The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-29

Religious Notes.
| DR.. PentecOstis stirring SO much interest IN
the missions of India in England that some
| Of the friends OF missions are urging him 70
remain for some time in that country and
arouse British Christians to a sense Of tneir
| duty and responsibility with regard ~ India
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| st. Paurs Church. Enc, has been robbed Of
| a memorial cross recently presented III
memory Of three chOrsters one Of them son
Of Bishop Spalding, Of Colorado. The dis
patches IN the daily papers imply thai the
theft was instigated by religious feeling
and prejudice.
The English committee on WOmen's Work
| for the Chicago Exhibition, which has me
! Princess Christian for lis president. has APP
| p0iuted subcommittee a. follows. Baroness
| Bufdett-C outts. philanthropy; Mrs. Fawcet,
| education; Mrs. Fenwick, nursing; Lady
/ Henry GrOsyenOr, ia conjunction with AIRS.
! Tysseu-Amherst. needle work; Lady ROBBERS,
! haDdicraiis Mrs. RObefts-A1stin, art; scot
lish and Irish industries, Lady Aberdeen.
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The fields about the Church OF the Angels,
GawanZa, near Los Angeles. Cal, abound IN
wild flowers Of great variety and beauty.
The children Of the sunday school found their
lenten work in gathering lowers.and distrI.
! betting them in the hospitals Of the city.
they sent To the sick over twelve hunosed
bouquets.
The Rev. George ii. McGrew, ID. D., for
three years pastor of the II. Pauls Methodist
Episcopal Church in New ! orll city, has been
confirmed in The Protestant Episcopal Church.
asd Will become an assistant minister either
at II. Barth0lomew's or II. Georges. DR.
McGTew was formerly a missionary in India,
and is specially drawn 10 mission work His
reason for the change is that he desires 90 en-
ia Of md fools
he can do it better In the Episcopal Church.
Hindu cOnyersing with a Church Mis-
si0nary Society missionary IN India. in answer
TO the question. (Which of all our methods
do YOU fear the most?' said, why should
put weapons into the hands OF an enemy
But will tell YOU. We do not greatly fear
your schools, for we need not send our chill
dren; we do not fear your books. Tor we need
not read them: we do not fear your preaching,
for we need not hear il; but we dread your
women and your doctors Tor your doctors
are winning our hearts and your women are
winning our homes, and when our hearts aud
our homes are won, what IS there left us!'
London has a Children's Fresh Air Mission
corresponding in It's methods with what is
knoyn in Philadelphia as the Children's
COUNTRY Week. The annual meeting WAS
held in the CharterhOuse on April 18th. under
the presidency OF CarOn Elwyn, the Master.
Since the inauguration OF the society some
Il. 100 poor "slumv children have been sent
into the country for two or three weeks ia
order 10 enable them TO recruit their physical
and bodily powers. During last year 1861
children came under the influence of the
mission.
Commander +. NJ. Barber, Of the United
States gunbOat "MOnOcacy," stationed on the
10. ais
letter speaking IN the highest terms of the
efficiency Of missionary work. Fourteen
years ago Commander Barber gave Is bis
opinion that il was absolutely hopeless 10 eX-
pect that missionary effort would make an
impression Oh China. Now he says il is ap-
parent TO any unprejudlced mind that its in-
1uence is increasing very strongly: and that
whereas al one time 1t seemed as if China was
a country where even the continued dropping
OF the water Of Christianity would never
wear away the stone Of heattenism. now IL Is
apparent that the stone ultimately VIII be
forced bodily from its bed.
Cardinal Manning used 10 tell a humorous
story of his early experience as a temperance
advocate. He was returning one night from
some meeting. when he met an Irish labOring
man, decidedly the worse for liquor DR..
Manning stopped him. You're an Irish
mani said the doctor. "Indeed, | am. 70 f
eNerence,' was the answer. And a CathO-
lc!' added the provost. "SuIe. what else
would be-" answered the inebnate. Then
why don't you take the pledge. and keep from
disgracing your religiOn?' Il only take a
drop now and then. and Pm not so far gone
answered the freshman again. Then the
future Cardinal explained that he was "A
priest, and that he had taken the pledge.
The man crossed himself. "Ah, them said
he, Il never thought I'd see such a bad day.
10 meet Il priest that had fallen SO low as 10
have taken the pledge; God help your reye-
renee" said the lrishman. and walked sadly.
If uncertainty, away. II suppose God did
help me, or | wouldn't be "A teeiotaler still"
was the Cardinals comment when he tod
the story.
The SiXty-fourth Annual Report Of the
seamen's Friend Society shows that the work
done during the past year has been larger in
bulk and better IN quality than in any recent
year, Notwithstanding the difficulty of
meager income, due largely 10 the loss by
death OF many regular contributors and 10 the
TACT That the den0minationai societies press
SO hard upon their own constituencies that
the nOn-denominatiOnal societies lind IL dill
cult To get the hearing and the consedue.t
cooperation which once were given. The
missionary work has included the labors of