The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-04-07

253; foreign missions 81 ,453; home mis-
sions, $3.50; church extension, 1905; suns
day-schools, So; officers and teachers,
$50; scholars 5000; collected for schools
$691; for missions, $465; total amount
raised, 1904; conversions, 282.
I4ewisburg Observation-Disclosures, 1904;
additions, 372; removals, 1914: baptisms,
adults 1913, infants, 1874; churches 56, value
800. 600; parsonages IA, value $19,450;
value other church property, 1925; ex>
pended on parsonages and churches,
$4,675; Indebtedness. $2,025; paid on
ministerial support, $500; foreign mis-
sons, 500; domestic 1884; church ex-
tension, $685. Sunday schools, 65; officers
and teachers, 500; scholars 1906; col
lected for schools, 1891; for missions,
$3.50; total collections, 1924; CONVEX
sions in schools eli.
Mooretela Observation-Disclosures, 5,291, |
additions 800; removals, 1896; adult bap-
tisms -; infants 207; churches rs, value
$S3, 2G0 parsonages Is, value $20,275; |
other church property, $3.50; indebted
ness, $1,775; contributed to ministerial
support, SOL foreign missions, 81, 1853; |
home missions. $500; church extension, |
! $191; Sunday schools, 90; officers and |
teachers, S2T; scholars, $3.50; collected |
for schools, 81, 1856; collected for missions,
$412; total collections, 1862; conver>
sions, 1903.
Totals-Members AZ, SOL, increase over
last year 2, 1873, additions 4,992 increase
| 956, removals 2,S73, decrease 1885, hap
tsms. adults 1900, increase 412; infants
1908, increase 81; churches 463, increase
i; value 5000, 140, increase $50, 1856; par-
sonages 115, increase 4; value $219,195,
increase $11,770; value other church
property $52,2 $50, increase 1893, ex-
pended for churches and parsorages
$S0,375, increase $96,942; present in
debtedness $39 106, increase $15,506; con-
tributed for ministerial support $102, 904,
for foreign missions $11 ,495, increase
$545. home missions $5,715, increase $415
for church extension $2,397, increase
$134; number of Sunday schools 454, in
crease II, officers and teachers 5,436, in>
crease 3d. scholars 37,103, increase 554;
collected for Sunday-schools $13, 493, in
crease $3.50; contributed for missions
S., 1865, increase $63; total amount raised
$22, 1913, increase $4,000; conversions in
schools 1875, increase 1853.
The views expressed in the VIRGINIAN
two weeks ago about the iron trade it
seems will be verified sooner than we
expected. Already is there marked
improvement in the tone of the market,
with a good prospect of still more assur-
ing and encouraging conditions.
Whitelaw Reed. minister to France
and his wife, sailed for this country last
Saturday 1t is said Mr.. Reed will re-
sign his position and return to the Uni
ted States to take charge of his papers
the New York Tribune, during the pres
idential contest.
1t is a pregnant fact that every mem
Der Of Congress from Virginia voted for
the Bland free silver bill, or which was
tantamount to it, in going on record
against laying it on the table, last week.
The measure was defeated by tie vote,
the Republicans voting with the ants
silver Democrats, while a large majority
of the Democratic members voted for it,
including the Virginia members. No
more disastrous policy could be adopted
for Virginia, than the free coinage of
silver, and yet every member of Con-
gress from this Slate voted for it. The
people will not forget ,llis vote or be
slow to hold those voting for it RESPONSE
BILE.
The Melbourne (Australia) argus de-
clares that Deeming, the wife-murderer,
is Jack the Ripper that he has ac>
knowledged he killed his wife and four
children at Rainhill, near Liverpool, and
that he murdered and mutilated the last
two women whose bodies were found in
the purieus of Whitechape, London.
While not denying, he does not admit
that lie killed the other Whitechapel
women. The Argus states that it is be>
lieved he will confess all the murders.
1t is now learned that another woman,
who was Deeming's wife il Sidney, Aus
/
disappeared some years ago, and it is
thought they were murdered by the
prisoner. There were ten women MUIR
dered in Whiteehapcl by Jack the
Ripper"
We understand that the Auditors
books in Richmond will show 100000
due from county treasurers who have
practically defaultedin paying over their
collections of taxes. This is as bad
showing as when Mr.. Massey took charge
of the Auditors Office in 1881, and found
between $780, 900 and 100000 due from
county treasurers. There is too much
loosness in the administration of the
financial department of the State gov
eminent, and too much leniency shown
by the Legislature in granting time for
treasurers to settle up their past due OBJ
legations. If rigid system of accounta-
biity were adopted, and treasurers made
to pay their dues, there would be no oc-
cason to complain Of stress in finances,
in the State treasury.
We noticed in one of our industrial
exchange papers d le" ue'So ''So' '
iron frames for windows were being
manufactured in the eastern cities. This
feature of house building completes the |
iron appointments for houses, and indi- |
/ Gates that the time is not far distant |
when iron houses, in the larger cities, |
/ will be as common as brick and woo den |
structures. Every day some new use for
iron is being discovered. and that much |
added to the demand. Amy depression
in the iron market, must, therefore be
temporary, as progress would have to be
entirely arrested to seriously affect it. 1t |
is fright more than fact that causes dole
tul complaints about the iron trade.
There is no substantial reason for serious
a,,rabansion Iron will be more largely !