The Sunday morning news., 1891-08-30


one who, from the circumstances Of the
case, Is poweriess to defend himself
II is said that Ia the services of the
English Church the Priuce of Wales has
been prayed for 500 600 times. The
hgure may not be exactly accurate, but
II will 20. The use OF this special prayer
suggests to the New York Observer a
story about little girl who asked why
the prince was particularly excluded in
It. Her mistake was due TO the clergy
mans pronunciation of "AwIbert Ed
ward" which she took to mean "all but
Edward. Prince Of Wales"
II know of no principle p says Sydney
Smith, in one of his ablest essays,
which 1t is Of more Importance to fix In
the habits of young people than that of
the most determined resistance to the en-
croachments of ridicule.n
At Chautauqua DR. J. M. Buckley
opened the question box, and he was very
up asked for his opinion on the vexed
question of woman suffrage. He said:
1.-The majority OF the advocates of modern
spiritualism are women: nine out of ten
mediums are women. The same Is true
concerning Christian science In all Of
the false religions of the world women are
IN the ascendancy. The biggest political
mistake ever made in this world was the
Endorsement of u third or Prohibition
patty by the Women's Christian Temper
ance Union. The Mormons were the first
to grant women suffrage, for thev knew
| that women would stand up for polyganay
There's great similarity between women
and music-both will help circus, a
cathedral, or an army But Doctor, is
hat fair to womanS What about the old
fact that when all tine men forsook Jesus
and fed the women stood BY himi And
about the present fact that the women in
our churches do the most OF our church
work, aud are (within our experience and
! observatory the staunchest in their
orthodoxy2 AS TO woman suffrage In the
State, we have not been advocating it,
| but it has always existed in the Presby-
terian Church, and as question of argu-
meut we fail for reasons against it.
| The Young Mems Christian Associa-
| tions OF the country now own property
worth $12, ,250 000
| Not less than twenty-three churches
have been built In Berlin since the pres
| eut Kaiser's accession to the throne.
The question of keeping the gates
closed on Sunday during the World 3
| Fair will be discussed at a meeting of the
/ National Commissioners in Chicago next
| week. The American Sabbath Union,
| whose office is at M. % PARK row, New
| YORK. with the view of making an earnest
| and respectful appeal 10 favor OF Sunday
closing, has succeeded in arranging with
| the National Commissioners for a hear
| ing upon this subject. A large delega-
tlon from various States will be present
! at the appointed time 10 represent the en-
/ lightened views and convictions of our
| American citizens upon q question OF
/ deepest interest.
/ The Quakers are not dying out A de-
| cline IN their membership in Great
| Britain began before the end of the last
/ century and continued down to 1860. but
since that date they nave been increasing.
| IN 1881 there were 1881 members and
| 2,041 '.attenders' at meeting. Since that
| year there has been an increase of about
| hundred or two every year, and the
figures for 1890 were 1885 members and
| Clio attenders.
The programme of the Methodist Ecu
| menical Conference, which will begin in
one. The preacher of the opening sermon
| will be the Rev. Dr. William Arthur of
| London, and a number of distinguished
British MethodiSts will take part, includ-
ing the Rev. DIR. L. B. Stephenson, Presi-
dent of the British Wesleyan Con-
Chief Secretary OF the Wesleyan
/ Missionary Society; the Rev. Hugh
| Price Hughes, already well known by
Americans, and several others Among
| the laymen will be Samuel d. Waddy.
one OF the foremost members of the
| British Bar; Right Hon. II. H Fowler,
NJ p, OF Wolverhampton; Percy w.
/ Bunting and others. On tho arrival oi
these in New York the Methodists OF New
York will give them reception In Car
/ negie Music Hall. previous TO their
departure for Washington. Among
| the prominent Methodists OF Am
erica who will take an active
part will be Bishops Hurst, foster
Foss. Fowler, Galway. Carmau, JOINT
p Newman and Hendricks; also Rev
Drs. George Douglass, William Briggs
L. A. Smith, A. S. Hunt; a. Coke Smith,
| William Nest, A. c. Dawson, Il. Fl. De
wart, K. E. Hoss. NJ. DC. Crawford. Fl
reu. james NJ King. r. H. Mahan, C. H
Phillips, A. b. Leonard, G. N. Grandson,
J. A. M. Chapman and j. NJ. Buckley
| Hon. John H. Carlisle, ex-Govs. William
Claflin of Massachusetts and w. I. Dill
iugham of Vermont; Congressman j. T.
Taylor of Ohio, W. B. Hill of Georgia
and Fl. l.. Sibley will also take part