The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-01-02
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

The German Methodists in this coun-
try have built and dedicated 40 churches
since the first of the year. tt
The will. of the late Newton Case. of
Hartford. Conn, bequeaths $500. 600 to
Hartford Theological Seminary.
The total receipts of the woman's ex.
ecutive committee of home missions of
the Presby terian Church, from April
to October were Sl04, S27.35
The Waldensian Church in Italy now
has Al ordained pastors, A churches, SO
missionary stations. and 4, 42S comm,ini-
cants, most Of them converted from
Romanism. m.-[The Advance.
The Salvation Army has property in
various countries to the amount Of
So. $50, 060. More than one half of this
is credited to Great, Britain. In the
United States the valie of its property
is less than S35. 900. ~ 80. -.
1t is stated that the Church of Eng
land has raised and expended over cas-
100000 sterling in church building. re-
pairing, etc, during the 25 years ending
With 1884. The church spends 81, 100000
yearly on these objects. - "A
A jubilee of the Baptist mission in
Denmark was recently held in 'Copen-
hagen. 1t was there reported that 5000
persons have been baptized since the
founding of the mission, the present
membership being 2,70o.
Bishop Newman is said to have hired
teacher Of elocution to drill the Omaha
Methodist preachers in public speaking.
Why should not training in elocution
he one OF the prerequisites in ordina-
ton? Surely we'll trained voice and
the right use of the organs Of speech
are needful qualifications in a preacher
of the gospel. ,-,..o...-
The receipts of the New West Com
mission for the yearr ending June 30,
1890. were S72940 SO. The total re-
ceipts If tile society since its organiza-
ton, September 1st,s 1879, have been
SJ01. LA SO. The society supports ,7J
teachers in 80 schools and academies,
with 3.2S4 pupils, OCT being children of
Mormon parents.
The Baptist educational society has
been in operation for two years, and in
that time las distributed SlG), 900 among
institutions OF different grades, on terms
that have been accepted by these insti-
lutions, and will, on compliance with
the conditions, yield endowme'ts
amounting to between 100000 and ST.
600. 000 1.-THE Examiner. g. =
The true Christian is reformer, n
worker n soldier. and sufferer for
Christ The scriptures continually speak
f him as having n work to do and II
battle to fight. He is to take up his
cross, put on the whole armor of God
endure hardness MS q good soldier in the
battle against all .iniquity in this present
evil world. -lTle Northwestern Chris
tian Advocate, Chicago
At n recent session of the general con-
ference of the Free Methodist Chutch
in Chicago resolution was adopted to
the effect that the Gospel "knows no
distinction by nationality, condition, or
sex. in the agencies which it employs
'or the salvat ton OF mankind. There
fore. no person who is called of God,
and u duly Qualified. should be refused
ordination to the ministry of the church
IT Christ OH account of sex, age, or con-
.litioA.." "-A4 .All1
1t is one thing to gather facts, and an
other thing to draw deductions from
them. IL is not easy to look 'squarely at
fact and see it as it is, without predi-
Irction. 1t is not easy, even when we
10 see u fact. TO apprelend its .linkings
and relations ana adaptations. There
are two rensonsfor SO much misreI re-
.entation in the world: one is that we
10 not Sc. things MS they are. the other
- that we mistake our deductions about
hose thing for the things themselves. =
Sunday Sc.,ool Tim $. -
Tie D.troit Free Press says: If aboy
70 wears of age should be left 10 acres OF
and in Michigan. and his guardian