The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-20

Tt is reported that Mrs. Frances Hodgson
Burnett ha, founded an asylum for newaDOys
IN lo1idou 10 be called "LlOnels Home. IN
memory of her dead SON.
The death is announced OF Or. Narayan
Sheshadri the apostle of the Mangs. IN out
cast tribe in the Dsccau. India O, whom he
was the means of converting about 1000
souls.
CAPTAIN Pratt saws Of the 76S Indian
students at Carlisle that many have bank ac-
counts the result of money they have earned.
During the year the students have earned
$4,000 outside of the school
An association of San Francisco girls have
banded together under the name of the
Doctors Daughter and devote themselves
10 relieving the needs OF people who have
sickness ia their families.
The London Missionary Society has thirty
missionaries ln Madagascar. and these report
SIS ordained native ministers. 43yo native
preachers. 81 coo church members and 100000
adheTents.
AT lucknow. where so many were muir
dered during the Sepoy rebellion thirty years
ago. 600 children nearly oil of Hindu jio-
haumeian purcntage. recently marched ln a
Sunday school procession. illustrated Chris
tian Weekly,
Since the opening Of the year fifty Scandi-
navlans from the Missed .tates. tweutr-seven
Of them women. have arrived at Shanghai g.
serve rs 'eyangeiIsta lu response 10 hudson
Tavlor's call Tor (. thousand 10 join the China
Island Mission.
Iti said that the constitution of the Chris
tan Fndeayor Society has been translated into
German. French. swe lish Norwegian. Span
ish. tMuese Tamil and tlIl languages and 10
IS being translated into Armenian, Turkish
and other foreign tongues.
There is con.ldorau le sug estiveness in the
faettaat % Young JeWe5s who bus omDrae Ell
Christianity has expressed q desire % read
church history o. ind out how and Wien
Christians came 80 De 80 dlheieut from
Christ This is "a question which every ioi-
lower of the Saviour should prayerlully pom
der -Ahd-COutincnt
The committee having in charge the pro-
posed w8ra OF tie Catholic Congress OF 1893
las presented "a report. winch Las received
the approval of he CardInalan ArchDshOps.
There viii be ten genera. delegates from
every diocese. anl add llunal delegates ln me
al. portion Of tive to every tw nty-nVe
thousand o. the Catholic population. Each
Catholic university. college and sem nary viii
be entitled 20 delegates. and distinguished
layuen of any country. creed n profession
may be invited. The MAN feature OI the
Congress viii le tue social economic cues
tiOns embraced IN the recent Lneychcal OF
TIC Pope. such Us tie lg Is Oh lauof, the
duties OF capital, pau ttil7Ins F~DilD o4't
private charity trade combinations ana
strikes beneficial Societies Tor workingmen
and young men, pension funds. colonization
and the evils OF drink.
According T. a correspondent of tho Boston
Transcript the real reason for the recall OF
tather Hall was his heresy ln common with
neari all oil the Great hlUlca scholars OF the
world he holds that the las, twelve verses III
the athoriZed version of 81 Marks q spel
ana the passage IN tho First rpistie OF st.
John concerning tho three heavenly wit
nesses are spurious This view 10 IS said,
is contrary % the consensus OK the entire
Christian world and affords Just ground ior
trying Father Hail for herosy. New York
Tribune.
About 100 Russian Jews are hard at work
converting the 1900 acre tract OF wooded
land near Cape MAY. n. j.. which was pur.
chased by the trustees Of the Hiisch fund ior
colonizing purposes INTO habltable domain.
Others will speedily JOIN them. The land
must DO cleared. roads laid out and wells
dug: a village OF fifty cottages ito begin
with. including also shirt factory employ;
ing 25O hands. church. y schooi-house and
public library Is " be created. and several