The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-21

in TAG cases.
Sunday labor on the German railways has
been diminished, and Austria has forbidden
sunday labor on newspapers.
Itis becoming a very general desire among
the Younger members OF the Congregational
ministry In England that "I,ey." be omitted
before their names.
Cardinal Manning is said TO have been care
less IN his dress, and sometimes even shabby
In his appearance. IL Is said that once when
he took a drunkard's bottle away on the street
the wretch calculated: Take II, dear Fellow,
take il; You need 1t more than ] do"
The deacons Of the Tabernacle in London
are considering the question Of selecting a sue
cess0r 10 MIR. Sturgeon. The choice lies be-
tween Mr.. Charles Spurgeon, DR.. Al. Pier
son and Archibald Brown. Ar. Spurgeon,
who is now vi Greenwich, IL a nuent speaker
and sound theologian, but lacks some quail
ties Of popularity.
II is reported that the Pope has sent a note
To each member Of the College Of cardinals,
asking whether, in his judgment, the next
POpe should be an Italian. Tit question Is
practically decided by the fact that the
italians. who are a majority Of the college. are
UNANIMOUS ~ NH~ VI 49, wv NNAnti iltu.
A stranger entered in the middle OF the SER
vice and took "A seat in the back pew.
Presently he whispered to the man at his side.
evidently an old member:
"HOw long has he been preaching?'
Thirty or forty years, | think" answered
the elderly man. II don't know exactly
an stay Them" said the stranger, che
must be nearly done"
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From statistics presented at a meeting in
New York city, it appears that there are SO
Sunday-schO0is in the city. The Episcopal
Ians have the largest number, 50; the Pres
byferians come neXt with y; the Methodists
have IS; the Baptists 46. and the remaining
l04 are divided among the other denomina-
ti0ns. The total membership is l23,OOO, as
against 3O1 800 in the public schools.
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A writer in the Canadian Baptist, speaking
of work among the Indians Of the Province OF
British Columbia, Of whom there are about
$1,000, says:
at may be thought by some that because
these people are in Canada, the darkness can
not be so intense rs that which is prevalent in
more distant lands. But let me state that it's
total. and the DEVILS angels in the form Of
seamen and traders, whom he has let loose
along this coast, make the condition much
worse than il would otherwise be. For through
contamination with these. diseases not hith-
ertO prevalent among the Indians have taken
hold OF them, and the death rate is now very
great"
The English Church Missionary Society and
the Methodist Church Missionary Society have
been at work among them, and the Iresby-
terians have started a mission on the west
coast Of Vancouver Island. There are. how
ever. nearly 10000 still unreached. and a
strong plea is made for the Baptist churches
Of Canada, through their Home Missionary
Society, to take up the work.
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They have been recently enforcing more
strictly the Sunday laws in Fall River, Mass,
and with considerable effect. On a recent
Sunday il was impossible TO buy newspaper
after ten O'Clock IN the morning. and all the
bakeries and small groceries were closed
promptly at that hour. The druggists would
not even sell cigarettes. Large signs bearing
notices with regard TO the enforcement of the
law were placed at all hot soda fountains and
cigar cases. Promptly at eleven O'Clock SAT-
urday night the liquor saloons were closed,
and the police made about a dozen raids,
three Ofwhich were successful. a great many
unlicensed dealers have closed their shops
altogether and are awaiting a lull In the vigil
lance Of the police. InnhOlders who keep open
on sunday have reduced the price of soup to
five cents a plate, and it is necessary TO buy
at least one plate before drinks are served.
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In view Of the plans for union OF the free
and United Presbyterian Churches OF Scot
land. which, however, do not seem TO have
any immediate prospect OF accomplishment,
two of the presbyteries Of these churches have
sgreed on a working alliance possessing
many Of the advantages Of q federal union.
They agree not TO receive to membership from
each other or supply ordinances or plant a
church or station without mutual cOnsulta-
tion. In the work Of fishing stations the two
presbyteries viii act together, and where one
deputy is sufficient he shall be chosen from
each church alternately. Exchange OF pulpits,
union prayeT-meetin2s Of congregations ana
in behalf OF foreign missions. association at
ordinations and iuductiOns and united Pres
bvterian conferences were recommended and
arranged for.
II has been, Tor some time. the custom OF
missionaries in all parts Of India TO receive
refugees from native families; but they nave
usually returned them TO parents and guard
ians even i'm cases where they felt that they
were consigning the children to ruin. M
stances. however, have occurred of their yi0-
latiug the law, taking the responsibility or
refusing 70 return TO their parents children for
whose physical or moral weil-being the
parents were utterly unable to provide. A
! case OF this has recently occurred I'm Bombay
when a missionary Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church was called upon by a IN to return
her daughter. The matter was referred TO the
High Court and the plea 0fthe missionary was
sustained on the ground that the mother could
no. make il evident thet her application was
a true one and that she was IN condition 20
| crnporf the child.