounds of the Synod of the
Interior, covering Ksnsas Nebraska and
Iowa. I'm apportloument of Sli geo for
missions and - 200 for church building
was divided among The ssnods.
NisCoUNT MsHW. young Japan.ss
ncblemrn who attended college IN
America. is now devoling himself to
the spiritual elevation OF students in
his nativ land. lie recently called to-
gether twenty Of the strongest Chris
tan students in the Government schools
Of Toxic aud arranged a programme "
meetings.
4 NUMBER of Unitariln ministers
have jnUed in the issue of a call for
general convention of Unitariars in
tine West. To consider the needs and OPP
p1rlurities of the Unitarian body, es-
pecially IN regard to it, Western work.
Itisexp. that the meeting viii DO
: held IA Chicago, October pa eth.
REV. RICHARD BROwN died ut his re-
IS sidence. at Silver Soring. Nd. Septem-
Der 2,th, from complication OF
, diseases. Rev Mr. Brown was one OK
q the oldest aud most widely known
/, ministers OF the Episcopal Church in
the South. lie was born at CHARLES
town, ". Va. February ?, 1917.
\ SUNDAY Observance Congress. held
in Paris last week, passed resolution
to the effect that in cases where the OBJ
a seryance Of Sunday is impossible.
j "A weekly holiday should be given to
c employees. IL also adopted a resolution
+ advising employers not TO pay their
5 men on Saturday or Sunday.
= IRA ID. SANKEY. the revival singer,
I. has decided TO settle down after his
J, travels. He has bought about thirty
y acres Of beautifully. situated land at q
4 point between Seatuck river and Little
IS S.atuck creek. Long Island, where lbs
r Will build a handsome residence.
h THE library Of Sirdanapuus-Assur-
r. banipal the remains of which I'LL up
J. wards Of one chest in the British Mu-
O ,seum. c0nsits OF tablets of baked clay
II finely inscribed, or rather stamped,
;: with cuneifOrm characters on both
le sides Each tablet is numbered and IT,
le tled.
n TnE Guy Mission of New York in
rs tends to establish large and attractive
10 swimming-bi in the dcnsely popu
e, lated portions of the city. The purpose
lie Of the bath is to give the people in thu
.e tenement houses a chance to keep clean
m THE Bapti,is in Chicago have gone
~ earnestly to work to raise the $3.50 90
y, requisite to secure the gift Of 81 800 ,oo
~ from Mr Rockefeller for the ioundiD,
"a Of UNCONVENTIONAL university in tina