The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-19


Glider, president; Mrs. Grover Cleve-
land, frst vice-presideut; Hamilton w.
Mabie, second vice-president; Daniel S.
Remsen, secretary, and Jasper 7. Good
win. treasurer. No work is more
thoroughly useful than that which re-
lates to the young, and the younger the
pupils the more hopeful the work.
The numbers of cloIsters and monks
in Spain have increased with astound-
ing rapidity OF late years. Spain now
has 20 ,22O monks and $4,000 nuns. in
1 $3.50 cloisters and 179 orders. In Bar
celona alone there are 1863 cloisters for
women. In the last fourteen years the
number of monks in Spain has been
sextupled and the number of nuns has
been doubled.
1.-THE Rev. DR.. Robert Watts, profess
sor in the Assembly College, Belfast,
Ireland, has been called upon to mourn
the loss of his son, Rev. Robert James
Watts, Presbyterian pastor at Kilma-
chrenan, Ireland. DR.. Watts will have
sympathizers in his sorrow on both
sides Of the Atlantic. His son gave
promise of most useful ministry.
Princess Arisugawa, Of Japan, who
is at present in Berlin, has paid long
visits to the various charitable institu-
tions Of that city, and has shown the
deepest interest in learning all the de-
tails of management. Princess Arisu-
gawa misunderstanding similar institu
tions in her native country.
The moment human being arrives
at that point where he feels the object
Of life is to give rather than to get,
when he prefers the place where he
may be able to do the most for others,
rather than to receive the most that
others may do for him. that moment
marks the transition into another and
higher phase of life.
Haverford College, Pennsylvania,
has purchased the library Of the cele-
brated German theologian, the Rev.
DR.. Gustave Blur, Of Leipzig. There
are eight thousand volumes in this Ii
brary, and 1t is one of the finest libra
rles of ecclesiastical literature, Hebrew,
Syriac, and Oriental manuscripts in the
country.
How grand is the Bible 1t is tie
wreath into which are twisted all gar
lands; it is the song into which are
struck all harmonies; it is the river into
which are poured all the great tides Of
hallelujah; tits the armament in which
suns and moons and stars aud constolla
tons aud universe and eternities wheel
and blaze and triumph.
In the statistics Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church in the United States
there is an increase in the number Of
Sunday-school scholars for the year
lsss-s9 amounting nearly to $4,000
nearly a quarter Of the increase being
in the diocese Of Pennsylvania.
THE Methodist Episcopal Church at
Winchester. Illinois, has placed fine
American flag in position behind the
pulpit as a permanent decoration and
object lesson Of patriotism.
THE London publishing houses are
eagerly contending for the privilege Of
giving Stanley's forthcoming book to
the world. One firm is reported to
have offered goo, GOO for it.
The Rev. DR.. Edmund ID. Cooper, of
the Church Of the Redeemer. Astoria,
L. l., has been rector Of the parish
since its organization, twenty-three
years ago.
DR.. and Mrs. II. N. Schudder, at
Niigata, Japan, have been compelled,
on account Of the illness of their
daughter and their own age aud infirm-
tiles. to retire from their work.
IT,, - fortysiv Of Tho Oh prashv
teries Of the Presbyterian Church have
been reported as voting on the overture
on revision of the Westminster stand
ards.
An unknown donor has given $780,
coo to rebuild the Presbyterian hospi-
tai, recently burned. on condition that
a like sum shall be raised by its friends.
Rev. Eben Dodge. d. d. Ii. d., presi-
dent OF Madison University, Hamilton.
| n. Y, died on January 5. He was born
at Salem. Mass, April %, 1919.
1T is reported that Geronimo. the
once blood-thirsty Apache chief. has
embraced Christianity and enlisted as a
Sunday school teacher.
Ex-PRKsrDEST X. B. HAYES is at the
head Of the National Prison Reform
Association.
OVER 100000 copies Of the Moody
and Sankey gospel hymn'books have
been Issued ia this country and Eng
, land. Tais tlncsi equils the record OF
! Webster's speIlipg-bcok.