The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-09

years the unfinished temple. which has been
thirty-eight years in building and has cost
"a. 600 0O0 will be the monument for the
future Of che marvellous power Of Joseph
Smith and Brigham Young and the dclusion
of their followers.
II istold Of the late General Gordon that
each morning. during his journey in the
Soudsn country for half an hour there lay
outside his tent q white handkerchief. The
whole camp knew we'll what il meant. and
looked upon the little signal with the utmos..
respect; no foot dared 10 pass the Threshold
of that tent while the little guard lay there.
No message. however pressing. was 70 be de.
lyered. Matters of life and death must walt
until the little signal was taken away. Every
one in the camp knew that God and Gordon
were communing together
memorial cross is 10 be erected over the
grave of Father Damien at Molokai. IL IL 10
be OF red granite and an inscription on VIC
three lower steps is to be In parallel FORM IL
English and Hawaiian. as follows; Joseph
Il 1eSg Greater love hath no man than TINS:
tbat man lay down bis life for his friends.
Jobn wi. l3 This monument Is raised 70
his memory by the people OF England"
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The Welsh Calylnstic Methodists. at their
conference in June report a membership OF
f3G OH. and total collections for 1879 OF t2Oz,-
7o7, The Connection shows no signs OF decay,
Init Is increasing in strength Action was
taken protesting against the statements mads
by clergymen of the Church OF England ana
demanding the disestablishment.ot that church
in Wales.
According to Professor A. s. Pickmore the
nf BHlDng
To the Mongol race, but to our own lndo-
Furopean or Caucasian family, ard are more
nearly allied 10 us than the Aryans OF India.
grammar and vocabulary on TINS hlthert9
totally unknown language has been prepared
by the Rev John Bachelor, OF the thurch
Missionary Society of India who has also mn
ished translation of tho Gospel OF Matthew.
published by the British and Foreign Bible
Society.
A comparative summary OF the Southern
PRESBYTERIAN Church for the last eighteen
years shows the following facts: The number
of synOds is Is as against ~ the number OF
presbyteries has risen from 64 TO II: the num-
her OF ministers from 9I2 TO / .is6; the number
of churches from i,764 to 2.i53. The total
number of COMMITMENTS in 1874 was 1875 1856.
in 1891 ia. 065. The Sabbath school scholars
in 1874 were TO- 293: in 1891 III ,4l9. The con-
tributions had risen from 81 III, 46l in 1874 t.
81. SIT 1856 in 1891. The largese proportional
increase was in foreign missions, for which IN
1874 were given s2S, 1858, and in 1891 sl05, 1868.
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There met at the Bible House. New York,
June 25th the representative of dozen ms
sonary and benevolent societies to consider
the question OF a united religious exhibit at
the Columbian Exposition in 1898 and the
erection of suitable building for such an ex-
hibit. Letters were read approving the pro-
posed project on the part Of number OF so
cieties which were unable to send representa-
tves. The following were appointed as a
committee to gain further information and to
cali second conference at a later date: Rev.
Josiah Strong. general secretary Evangelical
Alliance: Rev. Joshua Kimber, secretary Prot
estant Episcopal Missionary Society; Rev. Adna
?. Leonard, secretary Methodist Episcopal
Missionary Society: Rev. H. l.. Morehouse.
secretary American Baptist Home Missionary
Society: Rev. Alexander Mclean, secretary
American Bible Society.
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The Mildmay conference has become as
much an annual feature of Christian life as