The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-02
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.
There are four Presbyterian journals
says an exchange Of that denomination
advocating revision. seven in opposi-
ton. as follows: For revision; The
angelist-desperats case-constitu.
tional complications-will take all pos
sible amendments. The Interior-se.
rious trouble-relapse feared-may re-
cover, but will be badly pock-marked
with Arminianism. The Herald and
! Presbyter-mild form-uncertain whe-
Their yariOloid or handicapped 10
elect Infants; in favor of non-elect
idiots. The Northwestern Presbyterian
hardly sick enough to justify a dag
nosis- suffering from symposiums. and
other twin symptoms. Against Revi-
sion. The Presbyterian, conservative
and reticent. but supposed to DO firmly
opposed. Presbyterian Observer fol-
lows its senior partner the Presbyterian.
Presbyterian Granddaughter and
brave-nO fence in sight-wants no
change. Presbyterian Banner,-frm
with upward tendency-having West
ern Pennsylvania behind it. Central
West. stands up strong and square-not
afraid of revision or the Interior. The
Occident, steady but pacific-no signs
Of weakening. The Mid Continent,
mustered with the old body guard. for
the faith once delivered to the saints.
In Peterborough cathedral, while re-
constructing a coal cellar at the end Of
the south transept the other day, the
workmen cane upon the carved cap
of a pillar belonging to the decorated
period. It was Of Barnack stone.
The design is unique. 1t represents
the cOwled head of a monk
with the neck resting on the belly Of a
dragon, the repulsiye head Of which.
with its prominent fangs, is turned
toward tie head Of the monk. the lips
tuching. indeed the left ear. On the
right side the twisted tail Of the body is
seen. The dragon, no doubt, is meant to
represent the devil, whispering in the
ears Of the cowled inhsbitant of the
cloister. Unfortunately the monA s
face was damaged by the workmen e
pisk before it was ascertained that the
stone bad any carving upon it.
DR.. Christlieb, discoursing upon the
divine declaration, Behold, i make all
things new makes this striking re
mark: Miracles are the first strokes Of
Gods hammer, which is 10 break the
great prison Of nature and Of the hu.
man world. and TO loose the chains Of
corruption and death. Like single
beams Of the rudy morn, they pro-
phesy the day Of the final consumma-
ton, in which g!orified nature shall i'm
mediately obey the Spirit"
The Church Of England has great
hospital and dispensary at Canton,
China. which is accomplishing wonders
in impressiDg the importance OF Chris
tan truth upon the minds Of the ma
tives. 1t gives constant proof of the
unselfsh nature of the Religion OF
Christ. and is breaking down the preju-
dice of the people against foreigners.
A fne church, with a seating capacity
Of six hundred is connected with the
hospital.
The Turkish government has laid an
embargo on nearly all religious books.
Thirty-two we're sent back to the
United States last month. Among
them were Thomson's Land and the
Book" Persons Crisis Of Missions,
Fishers Outlines of Universal His
tory.v SANKEY'S SINAI and Palestine,
and a catalogue of the Union Theolog-
ical Seminary, The Turks have not
vet learned to appreciate good iitera'
ture.
There is something in name after
all. In North Dakota a delelegation
from one of the towns waited upon the
bishop to ask him to make it the See
city. The bishop asked the name OF the
town. and was told Devils Lake, and
quite to their sorrow, preferred tC
make Fargo his residence. The name
was too ill-starred for bishop.
A great loss has fallen on British
Jews in the death of their venerable
chief rabbi, Or. n. n. Adler. For near
" a half century he had been at tue
head of the religious community o
Great Britain, and had administered
his office with such rare ability that to
day English Judaism occupies unique
position in Israel,
Bishop Thoburn, in an address re
Gently delivered in Bombay. spoke Will
freedom Of tie work among the Low
caste of India. He expressed bis con
viction that God was going to give {
the missionaries of India half a mil
lion of converts from among this de
graded class in the next ten or twent.
years.
The library OF the late DR.. Bairer
the celebrated scholar of Lsipsic, Ia
lust been purchased by the Haverfor
! PA College for large price. 1t COZ
si.ts Of eight thousand volumes on &C
clesiastical literature and history.
The headquarters of the America
. Sabbath Union will be fixed at Wash
ton. and an attempt will be made to 81
cure Sunday law for the District
Columbia.
A Protestant Christian mission hs
lust been started at Hebron, Palestine
, The city has population Of 1900,
, whom 2 900 are Jews.
There are one hundred and eight,
: five German Baptist churches in tn
I country.
The Rev. DR.. William Gray Elmsli
distinguished English theeloglsn,