Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-06

the United States and Canada The object
of the gathering is the bringing of christian
workers, pastors, evangelists, mission and
benevolent workers together on uLlOn
platform to discuss the methods and agencies
in which they are at work for humanity and
lay plans for greater effectiveness in such
efforts.
DIR. G. w. Knox believes that Japan will
Tet become the center of the Christian agen-
cies that are to revolutonize the east. ,t.,
At Banza, Manteke, on the Congo river
sixty nine persons were recently baptised in
the Baptist mission. The work is becoming
increasingly encouraging at all tue stations
One of Japan's most successful native
pastors, the Rev. j. Y. Ise is now visiting
this country. He gives most favorable
account of the outlook of christianity in his
native land.
The New York Age is a journal conducted
with marked ability by members of the col
ored race for the interests OF their own peo-
pie. Religious subjects are given special
prominence.
Mr.. David McConaughy, ir., of the Phila-
delphia Y. M G. A., is about TO sail for India
to organize Young Mems Christian associa-
tions in that country. Mr.. Swift has been
very successful in similar work IN Japan.
The American Home Missionary society,
during the first five months of its present
fiscal year, has gained S9S, D10 over the re-
ceipts for the corresponding period in 1888.
OF this gain, S23 200 is in gifts, and $4,000
in legacies.
Nearly one-thlrd of the population of
Wales IS gathered in the Sunday schools
In England and Wales together 5,T8325
scholars are taught in the Sunday schools
OF these, 2,555,399 scholars are in Church of
England Sunday schools.
There are twenty-four Baptist churches in
Richmond, Va. with an aggregate member.
ship of 20000-about one-fourth of the entire
population of the city. Tho Baptists there,
Dir lad 10
white and colore1. The membership OF four
OF the white churches numbers over one
thousand each.
The synod of the Pacific reported to the
general assembly in May 2l3 ministers and
1875 churches. OF these 7G minister's and III
churches are IN the presbytery of Los Au-
geles. In 1888 1t had % ministers
and % churches, an increase of
200 per cent. The whole number
of communicates reported is IA, 136. The
number IN the Sabbath schools is 20,4i4, The
contributions for all purposes amounted to
about S450,O0O or an average of 81 to a
member.
In heather countries Protestants occupy
800 separate mission fields, containing 10000
mission stations, supplied by 10000 mission-
aries. In these 10000 mission stations there
are 100000 Sunday school scholars AN
average of twenty-five TO each station. In
the %, 900 Protestant mission stations there
are l,OOO,OOO OF native COMMITMENTS, or an
average OF nily 10 eacn StatlOn, Incre are
also 2,000,0O0 of adherents VINO are friends of
the evangelical faith and hearers of the
gospel preached from the bible-an average
of 100 to each station
The following notice is taken from lead
ing Adventist paper: "rhe forty-hfth an
niversary of the going out of the church 10
meet the Lord in October 1874, is being OBJ
served by the Adventists. of Virginia from
October 3 to October - (inciusive), 1889.
This meeting is called because theevidences
from the prophetic word warrant us in ex-
pecting our Lords return at this tune. The
meeting will be held at Screamervile, Va.
(where the Virginia mission tent is nOw
pitched and will remain.) All our brethren
who are looking for the Lord and desire TO
meet with us are invited.n
The banlshment from Crete of prominent
christians, including member of the Cretan
assembly, has aroused TO an intense pitch in
dignation against Turkey on account of It's
treatment of this famous island, an indigDa-
tion which IS spreading far beyond the
limits of Greece, and threatens TO pro-
duce serious results The grievance
Is in reality an old one for this
is by no means the first act OF tyrany perpe.
trated by the agents of the sultan upon that
long-suffering people. Our readers will re-
mem Der that Wendell Phillips at one time
lifted up his potent voice 10 awaken the sym
pathy of Americans on their behalf.