The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-29

they cave. and what each soul eos1e ~
annum.
II taught school myself for Dosl
'bap two,e 10 AIrbsma. The ~
~ The women VII, put in from 8ocIoc1
to in teaching Chinese childrso, -
salary that barely enables one 10 I've.
are heroes, or heroines, - truly -
Grant or Sheridan, Nelson or Fasrogue;
and all this in country whore Md
full OF Americans 10 surrouadesl b
300. .0OO. 900 Asiatics. liable at sny time
to break out into mobs and outraGoe
particularly in view Of the tremsndous
crimes comndted sgaiust their rase at
home.
II am not particularly pro- nissios-
ary: these men and women are simply
American citizens TO me - Minister.
But as man l cannot but sd1hifs and
respect them. / can tell the real from
the false. These men and women aso
honest. pious, sincere, industrious, and
trained for their work by the most a.
iuous study. Outside Of any religious
question. and even II Coufucianism a.
Buddhism is more divine thaa . Chris-
lianity, and better for the human race
which no American believes--these peo-
pie are doing great work 10 civilisinRs
educati,g and taking care Of helpless
thousands. They .re the forsrpnnsrs
Of Western methods aud Western me-
fality.. They are preparing the way for
the white winged commerce and mate
rial progress which are knocking -
loudly at the gate OF the Chiness WALL"
THE question Of revising the Ceuess.
.ion of Faith has recently been DIS
cussed by the Presbytery Of Boston,
aud two reports made by . committee
previously appointed. Professor Moore,
OF Andover, presenting the majority.
favors revision, and his report spscifss
six changes which the committee think
advisable, thongh they declare that
they advocats no changes which will In
any way mutilate the system Of doc
trins confined in the westmiuster Con.
fession. The Rev. w. Adams. d. ID. ,of
Boston. in lis report, presents the
minority in the COMMITTEES, and defends
the position taken by the ultra. Calvin
lists that no change Of any kind or de-
gree would. at the present time, be sAfe,
or even judicious.
THE late NJ. J. II. Shoenberger, Of
Pittsburg, Pa, left a will devising
eight acres OF ground and $500, 900 for
the establishment Of hospital, 800,
nO0 for diocesan missions. and 100000
for the endowment Of Trinity Church,
TO which he was attached a. q COM
muncant. These liberal bequests,
amounting to million dollars, will no
doubt be felt in the life Of the church
and in the cause OF humanity for cen.
turies yet to come. Yet many . man
Of wealth makes his will without any
recognition of the claims of God OF
man, and the good he might do.
though dead, is "oft inferred with bic
bones
FRANKLIN FAIRBANKS, OF Saint johns
bury. said that for years he wondered
what his wife could ses In at HI
eyes were finally examined BY physl.
can, who said he had defective sight.
The physician then gave him Q pair Of
glasses, and he then saw for the hnt
time the beauties Of picture. So with
many Christians; they are looking with
one eye to earth and with the other to
heaven. Get both eyes on God, and
keep your one eye from the plains OF
Sodom. You will then find the world
growing smaller and God larger
Moody.
BY the will OF the late J. Warren
Merrill, CT Cambridge, Mas, the
American Baptist Missionary Upioa
gets $4,000; the American Baptist
Home Mission Society gets $500; the
American Baptist Publication Society.
$4,000; Colby University, $4,000;
Newton Theological Institution. s10,.
900; Conference of Baptist Ministers
SO 0C0; Massachusetts, Baptist Convtn.
ton. 50 900; Trustees OF Daniel White
Charity, 5000; Brown University,
O,OO0; vassarIColloge. $40. 900.
AT the recent general conventi0n OF
the Universalists, held at Lynn. Malsa.
chusetts, the following resolution IVES
passed: THAT it 1.-THE Univsrsslise
Church. rests on. and bslieves in the
historical veracity OF the New Tesla.
ment records OF the lfs-and works Of
our Lord Jesus Christ"
OVER one hundred little children d
Fort Madison, Ia. are In tears. A burg.
lar broke into the Methodist Church st
that place and stole from their "uttls
mite jugs" every penny they had bsss
saving for Christmas. The total amount
taken was about 500.
The French Congregation. psstdrs Of
New England have for med . pastoral
union. adopted an evangelical creed,
framed a .iturgical. service, organised .
publishing society, and entered tpoa
an active crusade among the French
Canadians.
A SCIENTIFIC congress for the study
Of questions concerning alcoholism, ,.un-
der the presidency Of ". Leon Say, ths
economist and State Minister, wss hsld