The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-12
Religious Notes.

The German Reformed Church in tho
United States reports $50 congregations and
2O3, $50 members.
The Universities Mission in Central Africa,
which now has 1000 adherents, is rejoicing in
the ordination of its first native priest.
Pure religion. wrote Chatfeld. may gener-
orally be measured by the cheerfulness of its
professors, and superstition by the gloom Of
its victims.
The tremendous pounding Of the quartz
mills does not destroy nor in the least injure
the gold They only free il from the sick.
So of pure religious truth.
Death keeps its own secrets and takes no
body into its confidence. What Is 1t to die
we can actually know only by dying: and the
knowledge thus gained we can never give to
those whom We have left behind us.
We need b. learn faith III Gods plan for
human nature. He will shape things, and
our plans will be in constant turmoil until
in America and everywhere else. men will be
something beside creature; God will have
him son of the eternal God.
BY the will of the late Oliver Hoyt. Of STAN
ford, Conn. nearly sl00 600 Is left 10 benevo-
lent societies. The Methodist Missionary So
f25, 600. Cornell College Of Iowa $4,000. New
York East Conference 5000, and the Ameri-
can Bible Society $4,000.
The next event of international importance
in the Christian EndeayOr movement will be
the annual convention at Minneapolis July
9-l2. A hall that seats ten thousand has been
provided. and tho ablest speakers from all de
nominations will be heard. Reduced rates on
all railroads and al hotels will be provided.
The Louisiana Conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South reports 81 church
edlhces, valued at s4S0, 900. and SO parsonages
valued at $5O,ll4. They also report 90 local
preachers, with 20,025 white and 3 colored
members; PIG Sunday with 1929
teachers and s.499 scholars. The amount
raised for the missions, :6,642.
A remarkable thing recently transpiring,
is the action Of the native Presbyterian
Church in Japan, in 'recasting' the creed Of
that church with some omissions and some
additions. The Baptist Missionary Magazine
for the month specifies one of these changes
as the casting ont of the article touching in
FAINT BAPTISM that rite not being regarded as
Scriptural.
The deaconess movement is spreading. In
connection with the Baptist Forward move
ment n new Deaconesses Home was recently
opened in London. Ladies will be trained in
nursing and other work among the poor, and
will be placed under the direction of such
churches as may desire their aid
Easter is day for robing the soul afresh.
for laying aside the spirit Of heaviness for the
garments OF praise; for clothing ourselves
with the robe OF Christs righteousness for
glrding on anew the whole amor of God
whlchis our outfit for service. Thus arrived
inwardly, made beautiful with holier thoughts
and nobler purposes. we shall then be attract
I've IN the eyes Of the King. whose favor chiefly
we should desire.
IL Is u sad fact that there is very little
mutual confession done among Christians in
these days The only kind of confession that
one hears much Of is a kind Of general depre
citation and humiliation-a conventional as-
sumption IN toto of the sins Of the human
family. II one desired to pray for such per-
son. ono would be totally at loss where 20
begin or where 10 leave of
Make men see and feel that q saloon is a
more positive evil 10 Deighborhood than
shanty filled with smallpox patients, and
ire will be kindled which will purge the coun-
try OF It's greatest crime and misery breeder.
whose colossal shadow envelopes Christendom
ana carries thrill Of misery, a pulsation of
wee, throb Of degradation wherever it falls.
III should never be forgotten that our infu-
ence, unconsclously, and without any special
intention, welded ever others, constitutes far
the larger part OF the influence that we exer-
else among men. This influence depends not
upon what We do or say ut particular times. OF
under peculiar circumstances, but upon what
we habitually are in the natural, spontaneous.
ana oft-repeated exhibitions of our real char
acter Ones words go for very little as against