The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-11
RELIGION NOTES.
News in tho Churches Closely Con-
densed.

AZ the meeting of the International
Young Women's Christian Association
at Toledo Ohio, proposition was pre-
sentcd by the British Associations to
unite in a Worlds Young Women's Chris
tian Association, and was accepted by
the convention.
The largest Presbyterian church In New
York is Fifth avenue. DR.. John Hall Is
pastor. II has 2.43s members. It's bene-
volences last year were s96.759, and its
expenses s49'2S5
The American Baptist Publication So
ciety az Denver has adopted a plan for
system Of Sunday school lessons other
than the international, with which, IT
was said, there Is widespread dissausfac-
ton. Samuel A. Crozier. OF Pennsyl-
vanla. was reelected president. In the
afternoon a new Chapel car" was dedi-
Gated.
The establishment Of Dubuque as a
Roman Catholic archdiocese, makes 1t
the fourteenth metropolitan see in the
United States. II Includes Iowa, Ne
braska and Wyoming and will be one
or fde most important i'm the United
States. The incumbent. Archbishop Hen
messy, has presided over the diocese Of
Dubuque for twenty-eight years.
Some one has conceived the idea Of
holding a Christian Congress in Jerusalem
In 1900. in celebration of the nineteenth
century OF the birth of Christ meet
ing of the projectors was held In Phila-
delphia last week, at which the Rev. III.
c. McCook. D. D., presided, and Colonel
Jesse Il. Peyton. a leading advocate Of
the ldea set forth at length the reasons
in favor OF 1T. Ii is proposed to have
public meeting July Attn In Philadelphia
Tv,f oil cf,. iii
adopt resolutions In favor Of the Con-
gress. aud send them to the Parliament
OF Religions In Chicago In September for
approval.
The death Of the Rev. Mr.. McAll. so
long associated with the mission in Paris.
which bears his name. occurred recently
in Glasgow. Worn out by long, devoted
labors he had returned to his home. where
he intended still 10 labor for his ever
beloved mission in Paris by organizing
and developing the supporting work In
Great Britain. His work was one OF the
most extraordinary missionary enter
prises Of the modern church. both as 10
method and as To results, aud was one
of the earliest movements or the Kind
undertaken by evangelical Christians for
the redemption Of the classes OF society
who seemed wholly lost TO the Gospel
The Brooklyn Sunday School Union had
| its siXty-fourth anniversary celebration
and parade on Friday OF last week. and
extensive preparations were made for IT,
| The day selected was later In the week
than ever before, the parades usually
| taking place on Wednesday. This year
| II was decided TO try the experiment Of
| Friday. in the hope OF interfering less with
work in the public and private schools.
There were the usual addresses and
music in many churches, and the children
| paraded In a dozen different divisions.
the Prospect Park contingent being the
largest and naturally attracting the most
| attention. Sixty thousand children were es-
timated TO be In the parade. twenty
| thousand of whom assembled on the turf
| OF Prospect Park.
A number of Congregational State Asso-
Citations and Conferences have taken ac-
| ton on the proposition TO nominate per-
sons for corporate membership In the
American Board. The New York Asso-
citation has nominated the Rev. r. r.
| Meredith, ID. d. the Rev. James Deane
the Rev. e. b. Kurdish, John Dunn, Jr..
| Esq, Charles A. Hull ESQ Marshall
| Ayers, Esq The Massachusetts Confer
| ence has nominated Judge James Bark
| er Of Pittsileld. the Rev. De Witt S.
| Clarke of Salem, the Rev. Elijah Horr
Oh boston, the Kew. Nehemiah BCyntOn
of Boston. The Iowa Association has nom
mated DIR. a. l.. Frisble. DR.. Il. S. Hill.
the HIN. Charles Beardsley and the Hon.
5. +. Smith.
Al the International Convention Of Young
Mems Christian Associations. at Indiana
polls, reports were preseted from .439
associations. showing an aggregate mem
bership Of 2i5.So9. They employ 1.l5 paid
officers, own 2Si buildings worth go
$1,000 and other property I'm excess of all
debts Including buidinGs) TO the amount
OF *taS,O0 An aggregate OF 25s2. SG5 young
men attended the young mems religious
meetings during the year. and $4,000 the
young mems Bible classes. In speaking
OF the growth and prospects OF associa-
ton work among colored young men, II
was tated that two missionaries now at
work In Africa had gone from colorcd
associations in educational institutions.
and five more were In training for the
same field