The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-02

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gregations would see 10 their fences and
| take special care of the old black bull
| Il. D., in Toronto Parish and Home.
Religious Notes.
Bishop Nicolai, chief Of the Greek Or
thodOx mission in Japan, has undertaken
to publish Japanese journal III the in
| tcrest Of his work. with special pOlemical
tendencies against both Roman CathO-
| lcism and Professionalism. The Orthodox
| Church is eyincing great zeal in Japan.
and enjoys the special cooperation of
| the Russian Government. It's successes
SO far have been small.
The Pope has appointed Archbishop
! SatOli. professor of dogmatic theology at
! the Propaganda. and who represented
him at the opening Of the Catholic Uni
vcrsity at Washington, rs apostolic legate
to the United States. He will come here
soon and remain about q year, visiting
| the different dioccses. and then return to
make his report on the growth and pres
ent condition of the faith.
Next year will occur the Episcopal
jubilee Of the Pope and it is said that
there will be a large pilgrimage Of priests
from North and South America, in
| Guiding 200 from the United States.
Oliver Cromwell, while visiting one Of
the great churches of England. dis
covered a number of silver statues in the
inches of a side chapel. What are
theset" he demanded steInly OF the trem-
bling dean. please, your hghness,' was
the reply, they are the twelve apostles
''The twelve apostles. are they? Well,
take them away at once and melt them
down and coin them into money, that,
like their Master, they may go about
doing good"
The meeting of the archbisbops of the
Roman Catholic Church in this country,
which was appointed for October 18th,
has been postponed to November 10th on
account of the proclamation appointing
October 21St as Columbus Day Accord
ing to Archbishop Corrigan. no pro-
gramme has yet been prepared, though
the most important question will be that
OF the education Of Catholic children.
Mr. Whittier's deep personal interest
in everything that helped TO bring Chris
tians together received noticeable illus
tration in his joining the Brotherhood .of
Christian Unity. Only short tifne he
fore his death he wrote to tho founder of
the .s0ociety-Alr. Theodars f. Seward
as follows
For years l haze been DESTROYS Of a
movement Tor. uniting all Christians
WIN no other creed or pledge than sim
PIE recogiiIdOn of Christ as our leader. [
! No. read thy published articles on the
subject with hearty approval and sym
pathy. L am truly thy friend,
John G.. Wa1TT1ER."
1T is one Of the secrets of the power
which the Bible has over MS that it
throws itself with such sympathy into all
our interests and all our feelings, simply
as men. Its divine teaching and wisdom
come 10 us under human form and in the
language Of human experience coming
from Heaven, and. telling of God and
eternity. it clothes itself in human shape
and speaks the words of human life, Of
! human gladness, of human anxiety and
sorrow and fear. It is history of men,
! of families, of friendships, of the ups
and downs Of agitated lives, of the affec-
! ton OF fathers and children. Of husbands
and wives of brothers and companions,
of those who have joyed together and
mourned together. IT is n record Of
what men have actually found IN these
! few short years of sojouTn on earth-Of
their love, Of their grief. Of their quar-
rels and enmitieS Of their wisdom and
goodness and enjoyment of life-of the
mistakes and fOllies and sins and suffer
ings which are 50 familiar TO us
y special ipllcT has Dttll sent out SUE-
| costing to the pastors of the churches
| in this country, without dintinction of
creed, that October 10th. the Sunday
preceding Columbus day, be observed as
Columbian Sunday, and that special
reference be made, not only 10 the divine
providence which has so led and blessed
the people. but also 10 the educational
idea, which has, with such wisdom. been
made the centre of all the local celebra-
tons
Mr.. Moody has been conducting meet
ings in Ireland with the usual gratifying
success. At Belfast even heavy wet
weather was not sufficient TO check the
enthusiasm or materially lessen the audi
ence. A special wooden pavilion was
prepared. which Mr.. Moody confesses is
by far the best building Of its kind he
has ever had the privilege Of speaking
IN. The clergymen OF every denOmlna-
ton, including those of the Established
Church, have joined heartily in the move
ment, and the after meetings and young
mems meetings have been conducted with
| great success.
The Presbyterian Journal. which is an
out and out opponent of the revision of
the Westminster Confession, referring
to the announcement that an open letter
is being prepared by number of minis
tiers, the purpose of which is to urge the
presbyterics not to approve overture 3,
and ask the Assembly for the entire elm
nation of section 7, chapter Ill, says
that the only way to check" the oppo-
sitiOn TO revision is for ''the original op-
ponentS of revision TO reform and con-
solidate their ranks and stand by the
Confession as it is; the frnness of one
third Of the presbyteries will save it"
Cardinal Howard, who died recently
at Brighton. England. was member Of
the well-known English family of that
rame. and a younger brother Of the Duke
Of Norfolk. When twenty-six years Of
agc he became priest in the Roman
Catholic Church. and with the exception
of year in India in the matter of the
Goa schism. he has since that time lived
| entirely in Italy. In 1881 he was nomi-
| mated archpriest of the Basilica of St.
! Peters, and in that capacity he became
also project of the congregation. which
has the care of the edihce itself. He
was a remarkable lnguist. speaking Ara
bic, Armenian and Russian. rs well as
the European languages fluently.
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