The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-26

Religious Notes.
Fresh anti. Christian disturbances have been
| reported from Manchuria and ID districts
bordering on Ionkin.
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rhe Pope has planned 10 build villa be-
| yond the gardens Of the Vatican on the highest
/ ground overlooking the whole Of Rome, large
| enough TO accommodate the Pope and all his
| court during the summer months.
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The American Bible Society has recently
| received from Charles j. Baker, Of Baltimore,
manuscript written probably IN the i0ur-
| teenth century, Of the whole Bible IN Latin'
| The material is yellum, and the script 80
small that the letters cannot be distinguished
without the aid OF a powerful magniiying
glass.
The original deyiser OF the Faubault plan
| Of parochal schools was Father CoDry, Oh
/ that place. lie is man OF broad-gauge
/ sympathics and enlightened patriotism, while
| a loyal and unGnching Catholic, and 10 uni
yersally beloved and respected by every one
| in Farbault, irrespective OF creed
! II isreported from Rome that the Pope has
| written a letter 20 Archbishop COrngan IN
| reply 10 one from him requesting dlsavoWal
| Of Archbishop lrelands school plan, and
| saying that the Pope has sent letter &c the
| bishops Of the province OF New York reap
| proving the EariDault and saltwater scheme.
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At the commencement Of the General
| Seminary protestant Episc0paD last week
! difficulty arose between the trustees and me
associate alumni as TO the reappOintnent Of
/ the Professor of Revealed Religion. mis-
! chair was founded by the alumni and they
claim control Of IL. The trustees, on the
/ other hand, regard such control AZ usurpa-
] fIOU of their TIuNfg There q UDuUI
corning Professor Cady's ability nor OF the
! satisfaction which he has given 70 all. The
question is solely one Of jurisdiction.
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On the dizzy heights of the Hlmalayas IN
| Thibet there Is little Morayian mission
station at Lon, IN Ladak, which Is 1000 feet
above the level OF the sea. For thirty-hYe
years these dauutless missionaries have been
laOOring without encouragement aud hoping
against hope 70 bring the stolid Thibetans
from their Buddhist religion into the folds Of
Christianity. At one time almost the whole
personnel Of the station was swept away by
a devastating fever In these long years,
more than "a generation, only forty Of the
Buddhists have consented 10 become converts,
but, on the other hand, the personal and
social influence Of the isolated little band OF
Christians Is of the strongest and best. The
people revere them TO an almost nllal degree.
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A roll OF members mas recently come 70
light Of class OF Christian Endeayor
formed February Is, 1916, by the Rev. 5. &.
Leonard. now OF Orange, y. y. There are
iOrty-One names on The roll. What was known
as a Text Service" was introduced, and
proved very helpful. The roll Of members
which has recently been found was made out
when the society was formed, and the name
was chosen, and inscribed on the tue-page,
at the same time. The society continued In
..f.. ...r. af.. for ruI
The formation Of Boys Clubs, Mems Insti-
tutes and Peoples Palaces both 10 England
and America, which work has characterized
the past decade as never before, has been the
outcome of earnest desire 20 replace evil with
good AS Mr.. Elsng well writes:
"When Orpheus passed by the cave of the
siren be took his Tyre and made such won
drous melody that sailors, euraptured 10y the
music, spurned the seductive strains that
were waited from this dangerous cave The
fable has its APPLICATION
The young women are coming forward in
the Southern Presbyterian Church. so much
80 that "a warning has to be given against it.
The Assembly at its late session took action
encouraging the formation OF young peoples
societies, but did not 30 one OF their papers
tells us, express It's inhibition of an undue
cOnspicuOusness Of the young w0menin these
ness needs inhibiung is evident from the
fact that this evil has already gone so far, we
are told, 'that young ladies nave been acting
as leaders IN such meetings in The presence of
young men, This is pure pagauism, and
Diana and Minerva could not have acted
worse in "a session OF the gods On olympus.
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The Rev. Or. Pona, superintendent of the
missions of the American Home Missionary
society among the Chinese on the Pacific
coast. saws: The development Of the mis-
siOnary spirit among our Chinese, the wisdom
and enterprise with which they plan aud the
Hberahty with which they give lOr work in
China, as we'll as the work here, are an ever
increasing surprise 20 me. ln addition TO
what they have been doing for their Chinese
missionary society IN years past they are now
proposing % establish q mission Headquarters
10 Canton. and have already subscribed 5000
with an almost assured prospect of carrying
the amount up above 3l00J Their offerings
for Christian work here and abroad during
the current year seem likely to- rise almost TO
$1,000 / don't know any body of American
Christians that ON the average do better than
that. considering their number and resources.
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The question Of Fast Day 10 Massachusetts
has taken the form OF "a message from Cover
nor Russell, submitting for consideration a
memorial suggesting change of the day now
Good Friday as a Church fast day indepen-
dent of state authority; the general holiday
recognized by the state TO be changed TO some
other day i'm the spring. The memorial is
signed by the presidents OF Williams, Am
herst. Smith and Wellesley Colleges, presi- |
dent Eliot, of Harvard, and Professor amythe,
of AudOver Seminary, c0ncurring On part.
Among the gners were number OF leading !
Congregationolists. jnuarans Bapusts, !
MetbOdists and LpiscOpalians.
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The most interesting church Jon this country, |
a centre of national historic associations is /
Christ church. philadelphia. We are glad 60 |
see that The Rev. Dr. Stevenson, who sue |
ceeds Or. FOggo, now rector emeritus, as /
nctiye rector, has published q very useful and !
veIl-compiled brochure, fnll OF portraits and /
views. in which the record OF this venerable |
building is admirably set forth. This church /
took a prominent place in the early history Of /
onr national independence, as the place where |
Washington and Franklin worshpped. |
Within it, precincts the dust OF the latter |
sin repose. The present building was begun |
M l72l. and became the scene Of the first |
General Convention Of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church. under the presidency OF Bishop !
White.
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