Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-30
General Church News.

Mr.. FRANK TALMAGE, son OF the Rev. T.
De Witt Talmage, of Brooklyn, is to enter
Union Theological Seminary at the next term.
BISHOP BLYTH, of Jerusalem, says that the
return Of Jews to the Holy Land Is remark.
able. In 184l there were only 5000 Jews in
Palestine. In 1888 they numbered %, 000 but
now, nearly 10000. nearly double the number
that returned from the Babylonish captivity.
ACCORDING to the Boston Herald steamer
bound for the west coast Of Africa had on
board IA missionaries, 460 tons of gunpowder
IL cases of gin and 10000 casks Of rum. This Is
an apt representation OF the proportion Of the
civllizing and uncivilizing agencies which
Christian nations are sending to the dark conri-
nent.
The richest theological institution in the
Presbyterian denomination is Cnion Theo-
logical Seminary in New York City. which has
property In land, buildings and endowments
amounting to sl,s4l, 600 Princeton Seminary
comes next with property of s, ,655. .248. McCor-
mick Seminary, Chicago. follows with property
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The Allegheny Theological Seminary will
open for the session of 1S90-91 on Wednesday,
September 8, ON which day the professors and
students will meet in the chapel OF the semi
nary at 23O P. N. Regular class work will COM
mence on Thursday. September The open
ing address will be delivered on the second
Sabbath of September, at 7:45 P. M, in the
Second Church. Allegheny, by Prof. ]. A:
Grier. D. D. w. ]. Robinson, secretary of
board.
In pretty church on Anieteum, one of the
Loyalty Islands or New Hebrides is tablet
erected by grateful natives to their missionary,
John Geddie, who died in 1S72 On this tablet
is inscribed in their language the following:
When he landed
in 1843
there were no Christians here,
and when he left
in 1872
there were no heathen.
ON Tuesday evening Of last week, Rev.
Father Bernard. C. P. rector Of st. Michaers
Church. Southside, this city, celebrated the
anniversary of his name in religion, St Ber-
nard's day. Among those who were first to
arrive at the parish residence were the trustees
of the church, consisting Of Messrs. Fred
Langenberker, Geo. Steinmyer. Joseph Reiber,
John Sell, Edward Miller. .Sr., Henry Stegart and
Michael Baker, who presented the Rev. Father
also received silk stole from the Sisters and
orphans connected with SL. Michaels Orphan
Asylum, and a combination inkstand from Mr..
Bernard Knigler. of Penn avenue. The ST.
Michaels Church choir, ali male voices, under
the direction of Prof LANCER, rendered some
very choice vocal selections especially arranged
for the occasion.-Pftsbur0 Catholic.
AUBURN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY has
elected Rev. David Riddle Breed. D. D.. pastor
Of the Church of the Covenant, Chicago, to the
chair of homiletics made vacant by the ap-
pointment of DR.. Darling to the chair OF
theology. DR.. Breed is native of this CITY,
and was reared In the Third Presbyterian
Church. He is graduate of Auburn, has been
successful pastor, is an able and popular
preacher and Is in the very prime of life for
entering upon such work as that to which he
has been called. His church in Chicago Is very
fa a mi nf
372 who will be reluctant to part with him. II
he accepts the chair at Auburn he will ill it
with credit to himself and to the great advan-
satility. thoroughness and magnetism will be
strong attractions to the students.-Presbyte-
TfCn Banner.