The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-11-08
KeIiclnn. Notes.

Among the various workers for the Indians
in Indian Territory the Rev. IL. W Officer Of
At0ka. has accomplished not little. lie Las
paid especial attention 20 providing for IN
dian home ess orphan children and helpless
aged persons. and this las spring began work
among the wild tribes which. however. has
not been pushed on account OF lack Ot means.
One great purposes Is toeduoate the children,
an through them % reach their parents.
At the fall meeting OF the New 5 ork Pre-
bvterv of the Reformed Presbyterian Church
held October th the charg-, of heresy
against the Rev. J. c. k. Mligau. OF New
York. and the Rev. j I. Carson Of Brooklyn.
were considered. The heresy consisted in
their advising the members of their churches
20 vote at political elections. contrary 10 the
doctrines IS the Church. After much heated
discussion the charge was dropped on the
grounds that Their action was not an rea "
antagOuistc 10 the historical position OF the
Church and that there had always been more
or less diversity of opinion IN the Church On
tie matter
A Protestant merchant in Burscherd. not
far from Aixla-Chapelle. the State Coun-
sel0r Oscar trkens. is the sole manufacturer
of tie regulation robe for the Roman Catho-
lie cardinals For one hundred and fifty years
the firm. of which he is now the head and
which he inherited from bis father and grand.
father. las been IN possession II the secret OF
dyeng these garments their CHARACTERISTIC red
color. AS also of the manufacture ot the cloth
ln this way a Protestant hrm has had tie
monopoly of making these robes Tor cen
turv and hall ana is undoubtedly the oldest
firm patronized by the Vatican
For p l1ng time the Roman Catholics OF ~
Louis have been looking forward t. the cele-
brati0n Of Archbishop heuTlcks golden luul-
lee. which has been planned on an lnterna-
tonal scale. dlgnltqTies from all over the
world having been invited 20 participate IN 1t.
Il difficulty has. however, arisen owing 10 an
order issued by q CLIQUE who are opposed TO
the public school system that all CathOlc
children who attend the public schools shall
be forbidden 10 participate ID the jubilee
chorus of children on december ist. his
has stirred o number of priests % such bitter
opposition that 1t Is possible that the whole
affair will be broken mp.
one of the things past finding ont why
the Germans. both PrOtestants and Catholics.
regard tie lottery as a legitimate method Of
securing money for church purposes Tie
Empress is patrOness Ot the Church Erection
Society in Berlin and she receltlv accepted
tie sum OF 10000 marks, the prOhts OF lot
terry. % be used for church and charitable
purposes She disposed OF the oney by ustg
900 for the erection OF new Protest ant
church I'm East Berlin gave 10000 for q new
organ IN the Catholic II Sebastian church
and 100. 900 marks for a lying IN hospital for
poor married women To the credit II ter
man Professionalism II must be said that when,
a few months ago, those il authority pro-
posed an immense lottery scheme T. raise
several millions for church purposes. the pro-
tests Of the Evangelical pastors were so de-
termined that the project has evidently been
dropped
The Sunday question is coming to the
front in England. and the Daily Telegraph Is
opening It's columns % discussion OF IL IN
one of the articles. Mr. Charles Hlu secre-
tary Of the MOrkngnens Lords LAY hest
Association. writes very earnestly. taking the
ground that Sunday opening means sunday
labor" and utterly reiutlng the clam that
SUNDAY gives the working man his only
chance Of recreation prominent Church
OF England paper. The Rock. commenting
upon the discussion, deprecates mo-t strongly
tie Insertion of this thin edge Of the wedge
and says
The whole cutlery against the dizziness or
an English Sunday is an unhappy sign OF me
times IL means that religion ltseI Is re-
garded as irksomei that any period OF quiet
IS considered loss of time. and that the many
are 20 tyrannlZe over tie few"
Among tho methods adopted by the Neal
mission in its various departments Is that OF
holding mothers meetings. These dOa great
deal Of GOOD. reaching persons who much
need good influences, but who are too often
overlooked or passed by. One such III houi-
gate Normandy has had an Interesting re-
cord of success. During stormy winter tile
members present were never less than forty
and often eighty and the tribute they pay 10
the help they receive from the meetings IS
very gratifying 10 the workers
Among the attendants are not q few Catholics.
One of these had found very much spiritual
help but. being deyout Catholic, was fear
tut lest In some way she was doing wrong.
and finally decided to refer the whole matter
to the priest AT the confessional. After hear
ING her story in detail. the priest said:
"Ny dear woman. have no fear: accept this
As Gods providence 70 You. He has ed you
there that you might have peace you have
NV sanction 10 continue at these meetings
III ere are not many priests like this one.
but occasionally some are found who speak
fayorably of the McAll mission.