The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-11-27
Reiipious Notes.


Religious Notes.
The Rev c. Braxton Bryan, Of Dan
vile, Va, has accepted the rectorshlp OF
st. James church, Leesburg, Va. and
will enter upon his duties early in De-
cember.
The Rev. ". NJ. Clark, OF st, Georges
church, Fredericksburg, Va, has been
appointed examining chaplain for the
diocese Of Virginia, in place OF the
Rev. y. d. Tucker, who resigned on
account Of division OF the diocese.
The Rev. George F. Glover has ac-
cepted the position Of assistant pastor
and superintendent OF st. Lukes Hos
pital, New York, and will enter on his
duties Immediately.
Tennyson is credited with having ad-
vised a man to read a verse from the
Bible and verse from Shakespeare
daily; for" said he, zone will teach you
how to speak to God and the other how
to address your fellows
Mount Ararat, the resting place Of
the scriptural ark, is in reality, two
mountains, separated by a valley. The
highest peak is 1920 feet, and the les
ser 1900 feet above sea level.
The English Baptist missions now
extend one thousand miles into the
Congo interior, two hundred miles far.
Their than any other mission, Protestant
or Catholic.
The proportion Of Methcdsts TO citi-
zens in Baltimore is sixty-four to one
thousand, in Pittsburg thirty-seven. De-
troit twenty. Buffalo eighteen, Cincin-
natl twenty-five, Washington forty-three,
Dayton twenty, Omaha fifteen, Rochester
twenty-fOur. Philadelphia thirty-three,
Cleveland twenty-five, New York ten.
Chicago has about fourteen Methodists
to every thousand Of population.
The seventh annual convention Of
Christian workers in the United States
and Canada will be held in Boston No
vcmber 10th to 10th. Efforts have been
made to gather active Christian workers
from every portion OF this country,
Canada and England, and it is expected
that the exercises will be not only eX
tremely interesting. but very valuable.
The Southern Presbyterians in the
State Of Kentucky propose to establish
a theological seminary in the city Of
Louisville, KY. which they hope TO mike
the theological seminary fer the Ms
sissippi Valley. The promoters desire
TO make 1t a first-class institution, offer
ltlS All ne advantages " INC btSl. tllco-
logical seminaries ia this country or in
Europe.
A memorial TO Audubon. the natural
list, will be unveiled in Trinity Gene
terry a few weeks hence. 1t Will take the
shape of a monument in the form of
Celto-Runic cross and will be embellish-
ed with the figures Of birds and animals
and appropriately inscribed. 1t will be
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twenty-five feet high and will cost.
when completed, $4,000.
The Rev. William b. Greene, D. D., Of
Philadelphia. has been chosen to the chair
Of Apologetics and Ethics in Princeton
Theological Seminary, made vacant by
the death Of DR.. Aiken. Dr. Greene grad
uated from Princeton in 1876. and from
the Seminary in 1879; was for two years
pastor in Boston, and then succeeded Or.
Henry A. BCardman in the Tenth Presby-
terrain church, Of Philadelphia.
How great the tension is in Germany
between PrOtestants and Roman CathO-
lies can be seen from the fact that Bishop
Korum. under whose auspices the Holy
Coat crusade at Treves was carried out
some months ago, brought suit against
Protestant student of theology, VIII
helm Reichard, who had published
brochure criticising the whole affair. The
best legal talent was engaged on both
sides, and the young man was condemned
TO Imprisonment for six weeks and his
publisher to three. The case has been
appealed, and will undoubtedly reach the
Supreme Court of the Empire at Leipzig.
The murmur Of discomfort at General
Booths appropriation of his large fund
and at his constant appeals for mere has
caused the appointment Of a board Of en-
quiry, Of which Sir Henry James is chair
man. The committee according TO late
adivices, have met, and determined that
before proceeding further, they must
learn the names Of those who had made
charges In respect to General" Booths
dealing with the funds Of the Darkest
England" scheme. They therefore request
those persons to communicate with the
committee, in order that any such
charges effecting General" Booth may
be formulated. and presented in a tangi-
bic and specific shape. Among the com
mittee are numbered Lord Onslow. Mr..
Sydney Buxton, NJ. p. (Under Secre-
tary for the Colonies), and Mr.. Walter
Long Gate Parliamentary Secretary TO
the Local Government Board.
Mr.. Thomas Sturgeon, who has been
occupying the pulpit of the Metropolitan
Tabernacle in London during Dr. Pier
sons stay In this country, has returned
TO his parish in New Zealand. He has
endeared himself very much TO the peo-
pie or the Tabernacle, and there was eX-
pressed on every hand the opinion that
had he been as well known few months
back as he is now, no one else would
have been invited to take his f9ther's
place In the church. Many have expressed
their belief that his absence will be only
temporary and that. on the expiration OF
the agreement with DR.. Pierson next
June, Mr.. Spurgeon will return to the
Tabernacle as its pastor.
The yearbook OF ST. Georges Prot
estant Episcopal Church I'm New York
city is an object lesson 10 any who think
that the Christian churches of New York
are not aggressive in their forms of work
A mere list Of the enterprises connected
with the church would take a considera-
BILE space, and the list would give little
idea CT the vitality and usefulness of each
department. DIR. Rainsford takes ad-
vantage Of II TO press very earnestly
upon his people the absolute necessity OF
sufficient endowment for the church.
Referring TO the time. two years since.
when he was almost laid aside. he says
very plainly. that II would be impossible
10 ind any one else TO take the RESPONSE
bility OF so great enterprises without such
|, an endowment.