The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-09
Religious Notes.

Western Church.
Surgeons widow announces that her
famous husband left less than $4,000.
The world would have been more than
surprised if such man had left great
fortune.
For the first time in twenty years An
dover ] theological Seminary issues a gen
eral appeal for FINANCIAL assistance. Two
hundred and ninety thousand dollars are
required.
Os certain man George William Cur
It's once wrote TO a mutual friend: He
was so true that his impressions were like
| moral judgments. He was an additional
conscience TO his friends"
The General Assembly of the Welsh
| Presbyterians of America has been in
| Sc ssion at Utica \. \. They have 1S4
| churches. 115 ministers and 1900 COM
| municants.
The Vatican has received from the nun
clio at Paris the most favorable advices
| on the Catholic movement of adhesion 10
the republic. 1t is now certain that all
| Catholic groups must be combined into
one, the Catholic democratic.
Bishop WestcOtt says that he knows
nothing more likely to lead to an intelli
gent study Of Holy Scripture than the
use of Parallel Bible" in which sew
eral versions are given side by side.
Rev. McAll, founder of the evangel-
ical missions in France which bear his
| name. has received from the French re-
| public the decoration of the Legion of
| Honor for his twenty years efforts for
the evangelization of the masses in
| France
Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Parkhurst during
their stay in London made a point of
| spending a day at the Peoples Palace at
Whitechapel. 1t w6s day of amusc-
ment and education for them. DR..
| Parkhurst when talking of the Palace
said that the idea of furnishing healthy
entertainment for the poorer classes is
a good one and tends to reclaim them
| from the vice and squalOr they would
| have to live in if it were not for this pro-
vision for their welfare.
A delightful illustration of the demo-
| Cracy Of intelligence in America is given
in The Christian Union. 1t seems that
| during a visit to this country, Mr.. James
| Bryce, the historian and member of Par
| lament. was riding on railroad tram
| and happened TO fall into conversation
with one OF the brakemen. In the course
| Of the talk he let out the fact that his
| name was Bryce. What. Bryce! ex-
| claimed the Brakeman, did you write
The Holy Roman Empire and The
American Commonwealth = Yes, re-
piled Mr.. Bryce, considerably astonished
TO find how his fame had found him out.
| The brakeman looked silently at Mr..
| Bryce for n moment. overcome with sur
prise; then, suddenly extending very
dirty paw, he exclaimed in n tone of
heartiest approval, Shake!
The Chicago University starts out with
| 80 professors, SO assistant professors,
| II instructors, 8 tutors, 3 assistants, D
| dOcents, readers, 20 senior fellows, IA
| Junior fellows, honorary fellows;
| nonresident fellows. 1t is or
ganized into four distinct diyisions-the
| University Proper, the University Exten-
| sion Division, the University Libraries
| and Museums and the University Press.
| Its organization is wonderfully complete
and comprehensive including the Arts,
| Divinity, Law. Medicine, Engineering,
etc. The year is divided into four quar-
ters, commencing with January. April,
| July and October, and continuing twelve
weeks each, thus leaving a recess or one
week between each. Women will be adj
mitted to the Divinity School upon equal
terms with men. The course Is divided
into the regular divinity courses: Old
Testament Literature and Exegesis, New
Testament literature and Exegesis,
Biblical Theology, Church History. Homl-
letics, Church Policy and Pastoral
Duties. Missions and Mission work The
University courses include Semitic lam
guages and literature, Biblical literature
in English, Philosophy and Ethics, His
tory, History of Religions, Social
Science, Anthropology and Political
Economy.
The Review Of Reviews maintains that
arbitration is the only true remedy for
dead-locks between labor and capital.
Arbitration" it goes on to say, may be
voluntary, or it may lie compulsory.
Voluntary arbitration is hest, but II pre-
suppOses the existence, in good worklng
order. Of the rudimentary principles or
Christianity. Vital Christianity was not
In large stock on either side at Home
stead: otherwise. so relatively small
margin of difference as lay in dispute
would have been adjusted without strain
by an easy process of voluntary arbitra-
ton. Since practical Christianity and
good business sense are not sufficiently
difrused among employers or employed
TO save the public peace or order, IL ioi-
lows that for certain purposes the law
ought TO prOyide plan of compulsory
arbitration. The demand for compulsory
arbitration in the case of large employing
| corporations is reasonable, and it Is ne
cassary for the well-heing of the state.
| Let the wOrkngmen quit fighting and go
peacefully To their places; but let them
do some new and hard thinking and
some effective voting"
The Greek Church in Russia boasts Of
having converted during one year 15,G6S
persons in Russia, besides 5,444 Czechs
in Bohemia. Among these converts are
said TO be 1860 Lutherans, 9Sl Roman
Catholics. 6 Uniats II members of the
Reformed Church, Armenians, 81 be-
longing 10 different Protestant sects,
bG3O Rascolniks dissenting Old Be
lieyers). T97 Jews, BIB Mohammedans
and 3.442 heathens. This apparent great
success is somewhat modified by q
knowledge of the means employed. The
Iutherans are promised pecnniary adyan-
taees in grants of land and freedom of
taxes: the Jews are promised freedom
from the oppressive regulations Of the
Fmpire and full opportunities for cduca-
ton Similar means are employed in con-
nection with the Mohammedans and hea-
tbens Il is said that not infrequently
a heather submits 10 conversion more
than once. thus swelling the number of
converts. II should be remembered that
in Russia any change from the orthodox
Church to any other is absolutely prohib-