The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-11-22

Religious Notes.
OF the sixty-fve cardinals of the Church of
Rome only four are below the age of fifty.
Seven are more than eighty.
The cornerstone of st. Augustine's chapel.
first Episcopal church for cOlOred people ia
Boston. has been laid. The chapel is a mis-
sion Of the Church Of st. John the Eyange-
list.
The Icelandic Lutherans in this country
and Manitoba are cared for by three pastors
only, one OF whom has been sent to Iceland to
procure four or five more.
Despite the orders issued by the Govern
ment prohibiting the holding Of meetings by
the Salvation Amy IN switzerland. members
of that organization continue TO hold open
air meetings IN Geneva. Iheauthorities have
decided to adopt rigorous measures to sup
press these gatherings.
In the parish books at Prestwich. under
1886. the following story occurs 1T is or
dered that l3s. q year, and q new coat every
/ other year, be given TO George Grimshaw Tor
bis trouble aud pains in waking sieepers in
church, whipping out dogs, keeping chill
dren quiet and orderly. and keeping ye pulpit
and church walls clean"
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The Church Missionary Society of England
continues 20 prosecute It's work with ylgOr.
IL seems that eighty additional missionaries
were sent forth 0Y this society last year.
Ihirty-one were ~clergymen, thirty were ladies
and nineteen were laymen. Within hve years
the society has sent out sixty-six Cambridge
graduates and thirty-seYen graduates of other
universities,
As you Know more and more of the created
world you viii find that the true viii of its
Maker is that its creatures should be happy:
that he has made everything beautiful in its
time and place, and that 1t IS chiefly by the
fault of men, when they are allowed the
liberty of thwartng his laws. that creation
grOans and tiaYalls IN pam Rom. vii, ~.
The love OF God exists, and you may see 1t
and live in 1t If you will.-Ruskin's Lectures
on Art"
The Rev. j. II. McIlvaine. d. D., pastor of
the Church Of the Covenant, New York city,
commenced. November 18th. a series of Sun
day evening lectures which promises 10 be of
great interest The topics are. The Bible in
ITS Relation to Human Progress, The Reason.
The Church. Inspiration. Theology. CivIlIZa-
ton. History. English Literature and Higher 4
Criticism, and The Origin and Transmission
of the Books of the Bible, etc. The speakers |
will be Professors O.. g.. briggs, Marvin X. |
>lncent and Francis Brown, of Union TheO-
logical Seminary. and the Rev. Drs. b.. b. Coe. /
s.. j. Il. BehTends and j. NJ. Ludlow.
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At a meeting held in Philadelphia to found
a historical library, addressed by Cardinal
Gibbons. His Eminence caused laughter by
saving that the eloquent and beloved arch
bishop OF Philadelphia, when a small. rod
haired lad IN Ireland, delighted IN repeating
the language of Daniel OCOnneli, but now
the stream Of genuine eloquence flowed 80
freely from the archblshOps own breast that
nobody would accuse him of palming off
anybody elses Grafton as his own. But
Archbishop hyan managed 10 get square with
HIS mlnonce. IL forgive the cardinal for
his wituclsms. he SAID. What Nature did
for me in early days the pope did for His
later on, by sending him a red
cap
The p~resbyteries continue TO discuss the
revision Of the confession Of faith. IN some
instances 10 is evident that their action is
viewed differently by different persons. Thus
the action of the presbytery OF Philadelphia
consider As q dIsapproval or the report
OF the assembly's committee; to Others II
seems TO be a virtual, II not very specific APP
prevail. The presbytery Of Allegheny is the
only one thus far that unequiyocally and
strongly takes action against revision without
lepreclatlng the laDOrs OF the committee. IL
earnestly presses upon the general assembly
inc question, whether IN view OF the danger
dOctrnal errors which have appeared,
against which the historic and venerable con-
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. IS not best 10 discontinue tho work OF reyis-
at least for tie present.
A ~. Petersburg journal recently gave some
statistics respecting Siberia. where
terrible sulerIng IS at present being expert
need ia certain districts. The Government
lrkutsk, the capital Of Siberia. which Is
iiyided into hye districts, contains only 90, 5j2
PERSONS, Of whom three-fOurths are of the
orthodox religion. There a o 45i schools OF
Inherent Kinds IN Irkutsk. where the
Tristan children are taught along
lds OF .paeans, MOhammedans, bud
ihists. ana the w%orshippers OF stones and
alismans There are IN this extensive region
1000 OF these latter worshippers, ~. 900
luddhlsts, D,OJD jews. and 500 Mohamme-
ans. Ia the Iransbaikal. where the con-
icts are chiefly TO DC found. there are 40. 900
y0lnen VINO do not belong 10 the orthodox !
and there are thirteen schools. the {
OF wnich are exiles or deported
rim nails.
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