The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-27

The board Of lady managers of the Worlds
Fair has by q vote of 56 to 3s declared in
favor of closing the gates of the Exposition
on Sunday.
Mrs. Spurgeon is so far on the road to
health that the physicians have ceased TO issue
daily bulletins.
The general missionary committee on the
| Methodist Episcopal Church will meet in tie
First Methodist church. Cleveland, o., We'd
nesday. November 18th.
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The Lutheran Theological Seminary at
Gettysburg, Penn, has opened with the larg-
est attendance in its history. Andoyer and
Union also have larger numbers than usual.
The death Of Chief Justice Morton. Of
the Massachusetts, Supreme Court, will not.
it is said. necess tate a %rearguing Of the And
over case. 1t IS deemed probable that the de-
cision will DO announced within q month or
two.
Two Catholic congresses. one at Berlin and
one at Mechlin, in Germany. have declared
that in their judgment the time has come for
an international Catholic congress 10 consider
the question Of restoring the temporal power
Of the Pope.
1t is stated that the bishop! Of Maryland
having declined TO preside ut the coming
church congress in November, ex-senator
George T.. Edmunds will take the chair.
We are GLAD to see that the Southwestern
| Presbyterian, of New Orleans, announces in
its last issue that it intends hereafter to spare
no thunder and lightning in blasting the in
fanny of the lottery. Webope it will continue
in tho good work till the question is decided.
We are glad to zee that the Episcopalians
are preparing 10 make use OF the. Christian
Endeavor movement. The Rev. Charles j.
Palmer indorses the movement IN The
Churchman from a High Church standpoint.
and shows how admirable its principles and
methods will work under the Episcopal sys-
tenn.
10 is stated that the average number of
daily pilgrims at 1reves to see the holy
coat, ia about 10000. Two priests sit on
piety. touch the coat with them, and return
them to the pilgrims.
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Mr.. David Baron said at a recent meeting
in London: There are two factors wanted
to make Palestine az of old the garden of the
Lord these are population and rain. The
two are returning at the same time. There
has been a remarkable increase in the rain
fall of Palestine Of late years. Formerly II
averaged only twelve inches per anuum;
then it rose 10 sixteen; within the last eight
wears it has reached twenty-five inches: that
is about equal to the rainfall OF England"
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Bishop William Percy Austin, Of Guiana,
who is also Primate of the West Indies. re-
Gently celebrated the Jubilee Of his consecra-
ton at Westminster Abbey. The Bishopisnow
in his ninetieth year. and IS described as still
hale and hearty, Notwithstanding his long
experience in the intense heat OF a tropical
climate.
Headed by ~sixty-six bishops an organization
| called THE Christian Association of France
with a large membership among influential
men, has been organized. Cardinal Arch
| bishop Richard, of Paris. IL at the head of the
movement. the object Of which IS the preser-
walton and defense Of Christianity irrespec-
tive Of any particular from Of government.
The exhibition of the holy coat at Treyes
/ is BEING attended with numerous alleged mi
r%acles; among them are the curing of the
withered arm of an abbess, the restoring OF
the sight of blind persons and the curing OF
| %cripples. Each case is declared TO be sup
ported by medical testimony. but the details
will not be published until the exhibition Of
the relic Is finished.
Two large parties of foreign missionaries
are TO 90 out this week-One. under the
/ auspices Ol llt L lt.b1 fl4h bOhAh z
York city, TO the Persian mission; the other,
under the auspices of the American board.
from Boston TO the Austrian. Turkey, India,
Japan, China, Zulu and East Central African
missions. Of the twenty eight missionaries III
the last group sixteen are new missionaries
the others are returning TO their various
fields.
The National Conference Of Unitarian and
other Christian churches was held at Sara
toga Springs September Dist 25th. The con-
ference opened with a session OF the council
in the afternoon of the DIST instant. The SER
mon was delivered by the Rev. Richard A.
Armstrong, of Liverpool. England. DR..
Brooke HerfOrd made the report of the coun-
Gil. and the new president, the Hon. George
William Curtis, was inaugurated. A deyo-
tional meeting was held every morning at 9
o'clock.
1t is reported in the papers that Bishop
Matt. of Denver, whose diocese includes the
entire State Of Colorado. has issued a pastoral
letter TO the effect that hence orth first COM
munion and confirmation Will be refused 10
any child who has not attended a parochial
or other Catholic school during the two pre-
ceeding two years. This is reported at the
same time with the announcement that in
Faril ault. Mimi, the Catholic paTochial
schools have been turned over TO the public
school authorities without conditions. 1t APP
pears to be inconsistent AT Iehst. Win tneSplrlt
OF the DEGREES of the Third Plenary Council.
which specially forbid the repelllng of child
rem from the sacrament OF the mass by
bishop or presbyter through any immoder-
ate zeal in enforcing the requisitlon to attend
the parochial schools.
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The General Conference of the Evangelical
Association. which has been in a state Of di-
vision for the past year or two, will be held
at indianapolis. Ind, opening on the LIST of
October. Bishops j. j. Esher and Thomas
Bowman have issued a call to the Church TO
observe Friday. September 18th. as a day Of
fasting and prayer that the deliberations Of
the General Conference may he wisely guided,
and that its transact ons may he such as shall
advance the interest Of the Church. A con-
vention Of laymen is TO be held at the same
place Just before the opening of the General
Conference. A general conference of the mi
nority is 10 be held in Philadelphia
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The brave sailor Mudford. vino offered TO
sacrifice his lie 20 save his captain ia a col
lision AT sea, las received tho bronze medal
OF the board of trade for his gallautry. We
gave particulars Of his case some time ago,
when it occurred, but it is a pleasure To re-
peat them in honor oithis hero in humble life.
Early in March lat two BriXham trawlers-
.ba ffa1,lar aud the Susan patev -cama into