The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-05

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| the police TO enforce the laws. uniting with
the Society for the Prevention Of Crime in the
employment Of agents.
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The Rev. John Dewitt y. d., of McCor-
I mick Theological Seminary, has been elected
/ % the vacant chair of Church History IN
/ Princeton Theological Seminary.
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Tourists viii "go up to Jerusalem" as OF
old. when they BEGIN TO travel bY rail, as they
soon VIII from Jala 20 Jerusalem. Jaila Is
/ on the seashore and Jerusalem about sixty
one miles away, but at an altitude Of 1000
feet above the Mediterranean. Those two
Philadelphia engines VIII hence have some
heavy work To perform. The intermediate
stations are five in number. VIZ: IaZur,
Ramleh. LYDIA, Name and Artuf.
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The United Presbyterian synod at its an
nual meeting in Edinburgh in April reported
1920 communicates, an increase OF 4lo, and
a total income for all purposes OF $l,6iS,6 Go.
Special reference was made 10 the loss by
death Of Principal Cairns.
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Bshop Y. had OBLIGATED in the college
chapel, and though his discourse was most
excellent in itself it had no obvious connec-
ton with the text. AT dinner Professor \.
was asked his opinion of the Bishops sermon.
dear old man. he exclaimed. at was
truly apostolic He took a text, and then
went everywhere preaching the gospel"
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The Religious Tract Society at its ninety
third anniversary, reported during the year
700 new publications, 1919 of them tracts. An
interesting item in the financial statement
was that Grants 10 societies had reached the
total Of $2ll 800, an excess of $40, 100 above
the free contributions 10 the SOcIety's funds.
10 to the present time the Society has pub
lisaed books and tracts in 2Oj languages,
dialects and characters.
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The late John 5. Fogg, of Weymouth, Mass,
has left requests TO a number Of benevolent
societies. The American Board receives 5000;
the Home Missionary Society, the American
Missionary A ssOciatiOn and The New West
Commission, $4,000 each; the Congregational
Union and Boston Seaman's Friend Society
$1,000 each. Colorado College receives
SO 900, conditioned, however, on the death
without issue OF his son and grandson.
After General Gordon's death the Queen
wrote Miss Gordon an autograph letter OF
sympathy. Miss Gordon. in reply, interpret
ing u wish implied, asked the Queens accep-
lance of a pocket Bible which had been her
brothers companion for years and was
corridor in the private apartments at Wind
sor. Dresden clock ON tall pedestal is
made to serve as a stand on which the Bible
lies open. a glass shade covering the whole.
the mace which the Queen herself laid open
has a POINTER directing the eye 10 the text,
81 have fought good fight"
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Among the buildings destroyed in the great
fire i'm Toxic was the chapel lately purchased
and dedicated 10 the work of the Unitarian
Mission i'm The Kanda district Representa-
ives of the American Unitarian Association
bavo issued an earnest plea for funds 10
enable them TO rebuild and to enlarge, so that
NOV shall have ample space for their church
and school of theology
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The foreign mission movement among the
e,udents i'm Scotland has grown so that there
orc now over fifty students who have sent in
shoi, names 10 the Secretary OF the Foreign
Missions Committee Of the Free Church Of
scotland. resolved TO give themselves for
,oreion mission work should opportunities for
service arise. The same impulse has been
sslt among others, and new union, to be
Tnion - has been developed, which will re-
nreseut various colleges In Lendsn, oxisrd,