Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1890-07-08
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TUESDAY, JULY ., 1851
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.


The Baptist year book. just issued.
shows that tho number OF Baptists in
the United States is s,o70,0is. During
1859, 14i,515 new members were bap'
tiled.
Ono hundred and eighty-fve new
societies Of Christian Endoa,or were re-
Gently formed in ono week. OF these a
'wero PresLy terrain, 20 Methodist 20
Baptist IL Congregational, and 5 Chris
tan.
This year the centennial OF Method
|. m in Canada is to 10 celebrated by the
publication CT memorial volume,
compose d OF papers contributed by vari-
GUS writers. also by special collection
for stated objects.
"A Brain N is said to have written
TO missionary: 1--WE are finding you
out You arc not as good as your Book.
II your people were only as good as your
Pook, YOU would conquer India for
Christ in five years"
w lille the Dakota. Indians wero saw
ages IL cost the Government Sl,sis, 600
to take care OF them seven years. The
cost after their conversion for the Same
length of time was SEQ. 900. difference
OF 1.7aS. COO in favor of Christianity
The Rocky Mountain Christian Advo-
cate.
Tho Indian Witness states that So
crct believers in Christ arc rapidly null
tiplying. For every convert who open
ly avows his faith there are hundreds
who withhold such declarations for fear
OF their own households and caste cir
clcs. Thousands are being made ready
for public avowal and loyal service when
the break shall come.
I'm 1904 there were thirty-lve trans
lations of the Scriptures In existence.
Since the formation OF the British and
Foreign Bible Society in that year, ten
millions OF money have been expended
in the work OF circulating the Bible.
and there are now, counting dialects as
we'll as languages, nearly three hundred
translations Of the Scriptures.
The revision of Luther's translation
OF the Eiblc, which for twenty-five
years has occupied the time and receiv-
ed the labor observation-disclosures scholars,
lis about completed. The first official
edition will be printed in Halle. 1t is
doubtful whether the new version will
become popular, unless tho authorities
intervene anu give it Official sanction.
IL. Grattan Guinness, of London,
who recently returned from ten years OF
missionary work on tho Congo and in
tho interior Of Africa, spoke OF the work
the missions are performing there. He
compared tho Negroes of Africa with
those in this country, and said that
those along the Congo were far more In
tclligent and independent than those Of
the United States.
I'm recent address TO visiting dele
ration OF tho American Association fo
the Education Of the Colored Youth
President Harrison said: II have frn
belief that tho rock OF our safety as u
milton lies In the proper education OF
our population; that 1t is impossible for
man to discharge his duties ass cih-
zen without tho knowledge that Is to DO
derived from the common schools"
MIR. Moody says he docs not find as
much infidelity now ina month, In ques-
tions which are asked by young men af'
ter meeting. as he used TO lind i've
years ago in one day. Then the young
men were full of Ingersollism, and
thought that Christianity was worn out;
but they have found that there Is moth
ing in inidelity; it tears down, but does
not build up, it doe not give amy thing.