The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-11-13
ReliElous Notes.

Religious Notes.
The committee Of arrangements for the
next International Christian Endeavor
! Convention, which is to meet in Mon
treal next summer are already busily at
! work preparing for it with the intention
Of making it the best that has yet been
! held.
The United States census gives the total
church membership in this country as
20,347364, and the value Of church pro-
perty as over 646,0O0000.
THE average wages Of Japanese do not
exceed ten cents a day, yet in the last
year japanese converts have given to
mission work nearly $27,00O."
The American Humane Education So
ciety proposes "a Humane Congress OF
All Nations" to assemble at Chicago
will all around, one Of the vanguard
ideas with sensible people.
Life means, be sure,
Beth heart and head-both active, both
complete,
And both in earnest Men and women
make
The world, as head and heart make hui
man life.
Work man. work woman, since there's
work 70 do
In this beleaguered earth, for head and
heart
And thought can never do the work Of
lovel Mrs. Browning.
The national Conference Of Young
Mems Christian Associations in France
was held recently I'm Eastern France.
Mr. George Williams and other proml-
nent workers from England were present.
Reports showed considerable increase
i'm the number Of associations and in
membership. The Paris Association is
erecting "A new building at a cost Of about
5000 900. The meetings were crowded. and
there was much interest manifested in
the work OF the associations.
Numbers of the Greenlanders. who had
for time adhered TO the Moravian mis-
sionaries, and promised WELL drew back. |
and walked no more with them; while |
the greater part Of those who were wav-
ering, seduced by the concourse OF their |
heather countrymen. again joined the |
multitude. one being asked why he could !
not stay, answered: II have bought
great deal Of powder and shot, which
must first spend in the South, in shoot
ing reindeer" another, Il must first have
my fill of bears flesh" and third, Il
must have a good boat, and then l will
believe"
There is a probability that the Metro
politan Museum Of Art i'm New York
the action OF the board OF estimate APP
propriatng a much smaller sum than is
needed and than was authorized I'm view
of it's being open. The trustees state that
the appropriation now received
is larger than it has been in the past, yet
the income has been cut off I'm so many
ways as a consequence OF the opening
of the Museum on Sundays that on the
whole they suffer a heavy loss.
Mr.. Frank II. Potter. the youngest
brother OF Bishop Potter, has organized
a Emusic mission" whose object Is TO
give concerts in the charitable and elee-
mosvnary institutions OF New York city.
The choirs OF st. James church, Of which
Mr. Potter is himself member and OF /
81. Agnes chapel have promised 10 as
sist I'm these recitals. The services OF
slee clubs and singing societies or Vari-
)us sorts will also be secured. The hrst
concert Of the mission was given recently
with great acceptance at the Rescue
Mission I'm Mott street. Concerts will be
yiven from time 10 time under the direc-
ion of the New York City Mission So
,iety
The Honorable sIrs. Maclagan, Bishop
horpe Palace York, has written the fol-
owing letter to the secretary OF the Fun
raj Reform Association: mo one who
las worked among the poor can fail to
recognize the Importance or modifying ,
he tyrannical customs connected with
unerals. The long delay during which
he dead are left I'm the same room with
he living, the unseemly feasting and
drinking, and the lavish expenditure.
specially in the clothes. are serious
1ils / knew a case when 60 from a
urial club was spent on the funeral .
4 a man who lived in garnet, who
was always I'm debt and left his wife a
auper. In another instance, some Irish
arents walked their little girl for nine
avs in their single room, with drinking
outs every night. till they had collected :
nouSh 10 pay for the funeral. In both
hese cases the neighbors were not In the
,ast Mortified. To strengthen the cause I
{ Funeral Reform an example must be Q
Ell. Ladies may do much by abandoning '
ne useless and expensive Grape. and adj 1
osating simple walking funerals where I
yer these are practicable. as we'll as by I
lscouraging all needless expenditure, d
lch as hangings. Indictments. etc. Even q
oral tributes have degenerated into a
lere complimentary custom" c