The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-17

Religious Notes
Pere Hvacinthe explicitly denies the re-
| port, published IN Public Opinion" that
! he has become a the0sOphist.
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The London Missionary society has thirty
missionaries in Madagascar, and these re-
| port SIS ordained native ministers 4,o51
native preachers, $1,000 church members
| and $4,000 adherents
The trustees Of Washington and Lee
/ University have conferred the honorary
/ degree Of ID. upon the Rev :. ccOlay
| Moore and the Eey.J. Heryey lundley, and
| of LID. upon the Rt. Rev. George W.
| Peterhln, DID.
Alta BAPTIST Young Peoples Convention,
/ opened in Troy, y. T.. June 24th, res0iu-
ton was adopted indorsng the plan TO send
/ out 100 missionaries and raise ST .OOO,OOO ana
plcdging the support of the young people IN
raising the fund.
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The English NOncOnl0Imists have taken
| up the challenge of the Irish N0ncOniormists,
and put themselves on record earnestly IN
4 favor of MIR. Giadstone5 home rule. They
| have issued an appeal 10 the Free Church
( men of London, signed by y. Guinness
/ Rogers a. president, and a NUMBER Ol
| prominent NOncOnfOrmists.
Bishop Dudley, in "The Chancellors
/ Address" at the commencement of Hobart
/ College, inyeighcd against practical poll
/ tcs7 as 100 strongly prevalent in govern
mental affairs. A better guide for states
men and rulers is The sermon on the
| Mount" Hereierred % the c0lOred problem
as one demanding serious and earnest con-
siQeratiOn. These c,OJOOOO or QlsJlncI
race might prove a menace 20 the safety ana
perpeuIty of the nation unless taken by the
| Iaut, educated and ChustianlZed.
The arrangements for the Roman Catholic
| summer School at New London, Conn.,, have
been about completed. 10 viii commence
July Both, and continue through three
weeks. Among the noted Catholic literary
men and teachers who viii take part are
George Parsons LathrOp, Maurice i. Egan.
various members of the Iaulist and
Jesuit orders, and instructors in different
semnaries. The opening sermon VIII be
preached by Archbishop Comgan.
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English psychologists and antiQuarans
are excited greatly over the reported dis
c0very of the foundation of what is believed
90 have been a kOman-Brlush Christian
church near the southeast corner of the
forum az Sichester. The building, what
ever 10 was, stood east and west and con-
sisted Of a nave ten feet vide and twenty
nine feet long, ending i'm am apse at the west
end. with two aisies. five feet wide, and
| documentary transepts, each about seven
feet square. Across the eastern end OF the
building was narrow naftheX. about seven
feet deep. The total external length was
/ f0rty-tW0 feet.
The Primitive Meth0disrs have been mold
ing their annual Conference. Az home the
membership showed decrease OF 5J2 The
mission work was prosperous, SIX missions
mo London alone showing am increase OF
fifteen per cent. In the colonies ihe growth
was move than 900 members, and in the
African mission there was AN increase of
seventeen per cent. one of the interesting
Items of the meeting was the greeting from
Canadian Meth0dism, presented by DR..
Potts lie said that in Canada, while the
increase IN population was eleven per cent,
that in Methodist membership was fourteen
per cent. ~ was proposed 90 raise for con-
neXioual purposes Jubilee fund, II being
iliv years since the formation of the society.
The total amount subscribed TO 10 so far is
$4,000.
Emmanuel church, Baltimore, is having
built by Roosevelt new organ, al cost OF
$4,000. The work is being pushed and the
new instrument is 60 be completed by OctO-
Der. The orgamst of the church is Mr..
Harold Randolph, one OF the best musicians
of this musical city. Church music IN
Baltimore has greatly improved IN late
years, and the number OF vested chOlrs ls
growing. There are sucn chOirs at old So.
Paurs, Mt. Calvary, 81. Luke's, ST. An
drew's, ST. johns, Wayerly, 81. Georges,
and The chapel of st.. Mary the Virgin
(cOOred. AT Emmanuel church, Christ
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music IS rendered by quartette and
volunteer chorus, ana at Grace church by
double quartette.
The Society for Promoting Christian
knowledge, al its recent meeting in London,
showed that during the last quarter Of
century the society had endowed IS bishop
RIGS In the colonies and foreign parts with
S3JO,OO5, besides spending $4,000 for other
colonial endOwments and 9lO,OOOlOr church
building. Religious education in England
had received Sss5,O0O; abroad over $50 stu
dents for the native ministry had been
helped In their education at a cost Of
Slu,jOO; yernacular literature had been
supplied 10 the foreign missions of the
Church OF England at an expense of $4,000.
AT present the society publishes the Prayer
book IN whole or in part IN ninety languages.
Last year j,jj2, 4lj Bibles, PTayer-bOOks and
tracts ana 6,J,c,oto other publications were
issued. The society's income is about
100000 year, and this year more than mat
sum has been voted In grants. Its efforts 10
reach the increasing demand for reading
matter caused by the Educational act Of
1870 has resulted in The publication OF
2J,J6l,O0O volumes, excluding Bibles,
PIayer-D0Oks and tracts, during the last i've
years. The society puts forth an earnest
appeal for help i'm us great work.
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On April 18th there was a meeting Of all
the Catholic bishops Of New ork and New
jersey at the residence Of Archbship COrri-
gan, 10 discuss the Faribault system OF
Archbishop Ireland. one of the bishops
said that he had reason 10 believe that
Archbishop Ireland had declared TO the
Vatican that unless a decision was given at
Rome favorable TO the new taribaulI school
scheme a persecution OF the Catholics of
the United States would result. This state
ment so impressed the bishops that they
drafted a letter 10 the Pope In which they
informed him thatif any such plea had been
advanced by Archbishop Ireland IL WAS
absolutely without foundation. This was
signed BY Archbishop Corrigan and eight
other bishops and sent TO Rome. The POpe's
reply 90 the letter contained the following
denial that there had been any such threat
made:
$40 come more closely to what caused you
anxiety OF mind, and moved you 10 write TO
Us. We desire 10 assure you that nobody
influenced that decision by inspiring the
fear that yexatiOn and trouble would ensue