Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-01-11

ate of the Regent Square Presbyterian
church, London He proposes 70 devote
himself for two years 20 evAngelistic work,
under the auspices of tho Evangelist Joint
committee. in connection with which Mr..
Moody is now laboring. DR. McNein has
Scotch Quainrness and directness, and a
simple freside phrAseology, thst give ef-
feet TO his utterAnoes- He also possesses
an original way of putting things. and can
hammer the same idea into half q dozen
unique and attractive shapes, 30 impress
ing his hearens that they are not apt to
forget IL.
The New York Bible society in the hs-
cal year Just closed has distributed i8, ,398
Bibles or TestAments TO public institu-
tons, churches. Sunday schools, families
and individuals. To the nearly half
million immigrants who arrived at the
port Of New York during the year 67,245
volumes were given, and 10 the sailors
$3.50, making the total distribution So
6Sl. To accomplish this work cost si4.-
$50. The receipts were $40, ,63l, leaving q
deficit of nearly 1900. The president of
the New York Bible society and the secre-
tary of the American Bible society unite
in an appeal for funds to enable the local
society to supply the growing needs of
New York, and TO aid the spread of the
national work into destitute and neglected
sectlOne or the country.
Mrs. Hugh Price Hughes. wife of the
wide awake, 'thustling" London minister,
who, with her husband, attended the Ecu-
menical conference of Methodists held in
Washington in October, having arrived at
home, has written her impressions of
America That was to be expected. As
the gamins say, "they all do It," She
found the rough, unfinished appearance Of
onr American cities in strange contrast
with their size and magnificent design, and
was amazed 10 find the trains stesming
calmly through the principal thorough
fares, while business went on as usual and
children played on the parements- 'Im-
agine," she says, s1the Scotch express gay
ly careering down Tottenham court road"
On Wednesday last, being the feast of
the Epiphany, a convention of the Apos-
tolate of the Press was held In New York
city. 1t was under the auspices of the
Paulist Fathers and was numerously at
tended by Catholic journalists. This apos-
tolste is q new feature in Roman Catholic
Its object Is to secure the
of the educated laiiy in the
of Catholic doctrines. The
convention was held that its members
might learn ways and means of practical
success from each others experience, and
that they might be mutually enkindled
with the fire of missionary Zeal" As lay
men the journalists come nearer TO non
Catholics than the priests or fraternities of
the church, and have, therefore, superior
opportunities, ii Is thought, for winning
the separated brethren" of Professionalism
back into the embrace Of their mother.
The Rev. Walter Elliott has recently de-
clared that ''the ignorance prevailing" be-
yond the church's pale cot the simplest
and most fundamental principles Of Chris
tianity is simply appalling" The spirit of
doubt, he says, allying itself to the higher
pompOus name for learned
gradually undermining
what is left of reverence for the Bible.
Only two things, he Gdds, stand between
Catholics and FrotestAnts, the apathy of
the former and the prejudice of the latter
The work of the Apostolate of the Press
will be directed to overcome this 'tpreju-
lice" S. GTFFARD NELSON.